Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-11

entered into between the United
States and Germany whereby the
sugar Of the latter secures continued
free admission into the UnitedStates
md reduction made the German
tariff duties on American wheat OF
30, rice 80, oats 37l, corn 20, butter
Is, salted and picked pork and beef
IS, wheat flour and corn meal 30 per
cent. 1t will go into effect Feb. lst
next.
AGAINST FREE PASSES
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 1l-Attorney
General Miller has determined to
est the right of railways to issue
free passes, he will shortly bring
suit againsv one Of the New Eng
land railroads as a test case.
THE wHALEBACK LOSES RUDDER.
ASTORIA, Dec. 1.-THE British
steamship Zambesi, from Houg
Kong, has arrived, having in tow
the disabled whaleback steamer
Charles w. Wetmore. Captain Il t.
wards of the Zambesi said: We
left Victoria, b. c., for the Columbia
river last Sunday. AT IL O'clock
Wednesday morning, when off the
mouth of the Columbia, we sighted
a singular looking steamer steaming
down. We found II was the whale
back propeller Charles w. Wetmore,
flying signals of distress. She was
then about three or four miles off
Tillamook rock, thirty miles south
of the entrance to the Columbia.
Though able to steam, the whale
back had no way of steering, the
rudder having dropped, leaving
nothing but the rudder frame.
got the hawser out and had her in
easy tow the remainder of the day
and night. Yesterday morning the
hawser parted, but we got it out
again in the afternoon and crossed
in with little difficulty"
THE wHALEBACK LIBELED.
PORTLAND, Dec. 11,-Papers were
filed this morning In the Office of
the United States clerk, by Frank
Upton. owner Of the steamship Zam-
Eesi, lbeling the whaleback, Charles
Wetmore, which was picked up 10y
the Zambesi on Dec. 8, off Tillamook
rock without rudder and towed
into Astoria. The owner of the
Zambesi ia the libel alleged that the
Wetmore was in extreme peril and
was towed Into the harbor ut great
danger TO the Zambesi. Two hon
dred and fifty thousand dollars
salvage is asked for. The Wet
more Is valued at two hundred
thousand and her cargo at five
hundred thousand. She is now lying
at Astoria in charge Of u deputy
United States marshal.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE sen-
ate yesterday broke the record In
the way of measures introduced in a
single day, there having been 6l2
bills introduced aud eight joint reso-
lutions presented, among them one
by Plumb to provide for the retire
ment of national bank notes and
free coinage of silver. The same
bill was introduced by Plumb last
session with few amendments.
Dolph introduced bill appropriat-
ing Sl,000,00O TO establish a gun
factory on the Pacific coast; also TO
continue in force the Chinese ex-
clusion act of October Is, 'SS, with
an amendment requiring Chinese In
the United States TO be removed TO
China; also approprlating 1925, 900
for Improvement of the lower
Columbia river.
Senator Dolph introduced
bill appropriatlng 100000 for
public building at Salem. Or, and
the same amount for public build
ing at Baker City.
Senator Mitchell introduced bill
approprlating $2,s6S,S50 for boat
railways at The Dalles, Or, Cello
falls and Ten Mile rapids of the
Columbia river; also for the i'm
provement Of Three Mile rapids.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. H. II is now
expected that Speaker Crisp will not
be able TO announce his committees,
with the exception Of two or three
OF the miner committees, for ten
days or two weeks yet. IL is barely
possible that this result may be
postponed until after the Christmas
holidays, The amount OF work In
volved Is prodlgious. The very
large number of new members from
the section Of the country outside Of
the Southern lines suggests the pro- /
liability OF a general shake-up OF
the house organization. and II is
understood TO be the policy Of the
new speaker to give the east, west /
and northwest very substantial |
recognition. II long service In the
house were alone TO determine tho
standing ofmembers on committees,
the South would get the cream Of
the committees, even though that
SECTION were largely Ia the minority
In representation, as most Of the