Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-05
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
United states senate.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
United States Senate.
w WASHINGTON, May 4th.-Hoar presented
letter received by him from the Secretary
OF the Ohio Legislative Investigating Com
mIttee regarding the printing of the report
that me committee recently submitted to
The UNITED States Senate. The letter states
lhat on examining the copy printed by
order OF the Senate il is found that a sur-
rephtous Interpolation had been made in
the copy furnished the printer, the matter
lnterpolated not being in the original copy
sent to the Senate by the Ohio House of
Representatives. The Interpolation, the
Secretary says, is of matter intended to re-
iiect on the good faith of the majority of
the Ohio committee.
ON motion of Hoar, the letter was re-
ierred to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, the matter was ordered printed
IN correct form, and the distribution of the
incorrect copy was ordered stopped
AIter The passage OF a number of private
bills, the Postotfice appropriation bill was
laid before the Senate, and long debate
enSued, at the close of which the Senate
adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 4th.-After a debate
majority of the Committee on Elections,
confirming the right of the sitting member.
J. Il. Weaver, OF Iowa, 10 his seat, was
adopted
Green Of New Jersey called up The reso-
luton allowing the contestee, William A.
Pierce, from the Second District of Rhode
Island thirty DAYS within which to take
further testimony, and the CONTESTANT, c.
IL. Page, ten days thereafter to take testi-
mony in rebuttal.
The resolution was advocated by Green.
Turner Of Georgia, Lowry OF Indiana and
Hall OF lowe. The resolution was opnosed
by Hopkins of Illinois, Ely of Massachu-
sets, ROwell of Illinois and Spooner of
Rhode Island.
As substitute for the resolution, Spooner
offered resolution giving Pierce forty days
within which 10 crOss-eXGmine witnesses,
and Page ten days thereafter TO take eyi-
dence in rebuttal. RejecteG-aye5 50, noes
129
The resolution reported from the Com.
mittee on Elections was then adopied-ayes
rs, noes SO.
The House then took recess until 7:3O
That Interpolated Matter in the Payne IN
vestigation Report.
WAsHINGToN, May Theinterpolated
matter III the report Of the Payne investi-
CATION transmitted from Columbus to the
Senate, consists of the following paragraph.
which appears at the end of the volume
made up OF the majority and minority re-
ports and testimony:
The majority have all along conducted This
investigation as though they felt it Incumbent
upon them to find somebody guilty as though
some great party interests would be jeopardized
unless they reported somebody guilty OF some
thing We have helped them to draw the drag
net IN every muddy pool, anywhere and every
where they pleased to designate. and eveTv
they fhnIIUhf no aar,ftr IfI, - -.
boodler; but when they rushed in to erappIe
with and to land him. they invariably found
that II was only small sucker, which they took
between their fingers and threw back into his
native element. The majority report should
read that although they do not find any one
guilty of corrupt practices, they think il a burn
ing shame that some one was not guiltv of
bribery, so they might report his capture by this
committee.
The Chinese Bills.
WASHINGTON, May 4th - The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day de
clded to call up in turn the Chinese indem-
nifty bill and the Morrow Chinese restric-
ton bill when the committee is next called
by the Speaker.
The Stanford Thoroughbred Sale
New YORK, May 4th.-The trOtting stock
bred and owned by Leland Stanford at his
farm in California was sold to-day by auc-
ton in this city. Horsemen from ali parts
OF the country are in attendance. The
programme embraced several fine trotters,
and they brought good prices All the
animals sold were sired by Electioneer, and
came from the best blood in the country.
The sale will continue tomorrow. Among
the animals sold were the bay filly Verioa,
for S2,350 Wanda, foaled in 1884. for
$3.50; brown filly, foaled in 1884, out of
Juliet, for S1,060; bay gelding Tehama.
foaled in 1888, S2,025 bay FLY Lira, foaled
IN 1854 1854, s. 200, bay colt, foaled in 1885,
81, 800. The sale thus far has realized $40
S55-an average OF nearly $1,000 per head
TIE SENATOR SATISFIED.
New York, May 4th.-Speaking of the
sale of his horses, Senator Stanford said
Fifty of my horses were sold to-day at
very good prices. My object was not 50
much to get the highest prices as to intro
duce my yearlings, as well as woand three
year-Olts, to stock breeders over here. ara
to secure annual sales hereafter. OF the
lO4 shipped six died. The prices so far have
averaged over $1,000 each. Frank Work
(of Work, Strong Il Coz bought three for
$500. | am satisfied with nv sales.
pleased with New York and am in excel
lent health"
Shocking Railroad Accident.
PETIN (Ill.), May 4th.-Freight train No.
y, on the Chicago and Alton, broke in two
one mile south of Delavan at go o'clock
lilS morning. me engine and cars ran
ahead and stopped When the other cars
came up they knocked three rear cars,
loaded with lumber, down an embankmeat
thirty feet high. -Four unknown men were
III the wreck, and terribly mangled. A card
was found on one with the name OF L.
II. Cannon. On another wss scrap
of paper, bearing the address of John
Wolf, Chicago. From the two who
escaped, it was learned that crowd of ten
started from Chicago -Four got off al
Bloomington, two were 10 box-car. and
the other four were in a car of lumber. and
were crushed TO death by the timbers. The
brakeman jumped of, and saved his life.
The engineer was 4 new man, and did not
know the grade.
Fire Losses in "A Pennsylvania Town.
PIrTsBURG, May 4th.-A large part of the
town of Fairgiew, Erie county, was burned
yesterday. Scarcely vestige of the bust
ness portion remains. Thirteen families
are homeless, without resources. Loss.
100000; insurance, S29, 800.
Brewers Convention Postponed.
New York, May 4th.-The annual con-
vention of the United States Brewers As
sociation. which was to have been held in
San Francisco on the 18th inst, has been
postponed, on account of the existing labor
troubles. The Board of Trustees will meet
in St Louis on the day mentioned. to de-
eide whether il shall be held at a later date
or postponed to next year
FOREIGN NEWS.
Trouble with Indians Threatened.
WINNIPEG, May 4th.-An Indian Who
has arrived at Wood Mountain from Pop