Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-21

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REFUSAL TO BUY A TELEGRAPH
LINE.
The House Committee on Pacific
Railroads to-day directed an adj
verse report on Representative
Bingham's bill proposing an ap-
propriation OF $50 900 to enable the
Secretary OF War to purchase the
Pacific Telegraph Line and its
branches:
SERIOUS CHARGE.
A petition will be referred TO the
House Committee on Indian At
fairs charging that funds intended
for the education of the Indians
are being used to.advance sectarian
interests.
HOPES OF FINDING DE LONG.
WASHINGTON, April 10 -Secre-
tary Hunt has received dispatch
from Hoffman, Charge ED flares at
st Petersburg under date of March
3lst, inclosing a letter from Chief
Engineer Melville, dated January
3lst, and written at a point on his
way to the IN auth of the Lena, 1853
miles. beyond Yakutsk. Hoffman
states that the Governor appears to
have shown much good will in
sending the orders of January 18th
to Melville, rs ~ steamer has been
already ordered and paid for. The
speed with which the last advices
went through is quite remarkable
Lieut.. DanenhoWer teIegraphs,
under date OF January 2Sth, from
Krasmojarok, about 1900 versts
from st. Petersburg, that he may
be expected here about April Goth
Chief Engineer Melville In the
letter referred to, says that he has
every reason to hope to find De
Long and his people.
FIJI JOHN PoRTER'S CASE.
Counsel for Fiiz John Porter say
that they never took. the position
that the President had power to
snnul or set aside the finding of
the court martial and the approval
of the sentence dismissiDg him
from the army. They concur in
this respect with the opinion of
the Acknowledgement, but their
views were that the President, uu-
der the pardoning power, can re-
NIT the sentence, which, by ex-
Guiding him from all Offices uu-
der the Government, is now being
daily executed, AID Congress can
by q law restore him to the army.
They have hoped that the Presi-
dent would recommend Congress
TO pass law which would carry
out the recommendations of the
Board Of Inquiry, composed of
Generals Schoield, Terry and
Getty.
PROSPECTS OF THE CHINESE BILL.
Hos: will vote against this bill,
Though he will not oppose it as
strenuous!y az he did the former
bill. He has several amendments
which he will offer. TIE question
rs to when the bill shall be consid-
cred will come up when the report
is made by the Foreign Relations
Committee, and Will then be set.
tied. Miller will urge immediate
consideration, but if he cannot get
that he will endeavor TO have some
day during next week fixed to con-
slider It. He thinks there will be
no difficulty in disposing of it IN
one day. He also thinks the bill
as it passed the senate will be con-
Cured in, as he and other friends
OF the bill will oppose any and all
am endments, anu thus avoid the
necessity of it going back to the
House, il it can be prevented.
REPUBLICANS FEEL BETTER.
The Republicans are well pleased
with their work in the House of
Representatives and are in better
spirits than for long time. They
say that even should they lose the
Congressional elections this Fall on
the Pacific coast, through anger at
the veto, the successful working Of
the present bill, if il is signed. will
put the party in shape for 1884
ANALYSIS OF THE AYES AND NOES
The vote on the modified Chinese
bill in the House shows that
of the POI members voting in the
affirmative 81 were Republicans
and l07 Democrats, and OF the 81
opponents Of the measure 81 were
Republicans and 3 Democrats,
BILL FOR FELToN's RELIEF.
Senator Jones, from tue Finance
Committee, to-day reported favor
ably d bill for the relief Of G. N
FELTON,, late Assistant Treasurer ut
San Francisco. According to the
report in the case, Felton, paid out
in December, 1868, SO, $50 on forged
checks, ant this bill is to relieve
him.