Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-24


fireman, Joe Schaefer, and two wood -passers,
Charles Taylor and Joseph L. Brown, were
killed. All are white men, and from Macon.
The engine and eleven cars were wrecked
The Girard creek bridge is washed away, aid
the lowlands are submerged. All the crops
are seriously damaged, and cotton will be
replanted. The river rose fifteen feet in two
hours.
The Electoral Count.
WASHINGTON, May 22d.-In the Senate
to-day an interesting discussion took place
over Senator Morgan's proposed joint rule
for counting the electoral vote, introduced
for the purpose of prescribing the mode OF
canvassing the vote on the next Presidential
election. and taking the matter out of the
hands of the Vice President. In the debate
Senator Morgan argued for harmony. Let
the houses, he said, meet as judges.
Conkling said the resolution accomplished
nothing.
Morgan intimated that the Republicans
opposed the resolution from desire to have
the Vice-President control the count indi.
rectly.
Conkling humorously assured Morgan and
Thurman twho were making side remarks) that
their prospects for the Presidency was dis
solving view. He said that the President
would be, elected by the people next time,
anu euCtCtOfc ilC lOOhcu upon ILLS ltSlSldtibu
with much greater pleasure than he otherwise
would.
Morgan said that four years ago guns were
said to have been put in position to bear upon
this Capitol to control the counting of the
electoral vote.
Conkling said he had never heard that, and
declared that it was vapory talk. This reso.
luton was merely temporary expedient
,, He expressed the hope that Thurman would
be the Democratic candidats for President
The count contemplated by this measure
was to be made by these two houses, both
Democratic, but the movers were aware that
the next houses might be both Republican,
and were resolved only to make sure of the
present opportunity as temporary thing.
1t should be law, and not Joint rule.
which should regulate this question.
Morgan said the late Senator o. 2. Nor
| ton favored this rule, and had proposed it as a
law but, instead, the two houses had adopted
the twenty-second joint rule. and had three
counts under it, and they abrogated the rule
when they saw one house would be Demo-
cratic. He affirmed that the Republicans
were determined to quarrel with any rule
whatever. The Democrats had done their
duty, and would submit it to the approval Of
the people. He alluded to the threat OF
| Conkling that New York (which, he said,
| went and came like a locomotive at the bid.
ding of her master, Conkling) would cast her
vote in the usual way, and said New York
| was dreaded all over this land
| No decision was reached.
M. L. COnference-Exciting Session.
CINCINNATI, May 22d.-There was very
exciting session of the M. Il. Conference to-
day. DIR. Evans of Colorado moved as sub.
stitute for the majority report his minority
| report on the Book Concern, which recon-.
mended a consolidation of the two Southern
papers.
DIR. Kynett of Iowa moved to table the
| minority report.
| Gillett, layman, from Illinois moved to
| vote by separate orders, and was sustained
! after the greatest confusion and many points
of order
The ministerial vote resulted in favor OF
tabling DR.. Evans report-l3l to 50.
The lay delegates opposed tabling-60 to SO.
The orders not concurring the report was
! not tabled, and the Conference adjourned.
Another Proposition In Regard to the
Maud and santa Claus Race.
CINCINNATI, May 22d-Capsain George N
Stone has to-day sent the following telegram
to Z. A. Buck. editor of the Spirit of the
Times, New York. in response to Colonel
Finigans reply to Stones three propositions
for match between Maud S and Santa
Claus
To E. A. Buck, New York: To preclude even the
appearance OF hippodrome, make my second
proposition, $50 000-Sl0 600 side. l will allow
Colonel Finigan 81, 900 for expenses
GEORGE N STONE.
The second proposition referred to was a
single race, mile heats, best three in five, over
track to be mutually agreed upon, for So, 600
80, 500 side.
Husbands Crime.
New York, May 22d.-The body of the
wife of Emil Breimann, of 512 East Siv-
teenth street, was found in bed to-day with
the throat cut and on table in the room
was a note from the husband, saying that he
had killed his wife, she being unfaithful. The
woman's bank book was missing. The hus-
band has not been seen since Thursday even.
ing, when the murder was committed.
A Nautical Incendiary.
NEW ORLEANS, May 22d.-Thomas Melia,
sailor on the ship Iron Gross, has been ar
rested charged with having, for $3.50, set fire
to that vessel, which was loaded with cotton,
April 22d. Melia's instigators are said to be
connected with the harbor protection boats
1t is believed that nine-tenths of the fires in
cotton vessels at this port have had similar
origin.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, May 22d.-The following through
passengers were ON to-day's train, leaving at
12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento May
26th: Mrs. S. W. Edwards and daughter,
Sacramento; III. B. Hanmore, Captain j. II.
Freeman, wife and niece, San Francisco; w.
o. Strong and wife. British Columbia john
G. Torrey, Columbia, Pa; l.. Janiu, Oak
land; w. Phillips Foster, Chicago; M. H.
Warrington, Charles Howard, Carson.
Also, lis emigrants left on last nights erni-
grant train, to arrive in Sacramento May 29th