The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-27
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In the senate the credentials Of MIR
Cameron, United States senator from
Wisconsin, and Mr.. Mcdonald, United
States senator from Indiana, were
read and placed on file.
The house, on motion OF Mr.; Harris
of Virginia, inserted In Dill provlo
ing for artificial limbs for pensioners
"a provision repeating all laws that pro
hibits the payment, OF revolutionary
or war of 1872, pensions on account o
disloyalty.
In the senate this evening, the hous,
bill for the improvement Of the moutl
of the Mississippi river was referred Il
the committee OH transportation
routes.
The house passed u bill removing
the political disabilities of DIR. Charle
H. Smith, of Richmond, Virginia, ant
Joseph M. Homes, of Covington, Ken
lucky.
The house refused to go into com
mittee on the tariff bill and went int
committee on the calendar.
The consular and diplomatic appro
priation bill has been approved by thu
president.
The eulogistic honors to the lat
Senator Buckingham have been post
poned. ,r4G
In the house the committee reported
favorably on the Texas and Pacifi,
railroad bill. 1t was recOmmitted
The house will give the night sessions
to It's consideration next week.
In the senate Mr.. Flanagan pre-
scented concurrent resolution of thu
Texas legislature asking pensions fol
the soldiers and sailors engaged in thu
Mexican war.
A bill was introduced making Yves
Point, Virginia, a port of entry.
There was o squabble over the orde
of business. Logan wanted the pen
sion bill and Edmunds wanted thu
civil rights bill taken up. Mr.. Sargen
hoped Pinchback would come up again
1t involved peace or war in Louisiana
He would sooner the case should b'
decided wrong than not at all.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that when thu
Indian appropriation bill was disposed
of, he would call up the bill for the adj
mission of Colorado.
The Indian appropriation bill wa
taken mp and the senate is considering
II tonight.
The committee on the private calen
dar rose without reporting single bill
and then the army appropriation bill
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Poland, of Vermont, from thu
select committee on Arkansas affairs
reported a resolution that it is not ad
visable that there should be any inter
ference with the government of thai
state and gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration next week
Adjourned.
New York, February 19.-Henry
Smith was to-day sentenced to ten
years imprisonment for perjury il
falsely swearing he owned property
in order to go bail for friend.
The loss by the Port-au-Prince fire Is
about two million dollars. Nearly
two-thirds of the town is gone. The
Alps brings the details. The fire COM
menced at half-past ten o'clock and in
short time consumed great number
of houses, which were probably OF
wood and very dry. Water was scarce
and there were but three small ell
gines, with hose about garden size
Seven hundred families are homeless
The fire was still burning when the
Alps left.
NFw HAVEN, February 19.-The
railroad company was mulcted i'll the
full amount of $4,000 worth of bonds
stolen from a passenger in their depot
several years ago, The supreme court
gave verdict for the full amount.
CINCINNATI, February 10. : The
Strakosch opera troupe lost all theil
baggage by the Steubensville accident
LONDON, February 19.-In the house
of commons, w. Hart Dyke, cOnserv-
alive, moved for copies of the certifi.
cate of trial and conviction of John
Mitchell in lS4S, and OF the official
notification of his escape and the
proclamation offering n reward for his
apprehension; also for copies OF the
dispatch from the governor OF Van
Dieman's Land relative to granting a
ticket-Of-leave and subsequent escape
OF Nolan. Mr.. Dyke regretted that
nearly all the Irish members had left
the house, believing that business was
over. He called attention TO the fact
that the government did not arrest Mr..
Mitchell when he was in Ireland last
year.
Disraeli gave notice that he would
move resolution declaring that us
John Mitchell has been adjudged guilty
of felony and sentenced to tranporta-
ton, as he has neither endured the
penalty or received pardon, he is inca
pable of election to the house Of COM
mons, and that fresh writ OF election
he ordered for Tipperary county, Ire
land.
MIR. Sullivan, member from Loutb,
warmly attacked the government FOR
precipitancy of its action. lie stated
that eminent Irish legal authorities
supported the eligibility OF Mitchell
to parliament.
Sir George Bouyer, member for Wax
ford, protested against the course of the
government.
Mr.. John Martin, member for
Werth, gave notice that ne should
move for additional papers regarding
the composition of the jury and ma
ture of the proceedings at the trial Of
Mitchell, which he said would show
the character of that transaction.
After further debate, Mr.. Disraeli
offered the following:
Resolved, That hn Mitchell is in
eligible, because he was a convicted
felon.
The resolution was adopted without
division. ----.----.----------
A motion for new election in Tip
perary was then carried without divis-
ion.
1t is stated that John Mitchell's son,
who was captain in the confederate
army, will be returned from Tipperary.
Mr.. Kickbon, "a released Fenian, will
be invited to stand for the County.
Mr.. Mitchell is reported to be serious
ly i'll, in consequence of the excite
ment of his election.
An encyclical letter from the pope
to the Prussian bishops denOunces
Folch's ecclesiastical laws, and excom-
municates the bishops who accepts
benefice from the state.
The German men-of-war at Keil,
have been ordered TO rendezvous for
immediate service. The officers and
crews are not allowed to go ashore.
1t is supposed they will sail for Spain.
Further delay is made in obtaining
satisfaction from them for the Gustav
outrage. This move is probably to
force Spain to resume active opera
lions against the Carlists.
PARIS, February 19.-The Working
mems association are discussing the
question of sending delegates TO the