Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26
ANGELES WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 90. 1879
Both Legs Cus or.


PALIsADE, New, Feb. 25.-Adan
!, Brodel, formerly from San Jose ant
late Of Carlin, a barber by trade, il
attempting to board the west .bount
emigrant train last evening, slip
ped and fell under the cars. Boil
legs were cut completely off neal
the body. He died at 3 o'clock thil
morning. Mr.. Coddington, Super
intendent of this Division, prompt
ly sent q special engine to convey
a surgeon to attend the unfortunate
man.
Arrested ou the charge or Murder
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-Tht
following is a dispatch just re-
ceived here from Oregon: An ole
German, named Joseph Graeder
has been arrested near Candy by
Sheriff Pilsbury on suspicion Of be.
ing the murderer of Mrs. Hager
He was seen near the Hager place
about noon on the day of the mur.
der. Graeder has worked for Ha.
ger, and Is we'll acquainted with
the family. He says that he did
not go to the house that day. He
is now in Jail and will have his ex
animation tomorrow.
FouIsy AssassIussed.
GALVESTON, Feb. 25th.-The
NeiOS's Jacksonville special says:
Joseph e. Douglass, of the firm of
Douglass & Son, while standing in
the pOstoffice conversing with sew
eral acquaintances, was to-day
killed by e. III. Edmondson, who
approached unobserved from the
rear with shot gun, firing the en-
tire charge of buckshot into the
formers head. No reason is known
for the murder.
A Terrific storm On she New Bruns-
wick Coast.
ST. JOHNS, N. B., Feb. 24.-Dur-
ing a terrific storm Yesterday on
Prince Edwards Island, the Catho-
lie church ut Cardigan Roads, the
Presbyterian !church at Tauris and
the railroad sheds at Summerside
were all blown down. Other casu-
alties are reported. The snow in
railway cuts is from sixteen to
twenty feet deep.
The sen~te's AIl-NIghs session
Struggle for u Quorum.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-SENATE.
AT 2:45 A. NJ. a roll.call on mo.
tion for adjournment showed seven
yeas and twenty.eight nays-less
than quorum.
Shortly afterwards the Sergeant.
alarms presented a report that
Senators. Davis, Morrill,, Dawes
and Anthony had report
ed in person; Blaine had promised
immediate attendance; Conkling
gave no assurance of attendance;
Mcdonald and Patterson were at
their lodgings sick; Bayard, Butler,
Hamlin, Barnum and Chandler did
not.open their doors. Other mes
sengers had not reported.
Edmonds-That is what you call
compelling the attendance of alb
sentees, is it?
Harrison inquired if the Senate
had not power under the COnstitu.
tion and its own rule to compel the
attendance of members.
Presiding officer-That is for the
Senate to decide. The Sergeant-at.
Arms has made his report.
Harris-But has he executed his
order?
Cockrell-He is in process of exc
cutting itnow.
Harris-Very well; ii he needs
more time I make no complaint.
Presiding officer--The Sergeant
alarms desires to know if 1t is his
duty to force an entrance II, upon
applying at the residence of Sena-
tors, he is refused admittance.
Anthony (sarcastically)-T sug-
gest that this is one of the few in
stances In which the use of the
military has not been prohibited.
Anthony then inquired whether
the Senator from Tennessee (Har-
ris) would have the Sergeant.at-
Arms intrude into the chambers of
Senators and take them by force.
Harris replied that no Senator
had right to be absent from the
transaction of public business. If
he did so without leave the Senate
had power under the Constitution
and rules to compel his attendance,
and if this required an invasion of
his residence the power should be
exercised.
Morgan said he desired to present
to the attention of the Senate the
case of Senator Conkling, who
would give no assurance of his at
tendance, and to inquire how long
the Senate of the United States
should have to wait for the attend
ance of that Senator. He moved
that the Sergeant-at-Arms be in
structed to bring Conkling into the
Senate. He made the motion
special because he had not heard OF
any other Senator who had defied
the power of the Senate and
refused TO comply with its demand.
He wished to know II one man
should dominate the Senate or
should the Senate exercise its
authority.
Eaton thought it was not proper
, to single out Senator in that way,
1t would be better to make q gen.
eral order to enforce the attendance
of all Senators able to be present.
Harris agreed with Eaton, ant
moved to amend Morgan's resolu'
tion accordingly.
Herman expressed his belief thai
none of the Senators who had moi
yet arrived intended to defy the
, Constitution or this body.
|, Thurman called attention to the
, language of the Constitution thai
the rules shall be enforced ia such
manner and under such PEN
alties as either House shall
provide, and after pointing
out that the Senate has provided nc
[ penalty for case like the present
r he expressed doubts as to the exist
! ence of any authority for the Ser.
! geant-at-Arms to break through 8
: door as had been suggested; besides
{ such O thing as breaking down Q