Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-02

ditional confidence that the Senate
will, by u decisive majority, pass
the bill. Two self-explanatory
am endments, intended to be offer
ed to the bill, were submitted las
evening aud ordered printed. The
first is 10y Senator Grover, who
proposes TO amend by adding n
new section declaring that the
words "ChiDese la6orers," wher-
ever used in the Act,
shall be construed to mean both
skilled and Hnskilled lsborers and
Chinese employed in mining; the
other by Senator Farley, to add q
section prohibiting the State and
Uuited States Courts from hereaf-
ter admitting Chinese to citizsn-
ship, and repeating all laws in con-
f1ict with this Act. Both Senators
will probably address the Senate
In advocacy of their respective
amendments ard IN support of lbe
measure in general. On the
conclusion OF Senator Mii!er's
opening argument, arrangement
was made, AZ The request Of Sena
tor Voorhees,, by which he IS TO be
allowed To deliver a prepared
speech at half-past one O'Clock to.
day on the need of additional &C.
Communications for the Congressiob-
al library, the Chinese bill to come
up as unfinished business when he
gets through. There is 10 pgoba.
bility that u vote will be reached
on the bill before Thursday, and
the discussion may possibly run
until Friday. The only Senator
known to have prepared set
speech against the bill 10 Hosr,
OF Massachusetts. It is expected
that he will speak tomorrow.
Dens ocrasi. NnSxr+ss,uoa. C~ucas.
WASHINGTON, March lat the
the caucus Of the Democratic Rep
resentatives in the House Tonight,
Rosecrans, of California, WAS
elected permanent Chairman Of
the caucus for the FOrty-Se zenith
Congress. The object OF the eau
Gus was the appointment of Dem
ocratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, and it was decided
thattbe committee should be en-
powered to appoint an Executive
Com mittee OH the part of the
House to act with similar Exec
utive Committee from the Senate, |
the joint committee to have charge |
of the Democratic campaign.
Tao Proposed Nmvy-.ssi0us.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.--'Ihe |
House Committee on Naval Al.
fairs favoraSly reported the bill for
strengthening the navy.
RatiODs are now on the way to |
the Southern sufferers.
tOrHs,nx's Nomsn~s,nc.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % The Sen.
ate Judiciary Committee agreed
informally on ConkliDg's nomi-
nation. 1t IL TO be reported
back to the Senate at the next
Executive Session, with a recon-
mendation for confirmation. One
or two of the Committee it is un-
derstOod, regard the nomination
with disfavOr, but there is 10 preb-
ability Of any formidable oppose
ton to its confirmation.
the New Ys,R rramps.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2Sth.-The
score Of the pedestrians ut mid
hight was: Rowell, 1854; Hazel,
2404; Hughes, 251 miles.
Appsa,ing fur Asr.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. 2Sth.-l
The citizsns Of Shawneet0wn APP
peal 10 the Governor for aid. Hun.
dreds Of people are reported driven
from their homes by the floods
The rain still continues.
Th- Highest Ycs.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2S.-The
Mississippi river at Lake Provi-
dence is now higher than was ever
known before.
H,x"s q" Lead Asss,tC E"bles.i
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 2S.-There is
u bill before the Dominion Parlia-
ment to give the American Tele.
graph and Gable Company the right
to land cables on the west coast of
the Dominion with view OF max.
ing Asiatic connections.
DSuau.'se O.rsrius,s.
DUBLIN, Feb. 28.-Dynamite
cartridges have been discove red
in the Custom House at Limerick.