The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

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Mr.. Alcorn'a hill provides fof the
~ lcvccs on tie MlssiH4lp-
nj river aud authorizes tie chicf ~ en-
ifnoep Of the army lo cnIi-c 10 Dc
made, M soon NJ practicable, sucll cS-
plnnnt0ry surveys aud drawings ~
may be- necessary for the lOcatlon, dc-
dgil and execution of u complete sys-
TEN Of levccs for tho reclamation oi
the Mississippi between Cairo ana thc
Bnlizo --thc work 10 bc let out To con-
tractors md executed under the super
lntendency of tho Secretary Of war
and the Chief Engineer of the army
provided that disputes ~ 10 the w.,
ton of levces shall he ne
cided by mn engineer or me
War Department on one side ana Oh
the other by Civil Engineers, ein-
ploycd, and nj the expense OF me
state. country and individual or indi-
yidunls, concerned in each OF said dis
putes, subject TO final appeal TO the
Secretary of War. IL also authorizes
and requires the Secretary OF The
Treasury to issue and sell bills OF the
United States having not more than
forty years 10 run, and bearing interest
at n rate not exceeding five per
cent. per annum. The issue ana
I snle to be made from time to
| time IA may be necessary for
the purposes of this act, provided said
issue shall not exceed such Il iairaSgre-
gate ms may be necessary to rehll2e
thir,y-siX millions of dollars in cur
rency. The fifth section provides that
the proceeds of the sale of the bonds
shall be set apart in the Treasury sub
iect TO the order of the Chief Engineer
of the army, couutcrsigned 10y the See
rotary of War for the expenses OF the
survey superintendent and tonslruc-
ton Of the system of levees, provided
that this net shall not he held to Apply
to any drainage district IN whirn The
State or States, levee district or levee
districts, county or counties and the in
dividuals concerned shall not have
complied, within two years from the
date of the net.
The proceedings in the House to day
were OF o lively character.
i. After the passage OF II bill for the re
demption of the twenty million loan
, of 1868 the question OF the increased
, salary bill come up and was discussed
| till the hour of adjournment.
f The two chief advocates OF the re-
, peal who appeared ON the stage, to-
day, were Cox, OF New York, aho
, Lawrence, of Ohio. The former was
pretty thoroughly riddled by Mr. Neg
| ley, Of Pennsylvania, While Lawrence
! was made the butt and laughing stock
ofthewhole house BECAUSE be had con
/ fess that as u member of Congress III
p 1860 he had pocketed four tliusant
9 dollars of back pay under cireumstan
! ces quite rs discreditable as those
!. which characterized the last salary
grab.
/, The only Southern man who partici
q pated in the discussion was Lynch %
A Mississippi, who boldly avowed tina
the Southern members were opposed
e to any reduction, and ut least wanted
s that no reduction Should apply TO TIL
i present Congress. On the whole liz
e salary grabl,ers were in the ascendant
A vote will be asked but hardly reaclitt
n tomorrow.
V MEEpHIs, December 8.-Gencral n
: b. Forrest, in view of possible wa
with Spain made formal tender o
: his services to General sherman who
/, writing a characteristic letter 10 For
: rest said he had sent the letter to tin,
+ War department with this endorse
G ment:
: "Respcctfully referred to the Secre
i tary of War for file. Among the hun
j ireds of offers that come to me, | deem
this worthy of a place among the ar
# chives to await coming events. re
!, gard n. Il Forrest as one of the mos
i extraordinary men developed by on
: civil war and were 1t left Ia me, in TIL
4 event of war requiring cavalry,
d would unhesitatingly accept his ser
vices and give him prominent place
/ believe, now, he would fight agans
s our national enemies as he did agains
Y us, and that is saying enough.
! "W. Il. Sherman, General"
r Sherman does not believe there vii
0 be war. Neither Government want
war.
i PHILADELPHIA, December 9,-Hnll
c tar works at Fort Braza were burned
: BROWNSVILLE, December 9.-.Th
q steamboat j. S. Lee, belonging to tn
b Rio Grande, struck Il snag near Ri
S Grande City yesterday, and sunk il
e twenty minutes. The boat and carg'
is reported total loss, she was boun,
e for Ringgold barracks with genera
o cargo of government stores q d sup
e plies for the upper military posts. NJ
: lives lost.