The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-02-18

Receipts 6927; exports l45O. Liverpool
2200 Continent 506 1919
Five buildings on GENTLY road burned
John Ireland, Cestde Brasquct and Paul
Poles burned to death. .l
New York, Feb. l7--Money activei Gold
Cotton dull, sales 976 bales; Uplands
2lc. Orleans 2l1; Southern -four quiet,
| So 3S to 81 80, common to fair extra
| So rs to Sl3 SO, good choice doi whisky
| quiet, 92 wheat prime spring firm, moth
ing doing, holders invest on higher prices
corn quiet without material change pork
active and firmer, mess Sl475; beef quiet
and steady, plain mess 50 to 80 rs, extra
mess Sl2 to 10 80; lard firm, SOLO to
1916.
! Cotton net 1881, gross, 5242 sales for
export to-day 5000 bales, Saturday oven
ing $500 bales; sales forty future delivery
5000 bales rs follows: February 20 SIG
10 2OI, March 2Ot to 20 ZIG, April
20 1916 to 2OS, May "a toll 9-l6, June
II 9-l6 TO 2ls July q 1915.
Washington, Feb. l7.-York of Kansas,
testifies in effect that he persuaded pome-
roy to place money in bis hands for COR
rupt purposes in order to betray pomeroy.
Majority OF the committee in favor Of the
expulsion Of Caldwell
The President has appro'ed the law pro-
hibiting any gift enterprise in the District
of Columbia
Secretary Boutwell, is feeling confident
Of election to the U, 5. Senate TO succeed
Wilson. lie has rendered his resignation,
to take effect on the 4th of March. On
February 3D. he wrote to the President re-
signing the Secretarysh ip. His resigna-
ton to take effect Feb. 10th; resignation
not been Withdrawn, but verbally modiged
OF the request of the President, so as take
effect without condition March 4th.
Washington, Fob. l7-House-under a
regular call, bill introduced bridging
Arkansas river at Dardnell.
Mr. Merriam introduced bill TO pro-
vide for free banking, and for resum ption
of specie payment. Mr.. Hoar made the
point Of order that no notice had been Civ
on of introduction of bills. Merriam said
that notice had been given, but he
admitted he had changed the title since
| giving notice. This was fatal and the bill
was withdrawn.
The committee on foreign affairs repor.
| ted bill to encourage and promato tele.
| graphic communication between the Uni
ted States aud Asia and moved its pas
sage Under a suspension Of ruls, which
a was agreadto. Yeas 1876; nays 81. The
bill con fcrs upon the East Indian Island
authority to lay cables between the two
countries, providing the laying be COM
menced In two years, and directs the Sec
rotary of Navy to place vessel at the
disposal Of the company, for sounding
and the transportation Of material and
supplies of the government, to have priori-
ty in the use Of the lines which shall atall
other times be open to the public upon
payment of regular charges.
| A notion to suspend rules and pass o
resolution devoting evening sessions on
Wednesday and Monday to debate on bill |
to refund certain taxes collected on raw
cotton, rejected. Yeas 90 nays SO.
Standardization presented a resolution
recinding rule % in regard to count ng
electoral votes. Goes back to House for
con urrence.
Bill appropristing $50, 1000 to the Lol ard
University at New Orleans and AZ
ty thousand to the Augusta, Co., In
slitute, to be expended in the erection
Of school buildings for freedmen. Pool
from the Judiciary committee reported
without amendment the House bill de-
elaring it to have been the true intent and
meaning Of the act of June 5, II amend
atory Of the bankruptcy law that the ex.
emptions allowed the bankrupt by sal
act showed the amount allowed by the
constitution and law of eabh State respec-
lively existing in the year 1871, and that
said exemptions be valid against all
debts which were contracted, befo n
the adoption and passage of such Sta to
constitution and laws as we'll as exemp
tion against liens by decree of any State
court, notwithstanding any decision since
rendered.
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