Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-06-08
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Budget of Political and Other
News from Washington.

OFFICERS OF THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL.
WASHINGTON, June THE incorpora
tion of the Garfield Memorial Hospital
has elected the following officers: Piesi-
dent, Justice Samuel N. Miller; Vice
Presidents, Senator Window and JUS
tiee Macarthur; Treasurer, James Gli-
fillan, u. 5. Treasurer; RecordingiSecres.
tary, John \. Baker; Corresponding
Secretary, B. q. Lovejoy.
STAR RoDrE.
In the Criminal Court, Wilson contin-
ued his opening argument for the de-
fence in the Star Route cases.
CRApo's BANK EXTENSION ELL IN
JEOPARDY.
New YORK, June 6.-The Heralds
Washington special says The Grape
bill, extending the charters of National
banks, may fail entirely, unless the Sem
ate committee reports it soon. That
committee proposes to add several
amendments which will send the bill to
the House, and at this stage of the ses-
Sioh uCiuy Htu1 CduSC tiiC vi thC
bill. The Senate committee propose to
amend the Crapo bill by adding to it the
substance of Mr.. Sherman's refunding
bill and q clause authorizing the issue
of gold certificates, which are to be a
part of the bank reserve.
WHAT FoLGER SAYS ABOUT THE COUNTER
FEITED BONDS.
CHICAGO, June THE Times's WASH
ington special gives an interview with
Secretary Folger regarding the counter
felt bonds. Folger says there is no
reason to believe that counterfeits have
been put on the market as bonds of
issue. The counterfeited bonds were
subject to call in 1881, and not single
duplicate has yet been found. He says
he has no evidence that any one in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing is
connected with the affair. He empha-
sized the word "evidence" strongly.
BILL TO CONSOLIDATE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
WASHINGTON, June Ga bill was in
troduced in the House to-day by Repre-
sentative Butterworth (R.) of Ohio, to
authorize the consolidation of the South
ern Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific COM
panies 1t provides that nothing in the
Act shall be held to authorize the con-
solidation of parallel or competing lines
between the Pacific coast and ports on
the Gulf of Mexico or the Mississippi
river, or impair any right acquired by
these companies under previous acts of
Congress.
A bill introduced by Ellis, of Louis.
lana, supplemental to the act to incor-
porate the Texas Pacific Railroad Com
pany, provides that franchises conferred
by the Act of March 3, 1871, upon the
part of the Texas Pacific road lying west
of the Rio Grande at or near Ell Paso,
may be transferred to the Southern Pa
ci6c Railroad Company of New Mexico
and Arizona and the Los Angeles and
San Diego Company of California. The
bill makes it lawful for the roads men.
toned to merge into one company.
TPE RAILROADS AND THE REGAIN BILL,
Regan made strong fight for the
consideration of his Interstate Com.
merce bill in the House to-day, but failed
in his purpose. He wanted resolution
adopted discharging the Commerce Com
mittee from further consideration of the
subject, and fixing day to consider the
bill. Railroad influences were immedi-
ately noticeable in defending the PROPOSE
ton. Reagan and Others contended
that the Commerce Committee have had
the subject in hand nearly six months,
and though they knew the country de-
manded speedy action on the subject,
they had not reported either of the bills
before them regulating traffic and freight
charges by railroads. Members of the
committee, as well as others who are
recognized as direct agents of railroads,
made all kinds of excuses, and appealed
to the House not to pass Reagan's reso
luton, that it would be regarded as re-
buke to the committee, which had beer
seriously thinking of reporting some
kind of bill this session. Those appeals
had their effect, and the House, by q
vote of ll3 to 7S-not the necessary two
thirds refused to discharge the commit
tee. The vote shows, however, tina
when any direct vote can be taken OF
the subject the railroads will not hav,
much chance.