Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-13

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Resolution read and tabled. He
also presented petition from many
citizens of Ohio Of all political par
ties favoring the repeal of the re-
sumption act. Referred.
Edmunds reported adversely
House bill for extra terms of the
U. S. Circuit Court in Mississippi.
Spencer, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported petitions
from the Governors of Pennsylva-
MIA ana other States asking pay
ment of the balances due to the
several States on account of arm
ing and equipping troops for the
| Federal Government during the re-
bellion and moved that they be re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
| So ordered.
MaXey, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back the
letter of the Secretary of War re-
garding the findings and execution
of military courts martial, together
with a bill to amend Article of
War 104 on that subject. Placed
on the calendar.
Bills introduced: By Maxey, by
request, to extend the commerce Of
the United States with Mexico, Sc
cure economy in the expenditures
required for national defenses and
to provide for the completion of
Southern Pacific railroad. Re-
| ferred.
A bill was passed making the ODD
of February legal holiday in the
District of Columbia, with an
amendment providing that it should
not apply to the 22d of February
1878, in order not to affect existing
contracts.
Consideration of the Bland billre-
sumed: Mcdonald believed that
coin and paper would soon equal
each other in value. The silver
dollar would, if restored tend to up
hold property values and was
therefore worthy of support. 1t
would assist the returning to pros
perity, but return to specie,pay-
ment with gold alone would cause
bankruptcy such as was never wit
messed before and result in the ruin
of debtor and creditor. He opposed
the resumption act and advocated
its repeal; opposed free coinage, but
would vote for the House bill hop
ing that future legislation would
fix the seignorage question.
The Senate then proceeded to the
Hall of the House to participate in
the ceremony of the presentation Of
Carpenters picture. Upon return
ing the Senate refused to adjourn
or consider executive business.
Mcpherson opposed the silver
bill as inimical to the best inter-
ests of the country. He hoped Con-
gress would take no such step
backward.
Sargent moved that the Senate
go into executive session, VIII ich
motion prevailed.
Various Matters.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12th.-The
Commissioner of the Freedmen's
Savings Company expect, with the
$275, 900 to be obtained by selling
certain property to the government,
to be able to declare ten per cent.
dividend, making total of 60 per
cent.
The President has appointed as
Honorary Commissioners to the
Paris Exposition Alfred Hebard
and Gustavus b. Bracket, of Iowa,
and John A. Spear and Francis
Fontaine, of Georgia.
The Cabinet considered Louisi-
ana affairs and the deaths of Secre-
taries Conrad and Welles. Orders
were issued to the departments
o yer which the deceased Secreta-
ries once presided. Nothing new
was presented in the Louisiana
matter. The Departments of the
mourning until after the funeral
services of ex-Secretaries Welles
and Conrad.
Garleld's speech.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th.
field said: This tablet commence
rates the third great act in the his
tory of America-the fulfillment
of the promise of the Declaration of
Emancipation. We were perhaps
still too near the great events of
which this act formed part to un-
derstand fully its deep Significance,
but its Importance is partially, at
least, realized by all present, as in
dioated by the vote of acceptance
of this picture. He paid a glow
ing tribute to the patriotism,
statesmanlike qualities and reputa-
ton of the Cabinet, Seward, Chase
and Stanton being eulogized par
ticularly, and passed on with fitting
words of praise to the great anu
heroic character of the martyred
Lincoln. He said: To day but one
witness of the signing of that
proclamation survives. Let the
nation accept the picture with the
love and faith with which the ar
fist and donor present it to the ma
ton.
spetca Of M. stephens.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12th.-Mr.
Stephens said: Every fountain of
Lincoln's heart overlooked with the
milk of human kindness and so
much deeper was the pang of his
(Stephens') heart at the horrible
death of Lincoln, that the event
came with unnumbered woes. AS
regards the event which this pic.
ture recalls, we may not judge cor
rectly if emancipation was a boon
to the colored race. Providence has
yet to determine that and it de-
ponds much on themselves if it is.
1, representing Southern Stetes
here, may claim in their behalf
that their freedom was never fully
consummated till the Southern
States sanctioned the thirteenth
amendment, which they did, every
one of them, and by their own con-
stituencies. 1 can say for myself
aud for those of my immediate cir
Gle of acquaintance, and for the
whole Southern people, that there
is not one who would now change
| the condition of things, resubjugate