Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-26


absent, as well as Clerk Vallandingbam
President Kennedy directed the reading OF
the journal OF Saturday, after which moth
ing was done for want OF a quorum. The
President retained the chair. waiting for
the arrival of the Democratic members. II
IS expected this will be the programme till
P. NJ, the hour TO which the Democratic
Senators adjourned last Friday. A good
sized looDy was present, but everything is
quiet and the best of feeling prevails.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
COLUMBUS, January 25th.-The Demo.
cratic caucus has decided that they will
not hold separate session, but will enter
the Senate chamber promptly at o'clock
p NJ The Republicans are still in session.
and say that unless the Democrats are on
journ.
$40 P. M.-Fhe Senate chamber is hecon-
ing jammed with spectators. as the hour
Tor the joint convention approaches. There
Is some oat blood and wild talk, but ne
apparent danger of a personal encounter
The parliamentary fight will likely be one
of authority between the President and
Clerk. The latter says he will stand by the
majority under the rules.
$50 P. M.-The Democratic Senators inst
nied into the chamber, and were received
with cheers by the lobby. which were soon
checked by the Sergeant-at-Arms. The
call showed all the members present, and
fight was Immediately inaugurated ON a
motion to dispense with further proceed
lngs under the call, the Republicans hold
Ing that the call had exhausted itself. The
Republicans have made a motion TO pro-
ceed with the order or the day. Hamilton
county contests.
P. M.-Ehe discussion continues with a
vim, Democrats endeayoring 10 force the
reading OF the journal, and the Republi-
cans the Hamilton county cases The
wransle Is over which journal shall be
read. The Chair decides that the journal
Shall not be read, but that the special order
shall be taken up, An appeal was taken
from the decision OF the Chair, in which
he ruled that the Hamilton county men,
bers could no. vote The Clerk called the
names OF the Hamilton county members.
and they voted. The Chair, before an
nouncing the vote, marked of the vote Of
the Hamilton county members, and de
clared himself sustained
In results, the Senate proceedings stand
about where they did this morning. A
Democratic adjournment was taken to
Wednesday a, P. N. and the Republicans
to to morrow morning.
United States Senate.
WAsHINGToN, January 25th.-The Chair
laid before the Senate a letter from the Sec
rotary of the Treasury in compliance with
the recent resolution of the Senate asking
for information as to what proportion OF
bonds called for payment February 1, 1886.
are held by national Banks as a basis for
circulation.
The letter was read. Il states the amount
Of such bonds SO held at 50 900 900.
Also, letters from the Secretary OF War,
showing the contracts made by his depart
ment during the past fiscal year and trans
hitting TO the Board of Fortifications the
report of the Quartermaster-G General and a
report showing the number of clerks en-
plOyed in the various bureaus of the War
Department.
Also, letter from the Secretary of the
Interior, stating that an increase in the
clerical force of the Commissioner of Rail-
roads Is indispensable to the proper per-
Torrance of the duties devoly'ng on that
office, especially in connection with inves-
legations on the subject of land grants to
railroads
The Senate proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the electoral count bill, and Morgan
took the floor.
At the conclusion of Morgan's remarks
the Senate went into executive session. and
when the doors were reopened. message
from the House of Representatives was
placed before the Senate, giving informa-
ton of the death of Representative Ran
kin, of Wisconsin, and presenting for the
action of the Senate concurrent resolu-
ton expressing its regret
SAWYER offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, in which the Senate, after con-
curing in the House resolution expresses
its deep sensbility of the loss sustained bv
Congress in the death of Mr. Rankin. and
provides for a committee of three Senator's
to act with the House committee in super
intending the funeral and escorting the re-
mains of deceased to Wisconsin.
The Chair appointed as such committee
Messrs. Sawyer, Blackburn and Jones of
Arkansas.
The Senate then adjourned
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, January 25th - In the
opening prayer the Chaplain feelingly re-
ferred to the death of Representative
Rankin, of Wisconsin, and invoked Divine
blessing and protection upon his sorrowing
family.
On motion of Blount. it was ordered that
after reading the Journal tomorrow the
States shall be called for the introduction
of bills and resolutions.
Bragg announced the death of his col
league, Rankin, and offered the customary
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, and as a mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased the House at f2:l )
p. N. adjourned.
Senate Combinations.
WAsHINGToN, January 25th.-The Senate
to-day confirmed Charles J. Cando to be
Assistant Treasurer of the United States at
New York; John S. McCalmont. of Penn
sylvania, Ia he Commissioner of Customs;
Fletcher J. Eckart, of Alabama, to De agent
for the Indians of the Mescalero Agency in
New Mexico; Elihu c. Osborne. of Ten
nessee. agent for the Indians of the Ponca.
Pawnee, Otoe and Oakland agency, Indian
Territory
The Debris Question in Washington.
WASHINGTON, January 25th.-Judge
Rhodes, counsel for the anti-debris men.
accompanied by Representatives McKenna
and Morrow called upon the Secretary of
War this morning. in relation to the ex-
penditure Of the appropriation tor the i'm
provement of rivers in California, the nayi-
cation of which IS impaired from debfis
caused by hydraulic mining. Secretary
Endicott informed the visitors that he was
advised by the law officers of the Govern
ment that the amount appropriated was
unavailable until all hydraulic mining had
ceased. As that form of mining was still
in operation, the money could not be used.
Representative Louttit also called upon the
Secretary OF War this morning to learn
why the appropriation of SIS 900 to build a
dredge, to be used in the improvement of
the San Joaquin river, had not been ap.
piled to that purpose. Loutitl left a memo
randum of the case with the Secretary. and
is promised an answer
The Case of Jung All Lung in the United
States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, January 25th-The SUI
preme Court to-day denied the motion to
advance for hearing the case of the United
States vs.. Jung All lung, appealed by Dis
trici Attorney Hilborn from the Circuit
Court for California. Among the various
interesting points involved in the case are
the question as to the jurisdiction of the
Federal Courts under habeas corpus acts in
cases arising under the Restriction Act, The
question as to the admissibility of second
arv evidence in the event of a failure to
produce a certificate, which the law SAYS
shall be the sole evidence OF the right OF a
Chinaman to land in this country, and the
question as to whether the decision of a
Collector of Customs concerning the right
of Chinese TO land is final. The Court. in
deciding this case. must determine whether
4 writ of habeas corpus can issue on n
question of fact as well as question of
law. The Court declined TO advance the