Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-03

stin s. Morrill,. elected Uniteu
| 8 ates Senator from Vermont foi
8 years from March 4th. Read
aud placed on file.
The Senators absent to day were
Birnum, Cockrell, Conkling, Cor
don, Hoar, Jones, of Nevada. Ker
nan, MerrimoD, Patterson, Plumb,
8 S.rgent, Sharon, Spencer and
White.
By Voorhees,. resolution in.
stfueting the Committee on Fl
nance to inquire into tho expedi-
ENJOY of making trade dollars
legal tender for all debts. public
aud private, OF providing for its re-
| ,oinaee into standard silver dollars
of 4l22 grains.
BY Blaine, "a resolution instruct
| ing the Judiciary Committee to re
port to the Senate whether, at the
recent elections, the constitutional
rights of any citizen were violated
in any State, what further legisla-
ton Is necessary to protect the citi-
zans in their constitutional rights,
etc.
Recess.
Upon reassemb'ing the message
of the President was received and
read. The reading concluded, the
| message was laid on the tabie and
ordered printed.
Adjourned.
Ta- q 0y sniri U"iuriea.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-The fol
lowing is the text of Senator
Blaine's bill regarding the recent
elections:
Resolved, That the Judiciary
Committee be instructed To inquire
aud report to the Senate whether,
at the recent elections, the Cons l.
tutional rights of American citl-
zrns were violated in any states of
the Union, and whether the rights
of utfrage of citizens of the United
states. or of any class of such citi-
zens, was denied or ab idged by he
action of the election Officers of any
Slate in refusing to receive their
votes, in failing to count them, or
IN receiving aud counting fraudu
lent ballots In pursuance of the
conspiracy to make the lawful
NVhOo VI coSt VI thbi CAVC'I
and whether such citzens were
prevented from exercising the
elective franchise, or forced 10 use
1t against tbeiI wishes, by violence
or threats or hostile demonstra-
tiOns Of armed men. or other Or
ganizations, or by any other I'M
lawful means or practice.
Resolved, That the Judiciary
| C0mmlttee be further instructed to
inquire aud report whether 1t is
within the competency of Congress
to provide, by additional leglsla.
ti0n, for the more perfect security
of the right OF suffrage to citizens
OF the United Statec la all the
States of the Union.
RESOLVED, That, in prosecuting
these inquiries, theJudiciary COM
mittee shall have the right to send
for persons and papers.
AboHs Trade Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Beck's bill regarding trade dollars
provides that for u period of twelve
months after the passage of this
act, outstanding trade dollars
shall he receivable as legal tenders
for all debts aud demands, includ-
ing customs dues, owing the Unlted
States.
Military Or.Hafzaiioo.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-The Mill
tary services OF the institution
composed of officers of the army or
ganIzed in September last, held u
meeting Saturday aud elected an
| Executive Council Of fourteen
members, with Gen. Hancock as
President. The headqparter. OF the
organization are to be OH Govern
or's Island. A museum ard library
have been begun. The purposes Of
| the institution are the advance
ment of military science and pro
fessional unity. 1t is prouosed to
admit naval officers and officers OF
the militia of the several S.ates.
| The University Cub of this city
has been revived and is consider.
ing the propriety of building or
leasing a club house.
| Presidential Preferences.
CINCINNATI, DEC. 2l.-The En-
qqirer this morning publishes Ten
columns Of interviews with leading
men of the South on the Presiden-
tial prospects for 1880. The result
on the Democratic side shows the
choice TO lay pretty evenly between
Thurman and Hendricks, with SEN
stor Bayard next and Pendleton
and Hancock having some adhe-
rents. The persons interviewed are
unanimous In saying that the
South will claim nothing of the
next Democratic Convention.
Among the Republican candidates,
Grant has the advantage and fairly
leads them all. Next to him
Blaine IS entitled to place, while
C'nk'ing follows Blaine at some
distance.