Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-27

! dropped to the floor and exploded. the ball
! crushing through chair, the woman's
| right arm and into her heart, killing her
/ instantly. MackeY is almost crazed with
! grief, but has not been arrested
SIR. Crocker's Condition.
New York, April 26th.-Charles Crocker
I continues to make favorable progress.
though still unable to leave the Manhattan
| Hospital. Yesterday he received several
visitors, among them General Fiske and C.
| p. Huntington. Crocker's Secretary, Mr..
| Rose. also called, and had long conversa-
| tion on business matters. Rose saws Mr..
| Crocker will not be able to get TO his Office
for at least two weeks yet.
WILL NEVER ENTIRELY RECOVER.
WASHINGTON, April 26th-A letter was
received here to-day by a United States
| Senator from an intimate personal friend
of Charies Crocker, who was recently in
| jured by being thrown from his buggy in
! New York. The writer of the letter saws
/ that while Mr.. Crocker is greatly i'm
! proved, he Will never entirely recover from
| his injuries. The writer does not, how
ever, intimate that Mr.. Crocker NAV not
live many years yet even if his health is
| impaired.
TAKEN HOME
| New YORK, April 27th-A. M.-Charles
| Crocker, who was thrown ont of his wagon
while driving on ST. Nicholas avenue last
| Tuesday was removed yesterday from
Manhattan Hospital to his house on West
Fifty eighth street. The removal fatigued
him somewhat, but he was comfortable
| last night.
Senator Eearst's Maiden Speech.
WASHINGTON, April 26th. = Senator
Hearst, the new man from California. made
his first speech in the Senate to-day He
presented a memorial from the Legislature
of his State. praying for legislation which
would reimburse the State of California for
moneys expended in certain Indian wars,
and after he had read the title he said
Mr., President, ask that this memorial
may be placed on the record" There was
/ quite smile on the faces of the older Sen
ators, who understood that Mr. Hearst
merely wanted the memorial printed in the
! Congressional Record. The President pro
tenn. set the new Senator right as TO his
| phraseology, and everything was serene.
| his little incident recalls the only speech
| mace by Senator Tabor, OF Colorado, dur
| ing his brief term Of thirty days service
IN the upper house of Congress. 1t was
during a call OF the yeas and nays, and
when Mr.. TabOr's name was read by the
Clerk, the Colorado millionaire arose in
his seat and Said Mr.. President, L am
paired with the Senator from Hampton.
Mr.. South Carolina"
Pa ifc Roads Bonded Debt.
WASHINGTON, April 26th. The House
committee on Pacific Railroads o-day
| adopted the bill formulated by the sub-
committee, providing for the extension of
ten years OF the bonded debt of the Pacific
hallToads to the Government. The bill
VIII be reported TO the House this after
noon II opportunity offers. 1t is under
stood the report is unanimous.
The bill, as unanimously agreed upon bv
the committee, makes provision for the
payment OF the Indebtedness of the Pacific
railroads to the Government after the fol-
lowlng plan: To fund the total amount of
lhe principal and interest that shall have
been paid by each one of these companies
on their subsidy bonds to the United States
at their maturity. From this amount de-
duct the payments on the bond and inter-
est account that shall have tbeen paid by
each company to the first of Octo-
Der, 1885; also find the actual value
OF the amounts in the sinking fund be-
longing to each company having one, on a
DAY TO be fixed in the agreement between
tne secretary OF the Treasury and the Pres
ldent; compute the interest value at the
rate OF 3 per cent. from that fixed day until
the average date of maturity of the substi-
tute bonds, and subtract the amount of
this sinking fund and interest from the
amount of the debt and interest chargeable
against the company. Compute the inter
! est on the remainder of the debt and inter-
est, after making deductions at the rate of
81 per cent, until such date as will be the
average date of 140 semi-annual payments.
| Add this interest to the remainder of the
debt and interest aforesaid and divide the
sum so found into 140 equal parts
each company 10 pay the first of
| these equal installments, April /
1887, and another even payment every six
months thereafter, until the whole shall
have been paid. The period of extension
for the payment of the last installment is
| 50 years beyond the date of the maturity of
the substitute bonds, or an average exten-
sion of the whole debt "a years beyond the
date when the debt becomes due under the
| existing laws. III consideration of the ey-
tension thus granted, all earnings of the
road by Government transportation on anv
road owned, leased, or operated by the
company, shall be applied to the payment
OF the current maturing installments, and
no money shall be paid by the Government
for transportation or services of any kind
| over the aided or unaided roads, until the
installments maturing shall be fully paid.
| AhC Asahhdy LIN CdSeSs
WASHINGTON, April 26th-A decision
! was rendered to-day by the United States
| Supreme Court in the case of the Southern
| Pacific Railway Company, plaintiff in error.
VS.. the People of the State of California,
suit brought in the State Courts by the
| State OF California against the Southern
! Pacific Railway Company to recover So
| 147 ,05S, claimed TO be due for taxes. The
| railroad company petitioned for tie re-
moval of the case to the Federal Courts.
! but the Supreme Court of the State of Cal.
| ifornia refused to grant the petition. The
| Supreme Court of the United States, the
Chief Justice delivering the opinion, re-
| verses that Judgment and remands the
case back to the Superior Court of Los An
geles county, for removal to the Circuit
| Court of the United States, in accordance
with the prayer of the petition.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 2Gth-After routine
/ business had been disposed of Van Wyck
desired TO take up the bill taxing railroad
lands, but yielded to Blair, who, according
| to previous notice, then addressed the Sem
ate on his proposed constitutional amend
ment. prohibiting the manufacture or sale
/ OF alcoholic liquors as beverages. He an
| nounced his well-known views on the sub
ject at considerable length, and then en-
tNiSt tpoh ti4V t'OiitlNei SpSNt Vi tHC
| ure.
At the conclusion of Blair's speech, the
interstate commerce bill was taken up, and
Van Wyck addressed the Senate on it.
When Van Wyck had concluded his re-
marks the questions in detail involved in
Camden's pending amendment to the inter-
state commerce bill, as to long and short
hauls, were taken up and discussed by
Camden, Harris, Platt, Brown, Wilson of
Iowa and Cullom. after which the Senate
adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April n26th.-Consideration
of the bill, called up by McCreary of Ken
tuckv, to establish sub-treasury at Louis
vile, KY, consumed large portion of the
morningshour. No action was taken.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole {Wellborn of Texas in the chair
On the river and harbor appropriation bill.
and after short debate adjourned.
The Educational Bill.
WAsHINGroN, April 26th.-In the House