Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-31

Decoration Day Observances.
NEw YORK, May 30.h.-Union Square is
thronged with people to witness the decora.
ton of the different statues and the parade of
the Grand Army of the Republic. The
statues of Washington, Lafayette and Lin
coin are almost covered with flowers. The
statue of Lincoln was decorated by Abraham
Lincoln Post, No. ID.
CHICAGO, May 30th.-Decoration Day is a
bank and business holiday here, but the num-
Der Of persons in the streets is increased
rather than lessened, and the air is filled with
martial music and the streets are bright with
uniforms, banners and floral decorations, on
soldier dead. The air is delightful. and an
Unusually elaborate programme has been laid
out for the days solemn services.
CHICAGO, May 3Oth.-Five thousand graves
of Confederate prisoners who died at Camp
Douglas were decorated at lakewood Gem.
etery by the Grand Army posts. Advices
from large number of points in the North
west indicate that Decoration Day was more
generally observed than ever before.
WASHINGTON. May Decoration Day
is generally observed, all the offices and
Departments being closed. The city is
adorned with flags. PROFESSIONS Of white and
colored Orders are marching, and the ceme-
teries are full of the living who are decorat-
ing the graves of the dead heroes of the war.
At Arlington the procession. preceded by
the Marine Band, halted before the tomb of
the unknown, and tie band played dirge.
Hon. Geo. M. Robson delivered the GRAFTON:
The graves at the Soldiers Home, National
Cemetery and Congressional Cemetery, were
appropriately honored.
exercises at Jefferson Barracks were unusually
interesting.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30th. Decoration
Grand Army of the Republic. The day was
beautiful, and 5000 old heroes were in line.
GETTYSBURG, May Both. The clear weather
the decoration of the graves of the Union
dead inferred in the National Cemetery. Ex-
Senator Blaine, General Joseph Hawlsy,
General Crawford, Hon. 4. D. Mcpherson
and other well known public men were pres
sent. An address will be delivered by Haw-
lev. probably supplemented by remarks from
Blaine.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. May 30th.-Springer OBJ.
jected that the journal omitted to refer to
two important motious made by him yester.
day, and which the Speaker refused to enter
tain He,moved to correct the journal so
as to include his motions, to table the report
of the Committee on Rules and to recommit
the subject, with instructions, together with
| the Speakers refusing to entertain his appeals
from the decision of the Chair.
The Speaker directed that the rule apply.
ing to the matter be read. 1t declares that
every motion made and entertained by the
Speaker shall be journaliz,d. Had the Clerk
! journalizsd these motions he would have
acted improperly.
| Springer cited other instances where such
motions had been booked. These motions
were proper and should appear as such if the
| journal was a correct presentation of the
doings of Congress, although it contradicted
the Speaker.
| Indignant calls to order came from the Re.
publicans, and the Speaker said that Springer
was out of order. 81 have the right tc
speak; if not, let my words be taken down,
said Springer He then attempted to pro.
coed amid the excitement and confusion, but
the Speaker said that the Sergeant-st-Armi
would force him to desist. The Democrats
gathered about to encourage him, and many
Republicans angrily protested agains,
| Springer's course.
Springer defantly declared that he would
not be taken from the floor, and Humphreys
The Speaker said that he could very well
afford to allow Springer to make improper
remarks about himself, but not to destroy the
| dignity of the House by his conduct. He
would submit to any proper motion regarding
the correction of the journal.
Knott supported Springer. and said that,
although he respected the Speaker as highly
as any one, yet the Speaker was not in
fallible.
The Speaker maintained that the CLERK
acted properly, and after further talk the
motion to correct the journal was rejected
| 1874 to SO.
The Democrats tried to filibuster, but 6
quorum appeared and Miller began his speech
on the contested election case of Mackey vs.
| O'Conner.
The discussion was continued by Davis Of
| Missouri against the report, and by Paul Of
| Virginia in favor.
At the conclusion of Paul's speech. Calkinl
inquired whether, If the evening session vert
| dispensed with, and the House now adjourned
the discussion would be resumed tomorrow
withou. any obstruction from the Demo
cratic side.
The answer came back resolutely from
Morrison, Atkins, Randall and other Demo
cratic members, that no argument whatever
could be made.
Calkins then gave notice that he would cal
the previous question on the contested cleo
ton case at o'clock tomorrow.
Several Republican members suggested 2
and Morrison of Illinois asked defantly why
he did not do SO now.
The hour of 5 having arrived, the House
| took recess till 3.
Upon reassembling at o'clock, Anterior
of Ohio, who was entitled to the floor on ths
| contested election case and who had an OBJ
| 20 MAILING IN thu H0raa in the avap
ing session, moved to take q recess till II
tomorrow.
| A vote was taken by Fetters, who reported
after delay of twenty-five minutes, thai
there were Is ayes and Sc noes-no quorum
Thereupon call of the House was ordered
the proceedings on which occupied another
hour fruitlessly.
No quorum appeared, and vote was theI
taken on Atherton's motion to take recess
to 10 tomorrow, and resulted in ayes SO, noet
IA, the Republicans voting in the affirmative
McMullen of Tennessee raised the point
that there was no quorum.
Adjourned.
Poor Zoe Watkins.
ST. LOUIS, May 30sh.-A body, believed
| to be that OF Zoe Watkins, the Denver young
lady who so mysteriously disappeared from
| here on the afternoon Of the 18th instant,
was found this morning in the river at the
foot of Miller street, in Carondolet.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
ST. LOUIS, May 30th.-While Joseph Ray,
an old man who has followed the occupation
of gathering drift.wood in the Mississippi for
the past thirty or forty years, was rowing his
| skiff opposite Carondelet, some six miles be-
| body in the water. He Immediately attached
| a rope to it and dragged it on shore. On
landing he found it to be the remains of q
young girl, and on examining it closely he
discovered that the garments in which it was
clothed bore a strong resemblance to those
worn by Miss Zoe Watkins the day she dis.
appeared. description of which he had read.
He Immediately reported to the police
station in Carondslet. and three officers
hastened to the foot of Miller street,
where the body lay, and found that the
clothing Tailed exactly with the description
given by the girls sister and friends. even to
ring with bangle. The police headquarters
in the city at once notifsd the chief of de-
tectives, Frank Watkins, who has taken q
strong and active interest in the case, who in.
stantly started for Carondolet. The girls
parents and friends were also notified. The
body is now being brought to the city, and
will be placed in the Moreue. where Mr..
Watkins, the girls father, and Jas. Martin,
her uncle, will view it for identification.
LATER.-The body has been fully identified
by James Martin, with whom the girl was
stopping at the time of her disappearance.
The corpse is so swollen and disigured that
Mr. Watkins decided that ne would not view
the remains. A post mortem examination is
now being held. There are no signs or marks
of violence on the body, and she was not out
ragged.
THIRD DISPATCH.1
ST. LOUIS, May 30th.-The Coroner's jury
returned verdict of death by drowning. as
there was no evidence of violence.
Parade OF BicycIe CIubs