Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-22
WARRINGTON VIKINGS,
Public Business Transaction az tn,
Capital.

fNDl1c business transaction az the
Capital.
WASHINGTON, November 21.-A reissue
OF pension has been granted James Sum-
mer, of Los Angeles.
1t is stated at the Navy Department
| that the United States steamer Atlanta,
now preparing for sea at New York, will
be sent for cruise around the world by
| way Of the Pacific. The cruise will prob
ably last three or four years.
Capt. |. N. Burrell, proprietor of the
Sunday Herald of this city, is in criti-
| cal condition. He is suffering from can.
Ger, and is not expected to live much
longer.
Teemer, Of McKeesport. and O 'Connor,
| OF Toronto, the oarsmen, will row a
three mile race with turn, on the Poto-
mac, on Saturday, for 81 900 side and
the championship of America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain re-
turned to the city tonight from Chevy
| Chase, country place few miles out Of
the city, and are now the guests of Sec
retary and Mrs. Endicott. On Friday
they will leave for New York and the fol-
lowing day will sail on La Bourgoyne for
Paris.
LIFE SAVING MEDALS AWARDED.
awarded gold medal to VIM. A. Harris,
Of San Bernardino, CAL, for rescuing
Harry Willis from drowning in the Pa
cific ocean, near Santa Margarita creek,
CAL, in August, 1856. Also to
Private James Manning, of the
Sixth United States Infantry,
for saving Private Edmunds, of the same
regiment, from drowning at Grand
Rapids Crossing, Utah, in June, 1886,
| silver medal, and likewise to Private
John Coyle, of the Twenty.second United
States Infantry, for saving the life of
lady at Old Faithful geyser in Yellow
stone Park, in August last.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
The members of the Appropriations
Committee held their first meeting to-
day, preliminary to the assembling of the
tlftleth Congress in it's second session.
AS Chairman Randall was not feeling
well enough to attend. Congressman
Sayres presided. The committee had
before them the Treasury estimates
for the District of Columbia, Fortifcation
and the Sundry Civil bills were submit
ted by courtesy in advance of the regular
time. The first budget was referred to
special committee. The ub.committee
in charge of the Fertilization bill
will probably get at i the last
of the week, and it is ex-
pected of the committee to be
no less than their desire that the District
and Fertilization bills will be ready to
submit to the House at the beginning of
the session. The Sundry bill is quite
voluminous and will require fully three
weeks consideration. The full COM
mittee will not meet again until one of
the bills is ready for report by the Sub
Committee.
RULING ON THE EXCLUSION ACT.
Assistant Secretary Maynard tele-
graphed to the Collector of Customs at
San Francisco to-day as follows: IRE
ferring to the case of the Chinese laborers
from Seattle, on the American vessel
Queen of the Pacific, via Victoria, B. G.,
and your telegram of November 18th.
| the steamship company represent that
the United States Courts have decided
that Chinese laborers embarking on an
American vessel at an American port.
bound for another American port. are
not prohibited from landing at the latter
port under the Chinese Exclusion act.
although the vessel touches or stops at
an intervening foreign port. If such
q decision has been made laborers on
the Queen of the Pacific may be permit
ted to land ifthe Collector is satisfied they
embarked at Seattle, and did not leave
the ship until it's arrival at San Francisco,
and this decision may be applied to all
similar cases