Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-18
having them rooited to the Senate imme
diately thereafter.
Anoth er Demand for Information.

<ef Demanu lcT
Wi.enfNsroN, February 17th.-The SEN
ate went into executive session to-day, on
notion of Senator Edwards. Immediately
after the doors were closed, Mr.. Edminds
offered a resolution, calling upon the At
torney-G General for all information on the
files of the Department of Justice in rela-
ton to the removal of Samuel f. Phillips
as Solicitor-Gene and the appointment
of John Goode, Jr, as his successor The
introduction of this resolution caused some
discussion, but Mr.. Edmunds said it was
impossible for the Judiciary Committee to
take intelligent action upon Goodies nomi-
nation until the information called for by
the resolution had been furnished Upon
this statement, after some protest from the
Democratic side of the chamber, the reso-
luton was adopted.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-The Pres
ident sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day: James B. Groome. 10
be Collector of Customs, and J. Freeman
Raisin, to be Naval Officer of Gus
toms, in the district of Baltimore, Nd
Pendleton King, of North Carolina, to be
Secretary of Legation at Constantinople :;
Edward L. Parson, Indian Agent at Ouray,
Utah.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-The Chair
laid before the Senate letter from the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, transmitting addi-
tional information IS to the accounts of
Alfred b. Meacham, late Superintendent of
Indian Affairs in Oregon.
Hoar introduced bill providing for the
erection of a suitable monument at Wash
ington to General Grant, and the bill appro-
| PIRATES $4,000 for the purpose indicated,
| and provides for a Commission of three
| Senator'S and three members of the House
| of Representatives to contract for the mon
ument.
Logan suggested to Hoart that the amount
| of the appropriation be increased to $780,
\ 600. He did not think an appropriate mon
| ument could be secured for $4,000. By
unanimous consent, Hoar increased the
amount accordingly and the bill was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Library.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
! sideration of bills on the calendar.
The bill providing for the allotment of
| lands in severalty to Indians was taken up
! but at o'clock went over, and consdera-
! ton of the education bill was resumed.
After debate and pending action, the
| Senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-Jones of
| Texas. from the Committee on Postofiices
and Postroads, reported a bill granting
| ranking privilege to Julia d. Grant. Placed
on House calendar.
| In the morning hour Peterson, on behalf
of the Committee on Postroads and Post
offices, called up, aud the House passed. the
| bill TO make allowances for clerk hire to
| Postmasters of first and second-class post
Offices TO cover the cost Of clerical labor in
| the money order business
| Cobb, on behalf of the Committee on
| Public Lands, called up the bill forfeiting
the Atlantic and Pacific land grant. The
bill forfeits land adjacent to uncompleted
portions Of the road.
| McRae offered as a substitute the bill of
| the minority of the committee forfeiting
the entire land grant
Pending discussion the morning hour ex-
pired and the House went into Committee
of the Whole on the Fitz John Porter bill
Laird of Nebraska delivered a carefully
| prepared argument in support of the bill,
maintaining that Porter was innocent of
any disloyalty, either to Pope or to his
| country, and declaring that Porter's enc
mics had created mountains ofdisobedience
out of mole hills of discretion, and that the
| trial and conviction of Porter bad been a
| farce.
After some further debate, the committee
| TOSe, anu lHt HOUSE duJOuTHeu.
| Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, February 17th-Miss Hat
| tie Crocker. daughter of the railroad king,
is here this winter with the Hearsts, from
San Francisco. Like the daughter of Mrs.
Mackay, she is quiet and unassuming.
| The House Committee on Banking and
Currency today agreed 10 flyorably report
on the Drummer bill, limiting the capital
stock OF national banks to S5O.010,0 600.
| At a meeting of the Coinage Committee,
I held this afternoon, at which all Tue mem
bers were present. the proposition 30 report
adversely the bill to suspend the cUiuage of
4 silver was voted down by : To e. 1t the
last meeting the vote was a tie. felton,,
who was absent before voted vith tie sill
yer men, but Norwood changed his vote
and voted against the proposition.
Representative Mckenna to-day present
ed in the House petition of citizens of
Vallejo, praying for the abrogation of the
Burlingame treaty.