Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-25
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E,imunds's Electoral mn.
WASHINGTON, May 24th.-The
main feature of the bill reported in
the Senate by Edmunds to-day on
the subject of the electoral votes
for President and Vice President,
is the provision that no electoral
vote from any State from which
but one return has been received
shall be rejected, except by an af.
firmative vote Of both Houses Of
Congress, and that in case more
than one return is received from
any State, the votes only shall be
counted of those electors whose
title as electors the two Houses
acting separately, shall concur
rently decide is supported by the
decision of the lawful tribunal Of
such State provided for such pur
pose by its legislature.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-HoUsE.
Elan, from the Committee on Pa.
cific Railroads, reported bill re.
peallng section p of the act incor,
porating the Texas Pacific Railroad
Company, declaring forfeited the
rights, privileges and lands grant
ed under that section to the New
Orleans. Baton Rouge and Vicks.
burg Railroad Company and re-en'
acting that section in favor of the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad
Printed and recommitted.
Rice reported a bill providing
that persons deprived of their pen.
sions from March 1865 to June 1865,
by reason of being in the civil ser.
vice, shall be paid their pensions
for that time. Passed. Also bill
repeating the section of the revised
statutes, which provides that nc
claim for pension not presented to
successful issue within five years
from the date of filing the same,
shall. be admitted without record
evidence from the War and Navy
departments. Passed.
Amendments {, the q. Il y. Bill
WASHINGTON, May oath. -Sena.
tor Johnston, of Virginia, delivered
an argument this morning before
the Senate Committee on Rail-
roads on the bill introduced by him
on the I'd inst, granting aid to ex-
tend the Texas and Pacific aud
Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio lines to Ell Pase, there to
connect with the Southern Pacific
road, already completed to the
Colorado river, and also aiding
connecting roads from El Paso east
to New Orleans, Vicksburg and
Memphis, and providing that each
of said roads shall pro rate and be
subject to government control and
operated as continuous line. The
Senator advocated this measure as
one designed to secure the only
true Southern line between the
Pacific Ocean and the Lower Miss
issippi and Gulf of Mexico.
Meeting uG the Potter Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 24th.-The
Potter investigating Committee
met this afternoon and discussed
various methods of proceeding.
They also conferred ON 1.-THE subjec.
of the appointment of subordinate
officers. Secretary Sherman's letter
was laid before the Committee but
no action was taken on it.
preventative Hiscock, the only
absent member, will return TO
Washington tomorrow.
The Committee adjourned till
when the organization
will be perfected and business
formally commenced.
Las Cruces Rancho.
WASHINGTON, May 24th.-The
House bill giving the United States
Court at San Francisco jurisdiction
to adjudicate title to the Las Cruces
rancno, Santa Barbara county,
was reported from the Senate COM
mittee to-day with an amendment
it conform to the Senate
bill.
CONVERSATIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-SENATE
Paddock submitted an amendment
to the Texas Pacific railroad bill
aid to the Republican
Valley railroad.
Killed by ~ Failing Floor.
NEW YORK, May "a The fall
Ing of the second floor of o building
on Mercer street this afternoon
killed one man, fatally injured an
other and hurt three others.
New YsiE News.
NEW YORK, May oath. There
are no more four and a half per
cents. for sale by the Syndicate.
The buoyancy and activity in
stocks to-day exceeded anything
witnessed for some time past. The
causes are the large gain in rail-
way traffic, the prospects of heavy
crops and the easy money market.
1t is now stated positively that
the Dows. Gould-Dillon party is
beaten in the contest for the control
Of the Northwestern Railroad.
Gigantic Communication Of Mines.
New YORK, May 24th.-An eve
ming paper says that there is ru-
NOR in mining circles that a plan
Is in contemplation to consolidate
all the great mining properties
owned by the Bonanza firm; that
Is TO say, Consolidated Virginia,
California, Ophir, Best and Belch-
er, Gould and Curry, Mexican,
Savage and some of the other we'll
mines are to be united in
one gigantic corporation, with a
view Of creating a market on the
Atlantic as well as On the Pacific
Coast. IL is understood to be part
Of the scheme that half of the stock
Of the great consolidated Comstock