Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-19

United states Senate.
| WASHINGTON, April 1Sth.-Sherman,
from the Committee on Library, reported
adversely the bill for newspaper COPY
| right. 1t was, however, placed on the
calendar Also, from the same committee,
adversely, joint resolution providing for
the erection of q bronze equestrian statue
to Simon Bolivar Indefinitely postponed,
| The bankruptcy bill was taken up, but
without proceeding to its consideration the
Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were reOpened a message
| from the House, announcing the death of
the late Representative Herndon, was laid
before the Senate.
Remarks in memory of deceased were
! delivered by Morgan, Gibson, Jones of Flor
ida, and Pugh.
Adjourned to Monday.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 1Sth.-On motion of
Mcmillan, the bill limiting to two years the
time within which prosecutions may be in
stituted against persons charged with vio-
| lating the internal revenue laws, was taken
up for consideration.
| White Of Kentucky took advantage of
the brief debate on the bill to criticise the
action of the Springer Committee in stop
ping the investigation of the charges against
| Governor Murray. The man under inyesti-
cation had said he was not guilty, and had
called upon Justice Harlan and Speaker
J Carlisle 10 testify TO his good character.
| Thereupon the investigation ceased, and
not only that, but the committee had pro
posed TO investigate his Whites character
Miller of Pennsylvania called the gentle
man to order for not addressing himself TO
the bill under consideration, but the House
| decided that White might be permitted to
proceed in order, but White continued to
talk in the same strain, when Miller again
called him 10 order
The Speaker thought the remarks Of the
gentleman were not relevant to the bill
White said the difference between the
| Speaker and himself was, that while he had
been endeavoring to defend the rights of
the poorest people in his State, the Speaker
had been endeavOring to get bills through
| Congress for the biggest whisky monopoly
in the State of Kentucky.
Miller demanded that these words be
taken down as unparlianentary.
The Speaker-The Chair desires that the
words should not be taken down and no no
tice be taken of them. Applause on both
sides of the chamber.
Miller thereupon withdrew his demand,
but insisted that the gentleman should pro-
ceed in order or not at all
The Speaker-The Chair viii endeavor 10
enforce the rules Of the House.
Cannon suggested that great latitude had
| been always permitted members in speak
| ing, and their remarks were not confined 10
| provisions of the special bill unde- discus
sion.
The Speaker replied that he would not
| interfere with the course of the gentleman's s
| remarks, but when the point was raised by
| another member he was bound 10 decide
! the question in accordance with the rules
Miller said he did not raise point out Of
any i'll feeling toward the gentleman from
! Kentucky, but he did object to the time OF
| the House being taken up in the settlement
! Of differences which members Of Congress
might have with some Other person. A
| member had the utmost liberty III debate
| and could not be called to account for his
utterances and that liberty ought not to be
abused. The House, however, ought not
To permit members 10 abuse this privilege
White then proceeded in Order, and at
the conclusion Of his speech the bill passed
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole, with Cox of New York in the
chair on the private calendar
! The unfinished business coming over
! from last Friday was d bill to relieve Ger
tain soldiers Of the late war from a charge
Of desertiOn.
After debate il was laid aside, with q
favorable recommendation.
The bill for the relief of Myra Clark
/ Gaines was considered, but without coming
| t0a conclusion the committee rose, and the
House took recess till 7:30 this evening.
At the evening session the House passed
twenty-six pension bills and adjourned.
Blood CurdIing Confession.
WAYNEsBORO (Ga) April Sth.-Edward
| Dawes, held on a charge Of the murder of
| his five children. has confessed his guilt
He states that children kept accommodating
upon him, while his ability to support them
| diminished The children were, according
10 the custom among Southern field hands
| locked up in a cabin while the parents
We're at work. At 10 o'clock one morning
! he felt an uncomfortable desire to rid him
! self of his burden, and pretending to his
| wife that he wanted some necessary article
in the cabin, he mounted a mule and went
there. Opening the door, he closed il be
| hind him. He attacked the youngest child
and killed it. Meantime the others took
| hold OF him by the legs, beseeching him 70
| spare the child. Turning from the dead
| victim, he grasped two other children one
| IN each hand, and beat their heads against
| each other until they became unconscious
! With the ak he then killed them The two
remaining had sought refuge underthe bed
Reaching for them, he killed them and left
the five dead bodies on the floor Closing
| the door, he returned 70 work, giving no
! sign Of the bloody work IN which he had
been engaged. II was the absence Of an
| explanation OF the tragedy more than any
| thing else which led to lis arrest. At first
he stoutly denied all knowledge Of the
crime. 1t is believed his wife and sister.
who have disappeared are also guilty.
Wendell Phillips Memorial Services.
BosroS. April 1Sth-The Wendell Phil
lips memorial services at fremont Temple
ihis morning attracted 4 more notable au-
dience than any similar occasion in Boston
The demand for admission was many times
the standing capacity of the hall The as
sembly comprised many of the fellow
workers Of the deceased orator besides a
distinguished gathering Of ladies and gen
tlernen IN sympathy with his phianthropiC
acts. Among those present were members
of the City Council and heads of depart.
ments several ex-Mayors, Governor Robin.
son and staff, the Governors Council
Judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts, Municipal Courts, and variou.
United States Government officials. auc
Judges OF Federal Courts
Fight With Horse Thieves.
MEMPHIS, april lSth-Specials from lie
lena, Ark, report desperate fight vester
day in the western portion of Phillips
county, Ark, between a posse of citizens
led by the Sheriff. and three brothers nance
Charles, Squire and Joseph Moore who hat
for some time been engaged in sicalin,
horses. Their guilt was established b
parties from whom they had stolen tn,
horses, and who tracked them distance o
300 miles To where the stock was sold. Tn
three brothers tried TO make their escape il
slziiis, but were fired upon by posse
Charles Moore. the leader, was shot through
the small of the back, the bullet lodging Il
the stomach. Squire Moore was also des
perately wounded and viii probably die
Joseph Moore made his escape. None O
the Sheriff's posse was injured
Father Killed by His son.
CAMBRIDGE MIDI April 1Sth-Inte,li
gence reached here yesterday of the KILN,
| Of