Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-22

came.
Lambert coincided with Nc
| Garvey. If Senator Bones wished
for Committee he would vote for
giving him one, but he (Lambert)
preferred the statement of Bones to
the parties making these charges.
Bones stated that he did not want
q Committee of Investigation.
Hilborn offered a resolution, as
follows:
Resolved, That the Senate of the
State of California have implicit
confidence in the honesty and in
tegrity of Senator Bones, and re-
gard all attacks upon him as bear.
ing on their face evidences of NAL
evidence.
Boring, of Santa Clara, thought
that the charges having been made
it was the duty of the Senate to in
vestigate them.
McCoppin moved to add to Hill.
born's resolution the words "and
are unworthy further considerat on
of the Senate"
Satterwhite remarked that the
constituents of Bones were evil
IDENTIFY disappointed with him and,
possibly, in view of this fact, had
said exceedingly harsh words con-
cerniDg him. The Senator, as they
all knew, was yielding in DISPOSE
tion, and this. had brought him into
disrepute among the Workingmen,
but no man could question his hon.
esty and integrity.
Hilborn, at the request Of Satter.
white, changed the word malevo-
lence in the resolution to ill.will.
ELewis vindicated the character Of
Senator Bones aud his vote on the
Water bill, stating that he thought
it probable that he did OF know
any one of its provisions.
Bones-"Oh, yes l do, l know
several of them.n
Searles endorsed all that had been
said concerning Bones, and further
remarked that, after lifetime
spent in the practice of the law, he
sometimes found himself in q po-
sition of difficulty to know how to
vote.
The resolution by Holborn, as
amended, was then passed without
dissenting voice.
A question then arose as to what
part of the proceedings on this sub
ject should find place on the
Journal.
Murphy moved that no part
should be inserted.
After some little debate it was
left to the chair to determine. The
subject was then dropped and the
lobbies and galleries which had
been crowded while the matter had
been under consideration were soon
empty.
AssEMBLY-The House took up
in special order Pauly's motion to
reconsider the vote by which the
House refused to engross the act to
regulate the rate of interest in CAL
ifornia.
Barstow moved to indefinitely
postpone the motion to reconsider.
secretary sherMnn Before the Com.
"itsee OH Finance.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Secre-
tary Sherman, before the Commit
tee on Finance, recommended ad-
hesion to and completion of the
resumption policy, stating facts
and figures at length in support of
that policy. He thought the silver
bill had stopped refunding opera.
tions and the accumulation of coin,
and had caused the return of bonds
from Europe, but that resumption
could be more easily maintained
on double than single standard,
and the bonds returned from Europe
have been readily absorbed by the
people. He believed with $780,
100000 coin lie could resume on
January first.
CO0g ressiona,.
WAsHINGTON, March 21.-SEN-
ATE Hereford submitted pre-
amble and resolution, declaring
that the House bill to repeal specie
payment had been referred to the
Finance Committee of the Senate
on the Goth of November last; and,
therefore be it resolved that said
committee be required to report
said bill to the Senate within one
week, together with their ac-
ton thereon. II any shall have
been had. He asked for present
consideration of the resolution,
but objection was made by Morrill,
and 1t went over. Chaffee called
up the Senate bill to establish the
Territory of Lincoln and to provide
temporary government therefor,
which was discussed until the expi-
ration of the morning hour and
then laid aside. Consideration was
then resumed of the Pacific Rail.
road Sinking Fund bill.
The Presidents answer to the
resolution Of Blaine, regarding the
Fishery Com mission and award,
was laid before the Senate.
Garland reported favOrably on
the Senate bill! to disapprove and
annul the act of the Legislative AS
sembly of New Mexico, passed over
the Governors veto, to incorporate
Il society of Jesuit Fathers of New
Mexico. Placed on the calendar.
Teller made long speech in ia
vOr of the Pacific Railroad Sinking
Fund bill, when 1t was laid aside
not to lose its place as unfinished
business.
A bill to employ temporary treas
ury clerks and to bring into market
public lands, etc., was taken up.
The debate in regard to timber
derredations was continued, and
Jones, of Florida, spoke in opposi-
tion to the course Of the Secretary
Of the Interior.
Republican Nominations in Rhode
hsIRuO.
PROVIDENCE, March 2l.-The
Republican State Convention to-
day nominated the present State
officers for reelection.
FOR SALE.