The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-27
SUNDAY TELEGRAMS.

Programme of the Last Week of the Forty
seventh Congress-An Exceedingly Inter
esting Time Alphabetically Contest
aats will ne seated-Another steamer
Goes Down In Mia Ocean-Part of Her
Crew and Passengers are Rescaed-
Among them stowaway, Suspected OF
Being Implicated ia the Phoenix Park
Murders, Etc, Etc.
CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
The forty-seventh congress will expire by
constitutional limitation at ~ o'clock me-
ridian, next Sunday. and aside from Tie
struggles for precedence incident to
the closing hours of every ses-
sion, the operation Of the standing rule
otthe house, which allows motions to sus
pend rules TO be offered at any time during
the last six days, the condition OF public
business is at present So peculiarly compli-
Gated with unusual embarrassments, That
no clearly defined programme can be relied
npon Tor the coming week in all its details.
The following, however, will measurably
indicate the nature and probable order Of
the proceedings in both houses. In
the house tomorrow morning, an
hour will be devoted to the transaction of
miscellaneous business, under the Pond
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tee IN turn 10 bring their measure be-
fore the house for ten minutes debate and
Tor passage by simple majority, provided
mat not more than four members object to
lts consideration In the first instance, Tho
proposed amendment TO the rules, re-
ported from the committee OH rules yes
terday, which provides that majority OF
the house may at any time take the tax and
tar'i bill from the speakers table for
nE al.
IN senate amendments, and sending
IT to the committee of conference will next
be called up, as matter Of higherprivilege.
with strong probability of giving rise TO
an animated discussion aud parliamentary
struggle, which may continue he rest OF the
the day. opportunity be afforded before
to,mouow's adjournment, however, Page
VIII oiier motion that the house resolve
ltsell INTO committee of the whole. for the
purpose OF considering the river and harbor
Dill. Inc rumor that the commerce COM
mit,ee intended to endeayor to pass this
phi under suspension of the rules
IS uniounded, but if the question
be raised as 10 the admissibility of mo-
tons to suspend the rules tomorrow tho
speaker will, it il said, de.
clde they are admissible, on tie
ground that Sunday is not legislative day
aud that Tomorrow will consequently DO
Wv ~ 'A't VI thc itft uuNh Oh inc StSNlOn.
during the remainder OF the day. besides
disposing OF the proposed new rule and
river ana harbor bill, the house will have
10 act upon the general deficiency
Dill, upon the conference committees
reports concerning the various other appro-
priation bills pending, and finally upon the
so'oailed senate tariff bill ii the last men.
TONED measure be sent TO the committee of
conference and be reported back in the same
altered shape Tor acceptance or rejection as
whole. Five contested election cases will
also remain to be disposed of by the house,
III oil OF which the elections committee
recommend that the contestants be seated,
even at this late day, for the combined pur-
poses OF doing history justice aud to enable
them to draw pay for the past two years of
nominal tenure of the positions.
WRECKED IN MID.oCEAN.
NEW YORK, Feb. Y,--The steamer Repub.
nc arrived here, having aboard a number
OF the crew and passengers OF the steamer
Glamorgan, wrecked in mid ocean. Her
officers report as follows MET, February
l6, latitude 90 degrees 81 minutes, longitude
~ degrees 10 minutes. the steamer CLAM
organ, Capt. Court from Liverpool, the
9TH inst, Tor Boston, The Glamorgan was
wreck. The Republic took Off j. A. May,
first officer; W. A. Swarbrick, third officer
William Palmer, boatswain; J. Gilard, car
nenter;, J. Whalen, Theodore Anderson,
y y Anderson 3; Anderson, G. Boyle, G.
men; j. I. Cou,lay chief engineer; II. Ainet,
second engineer; O. A. Clark, third eng ineer;
William Dany, fourth engineer; j. Ryan,
Waterman; j. i. Lee, receiver; w. Clark,
j. Doyle, X. Gill, NJ. Cunningham, Patrick
Riley, j. Houston, 5. Cook, b. Clinton
and Thomas Brennan, iiremen; W. Ward, |
CHIEF steward; r. Wilson, chief cook; Peter
Brooks, second cook James Ogg, mess.
room boy; ]. W. J. Bernhemer, rcirieera-
tor man; n. Cook, j. owan, II. Reach,
Patrick Mulligan c. Holbrook, Henry
Malone, Lewis Parson, s. Davenport, G.
Patterson. i. King and G. McGreal cattle
men ana Thomas Doss, stowaway; A. =.
RobiIlard, second engineer, u. Williams
aud j, j. Jarden, seamen; j. Ii. Barnett,
second steward; Handy Cullen, passen
ger, and an unknown man,
stowaway. Early Wednesday
morning following the departure of Ola
morgan, a tremendous sea struck her. car
rying away her foremasts, all ventilators
all below deck. Friday, Saturday and sun.
day succeeding the sea increased in fury,
and the vessel hove to. Monday the |
weather moderated and few miles were
made. Tuesday the storm returned with !
increased fury, and very high sea running.
Thomas Conley, chief engineer, says the !
boatswains' store-room, the passengers
rooms. all aft the rails, the deck. house
shaft and main-mast were stove in. The |
front wheel-house was smashed and the
steering gear broken, and the iorwar!
main and bunker matches bursted. The
ship also opened up fore and aft, through
which the water poured, stopping the
engine, leaving the vessel in the trough of
the sea. All hands were ordered to bail the
water with buckets but sea after
sea filled her again fore aud aft. At day.
light we got sails over the matches and
other openings to keep out water but thew
gave way. The day was then spent by the
passengers and crew by battling and work
ing the pumps, but despite all exertions
the water gained. Thursday the weather
moderated and we boarded UP the matches
and kept up steady baling. One pump
was kept going, the others being broken or
clicked. That night we had given up
working our only pump, rs the sea was
breaking heavily over the vessel and there
was no shelter for those on deck. Friday,
Me weather again moderaling, all hands
were called to the pumps and damages to
the hatch covering were repaired. We
had lost our wood and sails, and now
our hopes. About noon steamer
hove in sight and bore down. 1t proved
10 be the Republic, and Captain Irvine sent
usa boat, losing a man in launching that
boat, aud took off some OF our men. The
sea was running too high to continue the
work Of rescuing, but the weather mod
Grating about 5 o'clock, the Republic
launched q second boat and our passengers
aud the remaining officers and crew, iiity.
three in number, were saved. The captain
and others mentioned No lost war, oyant