The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-04-22
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WAsuISGToS, April Il.

w ARLINGTON, Apru H.
Classifying the Greenback members ac-
cording to their usual political qualifica.
tions on positions not involving financial
issues, an analysis Of to-day's vote on the
passsre of the new Chinese bill shows
that l07 Democrats and "a Republicans
total. 20l-were recorded in the affir-
native, and that "a Republicans and 3
Democrats total, 37-voted in the neg
alive. The thirty-seven ort-and-out,
implacable and dyed -the-wool oppo-
nents of any restriction or anti-Chinese
legislation are to be credited, geographic
ally as follows: Massachusetts,, seven;
Vermont, two; New Hampshire, three;
Maine and Connecticut, one each; New
York, seven; Iowa, five; Ohio, four;
Wisconsin, three; and New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Indiana and Tennessee, one
each. The three Democrats dissenting
were Bragg, of Wisconsin; Hardenburg,
of New Jersey, and Morse, of Massachu-
sets. The last-named member made his
opposition very conspicuous early this
afternoon, and nearly succeeded in pre-
venting any action on the Chinese bill
for several weeks by interposing all the
seventeen committees, each in turn, to
refer it from taking advantage of to-days
call, and then give him chance on be-
half Of the committee on education and
labor to offer the Chinese bill. The
earnest personal appeal had the desired
effect, for only five of the seventeen com
mittees made use of their privilege, and
the Chinese bill was brought before the
House without any further difficulty at
about the usual hour for adjournment.
From the moment the bill was declared
to be before the House, there was no
question in the mind of any one in regard
to its triumphant passage, but contest
simply for the advantage of political posi-
ton and general scramble among men
Of all parties to exhibit their superior de-
cision in the same cause.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Il.
The Call publishes letter from DR..
II. C. Ledyard, an American now in ST.
IBERIA, to friend in this city. At IT.
koutsk, Ledyard met Lieut.. Damien.
houscr, who gave him interesting details
of the loss Of the Jeanette from which
the following extracts are made.
Since the first Fall when they were
caught in trying to reach Herald Island,
they had never taken course, but were
held in the jaws of death. She was
squeezed till every timber quivered,
turned this way and that, thrown float
ing, and then caught again and every
hour in suspense. 1t was never known
when the ice would close upon them a
little more, and the deck sank beneath
them. Throughout this strain they
were well, and trying to be cheerful,
working very hard for the engine and
men were barely able to keep the water
out. They had to pump for a year and a
half. On June 18th, 1881, the crisis
came. The ship showed greater strain
ing than before The deck quivered and
inexpliciple movements warned them.
They prepared their boats and made their
camp beside the vessel. She rose and
turned in her cradle till the yards touched
the ice, then the rigging gave way and
the masts lay PROSTATE. AT 4 o'clock in
the morning, the foe gave way and all
went down. The cry Of alarm called all
to escape from the crevice in the ice. 1t
opened just through the captains tent.
Then began retreat. For twenty-nine
days they struggled southwark. Three
miles day was thought good fortune.
While working over ice dragging three
boats they discovered Bennett Island, to
explore which they spent three weeks Of
their precious Summer days, and ex.
pended much Of their limited supply o.
food. To this detour those who survived
attribute much of their suffering and the
death of the commander with nineteen
men. After three months of this peril
Gus and exhausting work, they came t.
blue water and then with fair wind tool
a course for the mouth of Lena river
Melville's boat was stove against blool
of ice, the captains boat lost her mas
and sail. The captain landed with al
we'll but abandoned the boat as the waite
was shallow, and would not make tn
channel of the river.