Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-04-16

seats on the succeeding iih u fManull
ia ease 0i a failure 10 select, the Va
eaney shalt bo iilled by a specia
election, to be held under tho au
lhOriiy Of the several States.
Tariff resumed, Sugar, raw an,
MuseOyad0, and all olherSugars ~
To number twelve. Dutch standard
, fixed at 20. per pound. Adjourned
WASHINGTON, April 5,-'rhe re
port OF tho Secretary Of the Navl
TO the House, regarding the oneid'
disaster, concludes that tho Oneld,
was steering the proper course; lha
tho bad seamanshlp Of the Oiiieeri
of the Bombay caused the disaster
aud that the latter exhibited q reols
less disregard Of human life, ana
the common obligations Of humani
~. I'D.
In the Senate n petition was pre-
sonted from certain German citizens
Of Tennessee praying for recon
struction Of tho State.
The Georgia bill was resumed
Sumner denounced Binghama
amendment Ms an engine of rebel
power, aud tho doctrine of States
rights ms q great hercsy, with which
reconstruction had 10 contend. llc
claimed that the only argument
against the power Of Congress TO
interfere was based upon technical
itics; that Congress was n high court
of equity, with Georgia Mt tho bar.
Carpenter, in reply to Sumner, do
livercd q lengthy constitutional ar
gument against tho validity Of i'm
posing fundamental conditions upon
n State, urging that Georgia be
either admitted without qualifica-
tion or kept out until tho Govern
ment could trust her. ="
The bill discontinuing tho Freed
mems Bureau and for other purpo-
ses were passed by the House today.
Tho bill rcpeals all laws prescribing
duties for officers of tho Freedmen 3
Bureau, SO far rs said duties have
not yet been fully executed, and
transfers all money and property
hitherto intrustcd to the Freed
mons Bureau to the account of the
Bureau of Education, to be cxpend-
cd exclusively for educational pur-I
poses among freedmen, and having
special reference to aiding the cs-
tablishment of common schools
among them-tho Bureau of Edu-
cation TO exercise the same power
as was hitherto exercised by the
Frecdmen's Bureau in reference to
education, especially in incorporat-
ing with Benevolent or Educational
Societies and corporations, and the
samo corporation may be extended
to State, Territorial, County and
municipal authorities for similar
purposes all buildings repaired or
constructed wholly or partially un-
dor tho direction Of the Frecdmen's
Hareaa, now hold by municipal or
State authorities, corporate bodies
or trpateea tor educational purposes
or funds arising from th,eir sale,
shall be forever applied to and used
to such purposes Commissioner
Of Frcedlnen's Bureau Ia allowed
three months to settle his accounts
with the government. All other
employees are discharged, except
such as he may retain. for caro- of
Hospitals and collection and pay
ment of hounties, and pay of colorcd
soldiers, Of which business he is
hereafter to take charge.
The Senate adopted tho rcsolu-
ton passed by the House in rela-
tion to the Oncida disaster, which
now goes to the President. 1t in
wolves thorough investigation.
specia, to the Galveston Nows.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Thc Pa
citic Railroad Committee agreed to-
day to report favorably on Craig's
bill consolidating tho Missouri TT.
Scott and Gulf railroad with the
Leavenworth,. Lawrence and Gal
weston ~ railroad. The line runs
from the Kansas border through
the Indian Country to Galveston.
This is considered q triumph for
Craig, as under the treaty of 1866,
only one railroad has been allowed
the privilege of passing through
the Indian country.
Special to the Galveston Ncws.l q
AUSTIN, April ;3.-Charles II.
Porter, Assistant Clerk of the House
of Representatives, has been arrest
ed on warrant from Victoria. He
is charged With embczzling six thou
sand dollars of the public money
The charge is disbclieved here
The accnsed is in the custody of
Sheriff Plat. He was arrested ON
eight different charges of embezzlc-
ment in Victoria county, The
amount of bonds in the entire eight !
cases is sixty-fve hundred dollarsyt
AUSTIN, April 4.-The report of |
Col. Dudley, Superintendent of the
Penitentiary at Huntsville, to Gov. |
Davis, dated April I'd, states that
tho Peuitentiary is free from debt, |
with five Thousand dollars cash on |
hand. No funds will be- required |
from the State Trcasurysto pay exl7
penses for April. There is repol ted \
60 be a better stock of. supplies on I
hand than when Col. Dudley took
Charge. The health of the conyicts /
is better than he ever saw among
the same number of men, even in .
garrison. A good start is made to
meet expenses for May, 1870.
GEN.-ANEs.-Gen. Ames, Senator
elect from Mississippi, was seated I