The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19

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sides flhntt rN| Om tunUlt. I0nNl
districts. nnd "UI poumtio iIen,
lhtsr give ii" hNsp uftuifiyilifoc
radicals tU t'Ib,Yl.u cuItp Vuilvts.
the Hudruta oi tlin ctWfnl boys
hlrh selioh iud.u Appeared M thp
lower girls mpIisuIIUi M compel tlin
removal tbcrcirOm ut u number Of 0Ol.
Orcd pupil1
a committee of I'VE entered the
school room and stated the purpose Of
their visit, threatening 10 use force II
necessary.
The GOlOred girls present, promptly
and quietly left the building, and the
boys returned 10 their own school. II
IA believed that the school board will
establish nn additional high school for
colored children, thus alternating FUR
ther trouble.
WASHINGTON, December lin the
house, bill was introduced establish
ing the judicial district Of Oklahoma
IN the Indian territory.
Kalakaua will be presented tO-mor-
row.
A motion to increase the allowance
to the bureau of education failed. A
motion to abolish the bureau also
failed. The questions provoked long
debate in the house.
Combinations - Dickerman, Jack
sonville, Ala; Green, Bingham, Ala,
Deeren, Demopolis, Ala; Harding,
Sardis, Miss; Heathman, Iuka, Miss;
Stearns, Holly Springs, Miss, and II
vast number of northern postmasters.
Pelham and Rapier visited the presi-
dent to-day about Judge Busteed's sue
cessor.
Paymaster General Alvord fell in the
rotunda of the capitol to-day, and
broke bis leg.
The following telegram was received
at the executive mansion yesterday
evening, and was this morning, by di-
rection of the president, referred to
Speaker Blaine:
New ORLEANS, December 16, 1874
TO the president:
respectfully ask that you will use
your influence to secure the early de-
parture for Louisiana of the select COM
mittee appointed yesterday. | am con-
iident that an Investigation, thorough
and complete, will vindicate the poll
cy of your administration, will strength
ell the republican party, and will place
the state government of Louisiana in
more just light before the country.
The presence of committee htIe ut
this juncture will also go far to secure
order, and l hope, contribute in some
degree to bring about solution of our
difficulties. w. P. KELLOGG.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Sherman
said he frequently had the question
put to him in regard to the tariff bill,
and he desired now to state that the
conference committee ON that bill had
no power to go beyond the subject
matter in dispute between the two
houses, the first of which was for the
modification Of the tobacco tax, the
next in regard to the tax on brokers'
sales, and the third in regard to the
tax OH hops.
The bill to provide new govern
ment for the district of Columbia was
discussed to-day.
Mr.. Morton offered an amendment
to make the board of commissioners
elective by the qualified electors of the
district, instead of having them APP
pointed by the president. In a speech
supporting his amendment, he said he
had no doubt it would be said that this
bill was intended to get clear of negro
! suffrage.
Messrs. Morrill,, Thurman and Bay
ard argued that congress was vested
with exclusive control of the digtrict
10y the constitution.
The first named senator said it was
expedient to pass the bill, and not have
the history of this district for the past
three or four years repeated. 1t had
been to expensive for repetition. No
| vote was taken to-day.