Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-20
Discussion er sue Report OF sh.
Senate Judiciary Commfttec 0u
Army Ps"m0ti ons

Discussion er sue Report OF sh.
Senate Judiciary Comsnfstec on
Army Ps"mssi ons
WASHINGTON, May 10th. The
Senate's Executive session was
wholly devoted to an animated dis
cussion of the report Of the Judici-
AIRY Committee on the question of
the right of the Senate TO confirm
nominations for army appoint
ments and promotions above the
rank of Captain, In view of the act
of June 18th, 1878, which prohibit
ed such appointments AMI promo
tions until after the report OF the
committee, commonly known as
the Burnside Commission, shall be
made ami acted upon by Congress.
The conclusion of the Judiciary
Committee, that this prohibitory
clause is still in force, was to-da y
supported In argument by Garland,
Maxey and Thurman, and was
combatted by Randolph, Butler,
Hoar, Logan aud Burnside. A
number OF other Senators partici-
pated in the debate, but the forego-
ing were the principal speakers.
The advocates of the Judiciary
Committees view argued that al
though various proceedings were
taken in each House of the Forty
fifth Congress upon the report sub
mitted by the "Burnside Commits
sion," no act either in affirmance
or disaifirmance thereof ever re-
ceived the concurrence of both
Houses, and therefore that no &C
tion of "Congress" has yet been
taken upon that report. 1t YVES
also argued that it would be unwise
tor the Senate to confirm pending
nominations, because in the event
of q different construction being
placed upon the law by the House
of Representatives and Courts,
there would be great trouble and
confusion in readjusting the ranks
of officers Whose promotions might
then prove to have been illegal.
The result Is considered doubtful,
although the recon- M endations OF
the Judiciary Committee are
equally sustained.
treaty Negotiations with mexic"
WASHINGTON, May 19Lh.-The
House Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs has authorized Wilson to re.
port with favorable recommenda-
tion his joint resolution providing
for further treaty negotiations with
Mexico.
Trial for Wife-Murdcr.
New YORK., May 17th.-A
special from Norwich, Conn,
states that at Wesley w. Bishops
trial for. wife, murder, tomorrow,
he will probably be allowed to
plead guilty of murder In the sec.
ond degree. He offered to do SO
four months ago. 1t is widely be-
lieved about Norwich that Mrs.
Cobb was the real instigator of the
double murder, and Bishop is
thought the weaker and more con-
temptible, and the less criminal
party.
The B,eye eIs Racs IN Nav York.
NEW YORK, May 19th.-The ~
hour bicycle race at the American
Institute terminated on Saturday
night. w. De Noille, the champi
on, had covered 500 miles at 8 P. NJ.
and had an hour to spare. He then
dropped out of the race. G. H. De
Noille, his son, made 500 miles,
with twenty minutes to spare.
The distances of the other compet-
itors " ere as follows: w. Rutland,
champion Of England, 476 miles;
D Bieland, champion of France.
3l5 miles; w. H. Dailing, 29l
miles; w. E. Harding, 2l5 mile-;
Thomas Walsh, 210 miles; A. Fl.
Messenger, 172 miles.
Tise New York ExhibiiiUn.
NEW YORK, May l9th.-Plans for
the International Exposition here
in 1853 are considerably disturbed
by Jealous contention between two
com mmittees, one from the United
States Board of Trade endeavoring
to usurp the place of the com mittee
of citizens. Charges OF fraud and
stock jobbing are made against the
Board of Trade Committee. Yes.
terday it received proposals from
Brooklyn offering Prospect Park as
site for the exhibition The gen.
eral public are not yet much inter
ested in the Exposition scheme.
The Darien Canal Conxress.
NEW YORK, May 19th.-A cable
dispatch to the Herald, dated May
10th, says: The five Com mittees APP
pointed yesterday by the Interna
tional Congress, called together by
DeLesseps, to discuss projects for
the interoceanic canal across the
American Isthmus, entered upon
their duties this morning, and the
following Presidents of the various
committees were elected: Statis-
tics-M. Levasseur, of France, Eco
nomical and Commercial Relations
Nathan Appleton, of the United
States; Navigation--M. Brock, of
Norway; Scientific Questions-M.
Daubree, of France; Ways and
Means-M. Cerisola, of Switzer-
land. After the election of officer
the several committees adjourned
until Saturday, to give the men,
bers time for study of the docu-
ments and plans which had been
placed before them. In the two
most important committees, those
on E,onom cal and Commercial Re-
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