Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-10

as an independent candidate fol
the Constitutional Convention or
the reform platform.
San Frsnciscu Jots.
| SAN FRANCISCO, May 9th.-Mi-
chael McDermott, residing OH
Clementina street, near First, as.
saulted his wife with a chair this
morning, inflicting injuries which
will probably prove fatal. McDer-
mott was locked up pending the re-
suit of his wife's injuries.
Early this morning Kearney
waited upon the Chief Of PO-
lice and expressed q desire to bring
Sergeant Harmon and all those
police engaged in dispensing the
crowd at Kearney's meeting last
night before the Police Commits
sioners. The Chief told him to
make his complaints in writing but
refused to listen to any further talk
on the subject. Kearney with a
crowd of about 200 or 300 of his fol-
lowers, then went to the City Hall.
Kearney entered the Mayors
office, and, in the absence of the
Mayor, submitted to the Clerk a
petition tor the release of one
OConnell, imprisoned for assault
ing Hayward, known as the Potre-
ro blacksmith. Kearney then went
outside, mounted wagon and be-
gan to harrangue his followers,
when the appearance of the police,
I'll instructions to dispense the
crowd, caused him to beat u retreat.
The National Grespback Conven-
PHILADELPHIA, May 9th.-Upon
the reassembling of the National
Convention, several short addresses
were made, some being of COM
munistic tendency. The Commit
tee on Credentials reported, admit
ting all the labor delegation from
Philadelphia, and ten out of forty
six greenbackers were in the dele
CATION.
GnEresAlOMRl.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-HoUsE.-
After the morning hour expired
Wood moved to go into Committee
of the Whole on the Tariff bill.
COnger moved to strike out the en-
acting clause, which motion the
Speaker, after some hesitation and
questioning as to presidents, de-
clared out of order, because the bill
was not before the House instead
of before the Committee of the
Whole.
Conger then moved that the gen.
eral debate be limited to ten min
utes, but after some spirited pass
ages between O'Neill and Wood,
in which the latter said he would
not allow debate to be limited, and
would oppose sitting the Ways
and Means by such methods, Con
ger adopted the suggestion of Gar
field, and made his motion to limit
debate to two hours. This was de-
feated by 1872 to l07. Butler asked
how long the debate would last.
Wood said it was impossible to
tell, but certainly until the Repub-
licans were better informed than at
present. He would ask the House
first to consider whether they
would act on the bill this session.
Kelly said it was important for
the bill that its friends should
have a chance to explain it. He
had voted against his colleague
anu party because
Here Conger interrupted aud OBJ
jected to an excuse, and Kelly, ex-
citedly, said he had nothing to ex-
cuse himself for.
Neill asked Wood if he would
permit motion to strike out the
inacting clause.
Wood refused to answer and the
House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff bill.
SENATE-Ingalls said that the
number Of manned soldiers added
to the pension roll on account of
the legislation of March 9th, pen.
sioning the survivors of the War
of 1872, was but 1856.
Sargent stated that the mum Der
10, 491 was the number of applica-
lions filed and not the number
granted.
Burnside called up the House
joint-resolution to provide that
arms be issued to Territories as we'll
as States, not exceeding 500 stand
to each.
Davis, of West Virginia, submit
ted an amendment that the present
quota of States shall not thereby
be diminished. Agreed to and bill
passed.
The joint-resolution reported
from the Committee on Education
and Labor for the enforcement of
the nine-hour law in all the De-
mn ri 20 IF fha Gauarp coua
rise to lively discussion, in the
course of which Banks denounced
the disregard Of the law by the
Government as scandalous aud in.
famous. Butler, of Massachusetts,
advocated a penalty for its disre-
gard, and said that there was more
powder and ball wanted in the adj
ministration of the laws. The
joint-resolution was passed.
Terrible slaughter on tho Bordor.
WASHINGTON, May "a letter
has just been received by Repre-
sentative Schleicher from promi-
ncnt citizen of Corpus Christi,
: Texas, which contains the follow
ing reliable statement regarding
recent terrible and outrageous
murders committed in Webb, Duval
and surrounding counties, by Mex
leans in the garb of Indians: 81
have lived in the counties of San
Patricio, Live Oak and MUSES. for
thirty years, and have been through
all the troubles of the frontier, but
1 have never before seen such
wholesale slaughter. They took
little boys from seven to twelve
years old, and two men on
horseback would hold them up by