Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-11
Ts Consinue the Potter Invsssi.
Cation.

Ts Consinus tho Potter Invessi.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10th.-The |
Potter Committee to-day decided |
that the sub Committee should |
continue the Investigation In the
Louisiana case If further grant of |
money Is made by Congress.
Chairman Potter will be one of the |
proposed committee and will select |
the second Democratic member be. |
fore Thursday, when the Republi- |
cans will name the third member. |
Springer and Hiscock were author.
lied to open and report upon some
documents obtained from Florida
bearing upon the question Of the
validity Of the Commissions Of the
several Justices of the Peace, etc.,
who certified to the correctness OF
certain election returns.
Caiifornis Memorials Presented.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lOth.-Sen-
ator Booth to-day presented the
memorial Of Ross, Demstsr & Co.,
Talbot & Co., and twenty-five
othor mercantile firms of San Fran
cisco praying legislation to author
ize the payment of war premium
claims out of the balance of the
Geneva award. He also presented
the memorial of Governor Downey
and fifty other citizens of Los Ar-
sgeles and vicinity against the
adoption Of the proposed com mer-
cial treaty with France, affecting
| fha proaapt ro no ~ dutios On i'm.
ported wines and brandies.
! A Couard.
| WAsHINGToN, Dec. 12th.--There
is no authority for the statement
that the Republicans here believe
that the strongest man for the next
Gubernatorial canvass Is Charles
Foster and for the next Presiden-
tial candidate John Sherman.
Oppose she Trausfsr.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 10th.-Gen.
Lyon, of the Purchasing Com nit
tee of the Board of Indian Commits.
siouers, and Barclay White, repre-
senting the Society of Friends ut the
Winnebago agency, spoke to-day
against the transfer of the Indian
Bureau to the War Department.
Appropriated UnanimousIy Passed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1Oth.-Aftel
passing the Consular and Diplo.
matio appropriation bill, Clymel
explained that 1t was subs sta q TALLY
the same as the act for the current
yesr. Hale expressed the concur.
renee of the Republican membs
of the committee In the bill as re
ported to the House. Therefore
within half an hour, the bill passed
without single amendment.
won's Pay.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10th. The
Fiscal Agent of the State declines
to comply with the resolution oil
the Funding Board requesting him
to pay the January coupons on
State censols.
A Democrat Elected mayor.
BARTON, Dec. 10.-The following
is the vote Of this city to-day: For
Mayor-Prince, DEM, 10, 546; Cad
man, Rep. 1900; King, Working
mems, 43l.
WOrkingmea's Ticket Elected.
LYNN, Mass, Dec. 10.-The cleo
ton for Mayor resulted in the
choice of George =. Sanderson, the
Workingmen's candidate, by 1900
plurality. Their whole ticket Is
elected.
severe sturm.
New YORK, Dec. 10'-The storm
along the coast is very severe, in
fiicting considerable loss to proper
ty on land, but the marine disasters
reported are few.
Henry Wells Rsperied d, ing.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-A private
cable dispatch states that Henry
Wells, of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Ex-
press, is lying at the point of death
In Glasgow.
Destructive Fiood-Rriass Carried
Away.
PORT JERvIS, Wy, Dec. 10.-The
heavy raius have caused floods In
all the streams, interrupting rail-
way travel and doing much dam.
age to property. The outlet at the
Port Jervis reservoir Is overfiowipg
the banks. Bridge No. 2, near
Stephen's Point, on the Jefferson
Branch of the Erie Road, 100 feet
long and 80 feet high, was carried
away this afternoon.
POUGHKEEPsIE, Dec. 10th.-A
rain prevailed along the Hudson
river since yesterday, and many
places on the track Of the Hudson
River Rallrood were submerged
and forty feet of track wash ed
away near Highland Station.
Washfngton News and Gossip. OF.
nclnI aud Other, via Chicago,
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