Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-04

OAK, wrote me the other day that at
gathering of homesteaders near that place,
a crazy frontiersman announced his inten-
ton to go TO Washington and cut the Com
missioners heart out. OF course these
threats are empty. No man who had such
an intention would advertise it beforehand,
but there are plenty of people out West
who would not hesitate to revenge them
selves III such q way"
The Financial Policy of the Administra-
ton.
WASHINGTON, January 3d-The debate
on Mr.. Beck's resolution instructing the
Committee on Finance to inquire whether
the laws relating to the setting apart of the
coin paid for duties for specific purposes
have been complied with, and if not, to re-
port, by bill or otherwise, such measures as
VIII secure their enforcement. will probably
be renewed in the Senate this week. 1t is
understood that Senators Mcpherson of
New Jersey and Gibson of Louisiana have
prepared speeches in defense of the finan-
cial policy of the Administration. The
Republican Senators who have talked with
the Democrats as to the views of the
minority on the silver question
say that at the outside there
Will only be six or seven who will vote to
sustain the Presidents policy. There is
some difference of opinion among the Re
publicans as to the wisest policy to be pur-
sued by the majority. Many believe that
1t will be best for the Republicans to ab-
stain entirely from taking any part in the
debate, leaving the discussion wholly to
the minority. Senator Teller, of Colorado,
Will, however, make speech on the silver
question, and it is probable that Senator
Evarts and other Republican Senators will
take part in the discussion Mr.. Beek's
speech arraigLing the Administration is in
great demand, and among the Democrats
who have given orders for copies to circu-
late among their constituents are Harris OF
Tennessee, Voorhies of Indiana, Jones of
Arkansas and George of Mississippi.
The Chairmanship of the Foreign Rela-
la'ions Committee.
WASHINGTON, January 3d.-Speaker Car
llsle has experienced more trouble in Sc
lecting q Chairman for the Committee on
Foreign Relations than in filling the Chair
manships of all the other committees of the
House combined. Representative Curtin,
OF pennsylvania, was Chairman of the
committee in the last Congress, and desired
to be reappointed. Perry Belmont, of New
York, was second to Governor Curtin. aud
desired 10 be made Chairman. The Gov
ernor is possessed of considerable diplo-
matte experience. He was formerly Min
lister to Russia, and has made a study Of the
foreign intercourse OF the United Sta>es.
When Mr.. Randall was defeated for the
Office of Speaker OF the Forty-eighth
Congress, he urged Speaker Carlisle
to pnt Curtin at the head of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the
request was granted Mr. Belmont was at
the foot of the list of members of the COM
mittee in the Forty-seventh Congress,
and acquired more not0riety there than any
of his colleagues, by the temerity with
which he undertook to cross swords with
Mr.. Blaine, regarding the action of the
latter while Secretary of State in the mat
ter of Jacob Shepherds Peruvian claim.
1t is now said that the Speaker has decided
to make Mr.. Belmont Chairman of the
committee, and give Curtin the Chairman
ship OF the Committee on Military Affairs
A gentleman who claims to have seen the
list of Chairmanships says that Mr. Bel
mont has won the fight. Changes in the
list may be made within the next ihirty-six
hours, but at present Governor Curtin is
assigned to other duty. Secretary Bayard
has been most urgent in his appeals to
the Speaker in behalf of Belmont
and if the latter gets the place, it will al
most be due to the influence exerted by the
Secretary of State The relations between
the Belmonts and Mr.. Bayard have been of
the most cordial description, and in the
last three Democratic National Conventions
the Belmont influence was exerted and the
Belmont money was sent to promote the
Presidential candidacy of the Delaware
statesman. According to the statement of
q gentleman who is in position to know
the truth, there was imminent danger last
spring of an open rupture between Mr.. Bay
ard and Perry Belmont. The story is that
the latter, although Senator applied
for the position of First Assistant Secre-
tary OF State, confidently expecting that
Mr.. Bayard would be glad to recognize in
such an appointment the services rendered
him by the Belmont family Mr.. Bayard,
1t is said, refused TO advise his appoint
ment, and an estrangement between the
Secretary and Representative was threat
ened, and ever since then, the story is, Mr..
Bayard has been on the outlook to do Mr..
Belmont favor. His opportunity came
when the latter aSpired TO be Chairman of
the committee, and success is said to have
attended his efforts
The Liberal League of America and
Colonel InSersoll.
CLEVELAND (O.), January 3d-Earlv in
October the ninth annual Congress of the
Liberal League of America was held in this |
city. One OF the advertised attractions was
lecture by Colonel r. G. Ingersoll. The
Colonel came ON the last day of the Con-
gress and delivered his discourse to a large
audience a short time since the Secular !
Age. the organ of the local Congress.
charged that Colonel Ingersoll had not /
dealt fairly with the League 1t declared
that it was well understood before he came |
here that the proceeds of his lecture should !
be turned into the treasury of the National |
League, and 1t was only on those coudi- J
tons that ne was engaged to come 1t is
charged, further, that after the lecture |
Colonel IngersolPs agent took charge |
of the receipts, saying to the Cleveland !
League there was only enough to pay the !
expenses of the Congress in excess of the |
$40 raised by the Cleveland League. The |
remainder, amounting to $3.50, was handed |
over to the Colonel, and not turned into |
the treasury of the National League ac- |
cording to agreement. These charges were /
commented upon by the Free Thinkers. |
ana at to-days meeting of the Clevelandl
League spirited discus ion ensued. At !
the close OF the meeting resolutions were |
unanimously adopted demanding OF the Sec |
re'ary OF the American Secular Union (the |
new name of the League) an itemized |
statement OF expenditures and receipts of |
the recent Congress, and also Of what be- |
came of the profits, if any there were.
Speck of War at the Naval Academy.
ANNAfOLlS kht }, january 5Q.-lt has |
leaked out that four or five days ago naval |
cadets Welch, Waters, Gillespie and Steber |
went into the room of cadet Lewis briggs, |
for the hazing of whom cadet Wiley was |
recently dismissed, and gave him thrash
ing. briggs made statement OF the affair |
to Captain Ramsay and the belligerent |
cadets will have TO face a Court-martial In |
the meantime a second class man is de- |
tailed daily to protect cadet briggs and the |
members of the second class are highly in |
dignant because one of them is kept on |
guard at the door of fourth class man. |
and they intend to send protest to the |
Secretary of the Navy
Steamer and Six Lives Lost.
SAVANNAH (Ga.), January Sd. - The !
steamer w d. Chapley sank in the Chat
tahoochie river last night, and two white |
male passengers. three negro deck hands !
and negro child, names unknown. were
drowned. The vessel ran into bank on
account Of darkness.
Is There Sensation Brewing?
NEW YORK, January 4th-A. M.-The
Star, In an article headed = How Did Van
derbilt Die?" says Much comment has
been given to the circumstance that Garrett