Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-12
FUTURE DISPOSITION OF THE
CHINESE BILL.
The Overflow Assuming Alarming
Proportions.
People Living on Rats and in q Deplora-
bic Condition.
RESULT OF THE COURT MARTIAL Or
SERGEANT MASON.
Congressman Cobb Proposes to Continue His
War Against Land Grants.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

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WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Chinese
bill that was passed by the Senate ON
Thursday, was sent to the House OF Repre-
sentatives yesterday afternoon, and given
its proper place on the Speakers table.
There are SO bills ahead Of it. The first
being the anti-polygamy bill, and the fifth
the Grant retirement measure. Besides
these there are Is private and public bills,
and six public measures of small import
ance. All of these bills, except the anti
polygamy and two or three unimportant
measures, will, when reached, be referred
to the standing Committee of the Whole,
under a rule applicable to all bills which
involve ar appropriation of money or other
public property, and a motion to proceed
to business on the Speakers table is in
order, and may be carried by a majority
vote, on any day, except Monday and Fri
day, Immediately after the morning hour.
Il will thus be seen that in case the con-
sideration of the House Committees Chi
nese bill is delayed much beyond Tuesday,
for which date, and from day to day there
after, it has been assigned subject to q
regular appropriation bill. There will
possibly be an opportunity to pass a Senate
bill directly from the Speakers table at
about as early an hour as could be avail
able for basing parliamentary action on a
House bill. A Senate measure cannot be
| substituted for a House bill when the latter
| comes before the House for action, except
by unanimous consent, which there is no
| prospect of obtaining. 1t is true that the
literal copy Of a Senate bill may be offered
as q substitute for a House bill, but, il
adopted, this substitute would have to be
sent for action precisely as if the measure
had originated in the House. The question
as to what course is most advisable is now
under consideration by the California
members and will be determined before
next Tuesday, after careful investigation,
and with the aid and advice from the best
parliamentarians in regard to all the
features OF the problem. There is practic-
ally no doubt that the earliest opportunity
under the existing special order will be
promptly utilized TO bring the subject be.
fore the House.
Further Particulars Of she Overflow
HELENA, March 11.-Among those
brought to Trenton on Tuesday from the
overflow were two women who had been
COn4aCAt OaC hHOh al anu LIZ OtacE
in q gin house, after being driven from
their homes by the food, and without the
slightest comforts known to the civilized
world, and the wind cutting mercilessly
around them. The mothers we're hardly
half clad, and had no garments at all for
the little ones, no fire and no food. The
swift current Of the overflow il rushing,
and anxious eyes are looking for rescue.
The water in the meantime is rising rapid
ly, adding to the despair which has we'll
nigh eliminated. The refugees have gem
orally lost all their personal property. even
to their clothing. the water coming so rap
idly that they were able to save only them
selves. Supplies were issued yesterday for
Ave days to Lac people by sub-commit-
tees of this city.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-THE New
Orleans, Chicago and st. Louis Railroad is
submerged and impossible. In the neigh
borhood of Water Valley the overflow has
assumed alarming proportions, %inundating
all that section Of country. An arrival
from Red River reports $50 families below
Alexandria, living on RATS and in a de-
plorsble condition. The Bayou Sara levee
Is still giving way rapidly. 1t is all green
earth and crumbles as fast as the water
pushes against it. The gap is 1000 feet
wide. and the water as 1t goes through is
about ten feet deep, but is rapidly digging
deeper and spreading far and wide over the
country. 1t will overflow part Of this par
ish. all Of West Baton Rouge, Porteous,
Assumption, st. Mary, Iberia and Terre-
bonnie, the richest sugar district of Louisi-
ana. False River and the Grosette coun-
try will soon be inundated. The loss Of
property and suffering OF the people will
be terrible. The State Engineer says IL ia
useless to attempt to stop the crevasse.
The people OF bayou Sara are making q
brave fght against the foods. All the
stores are closed. and every man is at
work on the levees which protect the
place, while the draining machine IL
working under q fearful pressure.
Mason Sentenced to Eight Years
at Mard Labor.
NEW York, March 1.-THE findings OF
the court.martial Of Sergeant Mason. who
shot at Guiteau last September, were made
public yesterday by order Of Gen. Han
cock. The c~ourt-martial finds him guilty,
and p~ronounces sentence as follows: To
be dishonorably discharged from the SER
vice Of the United States, with loss Of all
pay and allowance now due, or to become
due to him, and then to be confined at
hard labor In such penitentiary as the
proper authority may direct for s years.
The order issued yesterday states that the
findings have been approved, and that sen-
tence will be duly executed. The peniten-
tiary at Albany has been designated a. the
place of Mason's confinement. He Is now
at Washington. and will be hell there I'M
til further orders.
Renuett's Letter 70 Secretary Hunt.
WARRINGTON, March 11.-Sscretary
Hunt has received the following cable
message from James Gordon Bennett ct
Paris: "My correspondent intends to
leave Irkutsk ct once for the mouth Of the
Lena, and telegraphs that 1t would be Of
great advantage in following up the search
for the missing crew ct Noros II Lieutenant
| D~anenhower's crew could be ordered to
accompany him. He says that Huber will
| get there too late to reach the Lena Delta
on sleds. viii you kindly send necessary
permission" Secretary Hunt complied.
scovilIe TO Retire from the 0uiteau
Case.
CHICAGO, March 11.-Mr. Seovilie arrived
last evening. He says that as soon as the
| bill Of exceptions In the Guiteau case 10
| ready he will retire from the defence.
| There will, he says, be no difficulty in get
| ting eminent counsel, but he does moi
know that General Butler will manage the
| case. He has not been spoken to yet.
There are, be thinks. abundant grounds
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