Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-17

pecullarltteS. lie ueVOteu COuSiu-
erable attention to the question Of
the military being at the polls dur
ing the war. II is the opinion OF
Senators that the debate will run
into next week.
Information at the Treasury De-
partment from various sources Is
that the disease of pleuro-pneu-
monia among the cattle In this
country IS slowly disappearing,
owing to the prompt action of Fed
eral officials working In connec-
ton with the State authorities.
| Omcers Of she jamestown.
WASHINGTON, April 16 Follow
ing is a partial detail OF the officers
for the Jamestown: Com mander,
l.. A. Beardslee; Lieutenant. Com
mander, Charles H. Rockwell; Ex-
ecutive officers, Lieutenant Edward
| 2. Mcclellan and Lieutenant +. M.
| Symonds; Masters, Frank Guertin,
Gustavus G. Hams; Ensign, John
| 0. Nicholson.
COugressiOnaL
WASHINGTON, A pril 16.-SENATE
The Secretary of the Senate, be-
fore reading the journal, read the
following note from Vice President
Wheeler: "A telegram, received
this merning, advises me of the
dangerous illness of my sister, and
summons me home. 1t will there
fore be necessary for the Senate, on
its meeting to-day, to elect Presi.
dent pro tenn
Davis, of West Virginia, said, as
there was mparatively small
number of Senators in attendance,
he hoped there would be a delay to
enable absentees to arrive.
At the suggestion of Wallace, an
informal recess was taken.
1t was discovered at the time the
note was read, that there was a
larger number of Republican than
| Democratic Senators present. A
messenger was despatched for Sen
ator Thurman, but the gentleman
entered the Senate Chamber soon
after the messenger left, and the
! session was resumed.
Bayard then offered the follow
ing:
| hGSOLUCu, hau III oooSoSS ~
the Vice President, A. q. Thurman
be aud he is hereby chosen Presi-
dent of the Senate pro tenn.
Anthony moved to substitute the
name of Thomas w. Ferry. Disa-
greed to. Yes Is, nays 2S; and the
resolution passed.
Thurman was conducted to the
Chair by Ferry, the former remark
ing on the way thither: Turn
about is fair play"
Thurman, on taking the Chair,
said: Senators, it is only necessary
for me to say, In the fewest words
possible, I sincerely thank you for
this mark of your confidence.
The journal was then read.
The Army Appropriation bill was
then taken up, and Logan ad-
dressed the Senate. He thought the
question now before the body was
more important than any other
that had arisen since 1861, when the
same sentiments which prompted
the present legislation, expressed
by many of the same men now ut
tering them, led 20 the war. He de-
nounced the proposed legislation as
bad in itself, and as being attempt-
Ell by unparliamentary practices.
HOUSE.-After reading the jour-
nal the Speaker called on the Com
mitteea for reports. The only re-
port submitted was from the Com
mittee on Accounts, relative to the
Committee Clerks report, which
was adopted, and consideration was
resumed of the Senate bill for the
purchase or construction of re-
frigeratiug ship for the dislnfection
of vessels and cargoes.
The bill passed with trifilng
amendment.
The House then went into Com
!, mittee of the whole on the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill.
Harmoniz,ns Democratic Factions.
New YORK, April 10th. - The
Tribune to-day says: Some time
ago steps were taken by James Nc
Connell and Luke F. Cozzens, two
Democratic lawyers of this city, tU
establish new Democratic organ
ization for the purpose of harmoo-
| thO DCh4OCidttC ldCllOI5 Ill
the State on issues other than
merely local ones. Whether the
movement was started in the inter-
est of Tilden for the Presidency or
of an opposing faction cannot be
stated at present, hut it is claimed
to be exclusively the purpose of the
organization to cement the Demo-
cratic party. Several meetings
have been held. One took place al
the st. James Hotel last night.
The meetings have been Kept
strictly private, but it was learned
that constitution had been
adopted and committee appointed
to nominate officers to be elected
at the next meeting, April Goth.
The name of the Association is the
democratic Union of the City of
New York; The constitution
states that the "objects of the
Union shall be to accomplish per-
manent aud effective union of
Democrats; to advance in the city,
State and nation the time honored
principles of the Democratic party ;
to revive in the hearts Of the
| h"CilCau pcoplo tHc ue-
voted love for the I'm.
ion and Constitution which
distinguished our fathers" Cor
respondence has been carried on
with the Democrats of other cities
and States, and Unions are beiug
organized in other places. About
fifty persons were present last night
among whom were o. B. Potter, J.
Ii. Strahan, George Ticknor Cur
tis, ex Judge Spencer and ex, Judge
Kane. Among the members are the
following: A. J.Vanderpool, Alger-
non 8. Sullivan, Charles E. Loew,
ex Judge Joseph r. Blanders, Eli
jah Ward, Henry CLOSING, Charles
Donahue, John ]. Bradley, George
w. Wingate, B. w. Willis, George
w. Quiniard, John F. Agnew,