Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-10

people of California, yet the Chi
nese had treaty rights which this
Government must respect. He
would, however, call the attention
Of Congress to the subject and sug-
gest that negotiations be opened
with the Chinese Government with
a view of fixing some limitation to
immigration from that country.
I.iinas About food Ciean.Up.
CHEYENNE, Jan. th.-Peter Ri
ley, of Spearfish, reports that a
band of Indians yesterday drove
off about fifty head of horses from
that vicinity, the property of a
ranchman.
Two companies of cavalry, of
Major Evans's command, started
from Spearfish yesterday, on a
scouting expedition of five days.
They will probably visit Bear
Lodge mountains in search ef a
camp of Sioux reported in that
vicinity.
A cleanup made last Saturday
from ten stamps running on ore
from the Woelley and Pecacho
mines for ten days, yielded over
SIG worth Of gold.
Fatiure Of nn Ola Firm.
ALBANY, Jan. 9th.-The failure
Of the old firm of Jared & &. b.
Holt, dealers in leather findings, is
announced.
The ReasSembiiay of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9th.-There
will be quorum OF Senators to.
morrow, on the Resembling of
Congress. About forty are already
in the city. 1t is not so certain
that there will be quorum of the
House. 1t is not anticipated that
any business of Importance will be
transacted until Monday. The
first business in the House is the
pending resolution of Wood, in
structing the standing committees
to inquire into any errors, abuses
or frauds in the administration and
execution of existing laws, with a
view to ascertain what change and
reformation can be made, SO as to
promote the integrity, economy
and efficiency of the several de-
par;ments.
Women's National COnvention-rhs
six Compauies' side Of the Cues
sion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9th. = The
Woman's Suffrage National Con-
veution has fully organized an! is
attracting crowded audiences to its
sessions each afternoon and even
ing. California is represented by
Mrs. Senator Sargent ard by let
tiers from Laura DeForce Gordon,
Sarah S. Knsx and Elizabeth T.
| Sehenck. Petitions from fifteen
California cities and towns have
been received for presentation to
Congress in behalf Of the proposed
10th amendment. Oregon is rep.
resented by DR.. Mary Thompson
and letters from Agnes c. Barr aud
many others and six hundred
signers of u petition. The Presi-
dent of the Convention, in an
nou ncing the representation of the
various States, made the following
statement concerning Nevada:
Senator Jones contributed 500 to
carry on the 18th amendment work
and has thus effectively represent
cd the women of his State. We
could not have carried OIL the work
without his help. 1t was also
announced that Senator Sar-
gent, last March, had re-
plenished the empty treasury
by giving $50 for use in printing
and sending out petitions for sig.
nature all over the country. The
total receipts during the year were
about 500. Mrs. Sargent was made
q mem Der of the Com mittee on
Resolutions and Of the Finance
Committee. DIR. Mary Thompson
ia also member of the Finance
Com mittee and was one of the
most interesting of the ten minute
speakers last night. None of the
long speeches thus far, except
those of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
and Mrs. Hooker, have risen above
mediocrity and many speakers
have been extremely weak and
rambling or glaringly injudlcious
in their line of remarks. Several
have gone so far as to eulogize the
railroad riots of last Sammsr.
Mrs. Bella Lock wood, the we'll
known female lawyer of this city,
favored letting the Chinese and
Indians vote.
Mrs. Spencer, also of Washing
ton, said she thought the heather
Chines needed the ballot as much
as woman, but the Chinese wife
should be brought in with him and
the Indian squaw with her master.
A Mr.. Evans thereupon remarked
that he thought these two ladies
did not really believe what they