The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12

.le safety Of his voyage. The pfcsi.
lent anticipates with great pleasure
Ilic opportunity Of n personal greeting
lnd assures his hlghnoss Of tbs stu
ocrc friendship which In common
with the people Of the United States,
he cntertalns for his royal highness
aud hopes that his journey across the
continent may he guided by Kind
providence.
The president and Speaker Blaine
buggied this evening.
The postmaster general forbids let
to solicit gifts by new
years addresses or otherwise.
The court, in general term, decided
that the grand jury which indicted
and others for the safe
WAS illegal and quashed
the Indictment. This decision, 1t Is
understood, relieves Harrington and
those indicted with him from further
trouble.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, December o.
The state senate has ousted Miller, re-
publican, and seated Martin, demo-
crat. As this affair is of national inn
portance, the following review of facts
is given: On organizing, the attorney
general compromised the Legislature,
in January, 1873, and quorum of court
room republican representatives were
seatedin the house. In the senate, the
republicans wanted one senator to
make a quorum, and entered contest
for Martins seat. The matter was re-
ferred to u committee, who reported
that, counting all the votes, Martin
democrat, was elected by two hundred
and sixty-nine majority, and that,
counting only the legal votes, he was
elected by two hundred and fixty-five
majority. But, by arbitrary rulings,
Lieutenant Governor McKinsley seat
ed Miller and ousted Martin, without
allowing the senate to vote whether he
should be seated or not. The democrats
feeling that, if they did not submit,
the republicans would again withdraw
set up new legislature, and, securing
federal recognition, content themselves
with seeing that the journals stated the
facts as they occurred.
After the last election, the senate
holding over Martin petitioned for bis
seat
The petition was referred to com.
mittee who reported the foregoing
facts and recommended that the senate
resume proceedings at the point where
they had been broken off by Nc
zinstey's arbitrary ruling and proceed
with what was, in fact, the suspended
contest, This was agreed to and Mar.
tin was declared entitled to his seat.
1t was this seating of Miller which
gave Spencer his sole claim to the seat
he occupies in the senate.
The grand lodge of Free Arch Masons
assemblies Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, December 5.-Haw-
ley & Rites, proprietors of the Read
ing Eagle, were to-day fined 81 900 for
the libel on Mr.. Ross, of which they
were recently convicted.
Clark, in the foreign department OF
Drexel & Co., bankers, is a defaulter
I'm tba cun, nf SOf 000
HAVANA, December ga detach-
ment of two hundred and tifty-tive
soldiers arrived here to-day for Spain.
ROCHESTER,, N. NJ, December g.
venturing on the ice.
WASHINGTON, December 5. The
presidents message is not yet COM
pleted, owing to delay in receiving the
report of the district of Columbia COM
missioners. Copies are being made to-
day for congress and the press, although
the president has not shown it except
to the cabinet and the copyists. There
is the best reasons for believing it will
contain substantially the following
points, founded on expressions of the
president to intimate friends:
The president says he did not begin
the preparation of the message until u
week ago. Some of the newspapers
previously prognosticated its contents,
although he had consulted no one AS to
what it should contain. There is no
doubt that the message will state that
cur relations with all foreign powers
are friendly, though there is an un-
settled question with Venezuela, which
has not paid the awards of the joint
commission under the convention of
1866. Congress strongly expressed its
sense on tins subject III February, 1915.
The president in his last message said
there was reason to believe the hes
itancy OF that republic, in recognizing
the claim, arose from want of funds, in
part, Therefore forbearance was eXpedi-
ent.
We have also an unsettled question
with Spain, growing out of the Virgin
ius affair aud other previous transac-
tons in connection with Cuba. The
present unsettled affairs cannot long
continue, when it may become neces-
sary to interfere to terminate the in
surrection which has so long prevailed,
the Spanish government having Un-
attempted to suppress it.
Meantime the commerce of all coun-
tries and especially that of the United
States suffers. The flag of the United
States and England have been in
sllted. The president, in converse
ton, said that the United States pur-
chased about eight per cent of Cuban
exports and therefore the duties paid
by American citizens contribute to
this extent in helping Spain to con-
tinue the war against the insurgents.
The president had hoped the present
negotiations with Spain would have
been ended, but was disappointed,
says little or nothing in his
message about an indemnity pending
negotiations, but at future time will
present the subject to the special con-
sideration Of congress.
The position of the president on the
financial question is as follows, not
outstanding the speculation of those
who spoke without authority: He de-
sires and will recommend the resump-
ton of specie payment at the earliest
practical time, but does not think this
will he sooner than the LIST of January,
1876, but does not name any day, av-
ing it TO congress. The legal tender
clause of the currency act should be
Power should be given to
the secretary of the treasury to obtain
gold from and after the date fixed for