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

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several cities mud towns ul the UrHed
S'1ica. Referred 81 the finance CON
mlttee.
MIR. Sargent, OF California, intro.
duccd n bill TOR the rcliefof Rear Adml.
raj John Warden aud the Officers and
crew uf the United Slntc3 steamer
Monitor, who participated la Tie un-
gngemcnt with the rphol ram Merri-
mae. Referred 10 tAo committee on
naval affairs.
/ Mr.. Ilager submitted u resolution,
| providing that 50 much Of the annual
message Of the president ~ relates to
| Chinese Immigration beye,grcd To- the
committee on foreign relations for a
report, by bill or otherwise, To remedy
the evil to which the president calls
| the attention OF congress. Also, refer
/ TiUg TO mat committee the resolution
Ipg the California legislature on the
a.ulc subject, and the resolution pre-
scented by him instructng the commit
tee on foreign relations 10 inquire INTO
| the eXpediency of preventing the i'm
pOrtatiOn of Chinese women for i'm
moral purposes, and suppressing the
CoOlie trade.
Mr.. Merriman presented resolutions
of the North Carolina legislature In re-
lation to the repeal of the tax on to-
bacco, and the repeal of the whole in
ternal revenue law. Referred to the
committee on finance. He also pre-
scented resolutions of that body for
erection of court house and postoflice
at Ashville. Also resolutions of that
body asking for the Improvement of
Cape Fear river.
Mr.. Johns on, of Virginia, called up
senate to remove the political disabi!i-
ties of Henry Ileth, of Virginia.
Passed.
Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia, called up
senate bill to remove the political disa.
hilitics Of James jackson, of Georgia.
Passed.
Mr. West, of Louisiana, submitted II
resolution requesting the house of rep
resentatives TO furnish the senate with
II copy of the report made to that body
by the secretary of war, relating to the
accounts OF discussing officers. Agreed
| to.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, called
up the senate resolution submitted 10y
him last week, requesting information
rs to the names of officers who owe
the government money, the amounts
and names of the securities. Discussed
and laid over.
The bill to provide anew govern
ment for the district of Columb ia, was
taken up and discussed at length and
then laid over.
A motion is pending to postpone its
consideration ill the tenth Of January
Mr.. Pratt moved that the house bill
to amend an act entitled an act grant
ing pensions to certain soldiers of the
war of 1912, and widows of deceased
soldiers, approved February 4, 1871,
and to restore to the pension rolls those
persons whose names were stricken
therefrom in consequence of disloyalty,
be taken up for consideration on Mon
day next, after the expiration of the
morning hour. Rcjected-yeas go, nays
II, two-thirds notvoting in the affirm
alive.
HOUSE.
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Mr.. Maynard, OF tennessee from
the banking committee reported pack
adversely OH 10 amend tle internal
revenue law ny increasing the TAX ON
the clrcTiatioh OF national panks 'i"li
oie-tWel!IH 10 onG,quaf'et Oh one per
cent per month, Nelerfcd 10 Iile com
mittee OF the "hoie,
MI. young, or Georgia, from me
committee on military aiIairs, fep"rteu
Dlll lor the relleI OF certain states
ana territories on account OF ordnance
Issued uurlng the lhte civil war; he-
committed;
Inc speaker stated tllat III ahhouhc-
ing Yesterday the seieet cothinlltee 10
pVlsiC Flchsourg, lie MA ohlltteu 10
mention that the reason why ne
had not appointed McMge' Oh MIS-
sissippl, VINO hah Uheieo VIC ics"-
luton, chairman OF the committee, oS
recognized by parliauhehtary usage, was
at the gentleihan's own request.
Inc hoilse al lZ:2o Weilt mo com
mlttee OF lne Whoie on Inc legislative
appropriation OIL.
Five hundred thousand dollars was
appropriated, in lieu OF certain fines
and fOrfeitures, for the support of the
military asylum.
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