Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-09
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New YORK, April S.-A writ o
habeas corpus, returnable to-mor
row, has been granted in the case
of ex-Gov. Moses of South Caro-
lima. The petition states that
Moses was arrested on q requisi
ton purporting to be from his Elk
cellency Wade Hampton, Gov.
ernor of South Carolina, on the
Governor of New York for the body
of said Moses, charged with for.
gerry; that no warrant from the
Governor of New York accom- pa H.
panies said requisition; that the al
legged forgery is that of the name
upon an usurious and void promis-
sorry note and that no crime and nc
pecuniary obligation was created.
Field Elected DoorkeePer.
WASHINGTON, April S-HoUsE-
On the meeting of the House to.
day, there was very full attend
ance, and the galleries were crowd
cd in expectation of exciting
scenes on the question of the cleo.
ton of Doorkeeper. Immediately
after the reading of the journal
the Speaker said the first question
in order was whether the resolu-
ton presented on Friday last by
the gentleman from Massachusetts,
(Butler) presented question of
privilege.
The House, by a viva voce vote,
manifestly decided that it did; but
Conger thought, as the action OF
the House would establish a prece.
dent, 1t would be better to take a
vote by yeas and nays. They were
therefore ordered and resulted:
Yeas, 21S; nays, 4. The negative
votes were Bland, Mills, Throck
morton and Young.
"A long and exciting debate arose
upon Buffers resolution appoint
Ing Gen. James Shields as Door,
keeper. Butler opened the debate.
Clymer argued to show that Gen.
Shields was disabled and would
not be able to perform the duties
of Deorkeeper.
Butler replied that Gen. Shields
was physically able to perform
those duties.
Previous question was moved but
not having been seconded-1l0 to
120-debate was continued, Cox, oil
New York, having the floor. The
debate, which developed good
deal Of sectional and party feeling,
was finally closed, and a vote was
taken on Clymer's substitute for
Butler's resolution, the substitute
being that the House do now pro-
coed to the election of Doorkeeper.
The vote resulted as follows:
Charles w. Field, Democratic
nominee, 1913; James Shields, 1Ol;
J. III. Trent, nominated by Ran.
dolph, s. Field was thereupon de.
clared elected.
speech of Sargent.
WASHINGTON. April Sth.-Sena-
tor Sargent resumed to-day his re-
marks on the Pacific Railway Fund.
ing bill interrupted by adjourn.
ment last Friday. He said a prin-
cipal object of the original legisla.
ton was to secure the cheaper
transportation of mails and sup
plies, and this object had been at
tanned and about So, 100000 per an
mum less cost to the Treasury had
resulted over and above all interest
on the bonds. Besides that we had
obtained security against Indian
wars in the centre of the continent,
rapid communication and great
commercial benefits. He showed,
in answer to Bayard, that Congress
originally understood that the in
terest was not to be paid until the
maturity of the bonds and an
amendment to make it payable by
the companies as it was paid by the
government was voted down in
the House after full discussion. In
reply to Thurman, he showed that
the present money value of the
debt owed by the companies. un-
der the decision of the Supreme
Court that the interest is payable
at maturity, is $50, 720: 900, comput-
ing the interest at Six per cent. per
annum. The present payment Of