Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-16

The Senate Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads and RS Labors.
HUMBOLDT New, October I5ih.-The
Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads
reached Ogden on the afternoon of Friday,
the 1lth, and left at once for Salt Lake,
where they remained viewing points of IN
terest and staying at Garfield Beach until
Sunday afternoon at five o'clock, when they
started for Park City to visit the silver
mines. Here they went dcwn in the Daley
mine and walked across kinder ground 800
feet to the Ontario mine.
Monday afternoon they continued their
journey, arriving at Ogden again ready to
start West stzive o'clock.
They were met here By Senator Stanford,
Pr, sident fthe Southern Pacific Company,
General Mansger Towne, Engineer Glenn
ents, Land Agent w. II. Mills. n. G. Nash.
private secretary toSenator Stanford. and
B. a. Worthington, private secretary to
General Manager Towne.
The Senatorial party consists of Senator
VIM. 2. Frye and wife, of Maine; Senator
II. L. Dawes. of Massachusetts, accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Anna l..
Dawes; Senator @. H. 0lcott, of Connect
cut; Senator OK Davis and wife, of Min
nesota; Senator John T. Morgan, of Ala
bemG Senator David Turpie, of Indiana;
Senator George Hearst, of California, and
f. H. Briggs and wife, of Maine. Mr..
Briggs is the paymaste. and Woodbury.
Pulsifer, of Maine, the stenographer OF
the Committee. -
The party is being most ably conducted
on their Journey by Charles b. Reade,
Deputy Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.
Tke party is also accompanied by Judge
Thurston, chief counsel of the Union Pa
cifc Railway, with his wife and his stenog-
rapher. R.'R Jones.
Senator Turpie of Indiana is a substitute
for Senator Butler of South Carolina, who
could not attend. Senator Plat of Con-
necticut represents Senator Hiscock of
New york. The committee is therefore
full. Their train consists of four private
cars and baggage car.
at Ggden the cars stamford and
'Bdensventura," bringing Senator STAN
ford's and Towne's party, were coupled to
the train. The train was made up into q
special aud started west at about o'clock
Monday evening, reaching Promontory,
the original point of junction between the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads, at Z
o'clock, where the train was side-tracked
and remained all night in order to make 0
daylight run from Promontory over the
originally constructed Central Pacific line
to Sacramento.
The train, on arrival at Reno, will re-
main till half-past 6 tomorrow morning
when the mountain division will be in
spected with great care.
The members of the committee appear
to be thoroughly interested in their work
and are giving every subject connected
with the road and its interests a most i'm
parted investigation.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator
Frye of Maine, is g gentleman of very large
experience in legislative matters. He is
the successor of James G. Blaine in the
Senate of the United States. During the
trip from Promontory Senator Frye noted
every point of significance.
Tbs committee, as a whole, is perhaps
the strongest that could have been formed
from the present Senate.
Senator Dawes of Massachusetts, is Chair
man Of the Committee on Territories, and
is utilizing the present visit to familiarize
himself with the needs of the territory ly-
ing west of the hundredth meridian.
Senator Morgan of Alabama is consid-
cred one of the leading debaters in the
present Senate.
Senator Turpie has the seat formerly
occupied by President Harrison.
Senator Plat of Connecticut has been a
member of the Committee on Mines and
Mining He says his visit to the silver
mines at Park City was his first introduce
ton to the practical phases of the mines,
and it interested him very greatly.
Senator Davis OF Minnesota has been dis
tinguished by the many public stations be
has filed. He was Governor of his State
for one term. He is q Regent of the Uni
versity of Minnesota and a graduate with
high distinction for scholarship from the
University of Michigan. He is therefore
deeply interested in educational matters,
and he will visit the University OF Cahfor-
MIA during his stay on the Pacific slope.
Senator Hearst of California is we'll
known in that State and will be warmly
welcomed by his constituency. During his
recent visit TO Mexico he was afflicted with
an illness which st one time threatened 10
be fatal, but be is at present enjoying ex-
cellent health, and is very happy in con-
veyiDg to his home in California the emf
nent gentlemen who come with him.
The present programme of the move
ments of this distinguished party is to re-
main in San Francisco FIVE days, thence to
Los Angeles two days, thence return to
San Francisco, thence to Portland and
home via the Northern Pacific.