Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-01-06
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.

row. The Supplemental Civil Rights
bill will likely come up and probably
pass.
The United States and Mexican
Commission has resumed business.
The claim of Mexico for $27,OO0,OOO is
in the hands of Sir Edward Thornton,
umpire.
A postoffice has been established at
San Simeon, San Luis Obispo county,
B. Pico, Postmaster.
1t is now believed that Williams
appointment as Chief Justice will be
confirmed.
The Commissioner General of the
Land Office has decided that the Pat
tent for the rancho Ballos, Los Ange-
les county, must be delivered person.
ally to parties in interest, or the hold
ers of last powers Of attorney from
such parties.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.
Cutting down the Estimates. 80. Al
tempted killing. Opposition to
Williams.
In preparing the army bill, Gen.
Sherman and the Secretary of the
Treasury, were consulted in regard to
the cost of our forces on the Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona frontier. 1t
was found impracticable to reduce the
force much at present, though Gen.
Sherman expressed the opinion that
if railways were in operation through
on that line, about $5,O0O,OOO, might
be saved in the military estimates, be-
side reduction of the appropriation
for the military establishment proper.
The committe decided to give only
Sl,2OO,OOO for Notifications instead of
$3,6OO,OO0 asked, and also to reduce
the river and harbor appropriations
from $16,0OO,OOO asked, to less than
S3,OOO,OOO, making the total reduc-
tons in the estimates of the War De-
partment about S2OO0O,0OO.
The committee also ascertained that
under the Treasury construction of the
law in regard to uneXpended balances,
fixing the limit of two years to the
last warrant drawn, the Quarter
masters department has accumu-
lated surplus of 100000 which has
not been reported to Congress, and re-
specting which the law requires no
report. This will be covered into the
Treasury by an amendment to the
law regarding such balances.
A New York special says an attempt
was made on New Years day to kill
Judge l.. d. Norris, formerly District
Attorney of Brooklyn, with an infer
nal machine. AS the Judge was alb
sent at the time of its reception, the
box was put aside until his return.
When he opened it in his bedroom
surrounded by his family, the snap as
of a revolver was heard, and it was dis
Aooered to be an internal machine.
Frelinghuyson, it is said, is opposed
to the confirmation of Williams,
making six of the seven members of
the Judiciary Committee united in
thatview,
Cressw ell states officially that the
increased subsidy Of half millio n to
the China line, will not be needed,
owing to the inability of the Company
to comply with the law granting the
subsidy.
The prevailing opinion at Washing
ton, is that Pavia's assumption OF
power was made with the consent and
approval of Castelar,.
The bankruptcy bill of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, offered in lieu
of the House proposition of repeal, re-
quires the concurrence by one
fourth of the iusolvent's creditors to
force him into bankruptcy. 1t allows
protested paper to run sixty days, and
permits a majority of the creditors to
take the case out of bankruptcy at any
time. 1t also permits any number of
creditors to make a compost ton OF
their own claims, after the British
system.
Speaker Blaine expresses a decided
opinion that the tax on tea, coffee and
incomes, will not be restored.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.
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