Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-04-02
TETEGEAPHIC.
TPress Dispatches.]

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WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE ac-
tion of the House to. day in the case
of Butler, of Tennessee, causes much
dissatisfaction. 1t is the general
opinion that he should have been
expelled, instead Of censurcd. Mr..
Logan says the refusal to cxpel him
will seriously injurc the Repht''ican
party.
1t has been proposed to unite the
Georgia and Texas bills, to insure
action By the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-In Ryan
VS.. Ncwsham, tho contestants from
the 4th Louisiana District, Burdctt
and Stevens, on the majority of the
Committee on elections, vii! report
in favor of Newsham. They throw
out Caddo, Bossier, DcSoto and Sal
bihc parishes, which ggvo Ryan
somo Is majority. The balance of
the District gives Nowsham about
100 majority. Kerr will make a
minority report in favor of Ryan.
The rcport will be made to the
House on Blohaay, before which
Ryan Will plead in person in behalf
of his constituents.
WASHINGTON, March fJ.-Collec-
tor Bailey, collector of 22d (Wall
strccD district, New York, has dis
appeared. A
police arrested and disarmcd part
Of the opposition police TO day; the
remaining portion took refuge in
the station house. At noon tfic B6-
lice of the second station house sur
rendered To Ellison. The r6~ Off
tials have The notice of the motion
of Wednesday before Judge Under
wood for a bill Of injunction. Both
of the Mayors held court this NOR
ming. There were no disturbances
to day. About thity of Cahoon's
adhcrchts were shut up in the Sta
tion house. Ellisons force, about
$50 strong, have possession of The
city. Two public meetings TO- night
resolved to volunteer to support Ell
lison. The city is quiet except
around the third station house,
which Cahoon holds with some forty
white aud black adhcrcnts.
NASHVILLE, March 19.-& meet
ing of all parties to day passed res
olutions protesting against Congress
sional intcrfa:cnet; denouncing the
exaggerations and misrepresonta-
tions regarding the internal affairs
of the State. and plcdging the pco-
pic to maintain the laws, both State
and national, at all hazards, and
declaring that soldiers TO sustain the
civil authorities shoald De welcomed.
SAN Francisco, March ia
steamer from China has arriv' d.
She experienced heavy weather.
She brought SEQ passengers.
ST. JoHN's, N. b., March l9.-Bot-
tom of the harbof on Coofton sunk
twenty feet. Some wharvcs arc de-
stroyed and lumber carried adriit.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Govcr-
nor Holden, of North Capohna5
writes and telegraphs to the Presi-
dent, asking him TO suspend the
habeas corpus, that troops may oP-
crate in Almance county, in that
State.
John c. Conner, Democratic mem
Der elect from the Second District
of Texas, has been notified that his
seat will be contested.
General Candy reports that two
comrssies Of troops have beer sent
into the alleged insurrectioHary dis
trict of North Carolina.
The Speaker Of the Tennessee
House ofRepresentaiives was before
the Reconstruction Committee To-
day. and made denial Of most of
tAe Radical stories circulated con-
corning the condition Of Affairs in
that State. The Committee VII ee-
Law until next week the vete 81 The
bill to reconstruct the State
The Committee on Territories
have agreed to make Alaska a e0un-
IL. with representation - the 6cn-