Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-29

nies operating Interstate railroads
to construct and operate telegraph
lines for commercial purposes and
to connect with other lines, that
competition In telegraphic commu.
nicatlon may be encouraged.
Agreed to.
Davis, of Illinois, presented q
memorial asking Congress to pre-
vide for an Industrial Bureau
whose duty 1t shall be to obtain
and collate accurate statistics of all
the interests of the country which
may employ labor.
A motion of Morrill, to lay aside
the calendar and consider the bill
to provide for taking the next GEN.
sus was rejected by 2S yeas to 27
nays.
The Potter Committee.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Before
tho Potter Committee to-day, Assis-
tant Postmaster-G General Brady
said he suspected the contents
Of a package given him for safe
keeping by Bullock. He had copies
made and gave portions of the orig
inals to VIM. e. Chandler, and an
other part anonymously to White.
law Reid. The remainder were
given to Chandler and Hancock.
The copies of both parties were in
the bundles, and both sides of the
question we're revised by them.
The Dem ocratic kilograms however
were more interesting to them.
Chandler was given the Florida
dispatches. Witness, Chandler
and Col. Parker, Chief of Post.
office Special Agents, endeavored
to translate the messages, but ut
terly failed. Witness took from
kilograms in the Senate Commit.
tee room those which passed be.
tween Tyner ami himself. He
would produce all received or sent
by him If they can be found. There
was nothing in them he would fear
the world seeing.
Another Redemption Call.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The Sec.
retary of the Treasury has called
for the redemption of another
twenty million Of five,twenties.
The Chiae ESQ New Year In NewYcrk
NEW YORK, Jan. 28th.-Chinese
residents here are celebrating their
New Year. Tom Lee, their head
man and agent for the Six Compa-
nies of San Francisco, gave din
ner to some American friends Sum
day, at his residence. He is
wealthy and has an American wife
and a piano.
Iavcstixat,"S Supervisor Dnven-
pUst.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28th.-The in
vestigation by the Congressional
Committee of the doings of John
1. Davenport, as Commissioner and
Chief Supervisor at the recent
election, was begun to day. IL was
decided to make the inquiry very
comprehensive. Edwin J. Dem
ming, superintendent in A. Il.
Stewards store, testified to his ar
rest when attempting to vote upon
naturalization papers of '88 and
characterized his arrest and treat
ment as a gross outrage Daven-
port said he would admit anything
and everything alleged and hoped
to be as fairly treated in making
his defense. Out of the whole
number of persons proceeded
against-some 9300-only 500 were
brought to trial.
Bsyard Tayi0 Rensius.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2Sth.-The re-.
mains of Bayard Taylor on arrival
here will lie in state In the Gov
ernor's room, City Hall, until re.
moved to Pennsylvania.
The Tramp Brigade.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-Annie
Bartell, who Is to walk 5000 quarter
miles In 5000 quarter hours, Belden,
who undertakes 1000 half miles In
as many consecutive twenty min
utes, and Van Ness on 1000 half
miles In the same number of half
hours, continue their tramps.
Chiaamen OF New Jersey also CeIc-
brate.
BELLvILLE, N. j., Jan. 28.-Sev.
enty Cinnamon in a laundry here
are celebrating the New Year with
feasts and sleigh rides. They gave
lunch to 100 white women, en-
ployes Of the laundry, on Wednes-
day, and resumed work Saturday,
after weeks festivities.
' state Rights In Virginia,
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2Sth. The
Senate to-day, by unanimous
vote, adopted the report Of its
special Joint committee on the al
legged usurpation of State jurisdic-
tion by the Federal Judge, Rives,
in the case of BeM5crat, Bros, from
negroes nssIos Master murder, rd S,t to-
Rights re.llforniss.
}institp
CHARLESTON, Jan. 2Sth.-The
Teller Committee was occupied
mainly to-day in hearing Demo-
cratic testimony as to the conduct
Of the canvass and election In vii.
liamsburg and Sumter counties.
State Senator Maurice testified to
the lukewarmness and division of
Republicans in Williamsburg and
to the general bad character of
Smalls, the Republican leader.
Andrew johnson, a colored DEM
ocrat, had been threatened, abused
and beaten by colored Republicans
on account of his politics, and his
children beaten and driven from
school.
James Minus (colored) had been
cursed at because he was Demo-
crat. He had been shot in the face
and his head was broken.
Dick Williams had been cursed
and threatened by cOlored Repub.