Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26

1ese anu presented uunueE tuaI
mad just been received.
The President listened attentive
~ and frequently questioned his
visitors. When they had finished
their arguments he stated that he.
too, had read the appeals from the
people in the West to sign the bill,
and also petitions from some other
sections not to sign it. He was
glad to hear all he could on the
subject and would carefully con-
slider the arguments that had just
been made.
When the delegation left a ma
jority of them entertained the inn
preston that the President would
not sign the bill.
an appeal so the Pre.idens.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th.-The
National Workingmen's ASSEMBLY,
of this city has appealed to the
President to sign the bill restrict
ing Chinese immigration, as 1t is
the only means that will prevent
the terrible calamity and the utter
annihilation of the Chinese of the
Pacific Coast which is sure to fol-
low veto.
The Potter Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th.-The
Potter Committee were in secret
session to-day. The agent sent to
Tallahassee to subpoena Solomon
reports that he is not to be found
and it is thought he has gone to
Mexico. The question of present.
ing report to Congress upon the
evidence adduced came up and,
after u long conversation, the
Chairman was asked to submit his
views with respect thereto on Fri
day next, to which day the COM
mittee adjourned.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-SENATE
AT the appointed time the Senate
met.
Sargent moved to dispense with
the reading of the journal of yester-
days proceedings, as it was very
long.
Edmunds objected as there were
80 many Senators absent yesterday
1t would be we'll for them to hear
it read.
The Vice. President submitted O
telegram from the California Con-
stitutional Convention, thanking
Congress for the triumphant pass
age Of the bill restricting the immi'
grafton of Chinese, and declar'
ing that the Senators and members
who supported the bill will receive
the lasting gratitude Of the people
of California.
Hoar objected to the reception of
the paper under the 18th rule,it MOI
being authenticated.
The Vice-President decided tht
point of order we'll taken.
Sargent said the rejection of thi'
telegram simply punctuated 1T
contents.
A lively debate ensued, unit
finally Kirkwood objected and th'
regular business proceeded.
BY vote of % yeas to SO nays
the Senate refused to take up tn,
resolution declaring David T. Cor
bin entitled to seat as Senate
from South Carolina in place of M
G. Butler, the present incumbent
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Como
yer, Matthews and Patterson voted
with the Democrats in the mega
tive.
| HoUsE.-The motion made by
Monroe to suspend the rules ant
pass the bill applying twenty mil
lion dollars of the proceeds Of the
sale Of certificates of deposits au'
thorized to be issued in aid of re-
funding the public debt, to the
payment of arrears of pensions
was defeated, ayes 116, nays 173.
Mcmahon stated that lie haG
voted yesterday for the passage OF
the Civil Sundry Appropriation
bill under the impression that il
contained nothing but appropria.
tions. 1t, however, contained leg
islation in regard to arrears of pen.
sions which, had he known it, he
would have voted against the bill
Harris reported a resolution In
regard to. the contested election il
the Third Missouri District, declar.
ing that Frost, the sitting member,
is entitled to the seat.
The House then went into Com.
mittee of the Whole, Blackburn in
the Chair, on the Legislative Ap'
preparation bill, the question being
on Southard's amendment re.
pealing the law creating the office
of Electoral Supervisor.
Banning quoted from Garfield's
speech of last Wednesday, to
the effect that as many men
had been sent from Cincinnati
to the Penitentiary for election
frauds as would take away the ma
jority of enc of its members from
that city. He said so far as he was
aware that was the first time that
this infamous falsehoOd had found
any one so reckless of truth as to
become its endorser upon this floor.
He said that the investigation oi
election frauds in 1876, in the
whole of Hamilton county, exam
ined into by the U. 8. District
Court and Republican Marshal,
resulted in the conviction of only
fifteen persons, of whom but five
were sent to the Penitentiary, and
three of them were Republicans.
He pronounced the assertion made
by the gentleman untrue and de-
nounced its author.
The NewYork Greenbackers Thank
Congress for the Anii-ChInese
Bill.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25th.-At a
meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Greenback Central Club,
No. 8, Union Square, Richard
Schell presiding and Gideon J.
Tucker acting as Secretary, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the importation
of Chinese immigrants Is griev-
ance and an insult to the working
men of the United States; that
their coming here can only be de.
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