Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-21

Assistant Postmaster General on
application.
Hale offered an amendment for
bidding sub-letting under penalty
of termination of contract.
Money advocated this and said
that a contractor had testified be-
fore the Postal Committee that he
had four contracts. For one he re-
ceived $3.50 and sub-let it, pay
ing only $4,000. Thus were the
people robbed.
Hale's amendment was adopted
and the bill passed.
The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the deficiency bill,
the question being regarding the
pay for some laborers in the New
York and other navy yards. Cox
and Taylor INDUCED in considera-
BILE badinage, in which the latter
accused Cox of Inconsistency in
claiming to be the leader of econ-
omy in the House and yet of COM
planning when appropriations were
not made, and said he did not
speak out manfully for his friends,
the laborers, as Chittenden did in
the Committee, but made dema-
gogue appeals to the benches and
IN the record.
Whithorne intimated that the
contractors, who might be Cox's
constituents, got the money des-
tined for the laborers. The money
appropriated had been misappro-
priated.
Cox defended himself against all
these charges.
O'Neill complained that the agi-
tation of the money and tariff ques-
tions had done more than anything
else to stop the industries of the
country, restrict investment and
cause capital to be idle.
Wright said it is the part of wis
dom to let the tariff alone.
Snyder-The new tariff increases
the revenue.
Wright iutimated that the House
would probably table the new bill
and O'Neill applauded the senti-
ment.
Fort offered an amendment maxi
ing it unlawful for the Secretary of
the Treasury to destroy or retire
more United States Treasury notes.
Ruled out of forder.
The Committee rose and the
House passed the bill.
The District of Columbia gov
'ernment question was considered
without action.
Ellis offered the usual resolutions
on the Death Of J. e. Leonard and
will call them up April 9th. AL
iourned.
Cur,IwOOd Cheaper than Before.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Nolan,
agent of the Interior Department
in Montana, writes to Secretary
Schurz that, despite the reports
which have gone out in the Interest
of the timber depredators, cordwood
is now sold lower than ever before
in the Territory. None but rich
sawmill men have suffered ty the
efforts of the government to stop
depredators. Since the stoppage
of these populations by the dollar
tax, small dealers have kept up
supplies with wood from dry and
fallen timber, which has heretofore
rotted.
National Home for Disabled yoi-
unteers.
WASHINGTON, March Goth. The
Board of Managers of the National
Home for disa bled volunteer sol.
diers has been in session for the
past two days at the Office of the
Surygeon General. There were
present Chief Justice Waite, Gen.
Butler, Gen. Martindale, Governor
Friedrich Smythe, of New York,
Judge III. S. Bond, of Maryland,
Hon. Lewis b. Gunckle, of Ohio,
Gen. ]. S. Negley, of Pennsylvania,
and Gen. A. b. Wolcott, of Wis.
consin. The Secretary presented
the annual report. 1t showed that
over 5000 soldiers were cared for
during the year-over one thousand
more than during 1876. The total
average cost of keeping each man
during the year was S125, being
$40 less than for the year 1876 and
saving to the government of
nearly 100000. There has been u
decided improvement in the con-
duct and morals of the men and
the number of dishonorable dis
charges less than ever before. 1t
appeared that more than six thou
sand of the men did not, during the
entire year, commit a single offense
or violate a single rule or regula-
ton of the Homes. The Board au-
thorized improvements looking to
the increase of the usefulness and
efficiency of the Homes. After
making the necessary appropria-
tons the Board adjourned.
The stock Market Lively.
NEW YORK, March 20.-In Wall
street to-day stocks were buoyant,
the general range of prices being
at the highest quotations OF the
year. The entire list was stronger.
A dispatch announcing that the
Iowa State Senate had passed the
House bill repeating the Granger
laws, caused an immediate advance
in Granger shares and affected fa-
vorably the whole list.
There are no new features in the
freight market.
| Tho Now Hahhpshlro Election.
CONCORD. N. H., March GOTH
Complete returns foot up Prescott
1887; Mexican, 37,863; Kendall
52l; Flint, 223; scattering 80. Pres
colts plurality 1,5l4, majority 9i1.
The House will stand Republicans
205, Democrats 165.
A Contractor Absc0nds.
MONTREAL, March 20th.-John
Phelan, u Lachine canal contractor
has absconded, leaving II large
number of creditors and 80 work
men in arrears.
Surrender OF Insurgents.
HAVANA, March 20th.-The In.
surgent Major General, Carlos Ro
loft, with Brigadier Maestro, three
| Colonels, eight Lieutenant Colon