Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-10
WASHINGTON.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
PRESIDENT AND SENATE.
The Chinese Question-Our Dead
SenatOr-The Presidents
Appointments.
IsRguAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE RxcoRD-uN1oN.
The Dead Senator.

The Dead Senator.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.-The flags at
the Capitol are at half-mast in memory of
the late Senator Miller The main entrance
to the Senate Chamber, and the Senator's S
chair, are heavily draped A committee of
Senators, headed by Stanford, is now con-
suItlng Mrs. Miller. Private services. by
her desire will be held next Thursday at
the residence here. The remains, in charge
OF the family and congressional commit
tee, will start for San Francisco that even
ing.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE LAST TRIBUTE.
WASHINGTON, March 9th-A committee
ofSenators waited on Mrs. Miller this after
noon to try and induce her to yield to the
desire for public obsequies, bat the result
of their visit is not yet known. Ina
probability delegation, consisting of three
Senators and five members of the House.
will accompany the body to San Francisco.
Senator Stanford in whose hands
Mrs. Miller had placed all ar
rangements, cannot leave Washington at
this time, and Senator Jones, of Nevada.
will be Chairman of the Senate Committee.
Of the California delegation in the House.
Messrs. FELTON, and Morrow would will
ingly pay the last tribute of respect bv
accompanying his remains to their final
lSStiiie place, Dut DOtu are members of
committees intrusted with important
interests of the State, which would be
jeopardized by their absence at this time.
Representative Louttit will likely be Chair
man OF the House committee, which will
include representative men of the country.
among them being Colonel Steele, of Indi-
ana, who served during the war with
General Miller, and was with him
at the battle of Stone river.
where the General was so severely wound
ed. Messrs. McKenna, CT California, Laf
form of Kentucky, and Randolph Tucker,
Of West Virginia, have also been sug-
gested. Mrs. Field, wife of Justice Field,
to-day called on Mrs. Miller, and found
her as composed as could be under the cir
cumstances.
The California Senatorship.
New YORK, March 9th.-A Washington
special says: Representative Henley said
yesterday: am of the opinion that Gov
ernor Stoneman will appoint d. NJ. Del
mas, of san Francisco. He is a leading
lawyer of California and one of the ablest
in the State. He recently argued the rail
road tax cases in the United States Supreme
Court, involving several million dollars, in
behalf of the State. The opposing counsel
were Senators Eyarts and Edmunds, and |
heard the latter praise Delmas' argument
highly"
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
and the Chinese Question.
WASHINGTON, March 9ih.-The House
Foreign Affairs Committee to-day briefly
considered the subject of anti Chinese Iegis-
lation. The subcommittee, of which Cox
of North Carolina was Chairman, which
have considered the various bills intro
duced in the House, had reported, recon-
mendlnS the passage of the bill offered by
Representative Morrow In the discussion
to day the question of whether any provi-
sions of the Lill were in violation of the ex-
isting treaty stipulations was principally
considered. Representative Rice. of Massa-
chusetts, was inclined to the opinion that
the two year certificate clause was in viola
ton Of treaty stipulations, but he was an
tagonized by Messrs. Cox and McCreary
both OF whom were members of the sub
committee, and who have given care and
study to the whole subject They con-
tended that it was urged by Morrow, when
he appeared before the committee, that all
nations have fixed limit for the absence
OF their citizens, at which time it shall be
deemed that citizenship is forfeited. and
that If Chinaman leaves the country on q
certificate, and docs not return within two
years, it is a fair inference that he does not
intend to avail himself of the opportunity
to again enter the United States. The sub
Ject will be again considered on THURSDAY
and the committee will continue DISCUSSING
1t until conclusion is arrived at The in
dlcations point to favorable recommenda-
ton of the bill.
The Presidents Appointments.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.-It is stated. on
what can be considered the very est
authority, that the Attorney General has
given utterance to an unofficial opinion,
which, if true, will go a long way toward
tortifying the position which the Republi-
can Senators have assumed. The rumor is
that Garland holds that in case of non
action by the Senate on the Presidents
nominations at expiration of the present
session of the Senate, the suspended Off
cials will all go back, and that the Presi-
dent, if he again suspends these officials,
cannot pat back the men upon whom the
Senate took no action. 1t will be noticed
that the Attorney General holds that this
inhibition applies only in cases of non
action. Other men have been rejected bv
the Senate and their names have been sent
in again at the same session. Jackson did
this and so did Grant and other Presidents.
Garland declines to either affirm or deny
that he has given such an opinion.
The Presidents Reception.
New YeRK, March 9th-A Washington
special of the Sth says: Up to midnight il
had not been decided 10 postpone President
Cleyeland's reception tomorrow evening
on account of Senator Miller's sudden
death. During the present year there have
been so many poStponements at the While
House because of death that superstitious
people have made the fact matter of COM
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death of General Grant, on the death of
Miss Bayard, and on the decease of General
Hancock were social events interrupted.
1t is believed that still another postpone
ment will certainly occur, because it ap-
pears to be n matter of doubtful propriety
to give reception to Senators and Con
gressmen when one of their number is
lying dead.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.- Under the
head of unfinished business, the Senate
took up the resolutions reported by Ed
munds from the Judiciary Committee.
These resolutions, among other things
condemn the Attorney General for refusing
10 transmit to the Senate the papers called
for by the Senate, and declare the refusal
TO be violation by the Attorney General
of official duty, and subversive of the
IibutiuSlIthi pIiuJipieS Oi ROOu uutnln
istration. The resolutions also condemn
the discharge from the Government service
of ex-Union soldiers
As the resolutions were read by the chic
clerk, the most absolute silence prevailed
on the floor and in the galleries. Tn,
galleries were crowded to apparent discom
fort, many persons being compelled t
stand. This was notably true of the re
served galleries, TO u hich admission is onll
permitted by cards from Senators, man,
gentlemen and not few ladies, though
early in attendance, failing to find vscan
seats.
| Edmends considered the law unde
which the Office of Attorney General Wa
established, and made an exhaustive argu
ment in support of the majority report.
| Mr.. Pugh obtained the fcor, and ths
! Senate went into executive, session, apt
soon adj ourned.
House of Representatives,
/ WASHINGTON, March 9sh.-On behalf G
| the Committee on Labor, James OF Ne,
York called np the bill, 10 provide that an
| officer, servant or agert of the Govern s,eI
| shall not hire or contract out the labor {
| prisoners incarcerated for violating tie Iay
| of the United Statss Government.
The bill was pa.ssed-yeas 2i9, noes s.
The House thea went into Committee {
| the Whole (Townshena of Illinois in tl
| chair on the Indian appropriation bill.
Pending discussion the committee ro:
I