Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-17
HIS Removal Reco mn mn e nded d.

His Removal Recomme nded.
WAsmISoToN, April lG.-The Presi.
dent has recommended the removal OF
Collector Wickers, OF Key West, because
Of alleged sympathy and collusion with
the Cuban filibusters who recently left
that port The question is now under
consideration by the Senate Committee
on Commerce.
The G0ldItes Before the House
Committee ON Coinage.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l6.-The
House Committee on Coinage, v eights
and Measures to-day gave hearing to
| the representatives from Boards OF Trade
and Chambers of Commerce of various
cities on the subject of suspension of thu
coinage OF silver.
Preliminary Vote on the TariM.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10. An
analysis of the list of yeas and nays on
the question of considering the tariff
bill, shows that the affirmative vote was
cast by l3j Democrats and Republicans,
and the negative by 80 Republicans and
30 Democrats.
MOrrilfs Opinion.
WASHINGTON, April lG.-Referring to
the inconsistency of the Democratic
party, Morrill,, in the course of debate
in the Senate, remarked that Tildens
favorite candidate for the Presidency
was well known to be Henry b. Payne,
m Ohio protective tariff man.
Vote of the Pacinc Delegation on
the Morrison Bill.
WAsuINoToN, April l6.-On consid-
Grafton Of the Morrison bill Henley,
Rosecrans voted aye. Cassidy, of Ne
vada, voted aye, and George, of Ore
gon, no. Sumner was absent on ac-
count of sickness. but had he been pres
ent he would, it is stated, have voted no.
As will ba seen, the presence of
Sumner or o change in the attitude
of Rosecrans would have de-
feated consideration of tho tariff
bill, as it was taken up by vote of l40
to l3S. Rosecrans says his reasons for
voting as he did was that he did not OBJ
ject to the bill being considered, and as he
intends to vote against it on its final pas
| sage, he could see no reason why he
should not grant n request made so fire.
quently by Morrison and other tariff re-
formers, to permit the bill to be debated.
| Prior to the meeting of the House in the
morning the California members held q
consultation, and, with the exception OF
Rosecrans, agreed TO vote as they subse-
quently did.
Emancipation Anniversary.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April l6.-The
anniversary of the signing of the emanci-
patton proclamation was celebrated by
the colored folks of the District, to-day,
| by procession that eclipsed in all par
| tculars any that ever preceded it. 1t
would be difficult matter to estimate
the exact number in line, but it cer-
tainly approached lO,0oO.
Favor Edmunds and Lincoln.
BosToN, April l6.-A majority of the
Republican delegates from Cambridge to
the District and State Conventions favor
Edmunds and Lincoln.
The Pennsylvania Convention In
structs for Blaine and Lincoln.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April l5.-The Ro-
publican State Convention was called to
order at 1925. A motion was made by
delegate thatthe Committee on Resolu-
tions be instructed to bring in resolu-
ton naming James G.. Blaine for Presi-
dent and Robert L. Lincoln for Vice
| President. An amendment was moved
and accepted to make the resolution in
clude instructions to the delegates at
| large to vote for Blaine. Motion and
amendment carried.
FOrninst Arthur.
KINGSTON, n. Y, April l6.-The
| Seventeenth Congressional District Con.
vention elected Thomas Cornell and
Duncan Ballantine delegates to the Re
publican National Convention. Both are
aati.Arthur.
Instructed for Blaine.
BINGmAMToN, N. Y, April l6.--The
Convention of the Goth Congressional
District chose as delegates to the Ma
tional Convention Martin Delaney and
rhos. Collett, and instructed for Blaine.
south Carolina Delegates TO Chi
eagO.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April lG,-The Re-
publican State Convention sends dele
gates from the State at large unin
structed, After passing resolutions of
coincidence with Gen. Grant and one en-.
dorsing the administration of President
| Arthur ~ wise, economical and Just,
without reproach or stain, adjourned.
TiIden First Choice.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April lG.-The
State Democratic Convention to-day
selected delegates to the National Con.
vention and adopted the following:
Resolccd. That Tilden is our first
choice for President.
Arthur Alabama Choice.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April l6.-Just
before the adjournment OF the Republi.
can Convention a banner was hung out
| on the stand inscribed, "0ur choice,
Chester A. Arthur; second choice, John
A. Logan" The banner will be taken to
Chicago. Arthur on the first ballot will
get nineteen out of the twenty Alabama
votes at Chicago.
More Blaine Delegates.
PORTLAND, Me, April l6,-The. First
District Republican Convention elects
delegates to the Chicago Convention in
structed for Blaine.
SYRACUSE, N. V, April l6.-The Re.
publican Convention of the Twenty
fifth Congressional District has chosen
delegates to the National Convention un-
instructed, but for Blaine.
KINGSTON, n. Y, April l6.-The
Seventeenth Congressional District Rt.