Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-19
ZONE AND ABROAD.
A 100000 FIRE AT ST. LOUIS
YESTERDAY.
Severe Drought in the West--Forty
Persons Narrowly Escape Dro WI
fng-A Desperate Fight.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES 70 THE EEooRD-UN1oa.I
DOMESTIC NEWS.

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE EEcoRD-UNIoa.I
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Remaining Business Before Congress.
WASHINGTON, July 1Sth.-The oleomar-
garine bill is TO be further debated in the
senate tomorrow and its managers ex-
press hope which, however. is not shared
with the majority ofethe Senate that final
action will be reached tomorrow night
The reports upon the Payne case privileged
question: are to be taken up on Tuesday,
and ii present intentions are adhered to
the debate will be left to the Republicans
entirely. The purpose of the Democratic
members of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections to rest their case upon their
report gives some ground for the belief
that the question may be brought to vote
by or before Wednesday night If the
oleomargarine bill is not disposed of to-
morrow II will be taken up again after
vote is reached upon the Payne case, and
carried % its conclusion. The sundry civil
approp' qation will probably next be taken
UP, ana long debate is expected upon
it. A day will probably be taken before
the end Of the week for the consideration
of the objected cases" ON the calendar
not probable, that Senator Dawes will find
! an opportunity during the week to call up
the unanimous report of the Indian Com
| Inlttee recommending the passage, over the
veto, of the bill granting to railroads the
| right of way through the Indian reserva-
ton in northern Montana The naval
establishment, land-graut forfeitures. inter-
state commerce, and fertilization appropri-
alton bills are subjects that promise to en-
gross the attention of the House during the
coming week. The unexpected wreck of
the last appropriation bills and the fortif
CATION bill, on Saturday, has somewhat dis
turbed the plans of the Democratic steer
ing committee, and it may be found neces-
sary to recommit the bill to the appro-
priation committee, SO that it NAV
be replaced by some measures not likely to
succumb to the point of order which was
made with such fatal effect in the case of
the original bill. If this subject can be dis
posed OF in season tomorrow, it viii be in
| order to move to suspend the rules and pass
! the bills upon the recommendation of
committees. Attempts will be made under
this order to pass bill to increase the an
nual appropriation for the support of the
militia, the bill concerning the life of pat
ents and possibly the bill to increase the
pensions of soldiers who have lost limb.
The introduction of one or more concur
rent resolutions fixing a day for final adj
journment is expected but, while present
indications point to an adjournment about
the lst of next month, it is tolerably certain
that the Ways and Means Committee
will not report a resolution upon
that subject until the last possible moment
The reason assigned is that if the two
houses agree upon day of adjournment
motions TO suspend the rules of the House
will be Ill order at any time during the last
SIX days OF the session, and the !" steering"
COMMITTEES would thereby lose the control
of the business of the House. II is believed
that final adjournment cannot be delayed
after The passage of the appropriation bills.
The positions of those not vet sent to the
President are as follows: The Notifications
bill awaits passage by the House; the gem
eral deficiency bill has reached the Senate
Committee. and will probably be reported
on Tuesday; the sundry civil bill has been
reported to the Senate, and is ready for the
| action of that body; the naval, river and
harbor and legislative bills are in the
conference stage of proceedings. The
| last-named bill has already been
the subject of two conferences and all but
two or three of the points of difference
have been adjusted. The most trouble is
with some OF the remaining points in the
Senate amendment providing for private
otCIttitIitS " CeudtOTS WHO HOJ IneTll-
bers of committees. The Senate has voted
to adhere to this, holding that, in matters
relating exclusively to its own affairs, the
other branch of Congress ought not to in
terfere. The contest over this matter oc-
ours each year, always resulting in VIC
tory for the Senate.
The River and Harbor BIZ.
WAsHINGToN July 1Sth.-At the House
end of the Capitol great dissatisfaction is
expressed with the action OF the Senate on
the river and harbor bill. The horizontal
reduction does not find favor in the eyes of
the members OF the House, 1t is predicted
that the House will disagree to the entire
bill, and this will throw all the items into
the conference committee. A stubborn
wrangIe is likely to follow, and the opinion
is freely expressed that the result will be
the utter failure of the bill Nobody is
satisfied Aiih it as it is now, and an agree
ment upon anything will be a difficult
matter.
The Proposed Treaty.
New YoRK, July 1Sth.-The Tribuae's
Washington special says An extradition
treaty between the United States and Great
Britain was signed in London June 25th,
and sent to the Senate July Sth, with
message advising its passage. To the list
of crimes subject to extraditlon the new
treaty adds four others-manslaught
burglary, einbezzlement or larceny involv-
ing $500 or upward, and finally, malicious
destruction of property which endangers
the life OF others, which in either country
is made crime by the law. This last pro-
visi IN is meant to cover the crime of which
the dynamiters and Socialists have been
guilty. The treaty specially exempts from
extradiiion persons who have been con-
vicied Of politica! offenses.
California Fruit in the East.
Chicago, July 1sth.-Of the seven cars
of California fruit received here Friday
three were for Earl Bros. and three for
Thacker Bros. The pears and plums ar
rived in good condition, but portion of
the peaches received were very bad. Earl
Bros. expect seven or eight cars, loaded
with large consignment of California
fruit, to arrive next Monday The market
is quoted generally lower Bartlett pears
sold at 50 30. plums at 81 50@1 20, peaches
at SlMl 15, according to their condition.
1t is expected that still lower prices will
prevail here for peaches when the Eastern
crop arrives, which is very large, especially
in Maryland.
Desperate and Bloody Affray.
ST. Louis, July 1Sth.-A dispatch from
Carbondale, Ill. says: A most horrible
stabbing affray occurred at Grand Tower
late yesterday afternoon, at picnic held
few miles south of that place During
the day, Henry Brown, Thomas Heckam
Mat. Rhodes and Robert Knox had quar-
relied several times, but were separated
each time before any serious consequences
resulted. Nothing was thought of the
matter until after the crowd had broken up,
when George Allison, a farmer, passed by
the place and found Brown, Knox and
Rhodes lying within a few feet of each
other mortaily wounded Brown lived
but few minutes afterwards. His throat
was cut from ear to ear, and he bore be-
sides several ugly gashes in different parts
OF his body. Knox and Rhodes were also
terribly wounded. and cannot live. No
one witnessed the atfray, but it is supposed
that the quarrel between the men was re-
newed after the picnic and resulted as
stated above. Heckam is still at large.
Singular Freak of Car.
BosroN, July 1Sth.-A singular accident
happened early Friday morning on the
Boston and Lowell Railroad A cat of the