Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-02
coNoREss.

WASHINGTON, feD. z, - ln the
house the consideration Of rules was
resumed this morning. In the sen.
ate Mitchell, from the COMMITTEES on
privileges and elections, made q
report In the case Of the Claggett vs..
Dubois contest for seat In
the senate from Idaho. The reso-
luton declares Dubois entitled
to his seat, Mitchell asked that the
report and resolutions lie on table
and gave notice he would call them
up at a very early day. Vance gave
notice Of minority report which he
stated will be presented day after
tomorrow. Palmer introduced a
Joint resolution to amend the con.
stitution so as to have the United
States senators elected by popular
vote.
THE FREE WOOL BILL.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2.--Springer
free wool bill Is under consideration
by the Democratic majority, ways
aud means committee. No con-
cIusion was reached.
COUPLE FROZEN TO DEATH,
NoRwALK, Conn, Feb. 2.--Rus-
sci Ruscoe, IS years old, and his sis
ter, known as Aunt Mary, nearly
IS years old, lived. for some time
alone In hut near the woods Of the
Bald Hill district. They were sup
ported by the charity of neighbors.
Thursday resident ofthe neighbor-
hood, who went to the nut with
food, found the old man sitting dead
and frozen In chair. His hands
were clasped IN front Of him. The
sister was moving helplessly about,
bewilderod. She was put in bed, a
fire started in stove and the old
mans body prepared for burial and
left there and the vlslter went
away. Sunday neighbors visited
the hut and found the old woman
dead and frozen In bed. Both bodies
were buried yesterday afternoon.
REEDS RULING.
WAsHIN aToN, Feb. 2.-"The
principle that the presence of a
majority Of members constitute a
quorum has the sanction Of every
court to which 1t has been referred,
aud / think 1t ought to have the
sanctioa of this house." This was
the reply Of ex-Speaker Reed yester-
day, In defending himself against
denunclation by Democrats of his
official action In the last congress,
the rules of which are still subject
of narrowing discussions In the
house. There Ii generally disin-
clinatlon on both sides of the house
TO regard them as party question,
and Bourke Cochran, the well
known Tammany congressman, this
evening surprised his colleagues by
eloquently approving the principle
OF recognizing ocular evidence of n
quorum, and his speech was en-
Enthusiastically applauded by Repub-
llcans as an able defense of Speaker
Reeds rdllngs,
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Woodbury., N. j., Feb. "A
most pitlsul railroad accident occur
red In this part OF New Jersey yes
Lerday. A mother carrying little
girl In her arms was thrown down
by a train and killed. At9 O'Clock
Mrs. E. Hill was walking between
tracks to the railroad station, where
she intended ~ take the train. She
had her little 4-year old girl In her
arms. The express came along.
Mrs. Hill turned and hearing the
whistle OF the approaching train
became confused. she started to
get Of the way, but ln the confusion
stepped directly on the track on
which the express was running,
The engineer saw her aud immedi-
ately reversed the lever, The next
instant the locomotive caught her
clothing and wrapped II about the
pilot Of the engine. She clupg con-
vulslvely 10 hor child. Then the
engine dragged tho mother aud
child under Us wheels "a distance of
fully 100 feet Their bodies were
horribly mntilated, and when
picked up were unecognizable.
Mrs. Hlll was Ss years old. She
leaves a little baby at home only
few months old. The bodies OF the
dead mother aud child are Ia charge
Of the coroner.
ApPoMATox COURT H0usK BURNS.
RIonMoED, Va, Feb. a--The his
toFlc old Appomatox court house
building was burned yesterday, aud
All the county records were entirely
consumed. The loss of the records
leaves the county in a bad straits
McI.aine house la which General
Lee signed the terms Of surrender
70 General Grant, AZ one time was
threatened with destruction.
WANT RoAS RECALLED.
WAsnfNoTON. Feb 2.--Another
demand for the recall of Minister
Egan has been made. this tlme by
Arnold, Democrat, of Missouri, aud
Il u no secret in Democratic quar-
ters that tbs political advlsAb.llly Of
introducing resolution providing
fof lnQulry Into Minister Egan's
eond0os h oelng discussed. Repub-
lieans who have spoken sAy such
investigation will be connod by |