The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-13

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Mr. Howe, NJ Mississippi, introduced
n Till ~ remove The disabilities ~ Isan,
n. Brown Of Mississippi. PISSED.
! The sui committee On ways nnt
means have reported IN favor ~
twenty per cent increase on the pres
ent tariff on all grudes Of sugar, aud II
Is said the iull committee have adopted
the report, aud that their bill embraces
this feature.
In the senate, on motion oil Mr.
johnson, OF Virginia, the vote bs
which the bill, referring 10 the court %
claims the claim of q. w. Gusts lie,
Tor the Arlington estate In Virginia
was indefinitely postponed yesterday
was reconsidered, aud the bill wat
placed on the calendar with the ad
verse report. Mr.. johnston gave no
tee that he would address the senat,
ut m curly day in regard to the bill.
MIR. Alcorn, of Mississippi, presented
Il memorial Of the members Of the hal
of northeast Mississippi, providing fol
u district court at Aberdeen, Miss.
Mr.. Clayton, of Arkansas, moved
that the message of the president OF
Arkansas be taken up and referred t.
the committee on privileges and elec
ti0ns.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, said that
yesterday an order was made to print
the message and accompanying d0cu'
ments, which had not yet been com
piled with. True, the message was
here, but the accompanying documents
had not been presented. He had been
Informed that 1t was the intention oil
the senate to adjourn to-day at the eX.
piratiOn of the morning hour as q
mark of respect to the late Senator
J buckingham. He therefore, hoped
the motion to refer would not be con.
sidered now, as it would lead to debate
morning hour left.
Mr.. Clayton said that some days ago
he presented memorial from Hon.
Joseph Brooks, of Arkansas, to the eff.
feet that he had been unlawfully kept
out of his Office rs governor. AS that
memorial was referred to the commit
tee OH privileges and elections, he
(Claytonj introduced the resolution
calling OH the president for the infor-
nation received yesterday, after pre-
senting that memorial, and 1t seemed
to him proper that the message should
go to the same committee, as the me.
mortal of Brooks.
Mr.. Thurman said that ordinarily
! there was no trouble about referring a
message, but this was an exceptional
case. 1t seemed TO him that if any.
thing could be demonstrated it was the
fact that this message should 90 to the
committee on the judiciary. He did
not want to consume time in arguing
the matter, but he was sure that the
message could not be referred without
debate as it was the most extraordi.
nary and astounding of all messages.
lie asked that the unfinished business
(the steamboat bill be taken up.
The vice president announced that
the morning hour had expired, and
laid before the senate the steamboat
bill, it being the unfinished business OF
yesterday.
The senate then Cat 1:l5 p. NJ as a
mark of respect to the late Senator
Buckingham, adjourned.
There was full cabinet meeting to-
day, except Jewell.
The senate committee voted on the
Southern Pacific railroad bill to-day.
The result was q tie. Further action
I will await the return of Senator Stew
art, who favors the bill.
The ways and means committee
have agreed on tariff aid tax bill,
which will he reported to morrow. The
duty on sugar and moiasses is increased
twenty-five per cent on present rates,
and cIasSlIlUntiouo are not disturbed.
The tax OH whisky is increased fifteen
cents per gallon on all in bond and in
the hands of rectifiers and wholesale
dealers and thirty cents per gallon on
all future manufacture, and an increase
Of duty on imported spirits to corre-
spond with the increase on domestic.
| The tax on tobacco is increased four
cents per pound on all manufactured
after the law takes effect. The act of
1872 is repealed, and matches are
wholly relieved from tax. The com
mittee refused by decided vote to tax
tea and coffee.
LONDON, February 9.--The capture
of Estella by the Alfonsists is uncon-
firIned. The Carlists have regained the
ground lost IN Guipessa. General Lee
ona has been compelled to abandon
Sierra and Guitano and retreat OIL San
Sebastian. The Aifonsists lost twelve
hundred men in recent battles.
The Carlist commission here have
Intelligence of great victory. Seven
thousand Alfonsoists were killed and
wounded. Don Carlos has issued a
congratulatory proclamation.
MADRID, February 9.-Alfonso re-
turn to Madrid on Saturday.
Tax,oIinr f,l <,ttaf mi M nd nf fh q
army of the north.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 9.-There
were several slight shocks of earth
quakes, nearly causing a panic in
church congregations. There was no
damage done.
WASHINGTON, February l0.-In the
house, after the presentation of some
committee reports, the passage OF two
or three bills of an unimpOrtant char
acter and the introduction of others
mostly of a private character, the post
office appropriation bill was, on motion
of Mr.. Tyner, taken up aud considered
in committee of the whole.
In the senate there were a large
number ofreports made from the COM
mittee on claims and the committee
on pensions, upon bills for the relief Of
various parties. 3,
Mr. Morrill,, OF Maine, moved that
the senate, at 8 o'clock, take recess
till this evening, for the purpose of
considering the bill TO provide a gov
,ernment for the district of Columbia.
Mr.. Chandler opposed the motion,
aad said he desired to have the steanl-.
boat bill disposed of. He gave notice
that he would press that bill in oppo-
sition to all Others. Hl.sN
After discussion, Mr.. Morrill, with
drew his motion for an evening ses-
sion, but gave notice that he would re-
rev ii again during the day.
The house did not finish the post
Office appropriation bill. -'''s'
A new tariff bin was reported from
the committee on. ways and means,
and made the special order for to-mor-
row. The following is the full text OF
the bill:
BE It enacted, ETC., That rom and
after the date of the passage ofthis act
there shall be. levied and collected on
ali distilled spirits of which the tax
described by law shall not have been
paid, and whether said spirits shall
then he in the distillery or bonded
and SO much of section
three hundred and twenty-five of the
revised statutes of the United States as
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