Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-25
Dallas 4icrald.
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MAsUiNNfuNt jan. ~ lNt wv
preston gains thnt ihc Senate VIII /
not sustain the House IN aggressive .
legislation regarding the supreme
Court
This evenings Express says, VIC
have reason TO believe that Gen,
Meade has been assured that Gen,
Grant will stand by him in any
action that he mny hnd il necessary
TO take, regarding the Governor
and Treasurer IT Georgia,
S. =. Cox has been nominated for
the Austrian mission,
Af,er the vote on the bill reorgan'
'Eing the rules of the Supreme Court
in the HOUSE TO day, Garfield moved
10 suspend the rules in order that
he might introduce bill TO reduce
and improve the military establish
ment, by the discharge of one Major
General, the ono last commissioned
in the grade before the LIST of Janu.
airy, miscellaneous, After decided
intimauon on tho part of Brooks,
Randle aud others, that they would
resort TO filibustering prevent the
bill passing, Garfield withdrew his
notion, by giving notice that he
would resume it next Monday.
Senator Thayer will introduce
bill tomorrow TO reduce the mum
Der of Major.Generals to four and
of Brigadier Generals to nine. The
object of which is to lcgislate out of
commission Major. General Hancock
and Brigadier General Rousseau |
Immense meetings were held
northward ON Saturday regarding
the safety of naturalized citizens
abroad. The question is assuming
n startling Importance. . i
Excitement regarding additional
reconstruction legislation is intense
SEYATE.-Thc bill authorizing the
sale of Harpers Ferry, was intro
duced, also one reducing the FEEDER
al army.
The judiciary Committee is re-
uuired to report bill regulating
impeachment trial, =, !
Information from the President
regarding Burlingame, OF the Chi
nese Mission, was demanded.
To day after an executive session
of five hours. was passed he resolu-
ton reported from the committee
on military affairs, declaring the
reasons of the President for remov-
ing Stanton from the War Depart
ment insufficient, and that they do
not therefore ,concur in the act OF
suspension. The vote on the pas
sage of the resolution was yeas 30,
mays'6. The Senate then ordered a
certified copy of the resolution to
he sent to the President, Grant and
stanton.
HousE.-Under the regular Mon
''day,call, bills were introduced es-
tablidhing measures for the relief c
freedmen; defining belligerent
rights; a resolution requiring two
thirds of the Supreme Court to pro-
nounce laws unconstitutional; one
for the passage of tariff bill as
soon as possible ; one constructing
"a railroad bridge across the Ohio at
iPaducha one to fund the national
debt; one on protecting American
citizens abroad; one declaring the
fourteenth article part of the Con
ptitution. The Speaker submitted
"a communication from the War De-
partment, asking transportation
South for certain provisions. The
rules were suspended by a vote of
tne hundred and sixteen to forty
-four for the introduction of the adj
ditional reconstruction bill tele-
igraphed on Saturday. The bill will
be debated tomorrow and Wednes-
day, when a vote will be taken.
The minority are pledged to make
no dilatory motion. The rules are
suspended and a bill introduced anf
passed, making five judges of the
Supreme Court a quorum and re-
quiring two-thirds of the full bench
to make valid any action, infringing
directly or indirectly with the laws
of Congress, and should the District
Court decision affect in any way the
coustitutionality or validity of laws,
decision shall be certified to by the
Supreme Court, and unless two
thirds Of the bench concur, said de-
cision shall stand reversed. Vote
116 to 40. Adjourned.
New York, Jan. 13.-Tribune's
Atlanta special says: General Meade
has removed Georgia Governor and
Treasurer and appointed Colons'
Thos. A. Ruger, SD Infantry, Gov
ernor, and Capt. Rockwell, of ord
nance department Treasurer. The
dispatch adds, it is reported that the
President has directed Gen. Meade
to suspend the order removing Gov
ernor Jenkins.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-Thc Rad
ical County Convention has resolved
to instruct the delegates to the State
Convention to incorporate a plank
for paying bonds with legal money,
unless otherwise Endorsed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1L.-Mr. Stan
ton issued an order Saturday after
noon informing the employees of
the War Office that he had again
taken possession of the portfolio of
the War Office Stanton drew near
ly $4,000 from the pay officer, be ng
his salary during suspension.
1t is understood that the Presi-
dent in no way recognizes Stanton.
1t is confidently stated, that the
charge of insubordination hangs
over Grant, nothing definite is
known, but the feeling is quite
ifeverish.
.SENATE.-A petition was pre-
scented for an appropriation to char