Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-01

struction. 1t is impossible so lar 20 obtain
any idea of the value of the machinery or
stock. The estimates vary from million to
million and hslf dollars. Members of
the firm will make no statement ss to their
loss or insurance. 1t has been sscer tanned
that on a portion of the property destroyed
there is an insurance of $3.50, 000. distributed
among a large number of foreign snd home
companies. The total !, 50 will greatly ex-
cesd ths amount of insurance. The firm
state that il is impossible to form an estimate
of the less, owing to the large number and
varying cost and character of articles under
manufacture. Among the principal articles
are quinine and morphis, iodide, bromide Of
potash and chloroform This was the largest
establishment of the kind in the country, and
dealers in foreign quiuiue at New York to-
day put up the price from 81 30 TO 81 % per
ounce.
The store of Cook Bros. Il Co., produce
snd commission merchants, No. % South
Water street, was damaged to the extent Of
SO, ,000 About the same time the Echo car
pet mills, at Lehigh avenue and Pslethorpe
street, and three or four dwellings adjoining
were destroyed, involving loss of SIS. 600.
The other fires were not so serious, but the
frequent slarms served to distract the tiremen
and tax the department to their utmost.
EOrty-efghth congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 29sh.-The Senate
resumed consideration of the bill for the con.
s.ruction of steel cruisers.
The question was on the amendment of
Jones of Florida to the amendment of
Sewell.
Sewell's amendment provides for the build
ing of the ships at one or more of the Gov
ernment navy yards
Jones amendment provides that the build.
ing shall be apportioned among the different
navy yards.
After debate the amendments of Jones
and Sewell were voted down.
Morgan withdrew his objection to vessels
being built by private contract. and the
amendment offered by bim was, sitter modi.
tication, accepted by Hale, emb4dying in the
bill by direct words, and not by description
merely, the substance Of the Acts Of 1882
and 1888, together with .he proviso that bids
may be accepted, not only from builders who
may now be ready to build the vessels, but
who may be able to satisfy the Secretary Of
the Navy that they can in three months after
making the contract, be ready to do so.
The bill was then passed-2S ayes, Is noes
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar wss that to
authorize the retirement of Alfred Plesssnton
as Major General. An amendment was rec
commended, making the rank Brigadier-
General
The bill was advocated by Bsyne, Belford,
Rosecrans and McGinnis, and was opposed
by Steele, Stockslager, Brown and Mcmillan.
C,t,baop mould La tha r.pE TnlnpaI
White OF Kentucky opposed the bill. and
in the course of his remarks said General
Pleasanton, though deserving, was no more
deserving than less honored men who served
in the ranks.
Rosecrans inquired whether the gentleman
belonged to the latter class.
White replied that he did not, but even
though he were not sn interested party, as
some persons seemed to be, he could cast an
intelligent vote upon the measure.
Rosecrsus, in a low tone, said something
about casting doubt upon the gentleman s
mental ability to do so.
Whits-If you mean to insult me, you had
better retire to the land grant in California,
where you have got uDjrstly thousands of
acres which belonged to the soldiers, and
which but for that would have gone to them.
Rosecrsns was walking away when this
remark was made, but subsequently, being in.
formed of what had been said, asked White
to repeat it, and say what ne meant by it.
White-The record will show what 1 said,
and l stand on the record.
- / want TO know it now whether you are
responsible" 4" exclaimed Rosecrans.
This colloquy coming out of y hite's time,
that gentleman refused to yield further.
Cutcheon's amendment, providing that
General Pleasanton be retired with the rank
OF Colonel. was adopted, and the bill as
amended was laid aside for favorable re.
port.
The committee rose. and Steele moved to
reconmit the blu to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, with instructions to report back
bill placing on the retired list, with the
rank of Colonel, sll soldiers of the late war
suffering from total disability.
A point of order was raised against this
motion, but, pending decision, several di-
latory motions were made and the roll call
consumed the time until o'clock.
The Postoffice appropriation bill wss re-
ported by Townshend, and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
The Hove then took recess until 1880,
the evening session to be for the consideration
Of the pension bill.
The House, at the evening session, passed
about twenty pension bills, and adjourned
until tomorrow.
Hanged for Murder.
JACKSoN fOl Fshruarv Doth -TuLe and