The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-07

81 Singlyhldgc, inncnssldp, m.
Riots riots acquired during tie mOpfma
~ llr election, aud mkny persons Wtfo
injured. ~ Dudley, WGfcatcfsdfc, ~
conflict occurred between m imported
mob NJ irish aud mlncrs, n numhcr
Of houses were fnnsupkCd and much
property destroyed The riot net wus
rend aud MI the shops clOsod aud II
WIS feared somc of the population
would rise against The intrdcr4. a
company of soldiers was sent down
fiom Birmingham 10 mid the nutlori.
ties In the restoration Of order
WASHINGTON, February BIN the
senate Mr.. Carpenter Introduced II bill
10 restore the rights of the State of
Louisiana, and said that he would ask
that II be printed and lie upon the
table for the present. Early In the
week he would ask the Indulgence Of
the seLatc TO make few remarks eX-
planatory of the bill, and would then
ask IL to be referred.
The senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the bill for the pro-
lection and prosecution of the work of
improvement ut the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river.
The house spent most of the days
session on the army appropriation bill,
but did not finish it.
The bill extending the time to COM
piete the railroad in Louisiana from
the Texas State line to the Mississippi
river opposite VicksDurg, was reported
by Mr.. Morey, from the committee on
Public Lands, and sent to the committee
of the Whole
Mr. Vests bill TO improve the mouth
of the Mississippi river, as passed by
the senate, directs the secretary of war
to assume full control over the particu-
lar channel ut the mouth of the river,
in course OfeXcavation or improvement
by the government of the United
States, so far as may be necessary to
carrying on and protecting such eXca-
walton and improvement and until the
same shall be completed, and he may
establish such regulations respecting
the use of or passage through such
channel as he may deem needful to
fully protect the channel and TO facili
tate the excavation and Improvement
and use thereof for ten years con-
secutively; and any person inter-
fering with or obstructing or attempt
ing to obstruct said Improvements, and
any person who shall wilfully or neg
ligently strand or sink any boat or craft
in said channel, or who shall wilfully
or negligently obstruct said channel or
causeing impairment, injury, filling
up or shoaling therein, shall he guilty
of a misdemeanor, and ON conviction
shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing fifty dollars and imprisonment not
more than six months, or both, at the
discretion 0f The court.
| There was q long discussion over the
bankrupt bill.
Mr.. Carpenters bill to restore the
rights of tie State of Louisiana ccm-
menccs with long preamble declar-
ing that there is no governor, licuten-
ant governor, secretary of state, auditor
of public accounts, superintendent of
| nf education, or Legislature, elected by
the legal voters of the State of Louis
lana, according to the constitution and
laws thereof, and there is no provis-
ion in the constitution and laws
f0r the election of said State officers
before the next regular election to be
held in November, 1876; that said
Offices are now filled de fucto by per-
sons claiming TO hold them under a
| prelehdea fraudulent ana Nold can
Nass OF the VOTES gwen nj the
iast seheral eiectloh; that pre-
tended LEGISLATURE mas been Or
ganized in pursuance of Illegal orders
issued by a judge of a United States
Circuit court; that the presidents pro-
clamation recognizing said persons as
legal oiiicers OF the State, was issued
upon representations Oh said persons
VINO, " RoW appears are not legal
oillcefs OF Tue STATE oi Iouisiaia'
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we Tsl corner OF 1elueloRrn Avenue
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