The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-17

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iithin the walls IN saturday mud Two
hundred aud my persons were killed.
[ II expected that the capture Of
,tnl'n castle will lead 10 II speedy
RpiiulntiOn.
Dispatches from Madrid report that
,crranu will not cOnyuko the corlcs for Z
twelvcnnonth. lie will bend all his
10 the suppression Of the M
and the tranquilllntlon ol
he country, and not until these tasks
re accomplished will he summons the
legislature. General MariOnes hna
operations against the
ARTISTS on the line of the river.
BERLIN, January l2.--ln the election
or the Rcichstag, yesterday, the Dan
sh party carried all the districts IN
North Schlcsswcig, in which they were
successful ut the last and previous |
elections
WASHINGTON, January l2.--ln the |
senate Mr.. ConklIng introduced II |
substitute for the salary bill which |
passed the House and il was agreed to. |
The substitute repeats the act of March |
last so far rs 1t increases all salaries
except those of the President of
United States and 5usiiccs of the
Supreme Court, and fixes all salaries,
with the exceptions above named,
the same as they were prior to March
last. TAll back pay not drawn or re-
returned is declared to be covered in
the Treasury and the property of the
United States. The bill now goes
back to the House for the concurrence
of that body.
The was no executive session Of the
Senate to-day.
Among the bills introduced into the
House were the following: Establish
ing polytechnic schools in every county
of the several States and Territories
regulating the seizure of books and pa
pers in revenue cases; further insuring
the safety of lives on railroads; repeal
ing the internal tax on tobacco; max
ing Treasury notes legal tender for
customs; transferring to the Court of
Claims all property taken after April,
1865.
The motion made by Mr.. Kelley, of
Pennsylvania, before the holidays, to
suspend the rules and adopt Il resclu-
ton declaring it to be the sense of the
House that the taxes shall not be in
creased but that extraordinary means,
if any he required for the support of
the government, shall be obtained by
temporary loan of loans bearing II
low rate of interest in currency, and
redeemable in United States notes,
came up for action.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, suggested
division of the rest luton, and to
have the House pass af1irmatively on
the first part, and to postpone decis-
ion on the second part.
Mr.. Kelley objected and called for n
vote by yeas and nays.
MIR. Potter, of New York, suggested
| that the political cOnundrum be preferred
to the committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, wanted to
stop this humbug if he could, and
moved an adjournment.
The House refused to adjourn.
Mr.. Schoiield of Pennsylvania, sug-
gested to his colleague to modify the
resolution by requiring that the def
cheney shall be made up by retrench'
ment and economy.
Mr. Kelley wanted vote on the
resolutions Of other members.
| The vote was taken, and the House
refused to suspend the rules-yeas 155,
nags S2-less than twO-thirds in the af-
| tirmative.
Mr.. Hurlburt, of Illinois, introduced
bill chartering double track railway
| from tide water on the Atlantic to the
Missouri river, and limit the freights
thereon. Referred to the committee
on Railways and Canals.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt II resolu-
ton declaring that in the judgment OF
| the House there Is no necessity to in
crease taxation or to increase the pub
lie debt by loan, if there Shall be
economy in the public expenditures,
and that in view of the condition OF
the national finances the House will
reduce the appropriations and such
expenses to the lowest point consistent
with the proper administration of pub
lie affairs.
The rules were suspended and the
resolution was adopted-yeas 22l
nays 3.
Mr., Hawley, of Connecticut, moved
to suspend the rules and adopt reso-
luton declaring it to be the sense OF
| the House that the expenditures OF
nation can be and should so be reduced
and regulated that they can be met by
existing taxes, and that in no event
shoul,sthere be an increase of either
the interest bearing or non-interest
bearing obligations of the govern
ment.
NEW ORLEANS, Japuary 12.-The
Evening Times says: eve have seen
late dispatch from Attorney General
Williams, in which he gives il rs his
decided opinion that Congress will not
order Il new election for LOuisiana.W
The steamer Andean, from Aspin-
wall, January 3, has arrived, bringing
the following from the correspondent
of the Associated Press: The city OF
Panama and the isthmus is quiet. Nc
news of importance from the interior
| The United States steamer Omaha and
Her Brittanic Majesty's steamer Rein
deer are anchored in the harbor.
| There is no likelihood of war in Cen
trail America, at least so far as Costa
| Rica is concerned. The only event
which may have n disturbing influence
in the future is the action of President
Gonzalez, of San Salvador, who has
proclaimed Leiva as President of Hon.
duras, apparently against the will OF
the people of that republic He collec-
ted body of troops at La Union and
took the Honduras port of Amapala by
storm. Several lives were lost OH both
sides.
United States Minister Williamson
was doing his best to reestablish peace
among the several States and proposed
meeting of the five presidents of the
republics to take into consideration
the condition and wants of the country.
The proposal was agreed to. Peru, up
to the Goth ultimo, continued at peace.
The only matters that still keep up a
good deal of excitement relate to the
financial condition of the country and
the measures taken by the government
respecting them.
a decree has just been issued obliging
the banks to buy government stock at