Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-26
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DOMESTIC NEWS.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Emergency Rule.
WASHINGTON, February 25th.- To.mor-
rows House will be asked TO adopt the emer-
gency rule reported from the Committee on
Rules by a majority vote yesterday. The
chances tonight seem TO be in favor of the
passage of the rule, extraordinary as it is. It
provides that the majority may suspend the
rules, which ordinarily requires two-thirds
vote, to refer the tariff bill to committee of
conference, and further to allay the
fears of the Pennsylvania prohibitory
tariff men, it stipulates that if the
motion shall fsil the bill shall remain upon
the Speakers table, 1t denies to the major
| ity of the House favoring concurrence in the
Senate amendment the powers explicitly con-
ferred upon the majority, if one can be OBJ
tanned to non-concur in the same. Its in
justice is privately admitted by the Repub-
licans as well as publicly avowed by the Dem
ocrats, but the majority plead in justification
an emergency requiring unusual action
None of this Republican leaders seem able to
predict with any degree of certainty the fate
of the proposed rule. It is known that six or
| eight members of the Pennsylvania delega-
ton, who are opposed to anything
that will help revise the tariff this SEES.
discussion in the House tomorrow may in :
duce some of these gentlemen to support it,
| or it may have contrary effect. The debate
will be spicy, and the Democrats will show
the weakness of the Republican position, IN
| less the rule is adopted and the bill sent to a
conference committee. The Senate on Tues.
day will request the House to return the bill,
so that few errors made in engrossing it
may be corrected. When these corrections
i. - l.
the expectation that it ultimately will be
passed by two.thirds majority. The Penn
sylvania men, who are at present carrying
things with high hand. may Learn, before
they are through with the bill, that it is dam
gerous to monkey with buzz saw.
The Wreck of the GIam0rgan- Terrible
Experience at Sea.
NEW YORK, February 25th.-0n the
Wednesday morning following the departure
of the Glamorgan tremendous sea struck
| her, carrying sway the foremost, all the
ventilators, the fore and main winches and
pipes, bridges and rails, and flooding all be.
low decks. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
succeeding, the wind and sea increased its
! fury, and the vessel hove TO. Monday the
weather moderated, and few miles were
made Tuesday the storm returned with in
creased violence, and very high sea was
running.
Thomas Ccurtley, the Chief Engineer,
says: TIE boatswain's store-rooms, passen-
ger-room, all the aft rails and the deck-house
abaft the maiHmsst were stove in, the front
wheelhouse smashed, and ths steering gear
broken. The forward main bunker matches
were bursted. The ship also opened up fore
and sft, through which the water poured,
stopping the engines, and leaving the vessel
in the trough of the sea. All
hands were ordered to bail water with
buckets, but sea after sea filed her again fore
aud aft. At daylight we got sails over the
matches and other openings, to keep out the
water, but they gave way. The day was then
spent by the passengers and crew in baling
and working the pumps, and despite all ex-
ertions tbs water gained. On Thursday the
weather moderated We boarded up the
matches and kept up steady bailing. One
pump was kept going, the others being broken
or choked. That night we had to give up
working the only pump, as the sea was break
ing heavily over the vessel, and there was no
shelter for those on deck. On Friday, the
weather again moderatiug, all hands were
called to the pumps, and the damages to the
hatch covering repaired. About noon steam.
er hove in sight, aud bore down. 1t proved
to be the Republic. Captain Irvine sent US
boat losing man in launching. That boat
took off some of our men. The sea was run
ming too high to continue the work of rescue.
but the weather moderating the Republic
launched 6 second boat, and our SO passen.
gers and the remaining officers and crew were
| saved. The captain and others lost were
swept away by the sea that wrecked the ves-
sci Wednesday morning, at the beginning of
the gale.
Cullen, one of the passengers, said he was
wanted by the British Government to ider-
tifv the Phoenix Park assassins
The Glamorgan was heavily laden, but the
value of her cargo is not known.
Forester was the name of the Republic
seaman who was lost in launching the life.
| boat.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, February 25sh.-The follow.
| ing Pacific coast postal changes are an
neunced: Offices established - Halcyon,
Shasta county, CAL, Joshua Stone, Postmas.
ter /; Kanuck. Mendocino county. Cal Fred
| A. Sackett, Postmaster; Wallace, Calaveras
county, Cal. o. II. Thorp, Postmaster vii.
low Ranch, Modoc county, Cal, George W.
| peasants, Postmaster Holbrook, Douglas
county, New, Charles L. Holhrook, Post
master Jefferfon, Nye county, New, Wood.
son Gerard, Postmaster. Offices discontin-
ued-Beayer, Clackamas county, Or; Cleek,
Wasco county, o.. Postmastefs appointed.
Caliente, Kern equity, Cal, II. J. Cochran /;
Fisk's Mill, SonoIna county, Cal; N. L..
Hardy Elmira, Solano county, Cal, John
I. Grifit North Columbia, Nevada county
CAL; David Holland; Olalla Douglas coun-
ty, Or, o. Fl. Flock; Gutenberg, Yuma
county, Arizona, Henry P. Mallory: Sim
mons. Yavapai county, Arizona, Jere w.
| Sullivan.
Proposed Monument TO Martin Luther.
| WASHINGTON. February 25sh.-A number
| of prominent Lutheran clergymen of this
city, New York and Baltimore have issued
an appeal to the people Of their denomina.
ton throughout the county for funds to erect
| in Washington q colossal bronze statue of
Martin Luther. Il is proposed to purchase
| for this purpose duplicate of the figure of
the great Reformer which stands in the cen.
ter OF the celebrated group at Worms, and
| esect it in front of the Lutheran Memorial
Church on Thomas Circle. between Four
teenth and Vermont avenues.
"The Child that Never was Born
Death OF its Mother.
NEW YORK, February 25th.-Mrs. Burnel,
dwarf who has baen on ez hibition in this
city, died Saturday night. Very few curiosi.
ties attracted so much attention or travelled
so much. She was exhibited with her little
son, The child that never was born" Her
mother was of ordinary size, but her father
was only thirty-nine inches high. Mrs. Bur-
nells child was also thirty-rine inches high
The woman was one of the few cases in which
the Casarian operation has been successful.
Connecticut Theatrical Managers and the
Sunday Law.
NEW HAVEN, February 25th.-In view Of
the recent arrests of theater managers and
members of the Jubilee Singers, a meeting of
theatrical managers of the State OF Connec-
ticut will be held tomorrow evening, for the
purpose of discussing the question.of Sunday
evening concerts and other matters relating
to their business. All the theatrical man
ayers in the State are,requested to be present.
The IS Passion Play" in the Police Court.
New YORK, February 25th.-Salmi Morse
was before Justice Duffy, of the Jefferson
| Market Police Court to-day, on charge Of
producing the Passion Play" without a
| license. Captain Williams was the only wit
ness. His testimony went merely TO show
that portion of the play had been pro-
duced, Counsel for Morse proposed to bring