Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-23
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Bensts rrJceedings.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-SEN.
offered q resOlu-
ton that the hostile attitude as
sumed by national banks toward
the national debt at q
lower interest and the recent at
tempt to dictate legislation on the
subject are contrary to the inter.
ests of the people and calculated to
cause alarm for the future. Voor-
hees said he wished to make q few
remarks, but Morrill, raised the
point that being not Legislative
business, it was out of order. Fer.
ry sustained the point and Voor-
bees, after saying that he had no
idea that legislative acts might
not be done here, he understood
the presidents ran the other way.
Conkling suggested that Voorhees,
let 1t lie until tomorrow, when
Senators could look up the law and
precedents. Voorhees, acceded,
An executive session was held and
the Senate adjourned.
The Senate confirmed Henry G
Pearson, Postmaster of New York
Land Decision.
WASHINGTON. March 22d.-Sec'
retary Kirkwood has approved the
decision of the Commissioner o
the Land Office, that lands EN-.
braced in the old Cherokee reserva'
ton, so.called, near Dardanelle
Arkansas, are not subject to entry
and are not included in the grant tt
the Little Rock railroad, and that
Congressional legislation to extin
guish the reservation Is suggested
prior to the ascertainment OF valio
Indian claims, and that actual
settlers on the reservation be pro-
tected in their homestead rights
Questions relating to this reserva.
ton have been pending before the
Interior Department since 1928.
Ths"rniriy Piecss" mos yet ra,a
WASHINGTON. March 22d.-The
Republicans have not agreed as to
eleeting Mahone's Virginia Re.
Adjuster candidate for Sergeant-at.
Arms of the Senate. Some say
the election should 60 over until
the regular or extra session. The
anti-Grant Republicans are some.
what disappointed by the stalwart
character of the nominations in
Me-, VorIr nd TIItnaio
Gen. UpsOn's Successor.
WASHINGTON, March 22d.-Con.
firm nations - Lieutenant Colonel
John NJ. Brennan to be Colonel oi
the Fourth Artillery, vice Upton,
deceased.
A Extra Session SIN in Doubt.
WASHINGTON, March 22d.--The
emi.off1cial announcement that
no final decision was reached at
the Cabinet meeting to-day In re.
gard to the extra session question,
is regarded as q strong indication
that no call will be issued.
Object or the Extra session.
WASHINGTON, March 22d.-The
Republican desire for an extra ses-
zion sprung from an apprehension
that the defeat of the last funding
bill! may be used against the party
next fall unless they meanwhile
make an effort to enact some new
measure, and from q desire to seat
q number of Republicans from
Southern districts and thus secure
q working majority for the regular
session Of the House of Represent TIA.
tlves. The Democrats, on the other
hand. express themselves az salts.
fed that the Republicans will fail
to obtain the passage of any fund.
ing bill materially different from
the one which President Hayes
vetoed and that their opponents
will in the end be obliged to accept
substantially the same measure OF
else 60 before the country
with practically the same respon.
sibility that the extra session is
to be called for the purpose OF
avoiding. The Democrats declare
that what was known as the Car.
Isle section of the vetoed funding
bill must be insisted upon and, il
necessary, made . party measure.
A few of the Democratic mem bere
elect are opposed to 1t, but the
overwhelming majority of Demo.
Gratis In both houses favor 1t strong.
ly, and, with the aid OF the Green.
hackers and considerable numb
Of western Republicans, they
would in all probability be able tC
compel its retention or insertion
In any funding measure that may
be brought before either house fol
confederation.
Grams and she Worlds Fair.
NEW YORK, March 22d.-Gep
Grant says he will resign to.mor.
row or next day the Presidency OF
the Worlds Fair because Of being
absent in Mexico for ten weeks anC
then at Long Branch. The Com.
missiOners, however, say the fail
will still be carried forward. They
say Grant is disappointed because
his name did not attract great
numbers Of contributors.
Railroad War Over-Irjuaoslon
0ea0teo.
NEW YORK, March 22d,-Actiye
competition between the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio rail.
roads has ceased.
Judge Sedgwick, Of the Superior
Court, this morning granted Gene
We've Ward, actress, . permanent
injunction restraining Lester Wal.
lock and Theodore Moss from pro-
ducipg the play "Forget Me Not. u
0sane % shs Dsasnsn Csssny.
NEW YoRK, March 22d.-The
railroad grant 10 Sonora, sigped
yesterday " President 0onssles.
q made % Samuel Brannon and
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