Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-21
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Budget of politi Q al and other News
from Washington.
MUNIFICENT ALLOWANCES.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The
House Committee to audit the ex-
penses OF President Gariield's i'll.
ness made report which was re-
ferred to the Committee of the
Whole. 1t allows Mrs. Garfield
fifty thousand dollars less al y
amount the President had receive Il
for his salary; Bliss, $4,000; Az
new, SIS, 1000, Hamilton, SIS 600;
Reyburn, $50. 900; Mrs. Edison, $lU :
600; Crump, 50 900; Undertakes
Spear, 81, 1885; Z. N. Jones, o! Eli
boron, $l,U92, and other amounts
varying from so cents to 500 II
retires Barnes. with the rank of
Major-General and authorizes the
promotion of Woodward to the
rank and pay of Liu enant. Colonel.
Blackburn and Springer, in their
minority report, do not object to
payment for services, but oppose
the exorbi,ant figures They say
the amount paid should come from
the unpaid salary of Garfield. They
also oppose the retirement and
promotions recomme ended by the
ma j0rity.
ARTHUR WANTS MORE POWER.
1t Is more than PROBABLE that the
President will send message to
Congress recommending that the
law regulating the use of the posse
conaitatus be amended SO as 10 al
low the President complete author
ity to suppress lawlessness in any
State or Territory where the local
authorities are powerless. The
question OF the power OF the Presi-
dent to employ the posse comitatus
to suppress the COW. boys In AIlzo-
na is now under consideration by
the Attorney General, and The
message in question will be m ain y
,assed upon his conclusions In the
premises.
GUITEAU ON HIS KNEES.
Bentley and Jameson, the Evan
CYCLISTS, visited Guiteau yesterday,
aud the three knelt together in u
cell of the Jail, aud prayed. Gui-
teau wiuced when aliusion was
made to sudden and imminent
death.
PAGE CONFIDENT.
Page has very carefully CANVASS
ed tue Senate upon the chance for
final passage of his Chinese bill,
aud is quite certain that it Will ga
through just as it came from the
House.
A FIGHT TO BE MADE ON THE
AMENDMENTS.
The House Chinese bill was re-
ported back to the Senate yestei-
day afternoon by Miller, with the
amendments proposed by the For
eign Relations Com mittee. TWAS
ordered printed and placed on the
calendar. Miller, In reporting,
gave notice very significantly that
the amendments were not unaDi-
mous; on the contrary, each mem
Der of the committee reserved the
right either to oppose or support
any Of the reported amendments.
This remark was intended to fore.
shadow the intention Of Miller and
all the Democratic members OF
the committee to resist the
adoption Of the amendments,
which provide for the striking
out of the l4:h and 10Th sections,
known as the Farley and Grover
provisions of the.vetoed bill, and,
as stated in these dispatches yes
terday, there is No doubt but both
sections will finally be returned in
the bill. Miller also gave notice
to-day that he will endeavor to call
up the bill for action at two O'Clock
this afternoon. 1t is not consider
ed probable that the Senate will
consent to lay aside the unfinished
business-namely the Mississippi
river bill-in order to take up the
Chinese bill to-day; but MiilePs
notice will meanwhile serve as q
sort of pre-emption claim upon the
time and attention of the came
Senate, to be enforced as soon al
the pending measures shall have
been disposed of.
CANNoN'S SEAT VACATED
In the House q vote was taken OF
the resolution of the minority o
the Election Committee, declaring
Cannon elected to the seat. Tn
report was rejected by 70 to 1913
This was a party vote, with the ex
ception OF Beethoven, Colquit
Cobb, Cassidy, holman, Mos grove
, Murch. Rice (Mo J, Matson an
, Turner Ky. who voted in tho neg
alive with the Republicans, an
, Campbell Pa. in the affirmative
with the Democrats. The msjol