Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-17

through any Indian lands, was
then agreed to. The bill was then
passed, 80 to 8.
The bill extending the time for
the completion of the Northern Pa
cific, reported by Mitchell from
the Railroad Committee, was
placed on the calendar.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-On motion of Stenger,
the Senate bill authorizing the is
sue of passports free to colored cit
liens going to Brazil, was passed.
The bill to establish perma-
nent government for the District of
Columbia was defeated. Yeas "a,
nays 124. A motion was then made
TO reconsider.
The motion to reconsider was
adopted and the bill was recon-
mitted to the District Committee.
The defeat of the bill was caused by
the property qualifications clause
for members of Council.
A member of the House Judiciary
Committee says that Fields bill re-
garding the electoral question will
never see the light, as not a men,
Der favors the measure.
Keifer introduced a joint resolu'
ton proposing an amendment to
the Constitution prohibiting Con-
gress from appropriating money
| for the payment of any claims
against the United States not Gre
ated or authorized by law, interna-
tional treaty or award. Referred.
Robertson, from the Committee
on Mississippi Levees, reported a
bill providing for the organization
of Mississippi River Improve
ment Commission, and for the i'm
provement of the navigation OF
that river. Printed and recommit-
ted.
Cox asked unanimous consent
that, on Tuesday next, after the
morning hour, the House consid-
err the business on the Speakers
table, for the purpose of passing
the Funding bill.
Price objected, unless 1t be first
referred to the Judiciary Commit,
tee, since it involves important
legal points.
The House then went into Conn
mittee of the Whole on the Post
office Appropriation bill.
Blount considered that section q
great outrage which gives Special
Agents So per day for travelling
expenses every day in the year,
besides the regular salary Of $1,000
per year.
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| WASHINGTON, April 17th.-The
President to-day revoked his exec.
utive order of Dec. Goth, abolishing
the land Office of Independence and
removing its business to Visalia.
Instead of this he to-day simply
ordered that the Independence of
flee be removed to Bodie, Mono
county. The changed action is
based on representations that
transferring the office to Visalia
would compel the inhabitants east
of the mountains to travel in win.
ter several hundred miles north to
the railroad crossing of the Sierras
and then south again an equal dis.
lance in order to transact business
at the land office Of their own dis
trict, the shorter routes being otter
impossible.
The President and Secretary O
the Interior have concluded t
delay the appointment of q Sur
veyor General for few days, to
await the receipt of papers which
they have been advised are on the
way from California by mail.
The compromise Northern Paci
fic Railroad bill reported from the
Senate Railroad Committee to-day
corresponds exactly with the ad
vance description of Its provisions
given in these dispatches las
night, except that the extension o
time for the completion of the
whole road was to-day made tel
years instead of eight.
The defeat of the District of Co
lumbia bill to-day was on account
of two provisions: First, that pre-
scribingS3000 property qualification
for members of Council, which
many Congressman did not dare
support, in view of the coming
fall campaigns; and, secondly, thu
provision that one of the three
Commissioners should be chosen
by the Senate. This lost votes fo
it among the Republican members
because the Senate in the mex
Congress will be Democratic. Boil
these provisions, doubtless, will bt
eliminated and the bill passed at 6
later period of this session.
General Raul, Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, has agreed tc
favor the abolition of the require
ment of law that cigar boxes shall
be indented with the manufactur
er's name. Heretofore the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau has strenu
ously insisted upon this provision
as means of preventing fraud.
The Commissioner has now been
convinced, however, by prominent
New York manufacturers that the
factory number, district and State
are sufficient to trace cigars, ant
there would be no more fraud with
out the manufacturers name thar
with it; while, on the other hand
it is great hindrance to the trade
because special brands made fol
jobbers are thereby traced to thu
original manufacturers. A strong
movement is also in operation tt
have Congress abolish the imported
stamp on cigars.
Bsccher Uneoaeerned.
ELMIRA, N. Y, April 17.-Henr,