The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-11
THE NEW s.
REDUCED TO RUINS.
The Minnesota State House. with Mos
of Its Contents. Destroyed
by Fire.
Congressional summary.

Congressional summary.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-SENATE-The
credentials of Senator Maxey, reelected
we're presented and filed.
The senate took up the civil eppro.
priation bill.
In committee of the whole the bill
was read and the amendments of the SEN
ate committee acted upon as they were
reached.
Pending consideration OF the bill the
deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the house and referred.
The sundry civil bill was then pre-
ceeded with
HoUsE-Mr. MacMahon reported back
the deficiency appropriation bill, and
moved TO suspend the rules and put il
upon its passage.
Dir. Hiscock, member OF the commit
tee on appropriations, criticized the bill,
which was chiefly remarkable in that
which was deficient.
Mr.. Cameron said he had hoped the
Democratic party would have settled its
debts before it went out of power.
At o'clock Mr.. McMahon's motion
was agreed to. The rules were suspend
ed and the deficiency appropriation bill,
the last of the appropriation bills, was
passed. Consideration of the funding
bill was Immediately resumed, the ques-
ton being al ordering of the previous
question. On 8 motion to concur in
senate amendment No. 16, a large ma
jority of the Republicans refrained from
voting, but enough cast their votes to
make q quorum, and the main question
was ordered-yeas 1874, nays p. The
question then required on concurring in
the amendment, and on division the Re
publicans RETAINED from voting and left
the house without a quorum. After
further delay the sixteenth senate amend
ment was concurred in-yeas 146, nays
10. The next question was on the TWEEN
ty fifth senate amendment, which is
in the fourth section, which
authorizes the secretary of the
the treasury to use $50,O00.0 600 in coin
for the redemption of and per cent.
bonds. The committee on ways and
means recommends the concurrence
with an amendment 10 substitute for
the word temporarily, the words "from
time To time" also, to insert the words
Ito any one time," SO as to make the
section read, 1.-THE Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized to use from time
to time not exceeding $50, 000, 900 at any
one time of standard gold and silver
coin in the treasury in the redemption,
etc" The ways and means amend
ment was rejected-yeas 80, nays 1876
Senate amendment No. Is was then con-
CURED in.
Mr.. Conger's amendment TO the fifth
section was defeated-yeas lit, nays
1872, All the senate amendments to the
funding bill were then agreed to with
out change and the bill passed
Mr.. Carlisle moved To suspend the
rules and pass the bill amending the
funding bill just passed so as TO make il
conform to the amendments recommend
ed by the committee of ways and means.
Among the amendments is one provid-
ing that nothing in this act shall be con-
strued SO as to repeal, modify or effect
section 5220-21-22-23-24 revised
statutes.
Mr.. Herman said Mr. Kinley's amend
ed bill also contained ali the amend
ments proposed by the commit of ways
and means.
Mr. Carlisle explained that the amend
ments proposed were merely those which
the Republican side had voted for
A demand for the suspension of the
rules were seconded-yeas 142, nays IL,
and after some debate the rules were
suspended and the bill passed, no divi-
sion being taken.
The speaker laid before the house the
enrolled funding bill and it was signed
by him, and il now goes to the pres
ident for his action.
Adjourned.
A Disastrous Firs-The Minnesota state
House Burned.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 1-Memhers
of the legislature were "fired out" literal
ly tonight in a summary manner. Ate
O'Clock, while both houses were in seS-
sion, fire was discovered in the dome OF
the capitol. An Slarm was Immediately
given. In the senate and assembly
chambers, binding cloud of smoke i'm
medIately followed, the opening of the
doors Many of the members rushed
for the windows, but the height was too
much, and they turned and got out
through the cloak room, just in time.
The flames first made their appearance
in the dome, spread rapidly, the old and
dry woodwork catching like finder.
Within an hour the entire roof had fall
en- in and the second story floors were
rapidly burning. Some plucky clerks
and members saved the papers of the
senate and assembly in their flight. The
state Offices, being on the lower floor,
were more fortunate. time being given
to remove the contents, except what was
in the vaults. The entire records of the
supreme court were saved, and are in
safe quarters, but
THE EXTENSIVE AND VALUABLE LIBRARY
is lost The contents of the rooms of the
state historical society were partially
removed, but their loss will be heavy IN
valuable books and relics. In the vault
of the state treasurer are over 81, GOO 900
in bonds belonging tn the trust funds of
the state, which it is believed will be
saved in good shape, as attention was
turned to sheltering the vault as much
as possible from the intense heat by a
liberal supply of water. There are va
rious rumors afloat, and some comments
on the fact that the fire occurred immed-
lately after the adoption of the bill to
pay the repudiated state bonds. The
settled opinion is that the fire was the
work of an incendiary, as there were
no gas pipes or steam coil in the dome,
where the fire started, and tie rapidity
with which the flames appeared in diff
ferent parts of the roof seem to substan-
tiate this theory.
THE CAPITOL WAS BUILT IN 1858,
but since then two additions have been
erected, forming a Maltese cross shaped
two story brick building, with Mansard
roof and dome in the center. One build
ing is estimated to have been worth
500, 700, and was uninsured. The walls
remain standing. The new market hall
is being fitted up for use for the leg;sla-
ture.
The Kalloeh Case.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March lin
the trial of young KallOch for the muir
der of Chas. De Young, the defense open
ed today. Great interest was manifest
ed, for while the prosecution followed in
the course of all previous knowledge of
the tragedy, the line Of defense has been
fruitful subject of speculation. High
ton, counsel for defense, in his opening
announced his defense To be first on
technical grounds, the prisoner having
been once before placed in jeopardy and
discharged, according to the court rec
ords; second, self-defense; third, transit
tory mania. The counsel expects TO
prove that from what had before happen
ed and the known character of De Young
that the prisoner was in reasonable
fear of his life; that on the day of
the tragedy the prisoner had had an
interview with a friend OF De Young
and had made an appointment TO meet
deceased, with view OF making az
rangements to stop the publication of
pamphlets rejecting on the prisoners
father, on condition, that in the event of
his suppression the elder KaIloch would
not prosecute De Young for the attempt
on his life; that soon after the prisoner
had become aware that the pamphlets
were being circulated he went TO the
Chronicle Office in an agitated state of
mind, observing q threatening express
sion on De Young's face and a motion
to draw q pistol as he entered, and that
drawing his pistol, both fired simultane
oUsly He proposed to vindicate the tes-
timony of Clement Shaw, who was sent
to the penitentiary for perjury in swear
ing 1T the preliminary examination that
De Young fired the first shot. At the con-
clusion Of the opening address q num-
Der Of witnesses were examined as 70
the good character of the prisoner pre-.
vious to the tragedy. The court room