Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-06
WASHINGTON.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL PASSED
IN THE SENATE.
Postmasters Appointed = The San
francisco rveyorship-Debris
Question-Minor Notes.
ESPECIAL BY rELEeRArH TO THE nsooaD-usros.
United States Senate.

United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-Tbe Blair edr-
CATION bill was taken up, and after several
amendments were offered and accented
ana several speeches made. the bill was
read third time and passed-aves 36.
! nays IL. ~
number of pairs were announced
owing to the necessary absence of some
Senators.
Immediately on the passage of the bill.
| Edmunds moved to take up the resolut;o-,
reported by him from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, expressing the sense of the Senate
on the refusal OF the Attorney General to
send to the Senate copies of papers called
Tor by Its resolution of January 25th-tbe
Duskin papers. Agreed to-
After discussion, the Senate adjourned
till Monday next.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-After the call
OF committees for reports of private na-
ture. the House went into COMMITTEES of
the hole on the urgent deficiency bill.
:, burns OF Missouri took up and explained
the provisions of the bill. The total
amount carried by the bill was 1884 452
After debate on the various provisions
OF the bill the committee rose, and the hill
was passed-ayes 229, noes 20.
1he House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the private calender.
lhe committee soon rose, and the House
after passing two private bills, took recess
unit! l:30, the evening session to be for the
consideration of the pension bills.
AT its evening session the House passed
fifty pension bills, and adjourned.
The Debris Question in Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-It was ex-
pected that the House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors would continue consideration
OF appropriations for Improvements on the
Pacihc coast to-day. but that subject was
not reached. The committee is now CON
slderlng the matter of how to prevent the
filling up of the navigable streams with de-
bris, and it is yet undecided whether to in
corporate prohibitive clause in the river
ana haroor bill or TO report separate Acts.
Representative Markham is of the opinion
that they they have authority to place a
clause in the river and harbor bill which
VIII prove effective in preventing the
further obstruction of the rivers with de-
brls, and is gradually bringing the COM
mittee to his way of thinking. George
Ohleyer, of Yuba City, Cal, who is in the
city, and has made the subject a special
study, has furnished many valuable sug-
gestions to the California Representatives
and will probably appear before the COM
mittee.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-Senator STAN
lord has presented three petitions to the
Senate from the Board of Trade of Los An
geles, one asking for an increase of the an
preparation for the improvement of VIII
mington another asking for the erection
OF United States District Court in south
ern California, and another asking for an
appropriation for the erection of a Federal
building in Los Angeles. Each of these
petitions was referred to its appropriate
committee.
California Maii Service.
WASHINGTON, March 5th-Represent-
ative Louttit has succeeded in inducing the
Postotfice authorities to increase the mail
service for Elliott, in San Joaquin county,
California, TO a tri-weelxly delivery. To-
morrow Mr.. Lauttit will have conference
with the postal authorities in reference to
the mail facilities generally in his dis
trict and particularly in regard to the star
route service.
The San Francisco Suryeyorship.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-Under mis-
apprehension it was stated in Yesterdays
dispatches that the Senate had called for
papers relating to the appointment of ex-
Judge Hager, to be Collector of Customs at
San Francisco. The case under considera-
ton by the Senate was that of w. ]. Tin
mn, recently appointed Surveyor to sue
ceeo MI Morton, who was suspended
The American Navy.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-The House
Committee on Naval Affairs has completed
its report. to accompany the bill providing
for an increase of naval establishments. It
points out that the sea coast cities of the
United States are absolutely at the mercy
OF any second-rate naval power, and that
the Government Is without adequate means
| of defending its foreign or coastwise COM
| merce. 1t shows that while foreign powers
are building formidable vessels, the United
States is almost at stand still in this par
ucular, and says After studying the char
acter OF other nayies, we find that we are
not only at the mercy of foreign nations.
but that our neighbor Brazil might exact a
tribute of any city along our Gulfor Atlantic
coast. Chile could enforce similar demands
on the shores of the Pacific The Reach
| nets and Aguidaban, formidable Brazilian
armored cruisers, could steam at thirteen
or fourteen knots per hour from Brazil
to New York in ten days. They could
with impunity pass our forts and anchor in
New York harbor. But without doing this.
| their guns could easily throw shells into
New York city from Off Coney Island
beach. The Chilean vessel the Esmeralda.
carries coal enough 10 enable her to steam
at eight knots an hour from Chile to San
Francisco. without exhausting half her
supply. With her high-power guns she
could lie outside the Golden Gate and Law
the city of San Francisco under contribu-
ton without going within reach of the guns
of the fort. The Cochrane and Blanco En-
calda, other Chilean ships. are protected bv
nine inches of iron arinor, and carry bat
teries of six eight-inch breeeh- loading
rifles. In view of this state of affairs the
committee recommend the completion of
| the monitors, and recommend the building
of vessels and torpedo boats.
Passage of the Education Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-The education
bill was passed by the Senate this evening.
by vote of 36 to IL. The only Repubii-
cans who voted against it were Messrs
Frye, Hale, ingalls, and Jones of Nevada.
General Labor Strike Imminent.
WASHINGTON, March 5th-It is rumored
that general labor strike is imminent A
gentleman who yesterday conversed with
Grand Master Powderly, of the Knights of
Labor reported that gentleman as saving il
ha, been ordered for May 1st. The labor
ing men are getting the benefits of the
eight-hcur law. 1t may be precipitated by
the recent action of the New York and
Brooklyn car-drivers. In that event the
million of workmen composing the organ
ization over which Mr.. Powderly presides
will quit work Immediately when ordered
to do so.
Capital Notes.
WAsHISGror, March 5th.-Henley's o
to enable the State of California to take
lands in lieu of the 10Th and 36th sections
found to be mineral lands was reported ia
yorably to-day.
The following fourth-class Possmasters
have been appointed for California: ANA
dor City, Amador county. j. r. Dunlap,
vice Creighton Flechart resigned Honcut,
luba county, ]. NJ. Brighton, vice A. L.
Richardson. deceased; Volcano, Amador
county, Laughlin McLane, vice z. A.
Chute, removed
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