Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-19
YESTERDAY IN ooNoRFss

Yesterday IN CONGRESS.
WAsmNeroN, Jan. III the
senate memorial and petition from
the National League for the Protec.
tion of American Institutions was
presented. asking for an amendment
TO the constitution TO prevent
union Of church and state, and fol-
bid the appropriation Of public
money to any society under sectsri-
an control After a number Of bills
Of minor impsftance were reported
FROM the committees and placed on
the calendar, the introduction of
bills was resumed.
In the house Reilly, Of Pennsyl-
vauis, asked the unanimous consent
foI the immediate consideration OF a
resolution calling on the secretary
Of the treasury for information ~ 10
what amount Of money was appru-
priated and is available under the
act Of April 25, 1890, relating 10 the
worlds exposition at Chicago, and
what amount so appropriated had
beeu expended, with an itemized
statement showing to whom it had
been paid, and for what purposes;
adopted. A resolution was presented
and referred authorizing select
committee on the worlds fair to
have printed such documents ana
pupers rs ii may seem necessary Tela-
tive to matters; referred. A number
Of bills were then introduced and
referred.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
WAsHINGToN, d. G., Jan. 19.-
The contest for the Democratic Ma
tiOual convention is becoming quite
interesting and the attitude of
Chicago is a subject of much anxiety
among the competing delegates.
This morning until the position of
Chicago in regard to the contest is
known many committeeman wilt
refuse to pledge themselves aud the
fight thus far is in the dark. New
YORK, San Francisco and Detroit
delegations all arrived during The day
and each will unquestiOnably make
a strong fight for the convention.
QUAY LIBEL SUIT.
BEEvER. Pa, Jan. l9-rhe testi-
mony in the Quay libel suit was
completed this morning, John A.
Meltan one of the defendants ad-
mitte4 the publication saying he re-
ceived note and electrotype and
headline, from Chairman Kerr
of the Democratic state committee,
he thought the matter was
for public information aud
printed it. Daughterty in
argument for defense, referred to
the rejection of the Democratic
jurors aud claimed that the jury
was packed. The jury after being
out twenty five minutes returned
verdict of guilty. The penalty
is fine not to exceed one thousand
dollars or imprisonment, or both.
Quay will iutercede on behalf of
tile defendants.
DELAYED BY SNOW.
PORTLAND, Jan. 19.-The Union
Pacific mail train due here this
morning, is twelve hours behind
time. the delay was caused by a
freight train being caught in the
snow near PIcatello.
TRAINS DELAYED.
CHICAGO, Ills, or the twenty
this morning, from all points, four
teen had up to noon, failed to arrive
and not one Of them was on time. |
The snow blockade was one of the
most extensive ever experienced.
Delayed trains are from every point
of the compass.
Reports from many points in
Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas,
state that binding snow storms
have ragged for the last twenty-tour
hours, and that all business is at a
standstill, and trains are delayed.
Dispatches from Texas state the
rain storm. Monday turned into
sleet,a aud the livestock are suffering
terribly.
rhis is the coldest spell Kansas
City has experienced, the thermom-
eter registering twenty-five below
this morning, but later the weather
1t was twenty-six be
low at Atchison " here much suffer-
Ing was caused by the cold. Last
night IN Minnesota aud the Dakotas
was another cold one but today il is
warmer.
GoRMAN RE ELECTED.
ANNAPoLIs, Md, Jan. l9.-Ar-
ihur p. German was today reelected
United States senator to succeed
himself.
BREWERY BURNED.
Coz FAX, Wash, Jan. l9.-The (