Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-25
WASHINGTON.
THE PROPOSED RIPEAL OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
Secretary Manning's Condition-Sen
ate and Heuse-Restored Lands
American Shipping.

American Shipping.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE REcoRD-UNIox.f
What is Thought of Hearst's Appoint
ment as senator.
WASHINGTON, March 24th.-The anpoint-
ment OF Hearst as Senator meets the appro-
baton of the Republican Congressman
rom me Pacific Coast, and reports have
been rife here Tor long time that deal
had been made between Stoneman and
Hearst whereby the former, in the event
OF Mlllers death, was to make Hearst Sem
ator, and Hearst would use his money and
influence to secure the denomination of
otoneman for Governor. This story wa,
revived, with sundry grimaees aud ex-
presSlve gestures, when the news of Hearst S
appointment was received. Senator Stan
ford is entirely satisfied with the appoint
ment, and if Delmas, Budd, White or
Wallace had got the place a vigorous. in
telligent performance OF the important du-
ties devolylng upon a Senator from Cali
fornla might have been expected. Ii is
said that Hearst's appointment means q
very large contribution to the Democratic
campaign fund next fall. when Hearst will
be candidate for the Senate for the full
term.
The Pacific Railroad Indebtedness.
WASHINGTON, March 2lth.-The House
Committee on Pacific Railroads have
adopted the following resolution
Res0lred That the subcommittee will be di
rected TO prepare and report 20 the whole com
nlttee a bill providing Tor the settlement of the
indebtedness OF the Pacific roads TO the United
states in semi-annual inStallments with promo
sltions for extending liens over all the branch
roads IN proportion to the franchises and rights
OF said companies
The amount of each payment and time
to be allowed for prepayment of the in
debtedness of the roads to the United
States was not specified, but was left to the
subcommittee. Messrs. Cultivate, Dunn.
Crisp, Hayden and Weber were appointed
the subcommittee to prepare the bill. A
subcommittee, consisting of Messrs
Throckmorton, Richardson, Tillman.
Holmes and Harback, was appointed to
consider the policy o: the resolution direct
ing an investigation into the affairs of the
Union Pacific Railway.
Suit Against the Union Pacific Railway
Company.
WASHINGTON, March 2Ith.-It is learned
that at the Cabinet meeting yesterday the
draft of a suit 10 be commenced against the
Union Pacific, to recover the amount due
the Government on the sums paid to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, was sub
mitted by Attorney General Garland. The
President suggested certain alterations,
which will be made, and the suit will then
be brought in Boston.
Land Restored to the Public Domain.
WASHINGTON, March 24th-The Secre-
tary of the Interior has rendered a decision
in the case of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road, in which he holds that it has no legal
claim to the land along the line of the road
from San Buenaventura, on the Pacific
Ocean, California, to San Francisco, and he
directs the General of the
Land Office to restore the same to the pub
lie domain. The fact that this line has
been mortgaged and money raised on its
credit is, the Secretary adds, misfortune
to the mortgages, in that they took a mort
gage on land to which the mortgagors had
no legal right. The decision restores to the
public domain 2,45l 200 acres.
Secretary Manning's Illness.
WASHINGTON, March 24th.-Dr. Hamil-
ton made a statement this afternoon, in re-
gard to the condition of Secretary Man
ming, from which it appears that he has
symptoms of apoplexy, and is not regarded
as out of danger.
THE CASE EVIDENTLY ONE OF EXTREME
GRAVITY.
WASHINGTON, March 2+th.-At II o'clock
tonight the physician in attendance upon
Secretary Manning stated that his condi-
ton was about unchanged, although he
moves himself in his bed with rather more
ease, and appears more comfortable. His
face is flushed, however, and his breathing
labored. DR.. Lincoln, in response to a
question, said st will be several DAYS
vet before all danger is passed. and several
weeks before he can safely resume work. -
Although his physicians speak thus hope
fully, their troubled looks and the great
anxiety exhibited by his family and friends
indicate that his condition is at least criti-
cal. \ recurrence of the attack of yester-
day is greatly feared, and the extreme
gravity of the case can hardly be overrated.
1t is impossible to ascertain from profes-
sional sources the Secretary's true condi-
ton, inasmuch as his physicians, out of
respect to the wishes of the family, decline
to give detailed statement ofthe case.
The Proposed Repeal of the Civil Service
Law.
WAsHINGToN, March 24th.-The minority
report of Representative Clements, of
Georgia, upon Mr., Senay's bill to repeal
the civil service law, takes the ground that
the grave abuses that grew up under Re-
publican rule do not demand or Justify
new and radical departure in the principle
embodied in the civil service law. ANY at
tempt to limit the Presidents power of ap-
pointment or removal is not valid law, and
can only operate through executive ac-
Quiescence. In conclusion, the report at
tacks the present system of the distribution
of appointments TO States, ana declares
that if we are to have a permanent official
community, it should be organized on
better basis but the most direct way to re-
form would be through repeal of the law.
Injurious to American Shipping.
WASHINGTON, March 9th h-Representa-
tive Dingley says the free ship bill, lust
approved by the majority OF the House
Shipping Committee, ought more properly
to be entitled all Act to destroy American
shipping The effect OF the bill. he saws,
would be to close all American ship-yards,
and put everything into the yards on the
Clyde. 1t is terrible blow at American
ship-building. He fears the bill will pass
the House, but hopes it will be killed in the
Senate. Right here" he says, :" is curl
ous state of affairs. One branch of Con-
gress has TO be relied upon to defend the
country against bad legislation 1t is a
common thing for member of the major
ity of the House to give as an excuse for
voting for a bad bill that no harm is done
the Senate will kill it." He thinks the
Senate bill allowing the International
Transportation Company of Philadelphia
to purchase ten ships abroad for American
registry, which is supported by Senator
Cameron, as an individual case cannot be
defended by any one, not even from free
ship standpoint. If it were right to allow
one company to buy foreign ships it would
be right as general proposition.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2ith.-The Chair
laid before the Senate petition from citi-
zens of the Pacific coast, protesting against
the treatment of unotfending Chinese. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Logans bill to increase the efficiency OF
the army was placed before the Senate.
Seller opposed the increase. He wonld
not discuss in detail the Indian policy, but
saw no reason in the Indian question for
an increase of the army. We could take
number of Indian children from the hos
tile tribes and place them IN Indian schools
and Indian wars would cease. The chill
dren would constitute hostages for the good
behavior of the Indians.
The debate was continued on the bill to
increase the army, bat the hour of II
o'clock arriving, the army bill went over
and the resolutions reported from the Ju-
dietary Committee were placed before the
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