Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-15

ture. The President says that in
his message to the House last
month he endeavored to show by
quotations from the statutes of the
United States now 10 force, and by
O brief statement Of facts in regard
to recent elections in several states,
that no additional legislation was
necessary to prevent interference
with elections by the military or
naval forces of the United States.
The President continues: "Hold-
ing, as l do, the opinion that any
military interference whatever at
the polls is contrary to the spirit of
our institutions and would tend to
destroy the freedom of elections,
and sincerely desiring to concur
with Congress in all its measures,
it is with very great regret that l
am forced to the conclusion that
the bill before me is not only un-
necessary to prevent such interfer-
ence, but it is dangerous depar-
ture from long settled and impor-
tant constitutional principles"
He says no intimidation or coer-
cion should be allowed to control
or influence citizens in the exercise
of their rights to vote. Elections
should be free from all forcible in.
reference, and there has been and
will be no violation of this rule
under the present Administration.
But there should be no denial of
the right of the National Govern.
ment to employ its military force
on any day and at any place in case
such employment is necessary to
enforce the constitution and laws of
the United States.
sussidiary Cola Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 14th.-The
Senate Committee on Finance to-
day considered the House bill con-
oerning subsidiary coins, and au-
thorized Bayard to report it back
to the Senate with recommended
tion for its passage With two
amendments. One fixes the amount
for which subsidiary silver coin
shall hereafter be legal tender in
full pay ment of all dues, public and
private, at $40 instead of $780, as
provided by the existing law. The
other amendment makes the pro.
vision of the fourth section of the
bill applicable only to silver coins
of face value.
Bill 90 Reduce tas Presidents
salary.
WASHINGTON, May 14th.-The
bill introduced by Repregen tative
Buckner yesterday fixing the com.
pensation of the President, pro.
vides that after the expiration of
the present term the salary shall
not exceed $25, 900 per annum.
The Negro Refn ngees-Aid to be Eek.
sendtd.
ST. LOUIS, May 13th.-It has
been decided by the C0lored
Refugee Relief Board, of this city,
to send Rev. John Turner, colored
member and officer of that Board,
East, to present to the people of
that section 30 far as known relat-
ing to the negro exodus, with a
view of enlisting their sympathy
and Cooperation in behalf of the
refugees. The Board, at its meeting
last night, adopted resolution
stating that they have received in.
formation from their accredited
agents, and also from public officers
in Kansas, that all refugees who
have gone or been sent there have
found work at fair wages.
General Conway denies being in
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from the South. He does not be-
lieve ia urging negroes to leave
their homes or labor, but he says
those who have already left their
places or plantations and ere on the
river banks awaiting transporta-
ton North, should not only be per-
mitted to come, but should be
brought up by any available
means. He says that IL the project
of chartering steamers to bring
them from their camps 10 carried
out, vessels will probably be OBJ
tanned and outfitted on the Ohio
river, where there are friends
Of the movement and abundance of
funds to further the plan. He
claims to be backed by number
of very wealthy philanthropists In
the East, and says there will be no
lack of money to carry out any
scheme to aid refugees which may
be agreed upon. Nothing will be
done towards bringing immigrants
up the river until the Quaker gen.
tlemen who left here yesterday
have reported the condition they
find the negroes In at the points
they intend to visit.
The Ch Gag whsas Market.
CHICAGO, May 4.-A fine assort.
ment of rumors are prevalent re-
garding the future of the wheat
deal. 1t is believed q wheat com.
bination, consisting of James r.
Keene, David Dows, Jesse Hoyt,
William Young & Co. and Armour
& Co., controls something over
half of the 100000 bushels of
wheat now In sight. The dry, hot
weather In the Northwest, the
parched condition of the soil in
many portions, and probability Of
the duration of the heat and dry
ness, have tended to push prices up.
ward quite rapidly. Yesterday
they Were higher than at any time
since last Summer, reaching very
near 81 per busbel, the days rise
being 81 cents. The whole deal is
run from New York, brokers here
having no idea what the next move
Will be. 1t would take but o little
to precipitate panic. On the