The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-22
The Mississippi Leyee Delegation Visit
the Prssldent-Ihe Presidents
Views.
Discussion OF the Bill for the Gov
eminent OF the District.
Proclamation BY The President IN Re-
Spouse 10 the Appeal or the
Mississippi Legislature.

mississippi delegation In the Interest
OF leVees, consisting OF Judge Jelltrlea,
Colonel Haycrat and Colonel Breese,
federal senator elect, visited the presl.
dent to-day. These gentlemen had
previously visited the comm isslon upon
leVees. The president favored u gem
eral system OF levees, as partial rys.
TENS, while protecting one portion
damaged another, aud thai 10 make
the system ellectual there must be con.
cert.
The committee speak highly Of the
presidents knowlede OF what IL requi.
site to save the alluvial lands bordering
on the Mississippi, its tributaries and
It's outlets.
Messrs. Haycraft aud Bruce leave
tonight Jellerles remains.
In the senate Mr., Scott gave notice
that he would, ut an early day, ask the
senate to consider the bills from the
committee on claims.
Mr.. Thurman submitted Il resolution
inslructing the committee on the dis.
trict of Columbia 10 inquire whether
any legislation IL necessary for tho
protection ofstreet railroad conductors,
In the district Of Columbia, against the
regulations of work on unreaso nable
number of hours. MIR. Thurman said
he had received numerous complaints
to the effect that conductors were re-
quired to work seventeen and eighteen
hours of the twenty-four. Agreed to,
Mr.. Logan called up the resolution
submitted by him last week TO suspend
80 much Of the act Of June %, 1874,
recognizing the several staff corps OF
the army as applies to contract sur
seons, till February J, 1875. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Foreman moved that the vote
by which the senate bill TO establish
the territory Of Pemblna and to pro-
vide a temporary government there
for, was rejected on the third reading,
on the 10Th of May lust he reconsidercd
uni bill be committed TO the commit
tee on territories. Agreed to.
House bill making appropriations
for the legislative, judicial and eyecu-
tive expenses of the government for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1876,
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Tilden
referred to the committee Oh appr0.
priations.
Mr., Anthony, from the pomn,ltt ce
on printing, reported bill to bind two
hundred and fifty copies of the revised
statutes without index. Passed.
Mr.. Chandler, from the committee
on commerce, reported with amend
ments house bill for the further securi-
ty Of the,navigation on the Mississippi
river. Placed on the calendar.
The morning hour having expired,
the senate resumed the consideration
of the bill to provide better govern
ment for the district of Columbia, the
pending question being on the motion
to provide for the election of the board
of commissioners by the qualified elec-
tors instead of having thfM appointed
'Mf.F Sargent said the bill was too
much burdened with details which
would be q hindrance to those called
upon to construe. He did not know
why it was that the people of the dis
trict of Columbia were to he deprived
of the right of suffrage. Was it to he
understood that the bill wasa admis.
sion that the republican party in the
district, the capital at the nation, had
abandoned negro suffrage? He was
not prepared to say to the colored men
in the south, or to the republicans of
that section, that congress was now,
in their hour of trial, and after The days
of persecution to which they had been
subjected since the adjournment of
congress last summer, satisfied that
negro suffrage was failure.
The following proclamation was Is
sued by the president to-day
Whereaa, III Is pl0yided In tho con-
stitution of the United States that the
United States shall protect every state
in the union OH application of the leg
islature or of the executive against do
nestle violence and,
Whereas, 1t is provided ,,by the laws
of the Unitcd States that In all cases
Of insurrection IN any state Or obstruc-
ton to the laws thereof, it shall tic law
full for the president of the United
States, on application of the Legislature
of such state or the executive, when
the legislature cannot be convened, IN
call firth the militia of any state or
states, and employ such part Of the
land and naval forces as shall be judged
necessary for the purpose of suppress
sing such instruction or Of causing the
laws to be duly executed and,
Whereas, The legislature Of the state
of Mississippi, now in session, have
represented to me, In concurrent res
olution of that body, that several OF
the legally elected officers of Warren
county, in said state, are prevented
from executing the duties of their re
spective offices by force and violence
that the public buildings and record.
of said county have been taken into
passion of and are now held by law
less, unauthorized persons; that many
peaceable citizens Of that county have
been killed and Others have been COM
PEELED to abandon and remain away
from their homes and families; that
illegal and riotous seizures and inn
pris0nments have been made by such
lawless persons {; and further, that .
large number of armed men from AL
jacent states have Invaded Mississippi
to aid such lawless persons and are
still really to give them such aid and
Whereas, II IL further represented ~
aforesaid, 10y said legislature, that tllI
courts of ssid county cannot he held
and that the governor of said state ha
not sufficient force at his command h
execute the laws there Of IN said coun
~ and sunnrpes saih vjnlaneo wifho,,