Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-22

be more numerous than Indian or
Revolutionary claims.
| A SMALL BRIBE.
One General - Ellis Spear holds a
position in the Patent Office. A reso-
| luton was introduced by Mr.. Phillips
of Missouri, asking how he got that
| Office, which question was subsequent
| ly answered in the same resolution by
stating that the General had sub
| scribed $34 towards the presentation
of a "watch testimonial - to Mr.. NJ.
| ID. Liggett, the General Commissioner
| of Patents. Hundreds of just such
cases will come to light as soon as the
House gets its investigating machine
to running smoothly.
SOUR GRAPES.
The old House Republican Commit
tee Clerks have resigned, but they did
not do so until after they were virtu-
ally kicked out. Or, more properly
they had nothing to resign. They
were Clerks of Committees of the
last Congress. The new Congress
appointed new Committees, and
they being Democrats, of course,
appointed Democratic Clerks. The
idea of a Republican office-seek-
er resigning anything is preposter-
| Gus. Four newspaper reporters,
connected with the "independent" "
press, have received Committee clerk
ships.
| REDUCTION ALL AROUND.
Randall of Pennsylvania, and Hol-
man of Indiana, are going after the
eXtravagant Republican Administra-
tion in manner which characterizes
them as Granger bulls-with hay on
their horns. They intend reporting a
bill from the Committee OH Appropri-
ations, of which Randall is Chairman,
recommending the reduction of the
army from $4,000 to $1,000, which
would save the Government at least
$4,000, 900 year. Also, another re-
ducing the expenses of the Navy to
$4,000, ,000-a saving of over So, 900, 900
year. That useless appendage, the
Marine Corpse, will in all proba-
bility be abolished, which will
save nearly million. 1t is now
proposed to cut down the expenses of
the Diplomatic Corps by reducing sal
aries and abolishing minor Consul
ships. Postmasters' salaries are to be
reduced, and the free delivery system
abolished in cities with population
less than $4,000. 1t is further pro-
posed to reduce the usual estimate for
river and harbor improvements which
augurs bad for the several States
which stand sadly in need of Govern
ment aid for such internal improve
ments. The House proposes to save
the Government at least S30,000,O00
a year, and run it in as good shape as
before. 1t is even limited that the sal
aries of Congressman will be reduced
from $1,000 to $4,000 year-the old
standard.
THE SAN FRANCISCO MARINE HOS
PITAL.
The Hon. w. A. Piper, member
from the San Francisco District, cer-
tainly would rise to Question of
privilege were the aggravation of
sufficient Importance to demand no.
tice. Some time since, it will be rec
objected, Government authorized the
sale of the Marine Hospital at San
Francisco, situated on the ETHEREAL
heights of Rincon Hill. The Hon.
Jesse ID. Carr of San Francisco, claims
the site on which it is built, and now
has sust pending for its possession,
and until this suit is decided the Sec
retary of the Treasury will not order
its sale. Some malicious person has
written to a certain California paper
that Secretary Bristow and the Hon.
Mr.. Piper had formed "ring" for its
purchase at private sale for mere
nominal price. Secretary Bristow
stated to the Star correspondent that
the sale could not be made until the
suit as to the validity of the title of
the land was decided, and that when
the sale did take place it would be by
pnblic auction, and duly advertised in
the newspapers. He further stated in
answer to the charges against himself
that he was not farming "ringsn just
at present, but endeavOring to break
them up wherever found-no matter
who the ring-masters might be.
PoLYGAMoUs UTAH.
The women of Utah have presented
a petition to Congress 365 feet long,
and signed by 23,261, praying that
their Territory be admitted as State;
that the law furnishing polygamy be
repealed so that their husbands can
pursue their religious belief and prac-
| tice without the fear of arrest and
punishment. Each wife also asks the
privilege of locating $50 acres of Gov
ernment land, which if allowed, your
correspondent will Immediately settle
with his landlady and marry ten or
twenty Mormon women, and thus be
transmogrified into hloated land
holder.
PERSONAL.
During the Congressional recess, the
Hon. p. d. Wigginton left on a visit
to some friends and relatives at Rock
port, Wisconsin. A letter received
from him yesterday states that he is
quite sick, and will not be enabled to
return to Washington for week or
two.
H. w. Thomson, one of the founders
of the San Francisco Evening Post, is
the special correspondent of the Chi
cogo Tribune.
Richard Lambert, well known in
San Francisco mining circle and cor
ners is responsible to posterity for
those long-winded letters in the San
| Francisco Post. J. M. $.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.