Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-26

all foreign nations to participate
In the International Exhibition Of
1888.
The House went into Committee
on the Sundry Civil bill and At.
kins moved to strike out the appro.
priatton Of $4,000 for printing
10000 copies Of the official record
OF the rebellion. He said he had
always favored such printing. but
the refusal to purchase the Polk
and Bragg papers impaired the
history. 1t would not detract from
the glory Of the Federal soldiers TO
compliment the Confederate, but
the contrary. However, he with.
drew bis motion, being assured by
the Republicans thstit was the de.
sire to print everything that would
throw light on the late war.
Ni.ba session "i Congress-.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th.-The
House passed the night without
transacting any business. Cox of.
fered to vote for any number from
1893 up or 3l9, down, but Conger
infested that the previous question
/ 6AOuiu Aicb W Witoul - W hO
Sergeant-at-Arms brought in Chit
tenden who said he never played
fool a day 10 his life. He never
had been able to conform to the
light rule of this House when
brother Cox undertook to force im.
portant legislation by o process
which contradicted all com mon
sense, antagonized reason and all
the possibilities of proper legisla-
ton and never resulted in any.
thing but fatigue and death. He
had no apology to make. Hunter
said the speech was an insult to
the House. Atkins-He speaks of
fools, whom does he call fool?
Chittenden withdrew the i'm improper
words. Hunter insisted upon the
words being taken down and then
Carlisle offered a resolution cen.
surfing Chittenden for language dis.
respectful to the House. Chitten.
den said the thought of offending
any member never entered his
head and without hesitation with.
drew every offensive word. He was
thereupon excused. At q sugges.
ton from Hawley, unanimously
adopted, that. each side select fl We
gentlemen to confer and adopt
some plan and, meantime, the
House take q recess until 1890.
The Republicans selected Conger,
Sherman, Lapham, Anderson and
Shellabarger and the Democrats
Cox, Thompson, Reagan, House aud
Thompson. Recess to 1880.
Revolutions Of Rsspecs Adopted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the
House. after recess, Williams
called up the resolution relative to
the death Of Senator Carpenter and
spoke briefly thereon, Offering
resolution that five members &C.
company the body to his late
home. Hazleton seconded 1t, with
appropriate remarks. The motion
prevailed and the House. as fur.
Their mark of respect, adjourned.
Tho Democrats stu Hold she Fort.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24th.-The
Death of Senator Carpenter will
make it impossible for the Rspub.
licans to control the organization
of the next Senate Immediately
upon its assembling, even II Ma.
hone and David Davis vote with
them, for the Wisconsin Legisla.
ture cannot constitutionally FIJI the
vacancy prior to the second Tues.
day after receiving notice from the
Governor Of its existence, hence no
election can take place before
March 9th, and it will probably be
delayed beyond that date. There
are number Of competitors for
the succession already in the field.
Senator Farley 90 she Fore Again.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-At the
instance Of Senator Farley, the
senate Committee on Comm cree
(of which he Ia member) have
agreed that California items in
the River and Harbor bill be in
creased as follows: For the i'm
prOvement of the Sacramento river
from $4,000 las proposed by the
House OF Representatives, to $780,.
OCo; for the San Joaquin river,
from $4,000 to $4,000, the addi-
tional amount to DO expended in
the improvement OF Mormon
Slough; for Wilmington harbor,
from $4,000 to $50, 900, and to in.
sert an entirely new item of $40,-
900 for the improvement of Hum.
boldt harbor, for which purpose
the House refused to appropriate
anything.
Tnrs~se.in. Financial sitassion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th. --Secre-
tary Sherman received advices
from New York previous to the Ia.
sue OF his order authorizing Assist.
ant Treasurer Hilihouse to buy
bonds, that the financial situation
was very threatening and that,
unless q large purchase OF bouds
was made, the result would pr0ba-
bly, be disastrous. The whole SUBJ
ject was brought to the attention
of the Cabinet to-day. The com.
mittee Of five representatives from
each party, appointed to confer
upon the apportionment question,
held brief session and adjourned
without arriving at an understand.
ing.
A Dodge q" Dens the Funding Bi,l.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Post
says: The Stock Exchange has not
been go thoroughly aroused for a
long time as this morning. A
panic was threatened early, United
States bonds and stocks declining
heavily and money advancing to
II per cent. per day, besides 6 per
cent. annually. Foreign exchange
became utterly demOralized and
bills representing exports of do.