Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-13
Morning kilograms.
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PassenK-rs doing s"usn.
MoJAvE, Dec. 12.-F j Thomp'
SOP, b FTuttle, Mark l. Mcdonald
BR Sharretts, DIR G j Sharretts, J
w Brewer, Chas Ross, II Norton,
Al Pinkstone, Mrs Matte Will
liams.
rhe STOCK Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1l.--There
was q slight Improvement in the
Mining Share market this morn
ing. Though the advance in values
was small, it was general. Com
pared with the rates yesterday
noon, Utah rose 81. Sierra Nevada
/ So so, Union Consolidated 81 80,
Mexican $1.75, Ophir SIb0, Chollar
SIPS, Confidence ST, Yellow Jacket
Sl.I2A, and other Comstock shares
from 100 to 75c. The outside stocks
were without much change. The
advance in Eureka Consolidated
has subsided. Belle Isle is stiffen-
ing, and Bodie is weakening.
Drntn Of nn O;d Pioneer.
SHASTA, Dec. 1l.-Andrew
Wyatt died here to-day, aged so
wears. Deceased was one of the
Oldest pioneers, not only of the
+ State, but of Shasta county, and
was native of Massachusetts,. He
was respected aud revered by all
who knew him. He will be buried
by the Masonic fraternity of
Shasta.
Tax~s oss Banas and Bankers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-In the
Senate yesterday, Mr.. Plumb intro.
duced o. bill to amend the Revised
Statutes relating to taxes upon
banks and bankers. 1t provides
that no association shall be liable
for the tax imposed by section 5214
of the Revised Statutes upon any
sum under the name of deposits
which may be deposited with any
other association, bank or banker,
and which is subject to taxation
with such associations. The Dill
also proposes to exempt from taxa
tion deposits in provident associa :
tions, savings banks, savings fund
Institutions, except where any de-
posit to the credit OF one per-
son, firm or corporation exceeds
$1,000. In such cases the excess
above that amount is to be liable
to tax. A long discussion took
place upon the bill granting PEN
SION to Commodore VIM. b. Whit
ing, totally disabled lin naval ser
vice. Several Senators claimed
that as Whiting was receiving
three quarters pay on the retired
list, he was not entitled to pen
sion. A member of the Pension
Committee, however, held that the
statute provides for pensions in
such cases. On CockerelPs suggest
ion, the bill was allowed to go over
till Monday to allow an examina-
- tion of the subject.
Corgres,io.a,.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.-SENATE
-Withers, by request, presented u
memorial OF VIM. b. Whiting,
Commodore U. S. Navy. proposing
the establishment of Confederacy
of all the Governments upon this
continent.
On motion of Maxey, the Senate
took up the bill making an appro-
uriation of $500, 900 for the erection
OF such military posts on or neal
the Rio Grande frontier, as may be
deemed necessary by the Secretary
of War for the adequate protection
thereof. The bill passed.
HoUsE-Acklin introduced bill
authorizing the appointments by
the President of Committee o
Engineers to examine the surveys
ofthe contemplated canal across
the Isthmus of Panama.
Converse, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported q bill
amending the act to grant addition
al rights to settlers on public land
within railroad limits, approved
March Sd, 1879. Converse statet
that under that act homesteader
who occupied 80 acres were author
ized to select eighty additiona
acres without payment of the re
gistry fees.
Shelly offered resolution for tb
appointment of q select cOmmitte,
to investigate the causes OF tn
negro exodus from the south, an
to report such measures as tn
exigehcy may require.
The Invalid Pension Appropria
tion bill was reported and ordere
printed and recommitted; it ar
propriates $32, 400, 900, about $500
600 more than last year,
Sicnrne ua STRIP canal Eneerpor'
seOn.
New YORK, Dec. ll.-A Herol
Washington special says; The az
of incorporation which has bee
drawn, and which will introduce
in Congress, with the approval
General Grant, for an Inter-oceanI
4 ship Canal Company, nam'
Grant and his associates as inco
porators, with authority to negt
tiate a favorable concession wit
one or more Central America
Governments for the constructio
OF an inter-oceanic ship canal, I
fulfil the requirements as cond