Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-09
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| Husthbuo supporters, ekpresBtu tDo
opinion to-day that the Ways and Means
Committee would certainly reflect Car
isles views upon the tariff; that the
| House, without doubt. would take steps
this session to lcssen the tariff on the neo.
essaries Of life and to reduce the reve.
nues.
The Senate Caucus Committees Of
both parties were In session today and
finished the work Of recasting the mem.
bership Of the seuate Committees. After
adjournment the chairmsn Of the two
committees held a conference and de.
eided to lay the result Of the Ia bors Of
the committees before their respective
caucuses on Monday morning. II the
work IL approved by the caucuses, the
Senate Committees will he named on
| Monday.
MemsriaI TO Congress I'm O'Don.
nelI's Case.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 The Clan Ma
| Gael Association OF this city have pre-.
pared memorial. which will be sent to
every member of Congress to-day. re
| quiring legislative action for the inter
vention Of the United States Government
Ia behalf of 0'Donnell, sentenced to
death for the murder OF Carey, the in.
| former. The memorial recites that
| 0'DonnelI IL an American citizen, born
| on American soil, and that he took out
naturalization papers, being an ignorant
man, in the nature Of a passport for for.
eign travel. II is averred that his trial
was unfair, the Judge assuming TO decide
| upon the facts Of the case, instead Of
leaving them to tho jury. The precedent
or government intervention is found In
laws on case which, however. was not
successful.
The President Asked to Interfere
for O'Donneii.
WAsHINoroN, Dec S.--A large Con-
| gressioual delegation called on the
President to-day aud presented q peti.
| tion praying him to exert his Influence
| to secure a respite for O'Donnell. Tie
Presidents reply was satisfactory TO the
delegation. He said the Department Of
Lowell to obtain all possible information
regarding O'Donnel's citizenship, and
he (the Presidentl would do all he could
with propriety to further the wishes of
the delegation.
The Mexican war Veterans Call
| ON President Arthur.
WAsHiNGToN %. C.l, Dec. THE
| Mexican Veterans called at the White
House this afternoon In body and
paid their respects to the President, who
received them in the East room. They
we're presented individually to the Presi.
dent by General Denver. The President
said he was glad to 500 them, and felt 1t
an honor to shake each by the hand.
Tho Veterans were escorted to and from
the White House by the general posts Of
the Grand Army and Union Veteran
Corps. The Veterans hold the next an.
nual meeting in st. Louis, in October
| next.
Anderson's Postal Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Dec, 8.--Representa.
| tive Anderson's tof Kansas revised
postal telegraph bill, introduced by him
last session, will soon be introduced in
the House. BY its provisions the Post.
master.G General 10 authorized to con.
struct, maintain and operate three main
lines of telegraph, the northern to ex.
tend from Bangor. Maine, to st. Paul,
the central line from New York
| to Topeka, and the southern limo from
| Baltimore TO San Antonio. The northern
main line 1920, and branches 1861 miles,
| total 1881; the Central line l437,
branches 97S, total 2tl3; The Southern
line 500, branches l4lS, total 33l4,
grand total 9ll0 miles. At the maxi.
mum cost Of s400 per mile, the cost
will be 1904, 900. It has been pro.
vided that all telegraph lines which,
since 1865, have been or shall be con.
strueted by the Secretary Of War for the
use Of the army shall be, when no longer
needed for military purposes, transferred
to the Postmaster. General to use as pos.
tai telegraph and to be part thereof;
also, where a junction can be made with
the wires Of any railroad or teleg, aph
company which received a grant Of pub.
lie lands, or bonds, or credit Of the Uni.
ted States, the postmast sr General
may use his discretion to cause
connection OF the postal telegraph
Herewith, and all postal telegraph mes.
sages to be transmitted over said wires
ut gov ernmant rates, and in the manner
prescribed by law The bill gives list
Of all such grants and requires the
transmission OF all messages over lines
where the conditions contained in tho
act stipuate that said telegraph line
may be used for government business.
The Postmaster. General IL also author.
lied to connect the wires of the postal
telegraph with those of any telegraph
company which accepted, or may
accept the provisions of the act
of July oath, 1886, entitled an
act to aid the construction Of tele-
graph lines and TO secure the Govern.
ment the use of the same sor postal,
military or other purposes. The bill
provides 70, the issuance by the Secreta y
Of the Treasury of $4,000. 900 of 3pr
cent bonds, of 81 each, redecmable at
this option in ten years and not to run
more than thirty years. Said bonds t.,
he offered for sale in open market at
New York asd the proceeds Of the sale
to be applied to the construction and
equipment of the postal telegraph
shall hold "A sufficient reserve
Of said bonds as a surplus over
the cost of construction as may be
necessary to meet the interest. Five
years ample provision is made for the
redemption Of the bonds, the capital
thereof to be reimbursed by profits and
all the fiscal details properly ar.
ranged in consonance with the
rules OF the Treasury Department.
| The local offices are to be under the con.
troll OF the Postmaster General and sta.
tions to be established only in govern.
ment postoffices. Provision is made for
compensating postmasters in proportion
to the number of telegraph stamps used,
Stamps will be procured and sold the
same us postage stamps. The Postmas.
ter General shall have full power to reg.
ulate rates, and is authorized to estab.
lish telegraph or telephone lines be.
tween main and sub.postoffices in
the same or adjacent cities or
between any station and those patrons
who will pay the cost of its lines or
| furnish the va ious lines and branche.
| provided for in the bill. The postal tel
egraph will strike every capital city east
of the Rocky Mountains, and every city
wherein the free. delivery mail system is
established.
The "Citizen" ON the Conviction
OfO'DonnelI.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-The Citizen, whose
editor, John F. Finerty. ia a member of
Congress, aided in originating the Par.
nell fund, and the large fund which was
used in defense of 0'Donnell, contains
leadiog editorial in the current issue on
the conviction of 0Donn ell and declares
that, as result OF the trial, the party of
violence will heneeiorth be supreme in
Irish politics. That paper declares that
0'Donnell's killing Of Carey was the
boldest avengement of history and most
honorable, and his conviction by the
usual English hanging jury and the in