Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-21
United States Senate.

ment, the House bill for the protection OF
forests and public domain.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up and consideration proceeded with.
The bill, after some debate passed sub
substantially as it came from the Senate
committee.
On motion of Plumb, the Postoffice ap-
preparation bill was taken up, and after
considerable discussion the Senate, without
final action, went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened ad-
journed till tomorrow, at l P. NJ.
House of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, February 20th.-The House
met in continuation of Thursdays session,
and Immediately went into Committee OF
the Whole on the river and harbor bill.
One hour was consumed in slowly voting
upon amendments to the paragraph max
ing appropriations for the improvement OF
the Mississippi river.
Finally, in order TO expedite matters, the
friends of the bill yielded.
The clause relative to the Hennepin canal
being required to, the Chair delivered ali
elaborate decision on points OF order that
were raised against it. He held that the
subject matter was germane and that it
was not i'll the nature of new legislation,
and therefore overruled points which were
based on these grounds, but assumed points
that the Committee on Rivers and Harbors
had not original jurisdiction OF the subject,
and that it should properly have been con-
sidered by the Committee on Railways and
Canals, and upon this ground be ruled the
clause was not in order and must be stricken
from the bill.
Henderson of Iowa appealed from the de-
cision, pending which the committee rose.
The House then adjourned, and the ses-
sion of Friday began.
Burns submitted the Conference report
on the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill Agreed to.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the naval appropriation bill. and
a lengthy debate ensued, pending which
the committee rose, and the House took
recess until O'Clock, the evening session
t. be for the consideration of the pension
bills
At the evening session the House passed
fifty pension bills, and adjourned until such
time tomorrow as it may be called to order
by the Speaker. This is the last evening
Of the present Congress which will be de-
voted TO the consideration of pension bust
ness reported by the Committee on Pen
sions.
Death on the Rail.
CINCINNATI, February 20th.-The Ohio
and Mississippi train leaving North Vernon,
Ind, this morning encountered a broken
rail. The rear sleeper was thrown down
an embankment and wrecked. Two per
sons, as far as known, were killed, and
several injured.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
CiNCINSAT1, February 2Oth.-Late this
a.. ernoon another dead body was taken
rom the wrecked sleeper, and it was found
to be that of 2. l.. Plaup, of st. Louis. He
was badly crushed The body Of Eldridge
was brought to this city. The safe of the
express car had been opened shortly before
the accident, and the flames made such
Roadway that the express agent could not
close it, and the contents were burned. On
account of the way bills having been
burned, ii cannot now be told just how
much money was in the safe, but ii is
variously estimated all the way from
$75, 900 to $4,000. About a bushel of silver
dollars were taken out OF the wreck, being
badly burned, and many more were melted
into a solid chunk. The postal officials
say the collision caused the the largest loss
of mail matter of which there is any record
in the department.
THIRD DISPATCHl
CINCINNATI, February Goth. = The fire,
which resulted from the collision, destroyed
thirteen through registered mail pouches,
coming from New Orleans Mobile and
other points in the South, and destined for
Washington, New York and Eastern cities.
These pouches are known to have contained
money and valuables, but to what amount
cannot yet be ascertained. The fire
also destroyed loo sacks of ordinary
mail matter, heavy miscellaneous
mail and $50 registered letters, taken
up for delivery along the line and
not inclosed in the pouches The ordinary
mail lost is supposed to have come from
Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and other
Southern States 1t is impossible as yet TO
tell where the blame for the disaster rests,
as all who could throw any light on the
matter are dead, or SO badly injured that
the facts cannot be ascertained.
The Weather East.
Chicago, February 20th-Cold wecther
continues, but freight trains on the West
ern roads are now generally moving, al
though greatly delayed The Eastern
roads centering here are clearing out their
yards, and hope to be able to accept all
offerings tomorrow Reports received here
from Kentucky, Tennessee and southern
Missouri say no damage has been done to
the winter wheat in these States.
No Choice Yet.
SPRINGFIELD M, February 20th.-Sec-
ond ballot-Logan, 100; Morrison, %
Haines, .; scattering, >.
Third ballot-logan, l01 Morrison IS;
scattering, :. Adjourned.
Destruction by Fire.
New YORK, February 20th-The Marvin
Safe Company'S factory, a huge eight-story
building, embracing Nos 324 to 332 West
Thirty-seventh street, was destroyed by fire
during the night. The lettering walls Of
the building threatened the surrounding
tenements, which were cleared by the
women and men shivered in the sharp
frost driven from their homes or found
shelter with the neighbors Tenements
Nos. 800 and 334, adjoining it on either
side, we're damaged by falling walls. The
loss of the Marvin Safe COMPANY was
$3.50 600, OF which 100000 is on tie stock.
$50, 600 on the machinery and $50 3 on
the building. The insurance is s. $500 n
thirty insurance companies. Two alp-
drend and fifty men were thrown oG; o.
employment.
The Insane Asylum Fire-H orrifyins Con-
fession.
PHILADELPHIA. February GOTH the
CoroneTs inquest this afternoon in regard
to the death OF twenty victims of the re-
cent fire at the Backley almshouse, a SEN
sation was developed by the confession of
Joseph Nadine, young negro, tina: he had
set fire to the building, and was instigated
TO the act by Peter Schroeder one of the
chief attendants Nadine is about %
years of age. and was committed to the
institution as an imbecie but it
is said by physicians of the institution that
he is morally responsible, and that he was
allowed to 60 home unattended.
As a result of Madness confession, Schroe-
der was arrested. Nadine said Schroeder
had given him match on the night OF the
calamity, and told him TO set the place on
fire. Nadine then went to the drying
room and lighting the match applied it TO
some rubbish on the floor. He then called
and the two, with the assistance
of an attendant named Mullen. endeayored
10 get the patients out, but the fire gained
such Roadway that they were forced them