Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-15
TELEGRAPHIC.

bin was officially promulgated Co.
day. II provides that all the cotton
grown IN tho United States amer lho
year 1867, shall be exempt from in
iernal tax aud cotton Imported from
foreign countries on aud aiter No
ycmber lst, 1868, shall be exempt
from duty,
The anti contraction bill became
law by lapse of the ten days,
In the House Mr., Pile asked leave
to introduce bill authorizing the
Secretary of War TO commence u
bridge across tn Mississippi at
Rock Island, Mr., Spalding object
ed.
The Committee on Freedmen 5
Affairs was instructed 10 inquire
into the outragos in Maury and
Giles counties, Tennessee, and re-
port u measure of relief,
Mr., Logan asked, but failed TO
obtain leave TO offer n resolution
that, after January LIST, 1868, United
States bonds DO taxed two per cent,
semi-annually, deductablo when the
coupons were presented.
Tho rights of American citizens
abroad was discussed. Several sub
stituics for the committees bill were
offered but the matter was finally
postponed,
Tho bill foriciting Southern rail
roads was again under dicussion,
Eldridge characterized il as coward
~ and uncharitable, springing from
II spirit of i'll will and revenge
against the Southern people, for acts
heretofore committed the bill was
conceived in spirit Of dissolution
instead of restoration was antago-
nistic to the avowed object of the
war, and in'vi9lation of the consti
tuition. The Gar of Russia could
not do more than this bill contem-
plates. Such measures could never
restore unity and fraternity TO the
country.
Lawrence, favoring forfeit urc,
introduced table, TO show the in
of lands in Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkan 3 n 5
and Florida, to supply homesteads.
Julian, who reported the bill re-
fused the amendment excepting Ger.
tain roads from the operations of
the bill. but without final action the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, tho Special Com
mittcc to inquire into des,itution
in Mississippi, reported bill pro.
tecting persons making disclosures
or ,estifying as witnesses; passed.
The President was called on for
all instructions given Gems. Pope |
and Meade for the government Of
the Fourth District.
Reconstruction measures were
resumed, after which supplemental
tenure of Office bill was discussed
and rccommitted. The Senate then
The increase of tho public debt
FOR January is about twelve millions.
The Ways and Means Committee
hold night sessions until the new
bill is completed.
MEMPHIS, Feb. AT the trial of
The editors of the Avalanche for
to day, Judge Hunter had
a squad ofsoldiers in the courtroom.
After making remonstrance, several
IF the lawyers left the court, declar
ng they would not practice under
such circumstances. Gen. Granger
inally ordered The troops away, and
he court adjourned.
The Secretary of the Treasury
officially announces that the tax
will be removed from leading arti
les of industry, such as clothing,
boots, shoes, leather, hats, soaps,
spices, tin.ware, &c.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Tne argu
n the case of Myra Clark Gaines
rs. city OF New Orleans ct. al, was
to-day. The appellees
'aiscd the question of legitimacy,
llleging that the point had not been
lecided in the Henning's case, as
Mrs. Gaines had not rccited legiti-
macy in the bill. Cushing, for Mrs.
faincs, contended that the appellees
lad themselves put the legitimacy
If the appellant in issue by their
'loa denying that an adulteress and
bastard could under the laws of
louisiana be made egatee; and ,
his issue had been decided in the
Jennings case. The point, howev- ,
II, was re-argued at the request of :
he court. Decision held over.
A correspondence between the
President and Gen. Grant, shows
hat the President ordered Grant to
hey no orders from Stanton, and :
rant declines disobeying Stanton
n the ground that Stanton is his
uperior officer, though the Presi- !.
ent's subordinate. The President !
must restrain Stanton from ordering !
therwise Grant must obey him I
rant in his letters claims that c
herman shared his views. Grants '
lst letter, dated yesterday, to which c
he President is replying tonight,
laimed that the correspondence u
'as hurried into to day, so as to
hoke off the the Presidents reply 7
0 his last letter, by saying in effect Q
hat only the defence of his honor {