Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-29

the matter was substantially identical
with his argument before the Joint Ii
brary Committee on the l4th instant.
Bill Authorizing Payment Of
Rent for Pestsmces.
WAsHISeToS, March 2s.--The House
Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads to-day instructed Representative
Skinner TO report favorably the bill
authorizing the Postmaster General to
lease and pay rental for the use OF prem.
ses for second aud third class aud branch
postoffices.
C0ngressional.
WAsHIs0Tos, March 28.--Senate. =
Miller, Of California. called up and the
Senate passed the bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Navy to issue q pro-
clamation Offering a reward of S25, 900,
to be paid to private parties who shall
discover or satisfactorily ascertain the
fate Of tho Greeley expedition.
House Anderson introduced con.
current resolution for the final adjourn.
ment Of Congress at IL o'clock the sec.
ond Of June, 1884. Referred.
Pension Bills Passed.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-The evening
session of the House passed twenty-five
pension bills, among them one granting
pension 10 Mrs. Sarah Il. Seeley, who
served as soldier for three years under
the assumed name Of Franklin Thompson,
and who, when sick and about to be sent
the hospital, deserted to escape detection
of her sex.
schaerer Accepts SiOsson's Chal.
lepgs.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 28.-Jacob
Shaefer, champion billiardist, says he
will accept Slosson's challenge, and will
play him in Chicago on or about Thurs.
day, May 7th. Shafer leaves for Chicago
Tuesday next, when he will arrange de-
tails Of the match.
Bill for the Keller OF settlers ON
Lands OF the Denver 4 1t. Jo-
seph Railroad.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Van Wyck's bill for the relief of settlers
ON the lands of the Denver h st. Joseph
Railroad, In Kansas and Nebraska, after
q short discussion, passed the Senate to.
day. The land grant provided that
when the road filed its maps with the
Interior Department the Secretary of
the Interior should take steps to with.
draw the lands from settlement. The
maps were filed in March, 1871, and
the formal withdrawal of the lands took
place some weeks later. Between the
iiling OF the maps and the withdrawal Of
the lands. large number OF settlers Gu.
tered upon the lands. The point was
raised that the filing of the maps
was withdraw Of the lands, but the
Secretary OF the Interior decided in
favor OF the settlers and issued patents
for the lands. Ten years after settle
ment the Supreme Court decided against
the settlers in test case and Congress
was appealed to for aid. A bill passed
in one House, but failed to receive con.
sideration in the other. The settlers
became alarmed and compromised the
matter by the payment of $3.50 an acre.
The Appropriation of $3.50, 600 made by
this bill is to reimburse them for this
outlay.
The Propaganda Exempted From
sale.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 2S.-Fre.
linghuysen received the following tele.
gram this evening from the United |
States Minister to Italy:
"rhe College. of the Propaganea was
from sale.
Signedl AsToR."
The attention of President Arthur was
called several weeks since by Cardinal
and other eminent Roman
Catholic prelates Of this country to the
sale by order of the Italian
Government of the propaganda proper
~ at Rome, including the American Col |
lege. The propaganda property was
levied upon by the italian Govern.
ment under the laws Of 1866 and |
1873. Proceedings were enjoined by
the law Court, but lis decision was event. |
ually reversed by the Supreme Court of |
the Kingdom and the sale ordered. |
With view to saving the American
College, Cardinal McCloskey and other
prelates of the Roman Catholic Church
in this country requested the interven- |
tion of the United States Government in
its behalf By direction of the
President, the Secretary of State
addressed note to Astor, United States
minister Mt Rome, instructing him to lay |
the facts of the ease before tie govern
ment OF the King Of Italy. and endeavor
to obtain, il not the perpetual abandon.
ment OF the impending sale, such stay
OF proceedings as would enable the |
friends of the college in this country to |
determine whether any remedy could be
devised.