Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-14


to be admitted, and allowances are
to be confined to the actual value
of the property lost. The
commissioner are to submit their
report to the Secretary of the In
terror, who in turn is required to
transmit 1t to Congress as basis
for an appropriation bill.
msu society.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-There
was laid on the desk of each Con-
gresham this afternoon a hand
somely-engraved card bearing on
one fold the Presidents message OH
polygamy;printed in letters of gold
on the other fold, in crimson, the
admission made by George @. Can
non of his position on the Mormon
question. Each card is inscribe
"Respectfully dedicated to the
XLVII Congress by the Woman's
National Anti-Polygamy Society
of Salt Lake City, Utah"
bill 60 ruu,sh s.asyxamy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Edmunds to-day introduced q bill
to punish polygamy, which Chris.
tiancy introduced in the 45th Con.
gress.
Faxes Chinese Bisi.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-In the
House this morning Congressman
Page introduced Il bill to restrict
Chinese i'm migration.
Eads's nni.
WASHINGTON, Dec. West
to-day introduced Eads's bill for
the construction Of a ship railway
across the Isthfnus Of Tehuantepec.
The bill provides that Eads shall
first demonstrate the practic ability
OF the scheme by the expenditure
Of SD, 1000, 600 In preliminary work,
and that when the plan IL proved
practicable Congress shall guaran-
tee bonds to the amount of $780,.
100000.
On the kstsred Lsst.
WASHINGTON, Dec l3.-Chief
naval contractor John w. Etsby
was to-day placed on the retired
list.
Au nxrers W she Frat
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-On the
converting Of the Criminal Court
this morning DR.. Fordyce Barker,
a distinguished physician, testified,
defining insanity in several phases.
His comprehensive and positive
conclusions accorded with the
theory of the prosecution. Judge
Cox asked what the witness meant
by an irresistible impulse. The
answer was: "Reversions of emo
ton to such degree as to produce
conduct entirely at variance with
the individuals former life, and
to such degree as to COM
pletely control the will power"
6uiteau asked: "Where a man
il impelled to commit a crime by
an impulse he can't resist, is he
sane or insane?n "When that
fact can be proven, sir, it is insan-
ity" Gniteau-"That's just my
case, cir" With an air OF perfect
satisfaction to Scoville, "Come,
that's the whole case, let's have a
recess, I'm getting hungry"
No" Born Orank."
WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm the
Guiteau case Mrs. Scoville asked
DIR. Fordyce Barker "Cau q man
be born insane?" His answer was,
"No mazda me, he could be born an
idiot or an imbecile. insanity IL a
state acquired after birth.
Tue OnIe Gosr+spoadeucr.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, "A reso-
luton waaintroduced in the SEN
ate today, calling for copies of
the correspondence between the
State Department and the Minis
ters of Peru and Chile, in relation
to the affairs Of those governments.
1t is said to be q strike at Blaine
from stalwart quarters. It is claim.
ed that Blaine has only given the
outside of this correspondence, as 1t
tends to relieve the State Depart
ment of responsibility for any mis-
understanding, but that the entire
correspondence will show the best
advices to the United States were
against the course adopted by
Blaine, and that the State Depart
ment is to blame for the trouble.
Morrison, Of Illinois, introduced
q bill TO reduce all tariff duties one
per cent.
w~shsnxso" WORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Davis
OF West Virginia will gu bmit res
olution asking the Secretary Of
the Interior for details on the
pension frauds; Of what has been
done to prevent and punish them.
The idea is to punish frauds
through the Senate Committee.
Curtin and other Pennsylvania
Democrats intend to vote against
several Southern Democratic
claimants to seats In Congress, be-
cause number Of them opposed
the admission of Curtin last year.
Considerable i'll feeling exists.
Taylor's resolution In the House
was unanimously adopted for Sc
lect committee of eleven to audit
the claims for services during the
late Presidents illness and burial,
and to consider the question OF a
pension for his family.
IasrresssDg washs"xae" Items.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Washing-
ton specials have the following
points: ills understood that Con.
gresham Page, Of California, who
has been for some time engaged in
q bitter controversy with the Di.
rector of the San Francisco Mint,
desires to be made Chairman of the
Coinage Committee. Page was one
of Keifer's most ardent supporters
for the Speakership.
1t is reported that some time be-
fore his assassination, Garfield held
long consultation with Willetts
In regard to the form OF govern
ment for Utah. At first the Presi :
dent was strongly in favor of re-
mittinY the government of that