Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-02-09

a bill 10 increase the pay OF thc
army was introduced, II raises the
pay of those not entitled to double
fations % per cent, and makes
the pay Of all mounted officers equal
to that of cavalry officers of the
same grade, the price of rations fix-
cd at so cents, continues pay to vol
unteer rank by brovet, and abolish
es the bonds established by the act
of July, 1866. Referred to Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
Tariff discussion resumed, and af-
ter an Executive session, adjourned.
HoUsE.-A large number Of pri-
yate bills were considered, when the
Stevens bill was taken up, Mr..
Ross made powerful speech in op-
position to the bill. The debate de-
velopcd the fact that the Reconstruc-
ton Committee had had no session
this term, and that the Republican
party had not agreed upon Il plan OF
reconstruction. A sharp colloquy
between Mr.. Chandler and Mr..
Ashley took place, when the latter
was goaded into the following SEN
timent: "If there is State Of the
American Union in which there is
not loyal man, except black men,
l would clothe tho black man with
the elective franchise, and every
other right under the Government"
TAppausc on floor and galleries,
and some Kisses. Mr.. Ashley con.
tinued denouncing the assumption Of
those who, during the entire war,
were in secret alliance with the reb-
els, coming here and joining hands
with the apostate at the other end
of the Avenue.
Edenfeld denounced the above as
basis of unfounded SANDER. Hun
ter said so far as he is concerned, it
is a base lie. The Speaker said
Hunters words were out Of order.
Randall said "nevertheless true. -
Speaker decided Randall's remarks
out of order. A vote of censure on
Hunter was passed 81 to 33, after
which the House adjourned, with
the understanding that the Enab-
ling Act be discussed on Monday,
under the Five Minute Rule.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 26.-Gov. Swami
was elected Maryland Senator on
the ninth ballot.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-J. G.
Charles, member of the Colorado
Territorial Counsel, telegraphs the
passage over Gov. Cummings veto,
of the bill excluding negroes from
the jury box. He says it was in
tended to affect disadvantageously
the Colorado admission.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 27.-Mis.
souri, advices from the plains and
mountains say large bodies of In.
dians moving southwark. Old
fighters say this means war.
UMIUAG0, Jan. z1.-Mr. Crosby
purchased the opera house from W.
ii. Lee, who Won it, for 100000
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Col. Ad-
ans Mann has been appointed
Treasury Agent for Louisiana and
Texas.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-A Chica.
go dispatch to the Tribune shows
that Mrs. Crosby has made six hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars pre-
MUM by lottery.
The Herald's Washington special
says, the New Orleans Riot Com
mittee will report this week, and
that the report will not be very ia
vorable to Louisiana. 1t is said
that no instigation has been found
for the hostile and disloyal charac.
ter attributed to that section.
The Times special says the ex-
tremists have piled up the rates in
the tariff bill so high that there is a
possibility that the bill will fail al
together. There is Il small pros.
pect for the House Gold bill, now in
the Senate committee, being report
ed soon. 1t appears as if the Gov
ernment, being obliged to give no.
tice of sale, will be at the mercy Of
spectators. 1t looks as though the
efforts to reduce the tax on whisky
will be Intellectual @ so -
LONDON, Jan. 26. -Noon,-The
Times of this A. NJ, contains long
letter from Washington, in which
the writer reports conversation
held with President johnson. The
latter spoke very strongly, justify
ing himself in the position he had
taken on the subject of reconstruo-
ton, and violently assailing Con-
gress for, as he expressed it. usurp.
ing executive and judicial power.
PARIS, Jan. 26.-General Dix,
American Minister, has urged the |
French government to abolish the |
odious system of searching the bag |
age Of strangers arriving in France.
1t is understood that the govern
ment gives a favorable reply TO the
application by Gen. Dix, in view Of
the coming international exposi-
ton.
Texas Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Pres
ident submitted the correspondence
relative to the Frazer, Trenholm &
Co, settlement. Itinvolves unsatis-
factory and contradictory orders TO
the agents of the Treasury, but dis
closes no new facts.
Allen B. Magruder applied for nd-
mission to practice before the Su-
preme Court the District. Judge
Carter refused action, setting the
case for a full hearing before the Fall
Bench. Magruder is member of
the bar of the Federal Supreme
Court but cannot take the test oath.
The Nebrsaba veto confines the
to the inconsistency with
the enabling act and the eOnstitu-
ton, the additional section confer
ring suffrage on all citizens by leg
islative action. contrary 70 the Ian