Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-15
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Washington Notes. from Our own Csrre-
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WASHINGTON, February 14tb.-The SEN
ate's extremely decisive rejection of the
steamship mail subsidy amendment to the
Postoffice appropriation bill this afternoon
was general surprise, as its adoption ap-
peared yesterday to be completely assured
and the result was rendered still more incom-
prehensible by the fact that number of
Senators VINO, up to almost the last moment,
had warmly advocated the subsidy appropri.
alton, were recorded on the final roll call as
voting against it. The explanation of this
seeming inconsistency, however, is found in
the fact that these Senators want to allow the
money to be paid for mail service
in foreign as well as American built
ships, provided only that the ves-
sells in each case should be owned and
manned by Americans, and when it became
apparent that by the rejection of Morgan's
amendment and similar propositions, the
original proposition would be construed as
prohibiting foreign-built ships from being
brought into competition by American pur-
chasers for the benefits of the subsidies, the
free ship men, including Senators Farley,
Maxey, Rugh, Brown and others, all voted
on principle against the whole project
A bill introduced by Representative Page
to-day directs the Secretary of the Treasury
to admit free of duty at the port of New
York certain jute machinery for use at the
San Quentin State Prison
Berry to-day presented in the House the
resolutions of the California Legislature fav-
oring Congressional appropriation for the
construction of the breakwater, etc., at Trim
idad.
The announcement of the death of Fer
nando Wood causes sorrow in social as well as
in political circles in Washington. He kept
a hospitable house in this city many years.
and was personally liked by everybody. The
news of his death reached the House of Rep.
and created feeling of profound regret
among his late colleagues. Mr.. Tucker, of
Virginia, who is second on the Ways and
Means Committee will succeed, by reason of
Mr.. Woods death, to the Chairmanship
The announcement in the Senate was imme-
diately followed by an adjournment in respect
for his memory, and this circumstance pre-
vented the holding of an executive session, at
which the Chinese treaties were expected to
come up for consideration.
The New York delegation in the House to-
day adopted resolutions regarding the death
of Fernando Wood, and ordered them sent to
his family.
Representative Wea7er writes that there is
tionals in Congress are endeavoring to organ
ize a peoples party, and to that end intend to
hold a conference at Chicago. The National
party, he says, is the peoples party in the
truest sense of the term, and under its BAN
ners will rally all who wish to rescue the lib
critics of the people from the grasp of bank
ing, railroad and other mc nopolies.
The bill reported by Senator Sanders to
establish the Territory of Pembina proposes
to form a new Territory from that portion of
Dakota lying north of the forty eighth par
allel.
Another Storm Delayed TraIns-Aeci.
dents-COal Famine.
OMAHA, February 14th.-Early this morn
ing another snow-storm began, and has con-
tinued steadily all day. No wind, however,
has been stirring in this vicinity, and hence
it has not drifted but high winds and big
drifts are reported west and south of Lincoln.
The storm came again from the East, and at
o'clock this afternoon was raging from
Omaha to Siduey-400 miles-with the ther-
mometer at 1S' above zero here and at zero at
Sidney. At Grand Island eight inches of
snow fell this forenoon. The condition of the
railroads is not much improved, and if wind
comes up tonight the work of clear
ing out that has already been done
passenger
trains arrived here from the Chicago, Bur-
lington aud Quincy road since midnight, and
at noon to-day it was claimed that the road
was practically cleared from Omaha to Chi
cago. These are the first trains that have
come from Chicago since last Friday. The
last Chicago, Burlington and Quincy tram,
which came in at noon, met with an accident
at daylight 100 miles east Of here, the rear
section running into the section ahead.
Three engines, a coach and baggage car were
wrecked. The train was brought in by a
freight engine Three delayed passenger
trains over the Chicago and Northwestern, and
three trains over the Chicago and Rock Island
are expected to arrive tonight. Trains
will be sent out over all the Chicago
roads tonight. The Wabash St. Louis and
Pacific road is badly showed under, not a
wheel having been turned on the Omaha di-
vision since last Friday night. The passen-
ger train which left here that night for St.
Louis is still showed in at Shenandoah, As
miles south of here. The Union Pacific reg
ular west bound express left here to-day three
hours behind time. The train due here this
afternoon from the west is reported five hours
late. having been detained by freight train
being wrecked by a broken rail east of Grand
Island. The Union Pacific is clear, but liza.
able to be block AIDED at any time by wind. The
entire system of the y. and NJ. Railroad in
Nebraska. embracing 900 miles, is completely
hlockaded, excepting the road between
Omaha and Lincoln and between Lincoln and
Falls City, making about $50 miles that is
claimed to be clear. A special train of three
engines aud snowplow was ditched last
night at Newton, on the B. and NJ. The
first engine fell over on its side, and was
badly wrecked. f. L. Murphy, roadmaster.
was badly scalded, and engineer Kinsie lost
one of his thumbs by having it caught in
the machinery. j.. K Spafford, roadmaster
on the Atchison and Nebraska road. in at
tempting to cross the track last night in front
of an engine at Troy junction, was struck
by the engine and had three ribs broken. No
trains arrived here or departed to-day over
the Omaha and Republican Valley road for
Lincoln or other points west. The Nebraska
division of the Chicago, st. Paul and Omaha
road remains completely blockaded. Trains
were started for Chicago this morning over
all the Iowa pool roads
Omaha is on the eve of serious coal
famine There is not one ton of hard or soft
coal on hand among the coal dealers, the last
ton having been sold tonight, and none is
expected for some days.
CHICAGO. February 14th.-Specials to the
Inter Ocean indicate that on the cross roads
and lines of railroad there is still a virtual
blockade Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin
farmers are unable even to reach the markets,
and in some territories there is much dis
tress The loss of cattle in the grazing Sec
tions will be very heavy. To add to the dis
comforts of the rural points heavy snow set
in this evening in western Iowa and eastern
Nebraska.
The Inter Oceans Sioux City special says :
The last snow plow of the Illinois Central
broke Sunday at Sioux Falls. An indigna-
ton meeting of 200 delayed travellers decided
to seize the train and open the road to the
CITY. but gave it up when the engineer dis
abled his engine They have little fuel and
no whisky.
CHICAGO, February 14th-The railroads
centeriug here have sent out trains pretty
nearly on time to-day, and as lule their
incoming trains have also been on time
only an hour behind. In Wisconsin and
western Iowa considerable delay has been
occasioned by particularly high drifts and
heavy snow and ice, which clog the track,
but the most vigorous efforts are being made
to clear up, and the probabilities are that
there will be no further serious delay this
season from this cause. On the Eastern
roads the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
has suffered more. and has been farthest be-
hind time.
ArcHIsoN tKs.), February 14th-It has
been showing heavily all day, with the winds
high. The trains are slow or entirely stop
ped.
The Situation af Toledo.
TOLEDO tO.). February 14th.-The outlook
this morning is more favorable. The water