Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-07
RELEASE OF AMERICAN POLITICAL
PRISONERS.

In relation to the House resOlu.
ton concerning the imprisonment
OF American citizens by authority
of the British Government, the
Secretary of state writes to inform
the President that active negotia.
lions are conducted in a spirit of
entire friendship. Information
received at the Department of
State is to the effect thatal Amer
lean citizens held as prisoners in
ireland, except three, had been
released, and that since further in
formation has reached him that
O'Connor, Hart, Walsh, Dalton
and White are all who are now in
prison. Negotiations are still be-
ing conducted with view to
the release of the remaining pris-
oners, and hope is entertained that
the result will be satisfactory.
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 6sh.-The
President has nominated Henry
U. Teller Of Colorado, Secretary of
the Interior; VIM, e. Chandler of
New Hampshire, Secretary of the
Navy; VIM. Hunt of Louisiana,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to Russia.
SENATOR FARLEY's VIEWS.
Senator Farley, in conversation
about the present outlook, says
that, judging from the tone of the
veto IN essage, 1t will be very diff
cult to frame any new bill that will
be acceptable to the President, and
there is difficulty also, in view of
the advanced stage of the
session, to get any bill through
both Houses. Miller said that he
had learned on good authority that
the message was written by Attor-
ney.General Brewster. He in.
tends to try to frame bill imme.
diately to give ten years. suspen.
sion Of the immigration, with such
machinery % carry it into opera
ton as will be effective and not be
liable to any decided objection spe-
CITED in the Presidents message,
Page says the President personally
assured him to-day that ten-year
bill will receive his approval.
WHAT RosECRANs, PAGE AND
MILLER HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE
VETO.
Gen. Rosecrans, speaking of the
effect of the veto says that he
thinks the Republicans will not
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gressional elections of California,
Oregon and Nevada, while the la
Dor interest from one end of the
country to the other will be array
ed against the Presidents party.
Page expresses himself disappoint.
ed and disheartened. He had pre-.
pared himself for a qualified veto,
but the document IL scarcely that,
1t being probably impossible to
frame a bill which will be effective
to exclude the Chinese and not be
open to the objections found by
the President to the present bill.
Page does not expect to pass the
bill over the veto because the Dem.
ocrats will now refuse to help. He
means, however, to put them ON
record, II possible. He is sure that
all the Republicans in the Houee
who voted for it originally will
vote to pass it over the veto if they
have chance. Senator Miller, Of
California, thinks the President
made grave political mistake,
which would weaken his admins.
tration all over the country by ar
raging the labor interest against
the Republican party.
NO CHINESE LEGISLATION POSI-
BILE.
There will be no attempt to ever.
ride the Presidents veto of the
Chinese bill, and it is not at all
probable that any modified bill
will he passed. The Democratic
members are entirely satisfied to
let the onus of defeating anti Chi.
nese legislation rest upon the Pres
ident, and there are not enough
Republicans favorab BILE to the ideas
of the vetoed bill to bring new
bill to q vote. Gen. Rosecrans
claims that the veto assures Demo-
cratic control OF the next House.
SWEEPING RETIREMENT OF ARMY
OFFICERS.
The passage by the House of the
Army Appropriation bill with the
compulsory retirement clause by
80 large msjorty, insures Its pas
sage by the Senate. It lie the most
important legislation for the army
since its reorganization in 1867.
There will be forty-two officers,
nearly all aboveithe rank of Major,
retired at once. The larger part will
be from the staff, but every regiment
in the line will be affected more or
less, Next year the compulsory
retirements will be about twenty,
and the following year about the
same. Sheridan does not favor the
exception, as he Is only fifty-five
years old and has therefore in ex.
pectation seven years command OF
the army. Hancock is fi'ty-eight
aud unless Sheridan dies, can have
no expectation of commanding
as General-in. Chief General
Ingalls,, who has just been made
Observation-Disclosures, will retire
at once, as will General Ekip, of
the same corps A petition signed
by over 1900 officers has been filed
for presentation to the Senate as
soon as the bill comes up asking
for the retention of the compulsory
retirement clause.
POSTAL OCEAN SERVICE.
The Senate Committee on Post.
Offices and Pos. Roads has author.
lied Miller to report, with recon-
mendatioDs for passage, a bill to
provide for ocean mail service by
American steamships, which is
identical with the amendment re-
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