Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-09
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7Lh.-SENATE-
Morrill, gave notice that tomorrow he
would ask the Senate to take up and
consider the House bill. l.eappropriating
100000 to aid in the Centennial
celebration. He hoped that whatever
the Senate proposed TO do would be
done then. = .i'"tt. ~" -
Conkling, from the Judiciary COM
mittee reported with verbal amend
ments the House bill providing for
the payment of judgments. rendered
by the Court of Alabama claims.
Sargant moved TO make The rate. OF
interest per cent. instead Of four. At
ter some discussion. he Withdrew his
amendment but gave notice that he
would offer it hereafter to some other
till relating to the Alabama Court.
The amendments proposed by the
committee were concurred in and the
bill passed.
The chair laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary
of Treasury in response to the Senate
resolution of January 2Gth, indorsing
the communication from Sydney
Dillon, President of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific, and Huntington,
Vice-President of the Central Pacific
Railroad in relation to tho, creation of,
the sinking fund for payment of the
amounts due the government by said
Companies. ifetis shji'.7 ''-
West moved that the communica-
tions be printed and laid ON the liable.
SO ordered. He gave notice that at an
early day he would call it up and sub
nit remarks in regard to pecuniary,
and other relations existing between
the government and Pacific railways,
After the morning hour the Senate
resumed the consideration of the reso-
luton for the admission of Pinchback
from Louisiana. ii ~ a3la
Thurman spoke in opposition to his
admission, claiming that Pin chbael>
had no prima facie case upon which
lie could be seated.
y ~HOUsE-Introduced by Mercy res
olution of Louisiana Legislature for an
appropriation to construct levees on
the Mississippi river.
BY Saylor to secure homesteads to
actual settlers OIL public lands. goes
By Fort, declaring the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln alnational holiday
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flag shall float at half mast.
Murder Trials. -
RED BLUFF, Cal, Feb. 7th.-The
preliminary examination of Stephen
Baker charhed with having murdered
Moses Robinson, came off on Satur-
day p. NJ, February 5th, resulting in
Baker being discharged from custo-
dy, the general opinion being in favor
of such action. aff3sIz7 ai auas 6
The trial of Richard Kenne for the
murder of Jack Whitneys is progress
ing in the District Conrt at Red Bluff.
Judge Warren and f. Sexton presid-
ing. The crime was committed in
November last, being case of muir
der and robbery. The victim lived
long enoughto identify his assassin.
Peter Hall, the accomplice, was con-
victed last Thursday and sentenced to
imprisonment for life. m 4
EIawaain Treaty. m ar
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th. Fernando
Ward has prepared a report with a
bin from Carr on the ways and means
to carry into effect the convention be-
tween the United States and Hawaii
Report says the treaty is strictly COM
mercial and proceeds to show the mil
itary necessity for securing the favor
able terms it offers. Admiral Porter
claims that if the British government
secures control of the islands the Brit
ish navy could draw line from Brit
ish Columbia to Australia and COM
pleteIy hold it against our nation and
the Pacific States would be defense
less. General Scholleld very decided
ly favors the treaty and says L should
consider it a serious misfortune to the
United States for any other nation to
obtain control of the islands. For
these and other reasons elaborately
set forth in the report the committee
of Ways and Means recommend the
passage of the bill. tahr1 tii4t