Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-12
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WASHINGTON, March ll.-SEN.
ATE -Edmuuds took the oath OF
office for his new term. PeHdletOn
called up the re-olutiOu for the for
N alton of the Senate Com mittees.
Davis; of Illinois, declined to &C.
cept the Craftsmanship Of the Ju-]
Committee, and recon-
mended as a substitute the name
Of Garland for the position.
The Democratic Senators In eau.
Gus unanimously agreed to carry
out the programme agreed upon
for the inn mediate organisation OF
the Senate Committees.
GraaVs Man for Msxsce-rec
Chssgos Ayasnss Rsady.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Gen.
Grant much desires to have . pro.
xressive man sent - Minister to
Mexico, who will be . helper to ail
American projects, the object Of
which 10 to facilitate commercial
Intercourse between the two couu-
tries. He recommends john Rus
sel Young, one Of the editors of the
New York Herald.
Those who are conducting the
case Of Hinds against ex.First As
sistsnt Post na aster. General Brady,
renew Brady's attack upon Hinds,
and claim that Brady has in NO
way defended himself from the
charges made. The Kinds people
renew the charge that Brady d.
vided an $4,000 bribe with b. P.
Brown, whieh was obtained from
John Walsh, q wealthy. "star"
route contractor. They say that 8.
P. Brown is the partner Of Brady
ia some timber land In Canada and
that there was . regular arrange
msnt by which Brady or some enc
in his interest received the money.
Mr.. Kinds states that Brown, the
alleged partner Of Brady, informed
him (Hinds) that he divided $4,000
with Brady In Walsh's house, or
10th street, in 1879.
rhe Organization Muddie.
| WASHINGTON, March 11th.-Ir
the Democratic caucus to-day
some Senators favored asking the
Republicans when they would bs
ready to go ahead. Others though
the business should not be delayed
because there were vacancies
Vance proposed to pair with th'
four Republican vacancies and g
on with the organization, but thu
> majOrity overruled this aud de
cided to 60 right on. The caucu
virtually agreed to tho suggestion
OF Garland, that II tho Republican
would name an early day whel
they will participate In the organ
ization, the Democrats would &C
. ca,ia To -thsi c .u,1 sle. rsa - n ,rr Plot
, abiy be fixed as the date. The Re
publicans to-day claim Mahon
positively and the Democrat
claim that he will not vote on or
ganization at all. David Davii
created surprise by refusing tn
Craftsmanship Of the Judiciar,
Committee to-day. A Repub blical
caucus was held, it 10 said, 10 con
slider the Democratic proposition
tho LissIe Game Of the N.s,saal
Bs"hs Eu-csu~.,y Blocked.
| WASHINGTON, March 1lth.-Th
point Of the decision of the Cabine
on the Withdrawal Of circulation i
contained In q letter written b.
Secretary Window to a CLEVELAND
bank which had ordered the with.
drawai of $50, 900 circulation, bul
subsequently desired to cancel the
order and take back the dsposi,
made for that purpose. The Secro
tsry says 1t has been decided that
tho presidents Of the depart,
0ents in similar cases should be
adhered to aud no return of Legal
tenders should be made. In this
connection 1t should be stated tha,
no apprehension Of unfavorab;e re
suits need be entertained in this
| matter. Since the 25th ult, the de +.
parimsnt has paid out for bonds
purchased about six million co..
lars, and Is to-day paying out on
like account the additional amount
Of SIS, 900, 900. In addition to these
payments there has been adva q ed
from the Treasury, since the Let
inst, to meet the payment Of ar
rearages of pensions to he amount
Of 81, $50. .846; and, on the lat proxi.
mo, there will fall due, of interest,
more than 100000. There is also
on hand Of incomplete National
Bank notes, which Can be issued at
once 10 the banks, $4,OUO,O 900,
which, In the aggregate, it Will be
observed, will take an amount
from the Treasury largely in ex.
cess Of the amount of legal tender
notes which have been deposited
by the banks since the OH ult.,
and which 1t is now desired should
be returned.
keSsa"r Davis's Reasoss.
WASHINGTON. March 1lth.-In
the senate to-day, In declining the
Chairmanship of the Judiciary
Committee, Davis recited the fac's
connected with his election in 1877
by the Illinois Legislature aud
said: No man ever entered Con.
gress freer from political control or
personal obligation than did four
years ago. had been identified
with the Republican party and
still look back with pride to it,
grand achievements. The extreme
measures incident to civil strife sf.
terwards drove tens of thousands
Into the liberal movement of 1872,
l found myself in ompany with
Charles F. Adams, Horace Gree
ley, Carl Schurz, Murst Halstead,
Stanley Mxtthsws, R., E. Feuton,
John Wentworth, Samuel Bowles,
Lyman Trumbuli, Whitelaw Reid
and others known to fame, who
had been consideration kepubIf-
cans. Some of them have re.
turned to the fold from which they
had separated, doubtless prom pied
by patriotic motives. I have
never acted disti nctiveIy with the
Democratic party, and unless its
methods are changed and its wis.
dom broadened, there 10 little pros
pecI Of my revising opinions calm-
yA~ = L.