Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-26
EASTERN.
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 25.-Sen-
ate: The Chair laid before the Senate a
message from the House non .conclrrng
in the Senate amendment to the naval
appropriation bill, with the exception OF
the amendment providing for the arma-
ment of tho steel cruisers already in
course of construction.
Hale moved that the Senate insists on
the amendment and to appoint com.
mittee of conference. Agreed to.
Sherman reported favorably from the
Committee on the Library resolution
providing fer the deposit in the Smith
sonian Institute of the silk flag presented
to the Senate by Joseph Newman, of
California, being the first American flag
made from American silk. Agreed to.
HoUsR-In his prayer the Chaplain
invoked Divine protection on the Greely
Relief Expedition and Divine aid for its
successful termination.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the private calender.
Charges or Bribery In the Election
OF Delegates to Chicago.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April pa
call has been issued for special meet
ing of the Republican Central Committee
of the District of Columbia tomorrow
night. The object of the meeting is to
consider the charges of bribery which
will be made in connection with the re.
cent election of delegates to the National
Republican Convention at Chicago.
Loan for the New Orleans Expo
DOatttOn
WASHINGTON, April 25.--The House
Committee on Appropriations to-day
agreed to favora.ly report the bill loan.
ing one million dollars by the Govern
ment to the Worlds Industrial and Cot
ton Exposition at New Orleans.
Directed to Prepare u Contract
for Postal Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The House
Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads directed the Sub Committee,
consisting of Rogers, Ward, j. NJ. Tay-
lor, Bingham and Wakefield TO prepare
bill providing for contract for system
of Postal Telegraph. The Sub Commit.
tee meet tomorrow.
Time Of Closing Tariff Debate.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The leaders
OF the tariff discussion contemplate clos.
ing general debate May 9th. Represen-
tative kasson makes the closing speech
on the Republican side. He expects to
make motion 10 strike out the enacting
clause of the tariff bill.
seventy Thousand Dollar Appro.
priatiOn to promote CONNER
ciaI Relations with Mexico and
south America.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Representa-
tive Stewart Of Texas was directed to-day
by the House Committee on Foreign AT.
fairs to prepare bill providing for the ap-
pointment Of three Commissioners to visit
Mexico, Central and South America, and
secure information relative to the in
creasing commerce and growing interests
between those countries and the Unit ed
States. The bill is to contain an appro-
priation of $4,000.
sterling, Exchange and Bonds.
NEw YORK, April %. Sterling bills
on London, go days, S4.SSl; Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, 81. 90b; U.
S. AIS Of 1891, interest quarterly, sl.l33;
US. As of 1907, interestquarterly, 81. 23t;
U. s. IS, optional. interest quarterly,
Sl.00; w. U. Tel, .664.
The Massachusetts Greenbackers.
LYNN, Mass, April 25.-The Green.
back State Convention met and elected
delegates at large to the National Green
back Convention at Indianapolis. The
platform endorses the recent decision of
the United States Supreme Court in re.
gard to the power Of Congress in the
issue of legal tender money in time of
peace; declaring that the function of
issuing money should be taken from the
banks and exercised by the government:
that railways and other monopoliss
should be regulated by government for
the benefit Of the people; that labor
should be protected by national
and State authority, so as to
equalize burdens and insure Just
distribution of its results; ratifying
tho Chicago platform of 1880 and favor
ing the nomination of General Butler for
President. The platform recommends
that plank be Incorporated into the
platform OF the National Convention ad.
vocating that all lands granted railroads,
whether earned or anearned, shall re-
vert to the National Government; that