Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-15
An appeal from the prs.,asnt.

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DOMESTIC NEWS.
An appeal from the President.
! WASHINGTON, June 14th,-'rhe following
is furnished to the Associated Press, with
request for its publication
EXECUTIVE MASsIoS,
| WAsHINGToS d. C., June llth.
Notwithstanding the announcements hereto
fore made by the President reserving Monday
| in each week for the transaction of such
public business as absolutely requires freedom
from interruption, he finds that through gnor-
anee OF the rules adopted or from other causes, |
the time he thus seeks to reserve is to great
! extent engrossed by those whose calls are of |
personal and social nature or by the presenta- |
ton of business which might easily be pest !
poned 10 another day. AT halfpast l every !
Monday. and at the same hour on Wednesdays |
ana Fridays OF each week, the President will |
meet al who desire to pay their respects. He
earnestly requests that with the exception of |
the time above specified, the remainder of Mon |
day and the afternoon of other days in the week |
| may be allowed him by the public, not for his |
pleasure, but for tie performance of official |
duty ana the transaction OF public business
Proposed Centennial Celebration.
WASHINGTON, June 14th.-A resolution |
was offered in the House to-day by Repre- |
sentative Hewitt to provide for the celebra- |
ton OF the centennial anniversary of the |
organization of the constitutional govern
ment of the United States and the first |
meeting of Congress, and of the Inaugural |
tian of George Washington as President of |
TIE United States, in the city of New York |
which will occur on the Both of April |
1899. 1t calls for joint special committee |
consisting of three Senators to be named !
by the presiding officer of the Senate, and |
| five Representatives to be named by the |
Speaker of the House, whose duty it shall |
be to consider in what manner the anni- |
versary shall be celebrated.
The Cottage where General Grant Died. |
WAsHINGToN, June 14th.-Months ago a |
bill was presented in the House to accept |
the offer of a. J. Drexel. of Philadelphia. |
to present 10 the Government, for memorial |
purposes, the cottage on Mount McGregor |
in which General Grant died, and to make |
a small appropriation for its proper care |
! It was referred to the Committee on Public |
Buildings and Grounds, and placed in the |
hands of a subcommittee, of which Mr. |
Wilkins, of Ohio, is Chairman. Mr. Will !
kins has held the DILL, thinking it was in |
tended as an advertisement to benefit the |
hotel and other property on Mount Nc |
| Gregor, and has not yet reported upon It, |
The bill is soon to be reported, and will no |
doubt be passed in accordance with the |
general desire.
The District AttorneyshIp.
WASHINGTON, June 14th.-Whle there is |
no immediate prospect that District Attor- |
ney Hilborn will be removed before the |
expiration of his term, there is a quiet i
dignified gentleman who, rumor saws has |
been offered the place. This is Captain |
VIM. Blanding. The Captain called on the |
President ye terday. The latter referred to |
the fact that the California Democracy con- |
tains more factions tLan any State in the |
Union, and said that the four principal can
didates for the District Attorneyshp-
Oates, Spencer, Swift and Glascock-were
each backed by distinct faction. The ,
Captain paid each gentleman a little trib- (
ute, when the President interrupted him |
and said =" have no doubt they are all |
good men but, Captain, you are a lawyer |
and once held this office; would you like |
! the place yourself?" The Captain. il is |
said, blushed like girl, and told the Presi- |
dent that he would give his answer on his |
return from a visit to his relatives in South !
Carolina.
Republican Order of Business Caucus.
WASHINGTON, June 14th.-The Republi- |
can Senators held another order of business |
caucus this morning. They discussed the !
proposition of the Democrats TO put the |
Mexican pension bill and the Hot Springs |
bill upon the list of measures TO be consid- |
cred this session. The proposition found |
no advocates. but many opponents in eau
III,
river and harbor bill, the time for its con- |
| sideration, the limit within which it was
best TO keep its aggregate and its probable |
fate when it reaches the President, was in |
eidentally discussed at some length.
Morrison and His Tariff Bill. Il
WAsHINGror, june 14th.-Morrison in |
an interview with reporter of the Associ- !
ated Press to-day, said he would surely |
move to consider the tariff bill Thursday. |
| To cold Il hot Io
| speak positively as to its chances of success.
1t all depended on the votes of the New |
| York Democratic members, and had from
the first.
Civil Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 14th.-As agreed on
in the committee, The sundry civil service
bill appropriates S2l .053 so the estimate
aggregated $33, ,554 600 The appropriation
| for the present year was $21 ,053, S22. This
bill shows larger reduction as compared |
with estimates than any other reported this
session from the Appropriation Committee.
1t will be reported TO the House in a day or
| two.
| United States Senate.
! WAsHISGToN, June 18th After routine
business in the Senate the Northern Pacific
| forfeiture bill was taken up
| Mr.. Call resumed his remarks III support
| of the proposition to forfeit all lands not
earned within the time prescribed by Con-
/ gress.
Call was followed by Van Wyck, Nc
| MILAN, Mitchell and others.
| George desired to speak, but the hour be-
| ing late, the suggestion was made that he
defer his speech till tomorrow.
| A motion to 90 into executive session was
defeated by the Republicans, as was also
motion to adjourn.
George therefore began his remarks, but
Ill f.- IL. Y
! ton to go into executive session was made
| which met the fate of the former motion.
| Several motions 10 adjourn then alterna-
; ted with motions to 90 into executive ses-
! sions. all falling.
| AtG p'clock. George having the floor on
/ the forfeiture bill, the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
| WASHINGTON, June 18th The report of
the Committee on Public Lands recon-
mends concurrence in the Senate amend
menis to the Atlantic and Pacific land for
feiture bill.
The repo was agreed to and the amend
ments concurred in.
Under the call of States large number
of bills were introduced Among them
was one by Bean of Arizona granting pen
sions to persons injured in conflicts with
Indians.
The floor was then accorded to the Dis
trict of Columbia Committee
A bill was passed prohibiting book-mak-
ing of all kinds and pool-seiling in the Dis
trict.
The House then adjourn d.
miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, June l4th.-The San Fran
cisco Pueblo case will be heard by Secre-
tary Lamar June 25tb.
Five members of the Signal Corps sta
toned at Fort Myer, Va, left there Satur-
day for Fort Bowie, Arizona, for duty un-
der General Miles in his operations against
the hostile Indians
Senator Dawes, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported favorably to-day
the bill to grant the right of way through
Indian Territory to the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Gulf Railroad Company.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon to-day intro
duced joint resolution directing the Secre-
tary OF the Navy TO appoint Commission
OF three competent officers to examine the
coast north of the forty-second parallel of
north latitude in Oregon, Washington Ter
ritory and Dakota and select site for q
navy yard
The President to-day nominated Andrew
Phleigar to be Postmaster at Bodie Cal