Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-08

inauiro whether combinations have
been made or attempted to obstruct
the due execution of the laws, with
power to send Tor persons and pa
pers, -,
Senator Wilson introduced n bill
removing disabilities from certain
citizens of Virginia.
Secretary of Treasury was called
on for IN elaborate report regarding
captured and abandoned property.
A bill relieving Gov. Patton from
political disabilities was resumed
Howard and Drake wanted further
proof of Patton's sincerity. Bucka.
lew and Johnson approved special
LEGISLATION on the subjcct-Post-
poncd. Reconstruction was rc'
sumod. Wilson favored the BILL
In opening tho debate he said he
had, in the thirteen years he had
been in ;he Senate, listened to q
great many speeches; he had heard
the dominetring Davis, the buster
ing Toombs, the plausible Mason,
and the willy Slidell but he had
never listened to II more wicked
speech than that delivered by the
Senator from Wisconsin, Mr.. Doc
little, on Thursday last.
johnson followed with n powerful
constitutional argument against the
bill.
A bill relieving Governor Patton
passed, 26 to 5. Senate adjourned,
The Bureau of Statistics reports
the number of immigrants since
1861, one million and half. In
ward passengers (not immigrants)
during the same time 25O, 600.
The Union Pacific Railroad is IN
good running order. five hundred
and fifty miles beyond Omaha, seven
thousand FIVE hundred feet above
tide water
The Supreme Court decided that
in case of necessity the captain of a
vessel can sell her in n foreign port.
Harmon, Bureau agent at Lake
Providence, La, arrested at Char
lesion, goes to New Orleans, lroned,
Most of the money was recovered
and will be refunded to the proper
claimants. Revenue to-day S727,-
900.
The following is tho substance OF
the bill passed by the House to-
day: 1t includes that hereafter no
money shall be paid out Of the
Treasury on the following class OF
cases arising during the rebellion,
until further action by Congress
1st. on account of imprisonme OF
or for damages, or demurage, or de-
tention, of any appliances Of trans
portation, whether by land or water,
in insurrectionary States.
End, On transportation service,
tolls, ferriage, etc, berond tarlfi
fixed by the Quartermaster Genera!
during the war. 3D., for use ana
occupation of land in insurrection-
ary States, used for Notifications and
other military purposes during the
war.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 27.-Steamer
Emerald. hence for Cincinnati, sunk
at Tunca Bend, on Saturday even
ing. Three lives are reported lost.
Cargo consisting principally ofbe
tween five and six hundred hogs
heads of sugar, and boat a total loss
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Supreme
Court, to-day, rendered its opinion
confirming the decision made by
Judge Watrous in the District Court
for Texas, relative to a land claim
The opinion derives additional i'm
portance from the fact that some
years ago the judicial conduct OF
I Watrous was the subject for severe
animadversion, and the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES took testimony
looking to his impeachment for al
lesed malfeasance in that case.
After lapse of twelve years Mr.
| Watrous is relieved of the imputa-
ton by the opinion Of the supreme
tribunal. The Court is equally d.
vided on the case of John X Elgce'
administrator and plaintiff in errol
and affirmed thereby the judgmen
of the lower court with the costs
This case involved the virtue of par
don in restoring property. The case
came from the District Court o.
Missouri, where Elgee's admlnlstra
tor sued the treasury agent Tor COT
ton seized in Louisiana.
q CINCINNATI, Jan. 2S.--A broken
rail threw the Eastern bound tran
ON the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad off last night, near Lewis
burg. Several passengers were hurt
| and the cars reported burned:
/ COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 2S.-J Beatty
Republican, was elected to fiil th'
vacancy caused by Hamilton.s death
LoNDoN, Jan. 25.-Considerabl'
feeling has been created here by the
resolutions of the United States
House of Representatives, ueci''rins
the sympathy of the nation wit
the Fenians, and the London Jour
nails severely criticise this uniriend
ly feeling towards England;
~ PARIS, Jan. 25.-Ten of the news
papers were fined one Thousand
francs each for printing illegal re
ports of the proceedings OF th'
Corps Legislatif.
An anti ministerial riot at Pragu
has been suppressed.
The imperial note TO the Perfect
of the Departments announcing tn
new army laws says that instead Q
being a war measure, 1T is Pledg
of peace.
MADRID, Jan. 25.-The govern
ment has adopted active measure
to meet another contemplated IN
surrection in Catalonia and Arragor
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28--HousE-
, The bill authorizing the taxation {
charges of the national banks pass