Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-27
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high on the list of recognitious. objected. and
the House relapsed into inaetion
Eleven o'clock having arrived Bland with
Drew MS motion and Randall reported the sun
dry civil bill.
The recommendations of the Committee ON
Appropriations, relative to the Senate amend.
nents We're agreed to and u conference ordered.
Ne eIort was made to call up the contested
election case, and the House went into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the deficiency appro-
priation bill.
Savers of Texas read letter which Scott OF
pennsylvania received from Colonel Lamont
stating that when he accepted the position oi
Private Secretary TO the President he had full
knewledse OF the pay attached TO IT, He pre-
ieltsa hos 20 ae beneficiary OF retroactive leg
isasion. and he therefore asked that the conf
msttee reeece from its amendment appropri-
at ng S5.Oo0 for hi, beneiis
The committee then rose, and the bill was
passed, the Lamont amendment being elm
mated.
The conference report on the pension ap-
proPr'ation bib was presented and agreed 10.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Indian appropr ation bill
Kennedy OF Ohm referred TO the speech on
ths southern elections made by him in July
few Gays ago. He bitterly denounced Crisp as
holding his seat by reason OF a suppressed vote
and rejected severely upon Carlisle for allow
ing Crisp to be placed at the head OF the Elec-
tlons committee, which was TO decide the con-
test OF Carlisle's seat He referred TO the recent
utterances of Generals RoSser and BearreSSrd
and said that 1t they had been hanged TO the
gihbet after the war il would have been better
LOT the country, as they could not now be
preaching treason TO the Southern youths
Kennedy criticism of Speaker Carlisle elected
yolley of Kisses from the Democrats
Crisp responded to Kennedy saving that his
criticism OF Carlisle was malicious defamation
and he used that term in its fullest definition.
Crisp then reviewed Kennedy's record when
President of the Ohio Senate, deciding that II
Republican members of II Senatorial body of 81
could adopt report from the Elections Com
nlittee, unseating four Democrats ana seating
four Republicans
Turner of Georgia replied to Kennedy on the
part OF the Elections Committee. He said Ken
nedys colleague tRomeis of Ohio Republi-
can was living monument of the fairness OF
the House Elections Committee.
Romeis arose in his seat and acknowledged
this to pe true, amid the tumrltuous applause
of the Democrats.
After some further talk the House took a
recess until o'clock, TO further consider the
Indian appropriation bin.
At the evening session the Indian appropris-
ton bill was considered. but no action of i'm
portance taken. The House adjourned at 1888.
The senate Con vened by Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, February 26th The President
tonight issued the following proclamation
WHEREAS: Public interests REQUIRE that the
Senate should be convened at II o'clock on the
4th day of March next TO receive such COM
munications as may be made by the Executive,
now. therefore, |, Grover Cleveland, President
OF the United States do hereby proclaim and
declare that an extraordinary occasion requires
the Senate of the United States to convene at
the Capitol, in the City of Washington, on the
4th day of March next, at u O'Clock, noon, at
which all persons who shall at that time be en-
titled to act as members of that body ale here
by required TO take notice.
Railroad 4 and Grant Decision.
WASHINGTON, February 26th.-Secretary Villas
made an important decision to-day in the case
of the State of Minnesota against the St Paul
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad. The Sec
retary hoids that the land grant of railroad
having branches can go upon any of its branches
or the main stem to indemnify the company for
losses of lands upon any part of the system.
This decision sustnins the opinion of ex-Secre-
tsry Chandler, rendered during Grants admin
istratiou.
Senate Committee Backs Down.
WASHINGTON, February 26th.- The Senate
Committee which has been investigating the
Supervising Architects Office, and which had
Chief Clerk Foster in contempt for refusing to
give certain testimony, has decided that ii has
not the power to compel his attendance before
the bar of the Senate to show why he should
probably go before the local Courts.
Hedberg Reinstated.
WASHINGTON, February 2sth-The Senate in
executive session this evening, confirmed the
nomination of Alfred Hedberg, late Captain of
the Fifteenth Infantry, to be reappointed as
| Captain.
Governor OF the Soldiers Home
WASHINGTON, February 26th.-The Secretary
| OF War has appointed General Orlando h. Viii
| cox TO be Governor of the Soldiers home here,
vice General Hunt, deceased.
Keeping Up His Lick.
| WAsIuNGToy. February 26th.-The President
to-day vetoed the following pension bills Ma
| randa w. Reed, Stephen Williams, Mary A. Sell
bach and George Coiwell.