Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-03-03

WASHINGTON. March 2. - SENATE. -
Van Wyck presented the credentials OF
Charles n Henderson, elected Senator
from Nebraska, and President Davis
presented the credentials OF his successor
as Senator from Illinois.
Shelby NJ. Cullom read and offered
resolution reciting the announce
ment by President pro TEN. Davis of his
intention to resign at noon tomorrow,
and providing that at that hour the
Senate will proceed to elect his success
sor; adopted.
-Butterworth moved TO sus.
pend the rules and pass the bill to au.
thorize the Southern Pacific and other
railroad companies to unite and consol-
date to from continuous line of rail.
road from the tidal waters of the Pacific
Ocean to the Gulf Of Mexico. Long dis
cussion followed when the matter was
laid over without any action. The
Speaker laid before the House com.
munication from the Secretary of the
Navy, transmitting n report Of the in
quiry into the loss Of the Jeanette,
which was referred.
House Contested Election Cases.
WAsnINGToN, March2 I'm the House
the contested election case of Buchan
VS.. Manning Miss, a resolution was
adopted confirming the right Of Manning
TO the seat The House refused 10 con-
slider the contested case Of Sessinghaus
vs.. Frost, OF the third Missouri district.
Combinations by the senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The follow.
ing combinations were made by the
Senate: John N Irwin, of keokuk, Ia,
Governor of Idaho; Marcelin X. Redet,
Of Louisiana, U. s. Consul at Tuxpan,
Registers of Land offices: BENZ. NJ.
Thomas, Tucson, A. T.; Jos. Jorgensen,
Walla Walla, w. 7. U. $. Attorneys:
w. II. Dewitt, Territory of Montana;
fenimore Coffin, District Of Nevada.
Indian Agents: Geo. $. Davenport, Sacs
and Foxes; and Pedro Sanchez, Pueblo,
N. NJ.
Faction Contest Ended.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE nomi-
nation OF Robert Morris to-day as Post
master for Denver, Colorado, ends the
Hall and Teller factions.
The Department OF Justice Criti-
cixed.
WASHINGTON, March 2-In the Sen
ate, during the afternoon, Van Wyck
criticized, at some length the large com.
pensation allowed the special attorneys
engaged in the Star Route cases, and
charged the Department of Justice with
extravaganza in allowing suoh large
amounts of money. This led to long
discussion, after which the Senate took
recess.
hold Bond Robbery.
PHILADELPHIA, March .. While John
W. Brown, Treasurer of the Guarantee
Trust and Safe DEPOSIT Co., was in the
office of the President of that corpora.
ton, sneak thief entered a private
apartment in the Treasurer's office and
stole $4,000 of consolidated five per
cent. bonds of the Peoples Passenger
Railway Co. The Treasurer had just
taken tho bonds from the tin box to cut
of the March coupons and laid the bun
die on top of the box while he stepped
into the Presidents room. When he re-
turned the bonds were gone, one OF the
Directors of the company, who was sit
ting in the Presidents room, informing
him that he saw u strange man pass out
from behind the railing.
Fatal Fire.
OrTERvILLE, Ont, March Eight
buildings, including the post and tele.
graph offices, were burned to-day. 7.
SteinhoH lost his life.
The Dunn-Eiliott shooting Match
CHICAGO, March 2.-'l'hero is little to
add to the account OF the shooting
match between Iere Dunn and Jim Ell
lott. 1t remains an open question rs TO
who fired the first shot Plaisted and
others say Dunn fired first aud that
Elliott had no pistol. His belief is that
Dunn had two rovolvers and in the
struggle Elliott got hold of one of them
Dunn and his friends still insist that FL.
lott fired both the shots which hit
Dunn, before the latter fired. Dunn re.
mains under arrest. He is suffering
considerably from his wounds. The m-
quest over Elliott remains will be held
to morrow.