Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-26
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not afraid OF few more ofiiceholders.
That was not what the Democratic party
had to fear. What the Democratic par
ty wanted was funerals; funerals in New
York. funerals In Indiana, funerals in
Ohio Jlaughter). 1t wanted to bury some
OF the barnacles and corpses hanging to
It. 1t had q national committee sit here .
few days and o majority Of that commit.
tee did not even have originality or in.
dependence enough 10 find place in
the United States wherein 10 hold
Convention outside Of the place where
the Republican Convention was to be
held. Hs had followed long enough in
the wake of the old barnacles OF the
Democratic party who followed the Re-
publican party. He wanted little new
blood In it, little Independence in it,
little originality In II. Before he would
have foliawed the Republican party to
Chicago he would have gone to Los An.
geles. He would have gone where the
Thermometer recorded 400 degrees be-
low or 800 degrees above the boiling
point, rather than havo gone to Chicago.
fLaughter.] He would have had the
party possess Independence enough to
strike out at once on Its own hook.
The bill was then read by sections for
amendments. Hatch offered an amend
ment providing that the persons EN-
ployed In the Bureau Of Animal Indus
| try should not exceed twenty persons OF
any one time. Adopted.
Relief fer Mississippi sufferers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the House,
Dunn introduced resolution nppropri-
ating $500, 900 for the relief OF the peo-
pie rendered destitnte by the overflow Of
the Mississippi river and tributaries.
Evans, from the Committee on Terri
tories, reported a bill requiring the gov.
ernors OF Territories to be residents Of
such Territories two years before ap-
pointed. Calendar.
No Free ships.
WAsnIsoToN, Feb. 25.--The Ship
ping Committee this morning took up
the bill to admit foreign built ships to
American registry free Of duty, and
voted, three to six, to report 1t ad-
versely. Those voting for the bill were,
Slocum, Throckmorton and Deuster;
negative, Dingley, Long, Hunter. George.
O'Neill and Lore. Dibbfe did not vote;
Findley was absent.
The Crittenden Project Revived.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25--Representa
tive Springer to day introduced for refer
ence in the House his proposed consti.
tutional amendment making the Presi-
Dental term six years and rendering the
President ineligible to reelection
to the next succeeding term.
It provides for q direct vote for
President in each State and abolishes
the Electoral College. Each State shall
have number OF votes equal TO the
number of its Representatives and Sena-
ators in Congress, to be given each can
didate in proportion to the total vote
cast for each. The terms Of Representa-
tives in Congress is fixed at three years.
and Congress shall meet each year on the
first Wednesday Of January, the first
session to convene in the January sue
ceeding the November election.
The Comptroller Of Currency has rec
ognized the First National Bank of San
Francisco changed from gold to curren-
cy bank.) 1t commenced business with
a capital Of 81, 100000.
silver Rexaining ITS vroper
Status.
New YORK, Feb. 25.-The Times
thinks the action of the Sub Treasurer
is the initial step which the government
is being forced to take towards putting
the currency of the country on silver
basis. Silver will probably be accepted
at tie Gearing House, because, il not
taken thsr in settlement of balances, it
would have to be taken at the Sub
Treasury in payment Of government
dues, There is no right on the part of
the banks to refuse 1t. If there should
be no other course open to the govern
ment but to tender ii, it would have to
be taken.
Herr Lasker's Brother inter-
-Bismarck's Motive.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Morris Lasker,
OF Galveston, Texas, who accompanied
his brother Edward Lasker's remains to
Berlin, has Just returned. He thinks,
regarding the return Of the resolution to
the House of Representatives, that Bis
marck, having discovered his gave mis-
take in the absence OF all official recog.
milton at the funeral services of DIR.
Lasker. seized upon this resolution,
which, in contrast with his action, had
met with q very warm sentiment on the
part OF the German people, sought to
give it the importance of O political
measure, and by returning it, to weaken
the influence of the friendly sympathy
which existed between the two peoples
in behalf of the ideas which DIR. Lasker
lived to advocate and support. The
marked contrast between the feelings OF
the German masses, excited by the Of
fetal discourtesy on one hand and the
friendly expressions from supposed un-
prejudiced people on the other. threat
ened to become too important factor in
the sentiment of the masses against Bis.
marck personally. Skillful diplomat
ist as he is, he thus seized on
this very resolution to dispel the effect
produced by it by attempting to ridicule
its authors, the representative body of
the American people, and while it would
suit him to antagonize the two people,
yet desiring, ut the same time, to pre-.
serve the friendly relations between the
two governments. He offers as an excuse
for the indignity thus cast upon the
American people, that the document
was not presented in proper diplomatic
manner. 1t seems to be the general i'm
preston that the American minister,
Sargent, is man held IN no esteem in
German and void OF the tact necessary
to uphold the dignity of his position. 1
have met people OF all shades Of politics
there and | find that some close adher.
ents OF Bismarck display great deal OF
bitterness in regard to Sargent, pro.
duced by the controversy in connection
but the most servile official press
speak Of him in terms of high respect
and the masses are in fnll sympathy
with his position on that question. So
far from it being true that Sargent lacks
tact and determin. ton he is able with
all due courtesy to sustain his position
as American Minister. | may say from
information derived from undoubted
sources that as result of the contro.
versy referred to in the World, the ma
ture Of which is best known to the
American State Department, German
officials are evidently instructed to ap.
proach with delicacy every question and
transaction in which they are engaged
with Minister Sargent. Sargent repre-.
sents that type of the American intelli-
gent gentleman who does not lack ample
tact and discretion to uphold his proper
dignity in any position and with
due respect to those with whom
he comes into contact. Had
he (SargsnD presumed to put himself in
direct communication with the Reichstap,
he could have properly been rejected
with no other than personal slight upon
himself and the presiding central body,
but being in the hands of those in
sympathy with Bismarck would natural.
ly have left him to expect such treat.
ment. He could only look for recogni.
ton from the constituted authority In