The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-12
CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

rcrI Alabama introduced n OH 10 pro
vide for the transfer of certain causes
from the district to the circuit court IL
Alabama. Ordered TO be printed and
lie on the table.
A large number of publishing firms
presented petitions asking change OF
the postal laws.
Mr.. West Louisianal introduced u
bill which directs the postmaster gen
eral, Without delay, to construct line
OF telegraph from Washington to Bos-
ton, via Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York aud Hartford, to lie operated IN
The pOstollices of these cities by APP
pointees of the postmaster general,
under such regulations and ut such
rates of tariff as he may prescribe;
provided that the rates shall he uni
form to all persons, with such uniform
reduction, to the newspaper press a.
may be deemed by him advisable; and
provided the rates shall be adjusted to
meet and not exceed the expense o
operating said lines, and providing n
net income equal to five per cent in
terest Oh the original cost of the same.
The bill proposes to appropriate So
00O, 600 for the foregoing purposes.
Mr.. Chambers bill amendatory
of section one hundred and ten of the
national currency act of 1864, and sec
ton nine of the act of July 10, 1856,
provides that they shall not he CON
strued either in pending eases or other
wise, to apply to the evidence OF actual
Indebtedness issued by any mining,
manufacturing or other corporation OF
by individuals, except banks ana
bankers, prior to the enactment of this
bill, but shall apply to such evidences
of indebtedness issued thereafter upon
positive proof OF their being calculated
or intended to circulate lis money.
Mr.. Wright's i'll proposes to reduce
the salary of the president after this
term to $4,000.
Mir. Harvey's bill provides that
homestead and preemption settlers,
whose crops have been seriousl.r III
ured this year by grasshoppers, may
he absent from their lands until June
|, 1875, without forfeiture of the exist
ing rights. :,
Mr.. Davis West Virginia) submit
ted a resolution calling upon the pres
ident for information which will ena
bic congress to bring the freedmen hu-
reau functionaries to the front. ADJ
journed.
HOUSE.
Reports from various committees are
being made and acted on. None OF
them are important.
Mr.. Poland made report regarding
Arkansas, which was ordered printed.
The bill reducing the allowances to
bank examiners was passed.
l.; n,,,,,,li In a. thn national nnllE
act in the matter of proceedings in IL
quotation was postponed until to-mor-
row.
4 large number of bills were intro
,iuced and referred, and then the house
went into committee on the general
calendar and took up the bill introduc-
ed last session by Mr.. Kelley, Of Penn
syivania, providing for the issue OF
$3.50, coo, 600 of bonds convertible ana
inconvertible into currency.
A long and important dictate sprnng
up on this bill, which was favored by
Messrs. Kelley and Butler,and opposed
by Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, and Mr..
Dawes, of Massachusetts. Finally it
went over without action. Adjourned.
LONDON, December s. Rev. Mr.,
Macon Ache, u well known rituaiistlc
clergyman, has been suspended for SIX
weeks from the exercise Of has clerical
functions.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December ga num-
Der of bills were introduced, among
them one by Mr.. West providing Tor
the entry of certain lands in Loulsl'
ana. Referred to committee on pri-
vate land claims.
The type foundries in the various
cities protest against the reciprocity
treaty so far as regards type and type
material.
The memorial of the Texas and Pa
citic and Atlantic and Pacific railroads
praying congress to aid these compa-
mics in the construction of their roads,
was presented. In presenting the me-
mortal Mr.. Scott said it had been
placed in his hands by u citizen OF
Pennsylvania who was president OF
the Texas road. The memorial was
accompanied 10y bill which he
(Scott said he had not examined for
want of time. He would present it to
the senate when in order, holding him.
self to oppose or reject ii.
HOUSE.
A bill continuing the board of audit
of the district was passed.
In distributing the presidents mes
sage, that portion relatingto the trou-
bles in Louisiana and other southern
states, was referred to select commit
tee of seven.
Mr.. Thomas (of Nirginia) introduced
IA bill removing the political disabili-
ties of Edward Booker, of Henry
county, Virginia. Passed.
A memorial from the lumbermen
was presented, protesting against the
reciprocity treaty.
.... SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December lO.-The
bill for the government of the district
of Columbia was made the special Or
der for Monday next.
Mr.. Wright gave notice OF Dill TO
abolish the western judicial district OF
Arkansas.
George Bancroft was appointed re-
gent of the Smithsonian institute.
Mr.. Edmunds, OF Vermont, pre-
scented q memorial of the Houston,
Trinity aud Tyler railroad company
of Galveston, Texas, praying for COM
pensation for railroad iron taken by
the military authorities Tor the use vi
The United States at Galveston in 1865.
HOUSE.
The charges against Mr.. Stowell, OF
Virginia, for selling q naval cadetship
and his votes were, at his request, re-
ferred to the committee on naval al
fairs, with power to send for persons
and papers.
A resolution requiring an immediate
report Of tue condition of the Freed
mems bank was offered by Mr.. Beck,
of Kentucky, and adopted.
Mr.. Stowell, of Virginis, rising to
question of personal privilege, referred
to the charges made against him by
his political opponent Porter of hav-
ing sold a naval cadetship for one
thousand dollars to one Schoolcraft and
of having sold his votes on other ques-
tions. He said he had not had an OPP
portunity of denying it before the
election, but the result of the election
had shown the opinion of his constit-
uents, but he had subsequently, in a
letter to the Petersburg Index, de-
nounced the charges of Porter as in
famous lies and vile ISLANDERS. He now
asked for an Investigation by a CON-
mittee of the house.
The matter was, OH motion of Mr..
FRYE, of Me-, referred to the committee
,,, t,a,-of affairs with uoTer To send for