Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-19
The SfAck ROard
EASTERN.
The FItx John Porter Bill Passed

WASHINGTON, D. G, June lS.--The
both houses of Congress.
Amendment to the Thurman Act.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June lS.--In the
| discussion over the amendment to the
| Thurman act, Thompson, having charge
| of the majority bill, offered an amend.
mert making the aggregate payment re-
quired of the companies 55 per cent
instead of 35, The previous question
was ordered and the House took recess
until tomorrow.
The Utah BiIi Passed by the
senate.
WAsuINGToN, d. C., June lS.-Senate-
Consideration of the Utah bill resumed.
Hoar offered an amendment to strike
out the clanse abolishing woman suf-
frage in Utah. Rejected. Ayes. II;
noes, "a, Those voting in the offirma-
tive were: Blair, Bowen, Brown, Con-
ger, Cullom, Dawes. Dolph, George,
Hoar, Lapham, Henderson, Mitchell,
Palmer, Pixies, Sherman, Vance and
Wilson.
Brown explained his vote by saying
that he was personally altogether op.
posed to woman suffrage. but regarding
it as an entirely local matter and as it
had been established in the Territory he
would vote against the United States in
terfering with it. The bill then passed,
81 yeas, Is nays, as follows: Yeas, Ali
son, Beck, Bowen. Cameron (Wiscon
sinl, Culquit, Conger, Cullom, Dawes,
Dolph, Elmunds, Fair, Frye, Garland,
Harrison, Ingalls, Jackson, Jones Flor
idal, Jones (Nevada), Lapham, McMul-
Ian, Mcpherson, Malone, Manderson,
Miller Call, Mitchell. Morrill,, Palmer,
Pike, Pugh, Riddleberger. Sawyer,
voorhees, and Wilson-32. Nays, Bay
ard, Brown, Coke, George, Hampton,
Jones, Kenna, Lamar, Maxey. Morgan,
Pendletou, Ransom, Vance, Vest and
Wilson'S. Adjourned.
The saratogt Even-
Ing session.
SARATOGA, n. V, June Is. The
Convention was called to order at 9:l5
p. m. by Chairman VIM. T.. Smith. In
PRODUCING the report of the Committee
on Resolutions, Nelson j. Waterbury
said that the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party for the Presidency must be
what the candidate of the Republican
party ia not. Loud applause.l He
must emphatically be what the candi.
date of the Democratic party has been
in thepast. Wehave seen and weall know,
as matter of fact in the political history
of our country, that during period of
more than fifty years, the government
of this country was administered with
honesty and with wonderful success" !"
After referring to mis-. government of the
Republican party and the opportunity
now offered the Democratic party,
Waterbury read the following resoluf
tions:
Resofred, That the Democracy OF the
State OF New York, assembled to ap-
point its delegates to the National Con.
vention of the party, commit to those
delegates, in association with represent
ativ,s of the party from other States,
the general declaration of Democratic
principles upon national issues; at the
same time recognizing that no issue can
be more important than the election of
President OF the United States, whose
character and public reputation shall
give to the whole people an assurance
of an honest, impartial and efficient
administration of the laws, without
suspicion of personal ends or private it,
terests.
Resoire3 That as its declaration con.
cerning the matter OF the seat of govern
ment, this convention adopts and aifirms
the resolutions of the conventions OF the
party in -, Is and 80, to which the
people of the State have given their
hearty approval. That it recognizes the
duty OF the Legislature to respect the
popular vote in SO for abslition of the
contract system of labor in prisons, and
that it heartily commends anew the eih-
cient and upright administration OF
Grover Cleveland.
ReSoired, That the delegates to the
National Convention to be appointed
are hereby instructed to enter that con-
vention as a unit, in accordance with
the will of majority of the members
thereof, every delegate. or alternate oc-
oupying the place OF n delegate, to be
bound by this rule and in case of the alb.
sence of both delegates and alternates
from any district, the vacancy to be
filled by a vote of the majority OF the
delegation.
The reading of the resolutions was in
! t'ilulbub ny
cheers for Flower. The resolutions
unanimously passed.
New York Three 20 One for
Cleveland.
SARATOGA, N. V, June lS.-A
canvass OF the Cleveland men here
shows their claim to be that the dele.
CATION from this convention GOES to
Chicago three to one in favor of Cleve-
land. Many of the Flower men concede
Cleveland S majority, but do not admit
even two TO one.
The Colorado Democratic Conven-
tiOb.
DENVER, Col, June lS.-The Demo.
cratic State Convention at Pueblo adopt.
ed resolutions in which they denounce
the extravaganza and dishonesty OF the
Republican party, and the continued en-.
croachments OF the Federal Government
upon the reserved rights Of the States;
demand free and unlimited coinage; fa-
vor a strong and effective navy, and de.
! nounce the infamy OF 1876, when Tilden
and Hendricks were by fraud and threats
5 OF civil war deprived of the offices to
which they were elected.