Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-18

sions to both governments; also
directs the President to do his ut
most to carry out the provisions Of
the resolution, and provides for .
joint committee Of the House and
Senate on the same subject.
By Ford, resolution that every
interest demands the immediate
construction Of telegraph lines by
the government and requesting
the PostofIlce Committee to report
. bill for the construction Of such
lines to protect the people from
monopoly.
The Speaker ruled it not In order
under the call Of the States.
After the call Of States Ford of.
fered bis telegraph resolution. Re-
ferred.
Springer offered = resolution di.
recting that the Postoffice Commit.
tee inquire into the expedlency OF
. telegraphic postal system In the
United States and 40 to the cest Of
reproducing facilities equal to those
Of existing telegraph companies,
and as to the expediency Of 0perat-
ing the same, and authorizlng the
committee to report at any time.
TIE Kellogg Quesssss.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17th.-Ths
Republican Senatorial caucus this
morning decided to move to table
the whole question of Senator Kel.
legg's right to . seat and this fail
ing to prevent the adoption Of the
resolution unssating him BY every
parliamentary resource, throwing
the responsibility Of q conseq uent
possible extra session Of Congress
upon the Democrats.
the PHaamA Ca"ni Quessios.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17th.-The
House Committee on Inter. Ocean
Ship Canals gave Q hearing to
Thompson, late Secretary Of the
Navy, a. the American representa-.
tive Of the Panama Canal Comps.
ny, to-day. He combatted the Idea
of that project being in any way
susceptible Of an application of the
Monroe doctrine, as argued. All
propositions for isthmus transit
should be left to the control OF en-
gineering and financial considera-
tiOns. At the conclusion of his ar
gument his attention was called to
the Joint resolution reported by the
committee on the 9Th Of March
last. Having read 1t, he said the
dc claratiou contained In 1t was the
very conclusion which he had de-
sired reaching and which he had
reached in his argument. Single.
ton, OF the Committee, remarked
that Thompson was not proposing
any action and the committee had
taken action OH the subject, stating
that tho government would not In
terfere In any way at present, but
| If q necessity should ever arise, the
government should reserve the
right to intervene. Thompson 70.
piled that he was quite willing to
stop there in his argument, as he
saw that the views of the commit
tee corresponded with his own on
general questions.
The "Timss' om Gov. Pttki0's mes.
| sage.
NEW YORK. January 17th.-The
Times says: Governor Pitkin, oi
Colorado, in his inaugural address
says that the number OF Chinese In
that State Is not large enough to
affect seriously the welfare Of the
people, but be thinks that, a. Cali.
fornia and Nevada have been
flooded by Chiu@se immigration,
Colorado's turn will come next.
The Governor accordingly makes
the principal part Of his address a
discussion Of the Chinese question,
deprecating the horrors of an influx
of 1.-THE hordes" and warning the
people of what might happen II
the Chinese should really over
whne fffft|eTnn,s ike ksheyS every +; other The
alarmist on this subject, processes
to deplOre and condemn mob vic.
lence, 1t is just such
men as he who excite
people without cause, that are
largely responsible for scenes of
violence like that which disgraced
| OVnNeA 'oeV <AuCuuus xu0 INLlu.
cation OF the new treaty with
China will have the good effect of
spelling the trade of many q DEM
agogue outside of the States in
which the Chinese are really q
nuisance.
Caiiiornlaus In llsxico.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17tb.-Priyate
advices from the City of Mexico, Of
January 18th, state that General
Manuel Castro, of California, who
commanded the native Californians
In the battle against the American
settlers in 1846, is here with Sam
uel Brannan negotiating for lands
In Sonora for o colony. Brxnnan's
claims on the government were al.
lowed and he Is waiting for the
concessions, which have been
promised. The rumor that the
latter had been refused is stated to
be unf0unded.
"rrush" Again so the H scue,
CHICAGO, Jan. l7th.-A Times
New York special says: Truth, this
morning, says that, . few days be.
fore the receipt of the forged Morey
letter by Truth, B. ]. Jayne, Esq,
learned OF q conversation between
two men In the Astor House to
the effect that the letter would
soon appear. Upon Investigation
Jayne discovered that one of these
men was Col. Hadley and, at q |
later date, learned that the other
was Stilson Hutchins, editor Of the
Washington Post. Jayne, when
the letter was published, i'm medi.