Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-19
Morning kilograms.
Passengers Going South,

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Passengers GOing South.
MoJAvE, May 1S.-Mrs w S M
Wright, A w Pools, Mr. T M Gun.
ningham, f p Forster, l. God
chauX, Geo Brooks, Il A Field, II
Stuart, Daniel Edwards, A Leary
John Finnigan, Chas Farrelly.
Miners News.
VIRGINIA, New, May 1.-THE
water in the Hale g. Norcross mine
is again behaving strangely. II
rises and falls every two or three
hours like tide without any APP
parent cause. Before the 2,OO0-foot
level was drained, the water acted
in the same manner, but once that
level was passed, it didn't indulge
in any unusual freak until about
eight or ten days ago. About ten
o'clock this morning the water in
the Savage mine stood about eight
feet below the 2l00-foot level, and
was being held at about that point
while two. ballast hobs are being
put in place. When these are in, u
plunger pump will be put in.
About fifty feet below the 2l00- foot
level the water in Julia emits such
a powerful stencil that the miners
and others can with difficulty
work out their shift either in the
mine or works. The prospects of
big developments are the talk on
the streets, and people, as a rule,
seem to have confidence in the in.
dications.
Indian agent Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, May 1S-The Sem
ate has confirmed l.. II. Cum
mings, of New Jersey, as Indian
Agent of San Carlos agency, Ari-
IONA.
An Address of the RepuDiicaa G.n.
gressi0nns COmmiltee.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Re-
publican Congressional Committee
has issued the following address:
To the Voters of the United States:
The Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives has to-day, by party
vote, adopted resolution which,
under pretense of an investigation,
seeks to lay the foundation for the
revolutionary expulsion of the
President from his office. This is
the elimination of a plot which
has been on foot from the day that
Hayes and Wheeler were constitu-
tionally declared elected. 1t made
its first appearance in resolution
of the last Democratic House, de-
claring that Tilden and Hendricks
were elected. Tilden and Hend.
r!cks subsequently, made a similar
public declaration themselves. A
few timid members have long held
back, and some of them, after being
coerced to the final vote. still pre-.
tend that they will halt as soon
as their partial and one
sided investigation shall be ended.
In other words, they intend. after
hearing suborned evidence, to
bring in a verdict that Hayes is a
usurper, and that he shall not re-
main in Office. These men have
10 control of the Democratic party.
They dared not even follow Alexan-
der IL. stephens in movement
against caucus dictation to the
extent of showing some semblance
of fair play. They will be impo.
tent in the future as they have
been in the past. Moreover, it is
difficult to believe in their sincerity
in view of the public avowal to
their party that its purpose is, if
possible, to displace the President.
1t is matter of history that the
resolution just adopted was framed
for this express object. The Speak
er of the House was consulted in
advance as to whether he would
rule that it was a privileged ques-
ton. The party managers are anx-
ious to conceal their purpose, If
possible. In this they were de-
feated by the Speaker who would
not rule It Il question of privilege
unless it clearly assailed the title of
the President. The resolutions
being offered he read carefully pre-.
pared opinions deciding it to
be a question of the highest
privilege because it involved
the question of the validity
of Hayes's title. Here are his
words: "a higher privilege than
the one here involved and broadly
and directly presented as to the
rightful occupancy of the Chief
Executive char of the Govern
ment and the connection of high
Government officials with frauds
alleged, the Chair is unable to con-
ceive. The Chair finds enumerated
among the questions of privileges
set down in the manual
the following: Election of
President. The Chair there
fore rules that the preamble
and resolution embrace questions
of privilege of the highest cbarac-
ter, and recognizes the right of the
gentleman from New York to offer
the same" Upon this the Repub-
licans commenced to struggle
against the revolutionary scheme,
which, after five days duration,
terminated in the success
of the conspirators. The Re-
publicans offered to favor the
fullest investigation into all the al.
legged frauds, by whichever party
charged to have been committed
but the Democracy pursued its
course shamelessly and relentlessly
and stifled all inquiry into attempts
at bribery in Oregon, South Caro-.
lima and Louisiana and of muir.
der and violence in several of the
States. Neither amendment
nor debate was allowed. The
inexorable previous question was
applied and enforced. The scheme,
If pursued-and it is now fully in
augurated-can only have the eff
feet of further paralyzing business
Of all kinds, preventing the resto-
ration of confidence, which seemed
promising; casting gloom over
every household and bringing our