The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-18
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THE LATEST.
MEETING OF VETERANS OF TiE
MEXICAN WAR.
4 SLIM DAYS WORK IN TIE HOUSE.
THE CHEAP TRANSPORTATION con
iENTi0N
4 SLIM DAYS WORK IN TIE IOJsi
40 BiiOSETS For THE TEXAS
rSTNpERs
4 BOLD Robbery Al tINClNNAtl.
From Washington
.nE MEXICAN vgrraAss.

IHE MEXICAN ygrfaANs
WASHINGTON, January li.--rEo Mex
lean veterans adopted, this morning a
memorial TO Congress Sskiag pensions for
those engaged In tho Mexican war or their
Surviving widows or cli!dton and after
watds yisited the executive mansion
where Ex.Gqv. Herbert Of Loui,iaps,
made short address to the president, say
ing the member. " the Convention were
glad to recognize in him Sn OF compau-
Ion Ia arms IN che gloricus uHd victorious
battles Of Mexico. The president bowed
HE thanks in reply AMI thon shere was a
general hani.hsking aui pleasant conyer-
sation. Gen. herman rHa many ladies
we're present
The ilou.e me. in Committee of the
whole for the general discussion Of mis-
cellsneou- topic.. EJss in chair. Speeches
were made by Harris OF Georgia, on civil
nights By Kelly, Townsend and Bur-
ohGrl on hEance and currency. Adj
iolrneI - 4 qua-te past four.
CHEAP INSTRUMENTATION
In the cusap transportation convention
THE m0rniE.; The majority repor. Of the
cJ;nmittee on Railroad. w-s siopt0I. /.
declares tia, relief mast come FROM leg
islaliou, by which our system Of railroad,
csu be regulated and Improved and by
competition, which will completely carry
out The refyrm that ios Station must inaug-
Urate. /. recommends national law
providing Tor bureau ~ commercs and
trans ports,ion, and that members of the
association shall cndeayor 90 obtain the
passage of certain laws in their respective
states, including law prohibiting all rail-
way companies from masking unjust and
excessive discrimin stions against places
which ARE not competing points and
law obhging all rsil way companies to
transport cars Of other companies or Of
individuals for just compensation and with
the came dispatch Ms cars belonging cxclu-
siyely to ssid roads. it calls for legislA.
ton making /. penal ollcnsc for public
officers 10 accept or use free pass OF any
railway company. and prohibiting rail-
way companies from granting passes TO
others than employees, and declaims
against granting land. or subsidies in any
form. It also recommends that railways
and canals be constructed 10y the national
government, the manner o: constructing
railways 10 tie by contract TO the loves.
bidder, and when constructed % be used
for the transportation OF govcrlmsn
property, and when no. required for gov
eminent property all citizens TO have the
right tc place cars and locomotives there
on and to operate tho same subject to reg
ula,ions 10 be provided BIZ Nh. aes-s"
nen., thcy payIhg toll therefor fuhclen.
TO maintain the roadway.
Resolutions were adopted that the con-
yention ask at congress, as means of af-
iording relief 10 the country, the enlarge
81. &c no. t,,.t- 4
Michigan canal TO the Mississippi river ut
Rock Island the completion of the work
IN the Illinois river the improvement Of
the Mississippi river tho building Of the
Tennc,iee river route known as the At
lantic and Great Western canal; the ex-
tension Of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
from Cumberland, Maryland, TO sorue
point on the Ohio river and the govern
ment to assume control VI the water line
through Virginia.
&. Josiah, OF Quincy, WAS elected Presi-
dent, with one Nice-Pretiient from each
state, and 4. IL Ferguson, Secretary,
Standing committees were appointed,
and to them plans for reports on cheap
transportation were referred, with instruc-
tons TO present the results Of their inves-
tigation Of the several papers TO Senator
Window, OF the transportation COM
mittee.
The convention then adjourned sine do.
rLACE COMMISSIONERS.
The Indian peace commissioners were
At the executive mansion to-day, and had Il
short conference with the President
TENAs TROUBLES
Attorney Gen. Williams this morning
sent tho following telegram to Gov.
Davis OF Tcras
DErAKrM EMIT OF JUSTICE,
WAsHiNGroS, Jan, II, 1874.
To Gov. j. T.. Davis, Austin, Texas:
Nonr telegram Of yesterday, stating that
according ~ the constitu, on Of Texas,
you were governor until 2s.h Of April
next, and that Hon. Richard Coke has
been inGugersted, and will attempt to
seize your Office and buildings, and
calling upon the president Tor military
assiRtance, and has been referred by me 81
the president, and ] am instructed TO say
that afteNonsiderng the fourth section
Of article four Of the constitution of
ToIas, providing that the governor shall
hold his oico for the tsrn Of four year.
from the date Of his installmeut under
which you claim the right 10 tho office
tion attached - said constitution, under
which you were chosen and which pro-
vides th.t stats and Uthrr offi1ers
elected there unior fhsll hold
their respective oli.rs for
term Of years prescribed by the con-
stllulion, beginning from the day Of their
election, unssr which tina governor elect
caiAs tue Office, and more than four wears
having expired since your election. he il
of tho opinion that your right to the Of
flee Of governor ut THE time is a. least 30
doubtful that ho docs no, feel warranted
in sending you United States troops to aid
you in holding further possession Of it, and
he therefore doclipes 90 comply with your
request. Signed
Gso H. WULLIAsis, Attorney General
From New York.
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