Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-22
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The Colored National Committee
Report Debouneing the Freed
mems Rank

The Coiored National Committee
Report DenOuncing the Freed
mems Rank
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.--The Colored
National Committee met this morning
and appointed delegates to the eonveu-
ton to be held at Richmond, Va, in
July next Each Congressional district
is allowed two delegates and each Terri
tory one representative. Frederick
Douglass aud Register OF the Treasury
Bruce, OF the District of Columbia, and
Col. William Murrell of Maryland, were
elected members of the National Com
mittee.
The Freedmen's Bank Committee made
a final report memorializing Congress to
reimburse the derostors aud denounG-
ing the former action of Congress in
creating commission to settle the affairs
of that institution. In support of the
adoption of the report, Murrell said
"The Freednen's Bank was the most
disgraceful and sinful swindle that ever
stained the earth OF shocked high heaven.
The commission, appointed at a salary
of S5, 900 year each, was like hyena
devouring carcass, then like lion
smashing its bones and sucking the mar
row therefrom. Furthermore, Repub-
liean Congress made this commission
and should be the pail bearers of its
carcass" The committee adjourned to
meet at Chicago June I'd.
The Eastern View of the Chinese
QuestiOn-Sneer Mt the Pacific
Coast
NEW YORK, Dec. n THE Journal Of
Commerce says: The lew representa-
tives in Congress of tue Pacific Coast
should not be longer allowed to dictate
any Chinese legislation to that body.
Congressional courtesy was stretched to
an mtolerable extent when the Califor-
MIA delegation were humored in their
anti. Chinese crusade the last Congress.
The worst designs of this shameful law
have been virtually frustrated by the
cunning of the Chinese. They have
proved more than match for their
California prosecutors. Now is the time
to make manly confession OF error and
throw up the game. The California mem
hets would not only require the United
States to support an army OF policemen
to execute their whims along the north
ern b undary, but would clothe mob
of obscure officials all over the country
with tremendous arbitrary powers. Cal.
iiornia has been in the habit of asking
and receiving great deal, but this is al
together too much for the abused pa
tience of the test of us. She has made
American legislation the laughing stock
of China by her responsibility for a silly
law, The American people 10 most en-
phatically object to any attempt to patch
up the disgraceful failure, and make a
bad matter worse by the highly offensive
and expensive means which alone COM
mend themselves to the bafiled and en-
ragged representatives of California
The Vanderbilt Art Reception
New YORK, Dec. 81. More than 2j00
gentlemen promenaded the parlors of
William II. Nanderbilt's house, Fifth
avenue, between the hours of 4 and
last evening. The wealthy railroad
magnate had sent out 5000 invitations to
an art reception. Vanderbilt himself
pointed out to such of his visitors as he
knew, the gems OF art in his picture sal
lery, and furnished all who desired with
n printed catalogue, bouud in old gold.
Seven Days Business Failures.
NEw YORK, DSc. 2l.--The business
failures of the last seven days for tho
United States were PSI; Canada and the
Provinces, ~.
indignity to nn American Vessel.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-Captain
Watts, of the American schooner s. j.
Watts, reports that his vessel was board
ed Nov. 2Sth, in the Bay OF Port-au-
Prince, by the crew of the Haytian man
oi.war, the commander of which an
nounced himself as Captain Cooper. He
ordered Watts to show his papers,
threatening, If they were not all right,
that he would shoot Watts and the crew.
The papers proving satisfactory, Cooper
left, after informing Watts that he was
the son Of Rear Admiral Cooper of the
United States Navy, and engaged by
Hayti to break up blockade running be
tween Kingston and Haytien ports.
sterling Exchange and bonds.
New YORK, Dec. p, Sterling bills
on London, sixty days, "a SO Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, S4 So.
United States AIS Of 1891, interest quar-
terly, Sl.l4. United States Is OF 1907.
interest quarterly, Sl244. United
States IS, Sl.0l. Western Union Tele-
graph, 7Ss.