Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-14

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McGill was hanged at noon to-day
for killing Mary Kelly in Decem-
Der, 1877. The murder was most
brutal. His last words were, "Don't
make any mistake about that
rope"
| COngrrssi0ua,.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-HoUSE.
Cobb, of Indiana, moved to take
up for consideration the contested
election of Finley VS.. Bisbee, from
the First District of Florida.
Atkins, ofTennessee, antagonized
that motion, desiring to proceed
with the Appropriation bill. If
the Legislative bill was not passed
this week he did not see how the
Appropriation Committee could get
the Civil Sundry bill ready in time
to be passed.
A motion to proceed with the
election case was defeated; yeas 9S;
nays 10G. Previous to announce
ment, Cobb changed his vote to the
negative and then moved 10 recon-
slder.
Atkins moved to lay this motion
on the table; defeated; yeas lis;
nays 119. Just previous to the an
nouncement the vote stood, yeas
ll9; nays lis, but Clymer, Sparks,
Hewitt and Durham, members of
the Committee on Appropriations,
who had voted aye, ,,changed to nay,
thus defeating the motion.
The question occurred on recon.
siderlng the vote by which the
House refused to take up the con-
tested election case. Agreed to;
ayes 124, noes 1l9.
DuDnell moved that the House
adjourn.
Hale moved that, when the
House adjourn, it adjourn to meet
Saturday.
A letter was referred to The Com
mittee of Ways and Means, from
the Secretary of the Treasury,
stating that there would probably
be deficit in the revenues of the
Government for the next fiscal year
of $27 1000, 900, and asking authority
to issue four per cent. bonds to
cover such deficiency.
The House soon afterwards went
into Committee on the Legislative
bill.
SENATE. kellogg introduced
bill to secure the completion of a
line Of railway from San Antonio,
Texas, TO n point at or near Fort
Clark, and thence to point at or
near El Paso, upon the Rio Grande,
to be known as the Mexican and
Pacific Extension of the Galveston
and San Antonio Railway. He
spoke briefly in favor of the con-
structioA of this road which asked
but $4,000 mile from the Govern
ment. Heread letters showing the
advantages of the proposed road.
The bill was referred.
Merrill called up the bill reported
from the Committee on Finance a
few days ago authorizing the con-
version of National gold banks,
aud it was passed, but subsequent
ly Conkling entered motion to
reconsider the vote by which the
bill passed on account of an error
in the bill.
The House bill to restrict the
immigration of Chinese was taken |
up and Sargent advocated the
measure.
Grover showed that the Burlin-
game treaty is one-Sided affair, |
and contrasted Chinese custums
and institutions with Caucasian
civilization. He claimed that the
disastrous effects of Mongolian
cheap labor upon white men and
women were already visible in some
Eastern cities and manufacturing
villages, and that, unless the in
coming tide were checked on the
Pacific Coast, it would increase in
volume and threaten the whole
He also urgetkthat the
Burlingame treaty, in the same
provision, violates the reserved
rights of States.
Booth was the next speaker. He
argued that the ultimate question
involved in the Chinese problem
which confronts us is simply
whether the conditions of Ameri-
can labor shall be brought to the
Asiatic level. He showed that an
enormous influx of Mongolians is
at least among the possibilities of
years, and insisted that wise
craftsmanship should not invite
but should, on the contrary, lose no
time in averting conflict which
would, in time, occur throughout
the country as it is now witnessed,
on smaller scale, in California.
His speech was u forcible and
philosophical exposition of the
dangers which result from the
presence OF assimilating
population.
Esishop Foley Very Sick.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Catholic
Bishop Foley is in very critical
condition on account of a heavy
case of bronchial pneumonia. The
chances are about even of recovery
or death.
RepubiteRn seuatoriat Caucus.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Repub.
lican members of the Senate, in
caucus this morning, adopted re-
port presented by the committee
appointed to arrange an order of
business for the remainder of the
session. They also agreed that the
Postoffice Appropriation bill should
be taken up as soon as the pending
measure in regard to Chinese i'm
migration is disposed of, and that
preference shall be given to other
regular appropriation bills.
The Liverpool strikers.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 18th. - Dock
laborers numbering over forty
thousand held mass meeting to.
day and decided that, unless the
masters agreed to the old rates by 3
o'clock this afternoon, they would
demand an advance of day rates
and penny per hour for over time.
GrnBt at bombay.
BOMBAY, Feb. 18th. - General