Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-12

0ovprnm. MT Relief for sme Fs""d
Sufferers.
SAN FRANCIsCO, March IL
Dispatches from the flooded dis
tricts simply reiterate and magni-
~ the reports heretofore received
of the extent of the disaster, The
Government is taking steps to
dispatch light draft United states
vessels to the relief OF the sufferers,
Thousands Of whom are in danger
of starvation. A break in the
levee at Point COupee, La, floods
an important district.
Two Iue0es os Ras. ss s~asa B"s-
SANTA BARBARA, March H.
Two inches and quarter OF rain
fell yesterday. The weather il
still threatening. Temperature
mild, wind southeast, Every pros.
pect OF q continued storm.
EIu~ Hrt~ t0 veOsu~".
SAN BUENAvENTURA, March IL.
"A fine rain last night gave an
inch and quarter, and is still de-
scendiug, and probably will con-
tipue. All the crops are assured,
barring hot northers. The bsrom-
ter is still iow,w with no indications
of clearing off. Tne wind is light
from the southeast.
lDju.css0. D,sss,ved - Death OF
htaee Seaasar Baker
SAN FRANCISCO, March lin
the Superior curt to-day, in the
CAGE Of the Central Pacific against
The Sheriff Of Sacramento county,
Judge Waymire dissolved the tenn
porary injunction prohibiting the
sale of the company's property for
taxes assessed by the State Board
of Equalization.
Geo. f. Baker, State Senator
from Santa Clara county, died here
this morning from blood poisoning.
star. aiv'nE Bnn.
WASHINGTON, March IT, CO.
bell anu Miner this morning gave
bail in IS 600 each on Staf-,Oute
into Court with his client, ex-Seu-
atOr X. w. Dorsey. Bliss, coun-
sci for the Government, asked that
bail for the appearance OF s w.
Dorsey aud John w. Dorsey be
fixed at $40. 900 in each case. In
the case of Riverdeil the Govern
ment would ask $4,000 surety. Elk.
Senator Dorsey then offered J. w.
Humphrey as his bondsman and
he WAS accepted. On the name of
John w. Dorsey being called, Col.
Ingersoll told the Court that Dor
sey was on his way here from New
Mexico to furnish bail. The Court
granted delay for bail in the case.
Riverdell thea filed bond for
$4,000. Assistant Pos tm as, er-G en-
eral Thos. j. Brady offered N. w.
Fitzgerald Is surety,and Fitzgerald
justified in the sum of $4,000 as
bondsman for the appearance of
Brady.
rh. BIZ sa Gsessa IS Ccasu, s-'p@ 8"
I.qusre.nsa L shsaps Taner.
WASHINGTON, March lin
the Senate the Liquor bill was
taken up yesterday afternoon, by
yeas, 26; nays, ga party vote ex.
cept Morey and Davis of Illinois,
who voted with the Republicans.
Malone also voted aye Morrill,
voted with the Democrats The
pending amendment by Bsyard
was lost by a party vote, ayes, "a;
hayes, 25. Cameron. of Wiscon-
sin, and Davis, Of Illinois, voted
aye with the Democrats. The bill
was then reported tn the
Senate f.om the Committee of
the Whole. The time within
which the Commission shall re-
port is fixed at eighteen months.
The bill then passed, ayes "a, noes
IA. Kellogg, Jones Of Nevada,
Window, Cameron of Wisconsin
and Teller, who were in favor of
the bill, were paired with Farley,
Williams, Davis of West Virginia,
Jackson and Johnston. Against.
Brown was paired with Sanders.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of Com Mission OF seven
persous, to hold office not exceed
ing two years, who shall investi-
gate the alcoholic liquor traffic, it's
relation TO revenue aud taxation,
and its general economic and Grim
inal, moral and scientific aspects
in connection with pauperism,
crime, social vice, public health
and the general welfare, and who
shall inquire into the principal
results of license and prohibitory
legislation. The Commissson are
to serve without salary.
The Tariff bill was taken up and
informally laid aside as unfinished
business for Monday. Adjourned
till Monday.
II is understood that the Sub
Committee on Ways aud Means
has virtually agreed upon q bill
reducing the Internal Revenue tax
on whisky and tobacco, and re-
moving the tax entirely from q
number of articles. The reduction
in revenue to be effected by the
bill is estimated at about seventy
millions.
0srnelu Denounced.
WARRINGTON, March 1.-THE
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