Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-29


q habras corpus, or other proceeding
n 10 bring before said Court for re
n Wow any case, civil or criminal
arising out of the execution OF sai'
n reconstruction acts, are hereby re
Q pcaled,
The President nominated Thos
Sims, Marshall of South Carolina
aud Jas, W. McDonough, poStmas
ter of Galveston.
: Senator sherman says the Gene
+ raj will not accept either the breve
+ appointment, or the command of ia,
new Department; aud !: the Presi
, dent declines to relieve him from
the latter, he will promptly tender
his resignation.
HousE,-rhc Committee on Freed,
mons Affairs agreed to report bill
= giving aid TO the Memphis and st
Louis Railroad Company for the
construction of II lcvcc and road
from CGpc Girardcau 10 the mouth
of the So, Francis River in Arkan-
sas, 1t is designed 10y this road to
protect II large extent of country
now continually liable to ovcrhows,
The subject comes before this COM
mittcu because il the aid asked is
) granted, the railroad company binds
Itself 10 employ II large numbcr Of
freedmen us sell them tracts of land
along the line at very reasonable
rates for homcstcads.
WAsulNGroN, Feb. lS.-Thc Ken
tucky Legislature elects Guthric's
successor to-day. DR.. N. Green,
prominent in telegraph matters, is
among the tavorite candidates.
1t was understood up to late
hour last evening, that the Prcsi-
dent had received nc communica-
ton from Gen. Sherman in regard
to his nomination as Brevet Gene
raj, or assignment to the command
Of the Department Of the Atlantic.
SENATE.-The Military Commit
tee passed a resolution respectfully
returning Sherman's brevct nomi-
nation, with their disapproval ofthe
proposed grade.
Arkansas votes five days com
mencing 10Th of March.
MONTGOMERY, Feb. 1S.-Official
returns from 42 counties have been
received at Headquarters, butunder
general order from Gen. Meade,
the publication of them is reserved.
The whole vote of the State on the
question Of ratification, as estima-
ted from partial returns, will be
about 10000, the white less than
5000 Halfthe registration is 81 600.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-House-
Butler introduced a bill amenduto-
ry Of the bill regarding national
banks; referred to Committee on
Banking and currency. 1t provides
among other things that every
stockholder may vote according to
the number of the shares he holds,
in the following proportion for one
share one vote, for every two addi-
tonal shares one vote more, but no
stock holder shall have more than
twenty shares; absent stockholders
may vote BY proxy, but no s laried
officer Of any bank shall vote as
proxy; no officer shall as a proxy
cast more than ten votes, and no
person as proxy shall cast more than
fifty votes.
Fifty thousand dollars were ap-
propriated to be expended by the
Secretary Of State to relieve and
bring home American citizens
abroad, arrested subsequently in
Ireland. Passed by vote of ia
to 30
The President has call for re-
portrelativc to the ship canal around
the Ohio Falls, at Louisville.
A bill has been introduced, in
creasing the Revolutionary war and
the war Of 1912 pensioners, it APP
proprates two millions Of dollars.
Washburnc, of Illinois opposed
the bill, contending that a hundred
and and seventy two millions would
be expended under its operation.
The bill passed.
The House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on appropriations,
and adjourned.
SENATE.-A joint resolution was
to print a medical and
surgical history of the rebellion
House "A resolution reducing
expenditures was passed.
A bill for the gradual reduction
of the army and adjustment of use
less grades therein, was passed.
SENATE.-Thomas' case was re-
sumed and discussed to adjourn
ment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-The City
Council delegation will tomorrow
personally present to President {
Johnson the official endorsement of ,
him by that City.
SENATE.-The Financial Commit
lee reported adversely on the House !
bill regulating deposits of public {
money. {
The Reconstruction Committee'
agreed to report resolution allow
ng Butler. of Tennessee, TO take I
ais seat without taking the iron |
elad oath. .,arr. c
Brooks moved to extend the same {
TO John Young Brown re-
eoted, only Bronke and Beck voting
affirmatively.
The bill removing political disa-
bilities will not be reported immo-
liately. Stevens favored further
Investigation
Stevens was authorized to report
bis bill dividing Texas into four OF Z
more States. for consideration.
Bingham's election resolution was ,
offered yesterday and postponed 5
The discussion developed the fact 1