The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-27
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A Resolution OF Adjournment
Voted DOwn-The Gaines.
Shepherd Question
Settled.
The Travis Rifles Want Some
"Fllthy LuCre."
The Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island SenatOrshlps.
EIne Hundred Railroad En-
plcyes SLY the Track"
spooinl alspatcn 10 the pnllns IIerala.l

Special dispatch 10 the Dallas HefMd.l
GALVESTON, March 26.--The News
special from Austin says: In the sem
ate Mr.. Dwyer presented vote OF
thanks to the senate for adjourning on
st. Patrick's day, from the Irish-Amer-
lean association of San Antonio.
The following reports from the COM
mittees were made:
BY Mr.. Bradley; From the commit
tee on privileges and elections, to whom
the memorial of G. b. Francis, claim
ing the seat of senator from the six
teenth district, They state the me-
moriallst did not appear before them
nor make any intimation of procuring
or taking evidence to substantiate the
allegations made therein. They re-
turn his memorial, so that should the
memOrialist see proper to take any fur
ther steps in this matter, they may
have it ready.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced.
BY Mr.. Moore: An act Incorporate
ing the farmers and merchants bank
of Paris.
BY Mr.. Ledbetter An act to regu-
late the adoption of children.
BY Mr.. Bradshaw: A concurrent
resolution that the fourteenth legisla-
ture adjourn sine die on the tenth of
April, and that no resolutions be al
lowed to be introduced after the first
proximo. This was called up, but re-
quiring q two-thirds vote 1t failed, and
therefore lies over.
BY Mr.. Westfall: A resolution to
pay the Travis rifles as assistant SER
geants-at-arms on the 18th and 18th Of
January. Several amendments were
offered, and the resolutions, substitute
and amendments lost.
Senator Erath notified the senate
that he would move its reconsidera-'
ton.
The question being called as to
whether the Hon. Seth Shepherd, hav-
ing received the majority of the votes
cast for any eligible candidate, is the
only one qualified to sit as senator,
was voted upon and decided in the
affirmative. Mr.. Shepherd then came
forward. was sworn and took his seat.
MONTREAL, March 26.-Two hum
dred small pox cases, and several
deaths daily.
MEMPHIS, March 26.-The loss by
the Crescent City explosion is three
hundred thousand dollars.
LUDDINGToN, Mich, March Co.
There was a sixty thousand dollar lum-
Der yard fire here to-day.
PROVIDENCE, r. j., March 26.-Two
of the wards voted for Burnside for
United States senator.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-In the sem
ate, Mr.. West occupied the morning
hour. House bill appropriating thirty
thousand dollars to continue the dredg-
ing at the mouth of the Mississippi was
passed. ....
BOSTON, March 26.-The second joint
ballot for senator resulted as follows:
Dawes. 92; Hoar, 50; Curtis, "A; Adams,
IA; Banks, @; scattering, 4.
SusQUEHANNAH DEPOT, Pa, March
26.-Nine hundred workmen have left
the shops. The march from the shop
was made amid the ringing of bells
and the screaming of whistles. The
turn tables and the engines have been
crippled by taking out the pins. AS
fast as the trains arrive they are fixed.
Only the mail trains eau leave, and
the stock trains go only to deposit
where the feeding yard is located. BY
order of the men all the saloons are
closed.