Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-27
Los ANGELES THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 27 1879.

party not holding office. Perhaps
$1,000 or $4,000 came from Con.
gressmen. No contributions were
received from the National Banks
as such. A canvass among wealthy
friends of the cause in New York
City resulted in obtaining about
$4,000. There may have been some
bankers contributing. Some lady
employees of the Government insis.
ted on contributing. OF the $780,
600 about $35, 600 was expended for
documents, about $4,000 was paid
employees of the committee, $4,000
for furniture and general expenses.
This left $55, 500, Of which $4,000
was sent to different States, s., 500
paid speakers for expenses, and, of
the balance, SIS, 700 was lost by the
failure of the German-American
National bank, and $500 remains
on hand. The subcommittee takes
testimony in Philadelphia on Fri
day and Saturday.
COngress,onnI. sf
WASHINGTON, March 26th.-
HoUsE.-De la Matyr, OF Indiana,
asked leave to introduce q bill for
reference to the Committee on
Banking and Currency.
Garfield objected.
Atkins, rising to make motion
to adjourn, stated that he thought
it probable that to. morrow morning
one or perhaps both of the Appro.
priation bills would be introduced,
and the Democratic members of
the House and Senate desired to
have q conference. ~ ~4
Garfield said he was anxious to
get through with the special busi-
ness for which Congress had been
called together, but, If Atkins
thought it probable that the Ap.
'propriation bills would be intro.
duced Tomorrow, he would have no
objections.to the present adjourn
ment. He, however, asked Atkins
to allow the Offering of resolutions
affecting the rules of the House.
Cox offered a resolution for re-
appointment of special commit.
tees on Census, Yellow Fever Epi-
demic, Reform In Civil Service and
Declaration of the Result of Elec.
tion of President.
Frye asked leave to offer a reso-
luton reciting that the extra ses-
sion was occasioned by. the failure
of the last Congress to make
necessary appropriations, and in
structing the Committee on Rules
to report forthwith a rule providing
that no bills, except those maxi
Ing necessary appropriations, shall
be reported from any committee
or considered by the House during
the special session.
Reagan and Ewing objected.
Adjourned; yeas 1873; nays Ill.
Congres>iona,.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-SEN-
ATE. Various bills were intro.
duced, one by Pendleton, that the
principal officer of each Executive
may occupy seat on
the floor of the Senate and House.
After executive session the Senate
Five seamsn Drowasd.
EAsTPoRT, Me-, March 26.-Five
seamen, rowing ashore in Bliss
Harbor, were drowned by the up.
setting Of the boat.
The Famine In Uprer Egyns.
LONDON, March 27.-The famine
in Upper Egypt causes terrible suf-
fering. In one town the women
and children fought over scraps of
bread. In the inland villages the
people are said to be starving like
dogs.
Frenci, Newk.
PARIS, March 26.h.-Amnesty
has been granted to one hundred
more Communists. The Senate
voted an "Urgency" for the pur-
pose. The Chambers will meet in
Congress to revise the Constitution
relative to the removal of the seat
of government to Paris.
Arrests IN Moscow.
BERLIN, March 26.-Upwards of
one hundred arrests have been
made in Moscow in consequence of
the assassination of a good spy.
a Fi"oa nna Not n Bo"s at Hand.
PEsTH, March &c There is not
o single boat at Devasaaya, and
great loss of life is. certain If the
flood increases.
Men and C.nnon Wautea.
LONDON, March 26.-Mukhtar
Pasha has asked for 4e, 900 men and
100 cannon for the fertilization of
various frontier towns.
Emperor Wi,iin,n's chief Aim.
BERLIN, March 26.-Emperor
William, in his replies TO congrat-
uIations at receptions held on his
birthday, laid special stress on his
desire TO continue pacific policy.
More Foods ." lEoDga,y.
VIENNA, March 20 Renew ed
floods in Hungary have covered
1900 acres of land which
had already been sown. The lives
Of 1900 people are endangered.