Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-02-07

Beltzhover's amendment makes it
unlawful for county or parish In
the formation of any district which
shall consist of more than one
county or parish to separate CON-
tiguous counties or parishes, and
provides that in districts contain
ing more than one county or parish
the counties or parishes which are
most nearly contiguous shall be
made Representative districts.
Converse's amendment provides
that the whole population of the
United States shall be divided by
319 and the quotient shall be the
ratio OF representation, and that
when any State shall have frac-
tion above the ratio so large that
when multiplied by five the result
will be reduced to one or more ra-
tics, additional Representatives
shall be appointed to such ratios
among the several Congresses of
the next decimal period in the fol-
lowing manner: If there be only
one ratio, q Representative shall
be allotted to the fifth Congress of
the decimal period, namely, the
Fifty-second Congress; if there be
two ratios, a Representative shall
be allotted to the fifth and fourth
periods, namely, the Fifty second
and Fifty-first Congresses; if there
be three ratios, Representative
shall be allotted to the fifth, fourt h
AMI third periods, namely, the
Fifty-seoond. Fifty.first and Fifth
eth Congresses; aud If there be
four ratios, u Representative shall
be admitted to the fifth, fourth,
third and second periods, namely,
the Fifty-second, Fifty first, Fifth
eth and Forty-ninth Congresses.
Gail for Rcd empsion Of Bonds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6th.-The
Secretary of the Treasury to.mOr-
row issues the 10Sth call for the re-
demption OF continued fives to the
amount Of $20,000.000, principal
and interest, payable about the LIST
of April.
Officers Retiuea-Corli an Ions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Colonels
Haler and Lugenbeli were also re-
tired to-day. The retirement of
Surgeon.General Barnes is held In
allegiance pending the probable &C.
ton of Congress retiring him with
advanced rank.
The Senate confirms w. S. Arm.
strong, of Pennsylvania, Commits
'sioner of Railroads, F. A. Tritle, of
Nevada, Governor of Arizona, Geo.
Warner, of Arizona, United States
Attorney.
But Granss0x RtgBl Of Way.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6th.-In the
House Rosecrsns to-day introduced
q bill granting to the San Francis
co and Ocean Shore Railroad Com
pany right of way through the
Presidio and Black Point Military
Reservation. This portion of road
Is to be INSTRUCTED and operated
under such regulations as the
army authorities may prescribe,
subject to the approval of the Sec.
rotary of War. 1t is understood
that the road will be brought
through corner of the Presidio
reservation by means of u tunnel.
Honey Iaa slueks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Silver
bars, 1l4s; money 8 to one sixty.
fourth per diem; governments
strong and higher; stocks firm and
higher--W U, sol; Quicksilver,
IL; Pacific. Az; Mariposa, a; w
F, 1877; N Y Central, 1917; Erie,
39a; Panama, 1888; Union Pacific,
1lSS, bonds. 1l54; G P, S9s, bonds,
1l3b; Sutro, J.
Drinks Iusseaa Of Blood.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6th.-There was
no duel to-day between Henry Guy
Carleton, literary man, and Edgar
l.. Wakeman, correspondent Of the
Louisville Courier-Journol. They
met, ia Red calmly and then came
out separately and invited their
various newspaper friends, who
were watching eagerly the chance
for blood and an item, to step up to
the bar and have q drink. There
will be little explanation by
Wakeman, which will satisfy
Carleton. The newspaper fratern-
ity have made fun over the two
and have played many pranks and
jokes upon them.
Ia Danger 0fLyncniug.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Feb. 6th.-The
crowd at Sycamore are threatening
TO lynch Yeates, the Pittsylvania
murderer. The authorities are
railroading him to the county Jail
on the fast mail train.