Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-04-18
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| WAsHINcToS, April On Inc senate 'o'u"s
Mr. Davis resolution on Territories was taken
up and discussed ut considerable length The
bill was finally postponed Tor iurther cohs'uera
ton till Monday next.
The committee on post Offices have decided to
reduce the rates on messages transmitted over
the Pacific Telegraph line. from four to three dol
| lars and the aid of government from S3o,OuU 10
$40 600. The Pacific Telegraph Company will
gladly accept these notifications, notwithstand'
ing contrary reports. go, :,
The Committee on the Pacific Railway will hold
meeting to. morrow for the purpose OF detcrmin-
ing in what manner the road shall he built.
| The National Democratic committee held a
meeting in this city to-day. 1t WAS resolved in
expcdient to change the place Of meeting of the
National Democratic Convection, The committee
adjourned Mt an early hour to meet ut the Charles
ton Convention on the 2lst inst.
| The bill condemning polygamY in the lerrito,
ries, and providing for its abolition, was passed
by vote of l49 yeas against W nays. lhe
preamble Of the above named bill was stricken
out, its contents being considered as entirely
foreign to the subject of the bill.
! Information has been received at tho state
Department to the effect that the Japanese En-
VOWS may he expected here in bout three weeks
| from this date.
The military committee of the Senate have re-
ported against the proposition to muster into
the service Il regiment of Texas mounted voluh
teers, as recommended by the Secretary of War
1t il probable. however that regular regiment
of cavalry will be sent out to the frontier 30 soon
as it can lie raised.
| Sr. Louis, April 5.-The mails from Santa Fe
Territory, of New Mexico, have arrived NJ i"oe'
pendencc.
The Arrapoes and Cheyennes, two famous
tribes of Indians in New Mexico, are about to re-
! bel az anst the whites.
| The first pony express of Messrs. Russell d
| Co. left the town St. Joseph yesterday direct Tor
San Francisco. The express left st. Joseph anna
great enthusiasm. The pony is to make the run
between the termini Of The telegraph lines IN ten
DAYS
WASHINGTON, April SIN the House of Rep
resentatiyes Yesterday discussion took place
between Lovcjoy of Illinois and others on the sia-
very question.
| The House having entered into committee OF
the Whole, and seeing that the discussion became
quite personal, thereby creating much excitement,
arose and finally put an end to the discussion.
After some time spent in regular session, the
committee of the Whole was reconstructed, and
the discussion on the same subject resumed
The Covode Investigating committee were In
session again to-day. and Collector Schell OF new
York, was again before it. lie refused, ho"eV
er, to testify, and the committee have. in conse.
1 quen"e, resolNeu W TlI'S Hiu poio'o ''o S"A W
the House for cnntumacy.
MOBILE, April ten. Geo. Buckley. Presi-
dent of the American Legion styled the X u. T.,
publishes. in the Mercury of this morning:
general order to the whole organization tor I'M
al convention to he held in the city OF Raleigh,
n. c., on the It'll of May next, to make final ar
rangements for movements and other business. -
This step has been taken in consequence OF the
recent trouble in New Orleans.
BosroN. April The Supreme Court OF Mas
sachusetts has discharged Mr.. F. B. Sanborn
from the custody of the U. S Marshal, on the
ground that the Sergeant-at Arms cannot depu.
tie his powers to others outside oil the district
of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-In the House of Rep
resentatives, to-day on motion of Mr.. Branch
resolution was adopted requesting the President
to communicate the facts respecting the ex-
pulsion of American citizens form Mexico.
Both houses of Congress were mainly engaged
during the greater part of the day in introducing
private bills.
WASHINGTON, April Gin the Senate yester-
day the bill relative to courts in the Territories
of the United States was passed by large ma
jority.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken up
and discussed at considerable length, but with
out conclusion.
The bill was postponed for consideration at
some future time.
WASHINGTON. April G.-The Judiciary Com
mittee of the House have decided to report ad-
verse to the Presidents protest message, express
sing their disappropation of the principle on
which the argument is founded.
WAsHrcToN, April G.-The president is at
present engaged in preparing a special message
to Congress on the affairs Of Mexico. Ii will
discuss in full the recent events which have
taken place at Vera Crnz, as In fact our whole
relations with that country.