Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-24

were closed and consideration of the fish
cries treaty was resumed in executive ses
sion.
After short session the Senate ad.
| journed.
The Postoffice appropriation bill occupied
the attention of the House all day. The
/ Republicans are fighting for increased ap-
| preparations TO give better mail facilities to
the West.
The legislative bill is expected to be
taken up TO- morrow.
Free Sugar Move.
Copyright, 1888, by tie California A,sociatss Press
| WASHINGTON, May 23d-An effort will
| be made when the tariff bill comes up for
consideration next week to put sugar on
the free list. The Sugar Trust having OBJ
tanned what it wanted in the Mills bill, has
through its representative, Mr.. Searles,
been working to secure the passage of that
measure. Yesterday a conference was
held between Senator Aldrich and Repre-
sentatives Reed, Mckinley, Brown and
cannon, at which it was agreed to make a
careful canvass of the House to ascertain
II a majority for free sugar can be obtained.
Late Military Orders.
toopy1gt. 1855, by Tie California Associated Press,
WASHINGTON, May 23d.-Private Edward
McaNanus, of Battery l., First Artillery,
aow at the Presidio,. Cal, is ordered trans
ferred to Company A, Ninth Infantry, at
Fort Mojave.
So much of the sentence of the general
court-i martial as remains unexecuted in the
case of Huston Robinson, late private. now
at Aiczttraz, is RENTED, to take effect June
LIST.
Privahe Frank S. Allen, Second Cavalry,
is ordered from Fort Bidwell to Fort Nc
Kinney, Wyoming.
Decision in p Nevada Land Case.
lCcpy9, 1885, by the Callfc-eia Associated P-es,I
WASHINGTON, May 23d.-Secretarv Villas
has affirmed the decision of the Commits
sioner of the Land Office in the case of
Mathieson and Ward, on application to
compel II. Carpenter, late Receiver at
Eureka, New. to account for certain money
paid him On the application of Mathieson
and Ward TO purchase land in Eureka Dis
trict. The Secretary holds that the pay
ment in question was not made to the Re-
ceiver in his official capacity, and hence
was not payment to the Government
Grey-Bearded and Moss-Racked,
WAsHINGTcN, May 23d.-The Senate
Committee on Mines and Mining to-day
decided to report favorably, with some
Court of Claims, for adjudication, the title
of William McGarrahan to the mineral in
terests of the Rancho Panoche Grande, in
California.
Dark-Horse Rivalry.
Copyright, 1888, by the California Associat,2 PrsssI
WASHINGTON, May 23d.-Friends of Cen
eral Rosecrans at the Capital claim that he
is a good dark-horse for the Vice-Presi-
dency, while offers are being made of
81 900 that General Black, Commissioner
of Pensions, will receive more votes than
any other man for the nomination.
What the Indians CostUs
WASHINGTON, May 23d. The Senate
Committee on Appropriations has COM
pleted the consideration of the Indian ap-
preparation bill, and will probably report it
tomorrow. 1t has made net reduction of
$226,000, making the total appropriation
SS,172,000.
The Presidents Trip.
WASHINGTON, May 23d.-The President
will leave Washington next Tuesday even
ing for New York, to take in the Memorial
Day exercises in that city and in Brook
lyn.