Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-17

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United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, February l6th-A petition
OF bankers, merchants and lawyers of
Savannah, Ca, was presented by Brown.
who prayed for the repeal of the Silver
Coinage Act He felt it his duty to present
the petition of such highly intelligent
gentlemen, but also felt il his duty TO say
he could not agree with the statements of
the petition to the effect that the law had
been injurious to the country. Brown
added that if it were desirable, he could
secure petitions s. ed by hundreds of
thousands of people of that State against
the repeal of the Coinage Act. The petit
ton was referred.
and Jackson took the floor and addressed
the Senate in favor of the bill.
Several Senators spoke on the measure.
and after the debate closed for the day, the
Chair laid befo;e the Senate the resolution
heretofore offered by Plumb, calling on the
Secretary Of the Interior for information as
TO the number land the names) of special
agents employed by his Department for
the purpose of detecting frauds in the en-
tries OF pubic lands, etc
Some amendments suggested by Cock
rell, extending the scope of inquiry, having
been made to the resolution, it was agreed
10.
The credentials of the reelection OF SEN
ator A. Z. German were presented by Will
son OF Maryland, and were read and filed.
The Senate then adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. February 16th.-Laird,
from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported bill authorizing the President to
raise two regiments of volunteer cavalry in
New Mexico and Arizona to suppress In
dian hOsIilities. Referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole springer of Illinois in the chair
on the Fitz John Porter bill
After debate the committee rose, and the
House took 4 recess until O'Clock. the
evening session to be for the further con-
slderaiion OF the Fitz John Porter bill
EVENING SESSION.
WAsHIKGToN, February f6th.-At the
evening session, the Fitz John Porter bill
was taken up.
Brown of Pennsylvania, Rowell of H.
inois, Perkins of Kansas. and Peters of
Kansas opposed the bill
The committee then rose, and the House
adjourned.
HeaIsy's Restriction Bill
New YORK, February l6th.-A Herald
Washington special says: The bill intro
duced today is virtually frank confession
that the Caucasian race has been knocked
out by the Monaghan. Said Congressman
Barclay Henley, of California, last night :
The demand for the expulsion and inter
dlctlon OF the Chinese wOrkmen has become
universal on the Pacific coast. Everybody
recognizes the danger now. Not only must
tue Chinese cease coming, but those now
here must go out of the country. We are
not in favor OF cheap labor for white men.
and that is what the Chinaman's presence
means"
Chinese in Transit.
WASHINGTON, February 10Th. = Repre-
sentative Morrow is working to secure a
ruling By the Treasury Department that
will prevent the coming of Chinese to this
country in transit. Last year IL COO Chi
nese came to the United States in transit,
and they were lost sight of as soon as thew
arrived in the country. This attempted
evasion of the law Mr. Morrow hopes to
put an end to, and as the Treasury Depart
ment was willing to rectify its error in
permitting a Consular officer to issue GER
tlhcates to Cinnamon, it is believed it will
be equally willing to prohibit the transit
frauds.
The Cabinet and the Chinese Question.
WASHINGTON, February 16th.-The Cab
met, at its meeting to-day, considered the
propriety of urging legislation to indem-
Nifty the Chinese for losses sustained by
them in the recent outbreaks in the West.
particularly in Wyoming and Washington
Territories. The claims for damages caused
by the anti-Chinese riots at Rock Springs,
Wyoming Territory last fall have already
been filed with the Secretary of State The
representations made to the Secretary of
State by the Chinese Minister, yesterday. in
regard 10 the threatened outbreak in Cal
ifornia, were laid before the Cabinet to-day.
1t was incidentally stated that, so r, no
request had been received from the State
authorities for federal intervention.
The Chinese Minister and Secretary Bay
ard.
WASHINGTON, February 16th.-It was
published yesterday that the Chinese Min
lister called at the State Department and
laid before Secretary Bayard number of
kilograms received by him from California.
to the effect that there is apparently a con
certed movement TO drive out the Chinese
from all the towns and cities of California.
except San Francisco, and that the Gov
ernor of the State and the Sheriffs of the
various counties show no disposition to
protect the Chinese. 1t was learned at the
Chinese Legation to-day that the report is
considerably exaggerated. The Minister
called upon Secretary Bayard Yesterday.
and laid before him a number of clippings
from newspapers published on the Pacific
coast. showing the hostile temper of the
coast people TO the Cinnamon. He ex-
pressed the hope that the Government
would use every means in its power to pro-
tect the Cinnamon, and the Secretary re-
piled that the Administration had hereto
fore shown u disposition to protect the lives
and property of Cinnamon when attacked
by mobs, and would do so in the future.
Nothing was said about indemnity for iniu-
ries suffered by the Chinese, but it is be-
ieyed that claim will eventually be put
in for damages, il the proper proof can be
obtained.
The Improvement in Senator Millers
Condition.
WAsEINGToN, February 16th.-The fam
lily OF Senator Miller are much encouraged
by the improvement in his condition. He
rests now more comfortably than since he
has been in Washington, and since the
operation recently performed has found re-
lief from his asthmatic difficulty. and en-
joys sleep. The physicians in attendance
hold out to the family strong hopes of the
Senator'S recovery, and his friends here.
who lost confidence week ago, are begin
ming TO feel that he may get well.
Reported Rupture Between the President
and Judge Field.
WASHINGTON. February I6th-It is said
that rupture between the President and
Justice Field has occurred, as a result of
the latter failing TO secure the nomination
of his man Maynard to the Marshalship of
California. Since the appointment of Mr..
Franks, Judge Field has had several inter
views with the President upon the subject.
and il is said that yesterday he wentto the
White House to insist that the nomination
should be withdrawn. This the President
declined to do. and it is understood that
some excited words passed between them.
Finally the Judge went away, SAYING he
would never darken the doors OF the Presi-
dental mansion again.
The California and Oregon Land Grants.
WASHINGTON, February i6th.-The House
Committee on Public Lands to-day directed
Mr. Henley to report favorably the bills for
the forfeiture of the California and Oregon
and Oregon and California railroad grants
Some time ago Senator Stanford gave Rem
resentative Henley the draft of a bill ex-
tending the time for the completion of the
California and Oregon road for two wears
Mr.. Henley informed the committee of the
proposed legislation and he Dresented N,