Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-18
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sIduen Jump tn Uaion Pacinc.

sadaen Jump in Union racine.
I NEW YORK, Feb. 17th. Union
Pacific stock opened this morning
at 694 and suddenly jumped tors. 1t
then fell to 75s and again advanced
te773. Wall street was puzzled by
these extraordinary fluctuations
and every form of rumor was cur
rent. The reason assigned is that
Jay Gould sold to a pool of specu-
lative capitalists 100000 shares at
Is. According to report this SYM
dicate includes Russell Sage, Jas.
r.. Keene, Addison Cammach, G.
G.. Osborne, ID. p. Morgan, w, L..
Scott and others. 1t is also ru.
mored that the Board of Directors
will be changed; that Jay Gould
goes oat and that representatives
of the new buyers are to go into
| the board as one of the conditions
of the transaction. Wall street
has not been so excited for u long
time and the opinion prevails that,
now that the large block of stock
in Gould's hands has been distrib-
uted, the stock will become active.
The Dtncieney appropriation B,il
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Among
the appropriations made by the
General Deficiency bill passed by
the House to-day,a the following:
For payment of judgments of the
United States Court of Claims, $751;.
7S6, the additional amount to be
used in suppressing Illicit distilling
for 1879; $25, 1000 for the subsistence
during 1879 of the several tribes of
the Indians Territory; $4,000 for
expenses of the United States
Courts for the year 1878; $4,000
for pay and travelling expenses and
general expenses of the army for
the the fiscal year 1879; 100000 to
supply the deficiency in the appro-
priation for the expenses of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal
year 1879; 1886, 536 of this amount
taken in connection with ST., 25O, 600
appropriated by the act of June
Goth, 1878, for the general expenses
of the District of Columbia, being
30 per cent. of the expenses of the
government for the fiscal year end
Ing June 30th, 1879; for public
printing and binding, printing the
Congressional Record, ETC., $3.50, 900;
for compensation of postmasters for
1878, 1921, ,921; for army transporta-
tion. supplies and incidental ex-
penses, S97, ,497; for horses, etc, lost
in military service, $5S,l72.
THe Potter Committee.
| WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1S.-The Pot
ter Committee to-day placed on file
the affidavits of Judge Fl. G. Ripley
and II. M. Mcintosh to the effect
that during the sitting of the Flor
ida Board of State Canvassers they
called at the Office of the Attorney
General and met at the door At
torney-General Cooke, who stated
that he had twice been to the office
of the Secretary of State and had
found the door locked and that,
while standing in front of the Sec
retary's office, they saw Governor
Stearns and General Noyes com me
out and walk across to the Govern
or's office. Mcintosh adds that
Judge Cooke said to him, "Those
internal scoundrels McLin and
Cowgirl, the two other members of
the Board, have got me locked
out" or words to that effect.
Democratic Caucus The Fubifc
Printing Considered.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17th.-Im-
mediately after the adjournment of
the House Democratic caucus
was held, at which the present sys.
tenn of government printing was
considered. Rice offered a resolu-
tiOn providing that the public
printing be given out by contract
by the Clerk of the House, that
officer to give bonds sufficient to
insure proper discharge of the
duty. A subsequent resolution was
offered by Willis, of New York,
which was adopted, that, as the
office of Public Printer was being
conducted in an extravagant and
unsatisfactory manner, it should
be abolished and arrangements
made for giving out the public
printing by contract on properly
guarded conditions. A committee
was appointed to report on Thurs
day.
Another Gail for Bonds.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 17th.-The
Secretary of the Treasury, this
afternoon, issued the 89th call for
the redemption of 5 20 bonds of
1865 and consols of 1867. The call
is for twenty millions, of which
ten millions are coupons and ten
million registered bonds. The
principal and interest will he paid
at the treasury on and after the
18th day of May next and interest
will cease on that day.
rhe chinese Immigration Bill nos
Reached.
WASHINGTGN, Feb. 17th.-Up to
$3.50 Willis has had no opportunity
to make his motion for a suspen-
sion of the rules to concur in the
Senate amendments to The Chinese
bill.
CONVERSATIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15th.-SEN.
ATE.-The vote was reconsidered
by which the House bill authOriz.
ing the conversion of national
gold banks was passed and amend
ments correcting its errors, but not
changing the features of the meas.
ure, was agreed to. The perfected
bill was then passed.
The Senate bill to amend the in.
ternal revenue laws, containing an
amendment to reduce the tax on
tobacco, was then considered. Re.
jected by 81 to 20.
An amendment by Dorsey to
postpone the bill and take up the
Postollice Appropriation bill was
lost.
The bill was read at length.
Bsyard, who had charge of the bill,
explained that there were impor-