Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-06

AoO to0 h0slu0ut btAtcU tn8t uo
had received for presentation .
number Of petitions for special leg.
islation, but his own opinion,
based upon rules and precedants,
was that these could not be pre-.
sented Of an extraordinary session
OF the Senate. He submltted the
question - to the disposition to be
made Of the communications.
After remarks BY Harris and
Hill. 1t was ordered that the petit
tions be retained by the Vice Pres !.
idsnt to be submitted BY him at
the next legislative session.
Hoar offered q resolution extend.
Ing to Winfield 8. Hancock the
privileges of the floor during his
stay Ia Washington. Adopted
unanimously.
Blair, iu Gcoordancs with the
notice given by him some weeks
ago. submitted the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That a special com.
mittee Of five Senators be appoint.
ed by the Chair, to take into con-
alteration the mode OF voting for
President and Vice President Of
the United States and the mode OF
counting the same, who shall re.
port such propositions for change
In the laws aud constitution as
may seem expedient; that said
committee have power to sit dur
ing the recess Of Congress, and
that they be directed 10 report on
or before the second Wednesday in
January, 1882. Temporarily laid
on the table to be printed.
Recess.
Ths Pedestrian 0eeFe.
New YORK. March 6.-Ths Pc
destrians' score at 8 p. n. stood !:
Panchat $50. Sullivan 461, Krohne
6OS, Campana 438, Currsn 4S7, La.
couse 473.
D-m"cvasts Senatorial csucus.
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-Tbe
Democratic caucus this aftarnos On
decided to confirm the Cabinet
promptly and to maintain the old
organization of the Senate. The
rule Of promotion will be observed
In the committees and the vacant
Chairmanships left by old Senators
choosing other Chairmanships will
be filled by new Senators. Organ.
isAtion will be postponed until
Monday.
The New CnbS net Nom nsumsed.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Presi.
dent Garfield has sent to the Sen.
ate the following nominations: J.
g. Blaine, Of Maine, Secretary ol
State; VIM. Window, Of Minneso.
ta, Secretary OF the Treasury
Wayne McVeagh, of Pennsylvania,
Acknowledgement; Thos. l.. James,
Of New York, Post N aster- g eneral;
Samuel J. Kirk wood. OF Ohio, Sec.
retary Of the Interior; Robert F,
Lincoln, Of Illinois, Secretary ol
Wal; VIM. H. Hunt, OF Louisiana,
Secretary of the Navy.
The Senate received the nOmipa.
tions at 3:C5 p. NJ and i'm n ediate.
ly, on motion of Cameron, of Penn.
sylvania, went into executive ses.
sion.
Bixfae. Windum RMd K.,kwoea
OODn 8m6Os
WARRINGTON, March 5th,-The
Senate. In executive session, has
confirmed the nominations oI
Blaine, Win iom and Kirk wood.
Az shs NsEs, AnsiOms Cor n,med
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-The
remainder Of the Cabinet were also
confirmed by the Senate.
Tho walkers.
NEW YORK, March 5.h.-At
1880 last night Panchat finished
his 5O0th mile. He rau another
mile and then rested. At midnipht
the score stood: Sullivan 45s miles.
Panchat sol, Krohne All, Cramp.
ton 400. Carran 449, Lacouse 422.
A Muraesoas Lu.ss,s.
GALVESTON, March 5th.-A Dor.
son special says: Last night while
the Missouri Pacific passenger
train was bound south, . passepT Z Or
IN the smigrant car, named James
Hayden. from Kentuok, suddenly
pulled . PISTOL and com menosd fir.
Ing ensng the passengers. VIM.
Lswis WAS shot through the brain
and instantly killed; = Thos. Shaw
was shot 10 the head, near the
right eye, and James. Hamilton
was shot In the body before Hay
den could be disarmed. He was ap.
parently insane. He was arrested,
HsUged.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 5th.-
Pink Pratt was hanged to-day at
Marietta, In the presence of 800
people. His crime was . gross a..
sault upon q white child. Pratt
went to the scaffold smoking a
cigar and chatting freely with the
guards. His father and brothers
and sisters Witnessed the execu-
tion.