Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-11
Congressfonai-BiIls introduced
In the House.

| the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Railways; Belford, to regulate railroad
traffic; Townshond, to abolish postage
on second class mailable matter and Ie-
duce postage on transient newspapers;
also, authorizing the President, during
the recess OF Congr, s., to prohibit the
importation OF articles injurious TO the
public health from countries which, on
the same ground, prohibit the importa-
tion Of American goods; Finnerty, for
the construction Of four gunboats and
three additional cruisers for the Navy;
Cobb, to equalize pensions; also.
TO prevent the Secretary of
the Interior from issuing patent
to land granted in aid Of the con-
struction Of railroads when the railroads
were not completed at the time fixed by
law; Calkins proposing constitutional
amendment providing that no state. pub
lie or private corporation or person shall
deprive any citizen Of the equal protec-
ton Of the law nor abridge his rights,
privileges and immunities on account Of
race, color, or previous condition OF ssrv-
itude; Lowry, a resolution requesting
the President to communicate to the
House any correspondence that has
taken place between this government
and Great Britain with reference to the
trial OF Patrick O'Donnell, citizen of
the United States, for the alleged
murder of the informer, Carey; An
derson, to prevent undue discrimination
by railroad companies and subjeotiDg
them to the control Of the States under
certain circumstances, also, to create an
agricultural commission; also, to create
postal telegraph; also, to reduce the
postage on drop letters to one cent.
The call was interrupted, to allow
Hewitt to offer the following resolution:
That this House bring to the notice Of
the President the case Of Patrick
ODonnell, claiming to be citizen Of
the United States, now under sentence
of death in Great Britain, in the hope
that the President will secure such rea-
sonable delay of the execution of the
sentence as will enable the President to
ascertain whether said O'Donnell is
citizen of the United States, and, if so,
| whether he was tried and convicted in
accordance with the municipal law of
| Great Britain and the requirements of
international law. Adopted.
Call continued: King, to equalize the
| pay Of males and females employed by
the Go, ernment; Dingley, to remove
certain burdens from the American mer-
chant marine, also. to constitute Bu.
reau OF Commerce and Navigation; also,
to encourage American ship-buildiug;
Blanchard, TO provide when the terms of
Congressman begin and end, and when
Congress shall meet.
WAsHIsoToN. Dec. l0.--The bill in
regard to Pacific railroads provides that
after forty days from the passage of the
Act, il shall be unlawful for those com
panies to charge more than three cents
per mile for irst-class passengers, two
cents fer second class and one and one
half cents for third class.
Tully, to declare forfeited all unearned
land grants in California; .Payson, de-
claring forfeited the lana grants
| Of q large number of roads. involv-
ing many millions of acres Ct land.
| The names of the roads and the
amounts involved, among Others, are
the following: Texas Pacific, $4,000, 900
acres; Oregon Central. 100. 900; Oregon
| 4 California and California 4 Oregon,
unpatsnted land, A, l6S, 900; part Of the
Northern Pacific, from Wallula to Port.
land, 8, 100000.
Springer, proposing constitutional
amendment prohibiting special legisla-
tion; also, facilities for promotion and to
retire from active service on one applica.
\ ton, officers of the army who served
during the rebellion as general officers
of volunteers.
| California bills.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.--House-In
| the call of States to-day Gen. Rosecrans,
OF California, introduced fifty-three bills,
or, as he said, "a full deck and the
Joker" Among the important bills was
one providing for the appropriation Of
500, 900 for a public buildidg al San
Francisco; also. to relieve officers of the
army who had served twenty years,
provided, if they are First and Second
Lieutenants at the end of that period,
that they be entitled to the pay and
allowances of the next higher grade.
By Budd-A bill to protect the CONNER
cial interests of California and improve
the navigation Of its rivers and harbors.
1t provides for an appropriation of
$l00, 900 to improve the San Joaquin
and tributaries.
BY Glasscock, o bill granting to Cal.
ifornia five per cont. net of the proceeds
| of the sale Of public lands in that State.
| 1t is asserted that the State has not re.
ceived any per cent. Of the proceeds OF
the sales Of public lands. By Henley,
for the relief of California, and appro.
priating S3S, $50, being l5 cent. OF the
States quota of the direct tag assessed
August l5, 1861.
FoIger suffering From Bilious
ness.
| WASHINGTON, Doc. l0.-In the alb.
sence OF Secretary Folger, Assistant Sec.
retary New is acting Secretary of the
Treasury. Secretary Folger is suffering
from an attack Of billiousness. His
; physicians advised him to remain away
from the office for few days.
sterling Exchange and Bonds.
New YoRK, Dec. lO.-Sterling bills
on London, sixty days, S4.S2t. Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, Si.6b,
United States 4gs Of 1891, interest quar-.
terly, $l.l4. United States 4s of 1907.
interest quarterly, Sl.23s. United
States IS, 81 .00s. Western Union Tele.
graph. .7ss.
Jen Davis Gets Mrs. Dersey's
| BeQuest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-rhe Supreme
Court aihrms the judgment of the court
| below in favor of Jefferson Davis in the
cont tested will case Of Mira. Dorsey, who
left her property to Davis.
miscellaneous News Items.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-The is ne of
silver dollars for the week ended Dec. 8
was 52l ,39S; for the same time last year,
1889, 500.
Amos Webster, Chief Clerk of the
Treasury Department, has rendered his
resignation as Adjutant General of the
Militia of the District of Columbia to the
Secretary of War.
The Representatives in Congress from
Indiana held conference tonight to
agree upon the best means of presenting
to the National Republican Committee
on Wednesday the claims OF Indianspo.
lis as q place for holding the Republican
Convention next year.
The Trial OF kellogg Postponed
Interesting Land Question.
WAsHIsoros, Dec. l0--The case of
ex-senator Kellogg, indicted for having
received, while United States Senator,
money for procuring increased pay in
certain star routes, came up to-day be-
fore Judge Wylie. John A. Walsh was
called rs witness, but did not respond.
whereupon the governmeNt moved TO
postpone the trial until hewas produced.
This motion was vigorously opposed by
counsel for Kellogg, and Wylie took
the papers, remarking that he would de-
eide on the question Tomorrow. Inger.
soil, for Kellogg, claimed that the al
legged offense is barred by the statute Of
Limitation. Bliss was absent and After
ney General Brewster appeared in his
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