Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE SAN FRANCISCO SUB-TRFAS.
URY LOSS.
Our Wine Interests -Consressiopa al
Proceedings-Impr Fire
arms-CalifOrniaS Steel.
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United States Senate.

presented memorial of the Legislature OF
Kentucky. urging the passage of the bill tc
prevent the retirement of Rear-Admiral
Jouett.
Cook called up the bill to establish q
national livestock highway and to pro.
mote commerce in livestock between the
States. 1.-THE bills set apart for ten years as
such highway public land in range Al
along the east line ofthe State of Colorado, il
being fractional range, averaging about
two miles in width. The bill passed.
The bill authorizing the President to ap.
point Lieutenant William II. Randall o.
the United States Navy, Lieu;enant-C Com,
mander and to place him on the retired
list with such rank was passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate a COM
munication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, the reading of which was begun
as follows: "To the President pro tenn
OF the Senate | have received resolu.
ton of the Senate dated February "a
1886, adopted by the Senate in executive
session -"
AT this point something seemed to have
burnt Clerk Gilfoy's mouth, for which q
quick inhalation of breath he stopped
short, folded up the paper and handed il
back to the President pro tempore, who
announced that the communication would
be withheld for the executive session.
The incident created for a moment a
buzz of suppressed excitement in the cham
Der, followed by deep silence.
Platt was the first Senator to recover his
voice. He inquired of the Chair whether
the communication was marked "execu-
tive"
President pro tempore Sherman replied
that it was not
Platt submitted that in that case il was
for an open session of the Senate.
The President pro tenn. said he felt bound
to submit the letter to the Senate in ex-
ecutive session.
After another pause, Cockrell inquired
what had become of the letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The President pro tenn. replied that on
examination the letter was found to be an
executive document. 1t not having been
so marked, the Chair was not to blame.
Cockrell supposed that if not marked and
confidential the open Senate was en-
titled to it.
The President pro tenn. remarked, with
firmnesS, =" 1t is executive business"
The Chair then placed before the Senate
the resolutions reported from the Judiciary
Committee regarding the refusal of the At
torney-Geneial to furnish papers called for
by the Senate.
Spooner resumed the floor, and con-
tinued his speech in support of the resolu-
tions reported by majority of the COM
mittee.
After debate, the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 19th-The only bill
which gave rise to any discussion to-day
was one to change the rank of an officer
on the retired list of the army The bill
authorizes the President to select from
Colonels on the retired list one officer who
served as Chief of Artillery during the
war, and place him on the retired
list with the rank of Major General.
The bill is intended to apply to Colonel
Henry j. Hunt. 1t met with a good deal
of opposition, principally from the Repub-
lican side.
Pending action the committee rose. and
half a dozen private bills were passed
A recess was taken until 7.30, the even
ing session to be for consideration of pri-
vate pension bills.
At the evening session the House passed
considered was that granting a pension OF
$1,000 year to the widow of General W.
S. Hancock
The House then adjourned till to-mor-
row.
California Wine Interests.
WASHINGTON. March 19th.-A meeting OF
the California Congressional delegation was
to have been held this afternoon, to further
consider the bill in regard to the legislation
asked for California wine producers, but
circumstances prevented. Only Stanford
and FELTON, were present. McKenna and
Louttit are in California, Henley is other
wise engaged, and Morrow is kept at home
in consequence of the illness of his chill
dren, all of whom are down with scarlet
fever.
California Steel.
WASHINGTON, March 19th.-SenatorS STAN
ford has made arrangements for placing
the ingot of steel, which is to be sent here
by the Union Iron Works as a sample, on
exhibition in the Senate portico After its
exhibition Secretary Whitney will test its
resisting power by removingit it to some safe
locality, where the heaviest cannon ball
will be fred at it. The ingot will be six
feet long by three feet wide and ten inches
thick.
That Missing Ten Thousand Dollars.
WASHINGTON March 19th.-About a
month ago it was reported that $4,000 had
been stolen from the United States Sub.
Treasury in San Francisco To-day inform
alton was received at the Treasury Depart
ment that several pages have been torn
from the vault books, and that Mr.. Borne.
man, the Cashier, evinced reluctance to
answer questions put to him by the in.
vestigators of the robbery. 1t is hoped that
ultimately the missing money, or greater
part of it, will be recovered
The Major Generals.
WASHINGTON, March 19th.-In view Of
the fact that Major-General Schofield has
expressed preference for the command OF
the Division of the Atlantic, it is now
thought likely that Major General Terrywil
be assigned to the command of the Division
the command of the Division of the Pa.
cific.
An Improvement in Firearms.
WASHINGTON, March 19th-Consul-G Gen
eral Jassen reports to the State Department
that Mr.. Wernell, the Director General o.
the arms factory at Styria, Austria, has
invented breech-loading repeating rife
said to be vastly superior to any in present
use. The mechanism is remarkably sim
pie. 1t will discharge forty shots a minute
easily, and owing to the simplicity of its
construction it can be manufactured at bu
little more than the cost of an ordinar,
single-barrei gun. The invention is as ye
a secret as to the details of its construc
ton.
Female Suffrage In the Territories.
WASHINGTON, March 19th.-The Hous,
Committee on Territories gave a publ,
hearing to-day on petition of the Amer
lean Womans Suffrage Association for
law to give females equal suffrage in tn,
Territories. Letters were read from Georg,
William Curtis, John c. Whittier an,
Lucy Stone, and addresses were delivered
by Rev. Annie H. Shaw, of Michigan, Mrs
Mary Hunt and Henry B. Blackwell, O
Massachusetts, Judge Carry, of Virginia
and John d. Long. The room was crowde,
with ladies and members. The recent vet
of the woman suffrage bill in Dakota b,
Governor Pierce, and the proposed dis
franchisement of 1900 Utah women
were cited as reasons why Congress shoul,
guarantee equal suffrage to women in tn
Territories.
Minor Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 19th.-The Hsus
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