Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-12

the award to be rid of the
treaty. This would remove all i'm
putations OF bad faith and in time
restore something of life to the |
trade. The treaty even gives away |
the preference formerly given to
our own fishermen In our own mar
ksts. He emphatically protested
against thus killing our own COM
merce. He believed American
products should have the best
chance in American markets. We
should prefer American to Cana
dian fishermen.
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: By
Riddle, to reduce the present tax
on whisky and tobacco; by Knapp,
| to issue certificates of deposit of
silver bullion or bars; by Critten-
den, to issue certificates of deposit
of silver bullion; by Martin, by
request, to abolish the Court of
Claims; by Patterson, fixing the
measure of damages in suits waged
by the Government for timber cut
on public lands; by White, to re-
peal the act providing for the pay
ment of certain Southern mail con-
tracts; by Fort, for the preparation
of uniform silver bars of the value
of 500 and $1,000 standard
silver and for the Issue of GER
!, tificates thereon which shall be
receivable for all public dues; by
Harmes, the petition of citizens
and type founders of the United
States requesting that. in order to
: prevent fraud in the introduction
: of foreign type into the United
v States, that the duty may remain
q a specific one as in the bill now be.
# fore Congress and not be changed
j. to an ad valorem duty; by Ewing,
e Joint resolution proposing an
s amendment to the Constitution
q providing that, in order that the
:, people OF the United States may be
q furnished with permanent ano
d stable paper currency, Congress
J. shall provide for issuing blank mil
If lion dollars.of the United States
v not bearing interest, which shal
d be a legal tender for all debts public
/. and private, except for such exist
N ing debts as are by contract paya
,e BILE in coin; that the number Q
such notes shall be increased eacl
wear ut a rate equal to the averag
increase of population; that tn
ie first issue of said notes shall b
lg used as far as necessary in retiring
u United States notes not bearln
d. interest now outstanding and tn
i remainder in reducing the interes
i'll bearing debt. 1t further provide
po that no law of the Unite
d. States or of any State shal
ne authorize the issue of notes pays
Is BILE on demand for the benefit
any person or corporation, and Con
gress shall provide for withdraw
ing from circulation all bank note
n now outstanding.
IL The House then went into Com
On mittee of the Whole, Cox in th
chair, on the diplomatic appropris
lis ton bill.
ey Hewitt said he would not hav
n spoken on the bill except for n
tie cent event, which had startled th
,r- whole country. That event we
ng the decision by the Fishery Con
gh mission awarding five and On'
ms half millions to Canada. He col
or trasted the shining legal lights
'pt Great Britain, who had represente
ms that country, with the respectful
IN, but minor intellects who hs
in represented America in the Con
ed mission. He attacked Il
ie- present diplomatic service
mt a sham and refuge for wor
he out politicians and favored onl
lrt two European Missions, one
Ia | r Mt Pnrlin Tho
men should be we'll paid and Il
humiliated by association WI
other ministers. lie would ha
AT secretaries at other ports to repo
raw to the Ministers. He favored t.
of retention of the South Americ
ne. Missions, because the ever recu
at ring revolutions demanded min
vas ters to protect our citizens the
y,s Wherever commercial and dipl
:en matte interests were involved,
led would retain a minister, but
to vored decreasing expenses whe
lor only political questions were to
ar. dealt with. The President had t
ifi. power to make the diplomatic 81
cen vice q source of immense value
on the country. He read the Pre-
dents civil service reform ord
and said the Fifth Auditor of t
Treasury had been making poll
The cal speeches in New Hampshi
ow He would not comment on the ia
ne. No President ever made su
a pledges as Hayes, and both part
in had wondered that they were Il
,ss- kept.
teu Cours News.
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'ur. WASHINGTON, March 1l.-In
ore Criminal Court to day, before JUG
IL a Wylie, the case of the Uni
'es- States against Gen. o. o. Howa
ON late Commissioner of Freedm
ect Refugees, and abandoned Ian
Ter. was taken up. This was an acti
the to recover $i36, ,46i found to be
ust on the settlement of his accoul
end due to colored soldiers &c. The
OBJ fence was that the subject mat
rift of this case had been the subject
loot inquiry by the army and he v
eaf- exculpated; that the funds in gu
her ton were In the hands of G.
nto Bullock, detailed officer, and
fendant was not responsible. |
line der instructions of the Court V
me dict was found for the defendant.
InvestigatiOn-First Auditor.
WASHINGTON, March 11th.-1
Venezuelan claims inquiry clio