Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-24
TH L. HOUSE.
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vOrabiy Reported.
WASHINGTON, February 23.-In the
House to-day S. S. Cox was elected
Speaker pro tenn during the absence
of Speaker Carlisle.
Representative McKenna. of Cali
fornia. presented the resolutions of
the wool growers Of California against
the reduction of the duty on imported
wool, which they assert would prac-
tically abolish wool growing in Cali
fornia, as competition could not be
carried on against cheap labor and
the cheaper ranges in other countries.
The bill was reported favorably to
the Senate authorizing the President
to appoint General Alfred Pleasantcn
Major of Cavalry on the retired list,
and General VIM. w. Averill as Col
onel on the retired list.
PUBLIC PRINTING INVESTIGATION.
Public Printer Benedict appeared
before the House Printing Committee.
His labor roll, he said, had been
reduced $150,000 or 5000, 900 during
1887. Other large savings had been
made and the men were now getting
more pay and the Government better
service.
In the course of his remarks
Benedict said that when he first
assumed office the foreman asked him
to have shipped for sale twelve bar
rels of dross. Witness had them
opened and found that beneath the
layer of dross in each barrel were
layers of brass rules and shay
ings, copper electrotype clippings,
etc. The contents OF each barrel
was worth $50 or $50. Witness pre-
sented two lists, the first showing
that 514 persons had been discharged
between September 10, 1886, and
November l, 1887. OF these, 205 had
been re-appointed, and the second,
between November 1, 1887, and Feb
ruary Is, 1888, showed that the dis
charges numbered 642 persons, of
whom 70 had been reinstated.
THE OMNIBUS" BILL.
BY strict party vote the House
Committee on Territories agreed to
report favorably Chairman Spring
er's "Omnibus'' bill for the admis-
sion OF the Territories of Dakota,
Montana, Washington and New Mex
leo. The Republicans will present
minority report in opposition.
The bill authorizes the election of rs
delegates appointed by the Governor,
Chief Justice and United States At
torney for each Territory to conven-
tion to be held at the seat of govern
ment OF each Territory, on the second
Tuesday in September next. In the
case of Dakota 150 delegates are al
lowed. The convention shall adopt
the Constitution of the United States
and form constitutions and State gov
ernments expressly disclaiming in
favor of the United States all title to
unappropriated public and Indian
lands in the Territories 1T is also re-
quired to assume the territorial debts
and provide public school system.
The vote ON the constitutions is to be
made on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November next. Until
the next census, Dakota is to
be allowed two representatives in
Congress, the others one. Sec
tions sixteen and thirty-six in each
township or some equivalent are
granted each new State for school
purposes while fifty sections are
granted for the erection of public
buildings. Ninety sections are ap-
portioned for agricultural cottages and
five per cent. of the proceeds of sales of
lands is to be paid into fund for the
support of common schools. Other
large grants of public lands are also
proposed to be made for the ben
eft of schools, mines, charity
and education. An appropriation
of $4,000 is provided for Mon
tana, Washington and New Mexico
and $35, 900 for Dakota to defray the
expenses of the conventions. After
the acceptance of the constitutions
the Legislatures Of each State can elect
two Senators from each State, and
when each State is admitted into the
Union by special act of Congress
the Senators and Representatives are
to be admitted to seats in Congress
and the State governments will be
come operative. The New Mexican
convention is also to consider the Ques
tion of a change in the name OF New
Mexico to Montezuma, and the Wash
ington convention is to submit to tn,
people proposition to name the new
State Tacoma.
THE VENEZUELA TROUBLE.
MsAdoo offered Z resolution, which