The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-20
ILIIIrd CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 10, 1878. =
No session. The argument before
the committee on Privileges and Elec.
lions in the Louisiana ease is progress.
ing.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
Speaker laid before the House a com.
municatiUn from the Secretary of War,
charging General 0. o. Howard, of the
late Freedmen's Bureau, with defalcn
cations amounting to S2IS,59S. REFER
red to committee,
Senate bill relieving Bocook, Hawley
aud 1rigg, of Virginia, and Reagan, OF
Texas, passed.
A resolution directing the Secretary
of War to report whether certain roads
to which lands had been granted had
been paid for the transportation of
troops and supplies since 1865 was re-
ferred to the committee on Military
Affairs.
A large number of business men
from all parts of the country petition
for the repeal of the bankrupt law.
DASAN<A ASs
WASHINGTON, December Is. = The
committee on Privileges aud Elections
(Mr. Sumner absent report Them tyes
equally divided upon the merits Oh the
case as between Mcmillan and Pncl-
back, and refer the whole matter to the
Senate and ask to be discharged from
its further consideration.
The House bill for the redemption
of the loan Of 1853, was passed with
several amendments.
Without other definite action the
Senate went into executive session
Mr.. West introduced bill regarding
the st. Phillip Ship Canal as recon-
mended by the New Orleans Chamber
of Commerce. Mr.. Gordon's resolu-
ton of inquiry regarding postal affairs
with some notifications, passed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December ia
large number of bills, under the regular
call, were introduced. For commits
sion on alcoholic drinks; amending the
third section of the act of the i2tn of
March, 1863 for the collectors of aban-
doned property in the insurrectionary
States; to establish lighthouses on
York river, Virginia; granting pensions
to soldiers in the Mexican wal, allow
ing producers of leaf tobacco to sell
without tax; to establish an iron ship
building navy yard on the southern
coast; granting public lands in Ala
bama to public schools and internal
improvement; for a public building at
Oxford. Miss; for the construction of
the st. Phillip ship canal as suggested
by the New Orleans Chamber of Com
merce.
by NJ, Sypher-For internal i'm
provements IN Louisiana.
By Mr.. Darrall--For rebuilding the
Mississippi levees.
BY Mr.. Morey-For canal over the
muscle shoals In the Tennessee river |;
declaring the Memphis and Kansas
City railroad post road; for the in-
pr0vement of the rivers and harb0rs of
Florida and granting belligerent lights
to Cuba.
By Mr.. Walls-For the improvement
of Galveston harbor and buildings at
Houston.
BY Mr.. Giddings-For removing all
tax on apple whisky.
LhCiC NEiC ciho tNoos
A petition of three thousand drug
gists, representing two hundred and
seventy-iiye cities, asks the repeal of
the stamp tax on medicines, or mod
ification to confiue the tax to pat
ent medicines.
The Judiciary committee reported Q
bill repeating the bankrupt act.
Mr.: Tremaine moved to suspend the
rules, but finally the bill was made
the special order for tomorrow. after
two hours discussion.
The first section repeats the bank
rupt law and all its amendments: the
second provides that where there are
bankruptcy proceedings pending u
majority in value of the creditors,
whose claims have been proved or are
provable to determine In what manner
and on what terms and conditions the
estate ofthe bankrupt shall be admin
istered, and such resolution shall be
Immediately confirmed by the court.
Further sections arrange the details.