Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-27


is question Of only few days now when
his life will come to an end. His house
last winter was one of the most noted in
Washington for its entertainments The
only masque ball of the season last winter
was given by the Millers The Senator
will leave fortune which is estimated BY
his friends at from 100000 TO SC. 0O0. 600
He has young unmarried daughter, who
is great favorite in society.
Meeting of The Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, January 26th-The Cab
met meeting to-day was attended by all the
members except the Postmaster-General,
who is suffering from q cold. The session
lasted about three hours, the principal part
of which time was devoted TO considering
the action ofthe Senate, in executive session
yesterday, in making a formal demand
OF the AttorneyGeneral for copies of all
papers in his department relating to the
recent change in the office of United States
Attorney for the southern district of Ala
bama. A general discussion ensued and
showed u slight division of sentiment as to
the proper policy to be adopted by the
President III this particular case, which is
generally regarded as an issue, and the
| action upon which Will necessarily estab-
| lish precedent. No action was had on
! the general proposition of compliance or
Senate, and the exact form of answer to be
! made to the communication from the Sen
| ate was left open for further considera-
| ton.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-This being
| the day appointed for the Senate addresses
! in memory Of the late Vice-Presdent Hen
! bricks, the galleries OF the Senate began to
| fill at an early hour. When, therefore, at
| noon, Sherman called the Senate to order.
| all the seats in the galleries were occupied
| a large proportion of the occupants being
ladies'
The Chair laid before the Senate letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury, relat-
! ing to the payment of salaries of Collectors
of Customs not confirmed by the Senate.
VOORHEES, then called up his resolution
expressive of the Senate's deep sense of
public loss in the death Of the late Vice
President, and delivered a glowing eulogy
on the private and public career of de.
ceased.
After hearing the speeches of Messrs.
Voorhees, Hampton, Sherman, Salisbury,
Evarls Ransom, SpOoner, Vest and Harri-
son, the Senate adopted commemorative
resolution and adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, January 26th - In the
morning hour Thomas of Illinois, on be-
half Of the Committee on Naval Affairs.
called up the bill authorizing the volun-
tary retirement of certain officers of the
navy who have rendered conspicuous sery-
ice in battle or served thirty years in the
navy, and explained the bill
Pending action, the morning hour ex-
pired and the House adjourned.
California Legislation.
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-Among the
bills offered in the House to-day were the
following, by the California Representa-
tives:
MISUNDERSTANDING for the establishment
of lile-saving stations on both the northern
| and southern shores of the entrance to the
harbor of San Francisco; relating to the
equitable and legal rights of parties in pos
session of certain lands and improvements
thereon in California, and to provide iuris-
diction to determine those rights These
| lands are those within the present limits OF
the military reservation at Point San Jose
To amend an Act relating 20 the production
OF fruit brandy, and to punish frauds con-
| nected with the same, approved March 3,
1877; to amend Section 324i OF the revised
statutes.
Notwithstanding pension to Fannie T.
Evans; extending the provisions of the
pension laws, in certain cases, so as to in
clude volunteers in temporary service
either against rebels or Indians
Felton-To provide for ascertaining and
| settling private land clainsin certain States
| aud Territories also. joint resolution for
the relief of Wells, Fargo & Co. lit pro-
vides for the reimbursement to them of
S34, 700, which they were compelled to pay
| to the Peruvian Government for bank note
| forms and postage stamps seized from the
steamer Islay by the Chilean corvette
Chacabreco
The United States MarshaIship for Cali
fornia.
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-Ex-Sneriff
Pat White, of San Francisco. arrived here
| to-day. White is a candidate for the ap-
| pointment of United States Marshal Hen
| ley says he is mistaken in his allegiance to
Wolfskill. White will see the President,
and hopes to secure the Office
The California Railroad Tax Cases,
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-In the Su-
preme Court, to-day, what are known as
| the California railroad tax cases came up
for argument. The chief grounds alleged
| by the corporations, as reasons for resisting
| the taxation, are that the revenue system
adopted by the Constitution of California
is, as to them, in violation of the fourteenth
amendment of the Constitution of the
United States, because, first, it deprives
them of their property without due process
Of law ana secondly, it deprives them of
the equal protection of the laws. The argu-
ment will be continued tomorrow. The
attorneys for the railroad company are
Senators Edmunds and Evarts, and Judge
Sanderson. The other side is represented
by Mr.. Marshall, Attorney-General of Cali
fornia, Judge Rhodes and Mr. Delmas, of
San Francisco. The latter opened the ar
gument and continued speaking until the
hour of adjournment Judge Sanderson
will follow Mr.. Delmas, making the OPEN
ing argument for the railroad company
After him will probably come Senator Ed
munds, then Judge Rhodes, followed by
Senator Evarts, and Attorney-General Mar
shall will make the closing argument.
Railroad Land Grants.
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-The House
Committee on Public Lands to.dav con-
sidered the question of forfeiture of the
land granted to the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company and took two votes, but
did not reach a conclusion. The new
members seemed to be anxious to forfeit,
but they wanted to forfeit both where the
road had been constructed within the pre-
scribed time, as well as where the road
failed. The committee will recommend
forfeiture. On Thursday the committee
will take up the case of the Atlantic and
Pacific, from San Bernardino to San Fran
cisco.
hSilyer Dollar Bill.
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-A bill was
introduced in the House to-day by Mr..
Swinburne, of New York, declaring the
silver dollar a legal tender 1t makes all !
standard dollars heretofore coined legal
tender, and directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to recognize the coined silver
dollar of 4l2! grains as equal in value to "a
gold dollar in the payment of all claims
against or due the Government.
Brought to erms.
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-Informa-
ton has been received here that on the 9TH
instant Mr.. Culliton, an American citizen.
was thrown into prison at Aspinwall for
having written an Endorsement upon let
ter to the Project which did not please that
naughty official. Consul Wright reported
the matter 10 Admiral Jouett. who re-
quested President Moutoya to suspend the
Project. An apology was offered for the
insult, but 1t was refused by the Admiral
Then Consul-General Addamson and two
officers of the Admirars staff called on the
Presidens who, finding that Jouett meant
business, suspended the Project and apollo
gized in a decree denouncing the outrage
The Project will also be prosecuted in the