Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-09
SATURDAYS NEWS.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE NATIONAL
CONGRESS.
Railroad Accident and Fire-Skat-
ing on the Hudson
The Alaska Safe.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nEcoRD-uSIoN.I
DOMESTIC.
United States Senate.

dentials of w. NJ. Evarts. Senator-elect
from New York Read and filed.
Sherman, from the Committee on Library,
reported joint resolution, which passed,
accepting the offer made 10 the Govern
ment by William H. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Grant of the swords, medals, bronzes,
paintings and other articles OF value pre-
scented to General L. S. Grant by the varl-
ous Governments of the world as tokens OF
their appreciation of his illustrious charac
ter as a soldier and statesman. The reso-
luton expressed the thanks of Congress to
Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Grant, and pro-
vides that the articles be placed in charge
of the Librarian of Congress. The Secre-
tary was, however, to receive them, for
safe keeping, until proper repository may
he provided for them i'll the Congressional
Library.
Cameron of Pennsylvania called up the
bill to authorize a retired list for the pri-
Yates and on-commissioned officers of the
United States army who have served thirty
years or upward.
After debate the bill passed-ayes 81,
noes 5. The noes were Coke, Colquitt,
Harris, salisbury and Vest
Van Wyck moved an amendment to one
of the private pension bills. providing that
all soldiers widows or minor children. who
Nv lJC IAioilLF7 law stiN vi may ONSOAhN vi
titled to IS per month, shall in future re-
ceive S12 Van Wyck explained that the
provision was the same as that which the
Senate had put III the Mexican pension
bill. There seemed to be no other chance.
Van Wyck said, to get justice done Ito a
large number of deserving people who are
now receiving a pittance of s. per month.
Blair thought the amendment might de-
feat the Mexican pension bill.
Van Wyck said it was already substan-
tally defeated. Neither the Mexican sol
diers nor any others would receive any
thing from the House before the 4th of
March
Van Wyck's amendment was agreed to
yeas 81, nays y.
Those voting in the negative were: Bay
ard, Beck, Chace Cockreli Coke, Fair, Har-
ris, Maxey, Morgan, Riddleberger Sauls-
bury and Vest.
Mitchell moved to add to the bill the fur
ther provisions of the Mexican pension bill,
namely: First, that, in considering cases of
dependent parents, it shall be sufficient to
show such parents are without other means
of comfortable support than their OWN
manual labor CT contributions from persons
not legally bound for their support; second,
that proof that the applicant was regularly
mustered into service shall be presumptive
evidence of soundness at the time, but sub
ject to rebuttal and, third. that no person
shall be entitled to more than one pension
at a time, unless specially declared by Con-
gress.
These amendments were agreed to-ayes
80, nays II.
Those voting in the negative were: Bay
ard, Beck. Call, COckrell, Coke, Colquitt,
Fair, Garland, Hampton, Harris, Jackson,
Maxey, Morgan, Riddleberger salisbury,
Slater and Vest.
After an executive session the Senate adj
jouned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 7th.-Rcagan
asked unanimous consent to take from the
Speakers table the interstate commerce
bill, with the Senate amendments thereto.
for the purpose of non-concurring in these
amendments.
O'Neill of Pennsylvania objected.
At o'clock, while the House was in
Committee of the Whole on the river and
harbor bill, Townsend moved the commit
tee rise, as he wished to move that the
House adjourn, having been advised it was
intended by the friends of the river and
harbor bill To continue this legislative day
throughout Monday and thus crowd out
the regular appropriation bills. The mo-
ton was lost. and the House took a recess
until Monday.
Washington Notes.
WAsHINGroY, February 7th - Senator
Morgan to-day reported favorably from the
Committee on Foreign Relations the bill
introduced by him few days ago to con-
struct and maintain a telegraph or cable
line between the Pacific coast of the United
States and the Asiatic coast, with an amend
ment providing that the line must be com
pleted within ten years.
Secretary Lincoln has instructed Lieu
tenant Mcdonald not 10 turn over To the
Governor of Southern California the Mexi-
can mutiueerS recently arrested by his COM
mand III Arizona. near the border line, but
10 hold them subject to the receipt by the
Department of State from the President of
Mexico of proper eytraditiOn papers. This
action is taken ut the request OF the MeXi-
can Government.
The Executive Committee Of the United
States Association at the New Orleans EX-
position waited on President Arthur to-day
and presented a statement of the affairs of
the Exposition. together with a memorial
TO Congress asking an additional appropri-
alton. which he was asked To transmit 10
Congress with his approval. The President
promised to give the matter prompt and
careful attention.
Among the combinations to-day were
James g. Mcknight, of Salt Lake, to be
Consul at St. Helena and John W. Green,
Postmaster at Los Angeles.
The friends of the bill to admit Wash
ington Territory as a State will, it is under
stood, press that measure for consideration
in the Senate early next week The prob
ability is that the bill will pass the Senate,
but tits extremely doubtful whether when
il reaches the House, it will receive consid-
Grafton.
Senator Pendeton, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations. today favorably re-
ported his bill TO direct the President to
cause rctsrn of S5S3 400 to the Chinese
Government, as the sum due that Govern
memt from the Chinese indemnity fund
The bill provides, however, that before
payment is made to China, the Secretary Of
State shall pay to the executor Of Charles
L. Hill $4,000, in full satisfaction of his
claim against China for the loss of the
steamer ksorgeor in 1868
Railroad Accident, Explosion and Disas-
trous Fire.
NEW Brunswick a. j., February 7th.-
At 3 O'Clock this morning an extra freight
train from Philadelphia, owing 10 a broken
truck, stopped upon the bridge oyer the
Rayitan river for repairs. While waiting,
the through Southern freight, which left
Philadelphia at 1890 p. NJ, came DASH
ing along through the city, and not until
within five hundretifeet OF the cabooSe OF
the extra did the engineer see it. Brakes
were applied TO no purpose, and the engine
of the freight train struck the cabooSe of
the extra, telescopjng it, ana struck The oil
tanks. Of which there were four in the
train. An explosion followed immediate
~, and the burning oil and the wrecked
cars were thrown over and down from the
high bridge into the streets below. The
burning oil ran through the cutters and
down the streets into the Raritan canal.
This being covered with ice, the oil ran
over the Surllce down the canal TO
the wall paper manufacturing eSta6-
Hshmest OF Janey 4 Co. This was soon
totally destroyed. rs were seven dwellings
opposite In the immediate vicinity of
the collision, and just under the long rail
read bridge, was a building used rs II box
factory by the Consolidated Fruit Jar Com
panv. This was destroyed and the flames
then spread to the main factory of the com
pary, which was burned TO the ground.
The fire was under control at 6 o'clock. 1t
is thought two brakemen on the oil train
were burned 10 death. The loss is esti-
mated at between $4,000 and 81 100000.
Fire engines were sent 10 the aid of the
burning CITY from Elizabeth and Jersey
City. Only one span of the bridge IS dam
aged. The bridge was the finest on the
Pennsylvania road All travel on that road
will be greatly delayed, as long detours