Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-03
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WASHINGTON, April 2.-The ILL
ness of Representatives Lay, Bland
and Acklin, and the present in
ability of Alexander III. Stephens
to remain long in the House at any
one time, will make it extremely
difficult for the Democrats to mus
ter quorum if the Republicans
"hnnse r. refrain from voting OH
zaF foli eail. an Is therefore
uefe th#n ever eeffais nat the
raj atHN can cen "a al the
tiua faeg tlaH for iscus-
zina q p5a aa' aai Bla tsures
In The + HsH II Es sseutatives.
Dehata Viii aoaB6laz fHn theough-
a4t the present Heak 81 lily as
snH Is h H5za of the
aAhiteapa so il sass onnec-
-iun with .ae reverted portion
of the Army Appropriation bill,
the same constitutional questions
that are involved in the political
clauses of the Legislative, Execu.
tive and Judicial Appropriation
bill.
Luna Office Orders.
w WAohlNdION, ApIII luc
Commissioner of the General Land
Office has decided that large de-
nominations of judicial land scrip,
Issued under the sixth section of
the Act of June 81, 1870, will be
sabdivided, under authority of the
Act of January 20, 1879.
The Commi Missioner has prepared
q circular for carrying into effect
the provisions of the Act of March
8, 1879, "To grant additional rights
to homestead settlers on public
lands within railroad limits" This
Act authorizes the location of 16O
acres, instead of eighty acres, as
heretofore, and where eighty acres
have been already located, settlers
can locate eighty acres additional
adjoining, or, II there be no unoc-
cupied land adjoining, he can sur
render the eighty acres and locate
160 In body.
The wallace Committee Invessssa-
CHICAGO, April "A Tribune
Washington special says: The
Wallace Committee Qate Teller
Committee) made a waterhaul In
Philadelphia. They only diseov-
cred that out Of 760 Republicans
appointed six should not have been
as they were incompetent, and six
or eight were intoxicated on elec.
tion day, or, as a later investiga-
tion showed, were unduiy excited.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The
Wallace Committee continued its
Investigation to-day. A Mr.. Baker
testified that no person in the
Treasury Department receiving
less than $1,000 per year was asked
to subscribe to the Republican cam
paign fund.
r. B. Squires testified that he
was an assistant messenger in the
War Department. Did not sub
scribe anything. Soon after re-
ceiving the circular his salary was
reduced to $50 per month.
Tho Cameron-Oisvsr suit.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Coun-
sci concluded arguments in the
Oliver Cameron case to-day.
The Four Per Cents.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Sub-
scriptions to. the four per cent. loan
since yesterdays report, 81, 1893, 800
simon Cameron Gets N Verdict.
i WASHINGTON, April 2.-In the
Oliver-Cameron case, the jury have
rendered verdict for the defend
ant.
Information w.nied About sttt,s Y
Buis.
NEW YORK, April 2.-The Her
aids Washington special says: 1t
ia understood that Congressman
King, of Louisiana, will tomorrow
ask unanimous consent to offer a
resolution, requesting the President
to inform the House whether or not
Sitting Bull and his forces were
provided with arms and munitions
of war while on Canadian territory;
and further, asking whether suf-
ficient number of troops has been
ordered to the Northwest in antici.
patton of hostile acts on the part OF
Sitting Bull and his followers.
The Negro Onspousing fTom the
1puGh.
NEW YORK, April 2.-The World't