Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-19

White, Ransom and Salisbury
were authorized to prepare a list
for appointment by the Vice-Presi-
dent, after aseertaining the views
OF absent Senators. There is con-
siderable difficulty in obtaining
the consent of members of either
party to serve.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lSth.-SEN-
ATE-Grover, bill creating
Com mission to examine and report
the expenses incurred by Oregon,
Washington Territory and Idaho.
and by the citizens thereof in the
suppression of the Indian hostilities
of 1878.
Morgan, of Alabama, bill to
regulate the tariff of charges ON
through and local freight for pas
sage over the lines of railways in
the Territories. Referred.
Beck called up the bill intro
duced by him on the 10th, repeal
ing sections of the Revised Stat
utes, prescribing additional causes
of disqualific fication and challenge
of and an additional oath for grand
and petit Jurors.
Conkling said the subject was
| being considered by the Judiciary
Committee and should not be acted
upon without q report from the
Committee. Pending discussion
the morning hour expired and the
subject was laid aside.
The House bill giving twenty
condemned cannon to the Custer
monument at West Point was
passed.
Paddock called up the bill recent
ly reported from the Com mittee on
Military Affairs TO amend the posse
comitatus clause of the Army APP
propriation bill for the present fis-
cal year, so as to provide that 1t
shall not be construed to apply to
any part of the army or portion
thereof engaged in the protection
of life and property in the States
and Territories subject to Indian
instruction. Theamendment was
agreed to so as to name the States
of Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
Oregon, Nevada and the Territories
subject to Indian insurrection, etc.
Passed.
The Senate insisted upon its
amendments to the Consular and
Diplomatic and Fortilications APP
preparation bill and com mittees of
conference on these bills were or
dered, on motion of Beck.
The bill discussed during the
morning hour, to repeal sections
S20 and S2l of the revised statutes,
was referred to the Com mittee on
Revision of the Laws.
The Pension Appropriation bill
was passed without material
amendment.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Senate amendment
to the adjournment resolution, ex-
tending the recess from December
10th to January 18th, was concurred
in.
The Senate amendments to th e
Fortifieations and Consular and Di-
plomatic appropriation bills were
concurred in.
Atkins, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, asked
leave to report back the resolution
calling for Information as to the
number of Supervisors and Deputy
Marshals employed during the late
elections, out of what fund they
were paid, etc.
Garfield objected.
Sparks, who has charge of the
bill, explained that it was substan-
TALLY the bill of last year, and had
the unanimous approval of the
Appropriation Committee.
Boone introduced joint resolu-
ton extending until the 1st of Feb
ruary che time within which the
joint committee on the transfer of
the Indian Bureau may report.
Passed.
Wood, of New York, asked that
the 18th of January be set aside for
the consideration of bills reported
from the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Leave was given the Naval Com
mittee to sit during recess.
Pnyment of January lnterest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18Th The
Secretary of the Treasury has au-
thorized the paymeEttof the cou-
pon interest on the public debt
falling due January 1st without re-
bate and in coin or currency, as the
claimant may prefer. Registered
interest may be paid in like man
ner as soon as schedules can be
prepared. A call was issued to-day
by the Secretary for S10,996, 100,
being the residue of bonds out
standing under the act of March Sd,
1865. Consols of 1895 are not in
cluded in previous calls.
Judge for New Mexico.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 18TH l..
Bradford Prince, of New York, was
to-day nominated Chief Justice of
New Mexico.
Instructions to Customs collectors.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18th. The
Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued a circular to the Collectors of
the several ports that they are au-
thorized to cause an inspection to
be made Of cattle proposed to be
shipped to Great Britain and to give
q certificate that the cattle shipped
are free from disease.
The Potter sub-Comm mittee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18th. h.--Chair-
nan Potter and General Cox will