The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-03
WASHINGTON.
Passage OF The Sundry Civil
Appropriation Eill by
tile House.
The force BiIl Read the Sec
Ond Time in The Senate
and laid Over.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-ln the SEN
ate, IN amendment to tax tea aud c0f-
fee ten centsa pound was lost-yeas six,
nays iltty-siX.
Mr.. Johnson's amendment, except
ing tobacco already manufactured from
the operation of the increased tax, was
adopted--yeas eighteen, nays twenty
six.
Mr.. Jones then moved to lay the bill
Oh the table Carried-yeas thirty,
nays twenty.nlne.
In the supreme court, the decision in
the case of the.PheniX Mutual lnsnr-
ance company versus Hollowan, error
to the circuit court of the eastern dis
trict of Mississippi was affirmed.
Nos. l42and lab, cotton cases, appeal
ed from the court of claims, were re-
manded to the court of claims for fur
ther findings.
No other southern decisions.
After dsposing of lhe Louisiana
question, the house took up the sundry
civil appropriation bill, which 0acu-
pied the whole Of the day and all Of
the night session, with the exception
of about an hour, in which euloges
were NtllNtItu VII VIC diib
ter of the late Senator Buckingham, Of
Connecticut.
An appropriation of five thousand
dollars was inserted to pay the eX-
penses of the suit ordered TO be insti-
tuted by the commissioner of the gem
eral land Office for the recovery of the
lands held by the New ldria mining
company, being the famous McGarra-
han bill.
In the senate, Mr.. Logan spoke in
opposition to the tariff bill.
The force bill was read in the senate
O second time by title, but objection
was made to u third reading, and it was
laid over, nc motion being made to re-
fer it to any committee.
The house, mt 3:l3 "A. m. passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill, having
been in session upon it from hali-past
seven "A. rn., and then adjourned.
The house to-day had before IT the
tax bill for the district of Columbia,
fixing the rate Of taxation at one-haif
per cent on real and personal property,
and abolishing the representation of
the district by II delegate in congress.
The snow is general throughout the
north. 1t is raining heavy here on
four inches Of SHOW.
The full cabinet met at noon and ad-
journed at one O'clock, when they went
to the capitol in body and made per-
sonal appeals on behalf of the tariff
bill.
The Star says the president with sew
eral members of the cabinet, including
Secretaries Bristow and Robson and
Attorney General Williams was at the
capitol to-day, and while there had u
conference with leading republican
senators relative to the tax biz lald on
the table yesterday. The president ana
members of the cabinet present urged
the imperative necessity OF taking the
bill from the table and passing it, and
1t is understood they received the as
surance that an effort III that direction
would he made.
Nominations--C III. Belvin, pension
agent, Raleigh, n. c.; II. G. Rankin,
pension agent, Vicksburg.
Lorenzo Thomas, for long time ad-
jutant general, is dead.
In the house, the bill regulating
taxes in the district of Columbia pass
ed. The tax is one aud half per cent.
Church property actually used i0r
church purposes, is exempt.
Mr.. T.. r. Hoar, of Massachusetts,
from the select committee to inquire
whether the privilege of the house had
been violated by the arres. of White
law Reid, u witness before committee
of the house, at the instance of Alex
ander II. Shepherd, submitted report
and recommended the passage OF a
hill declaring witnesses before either
branch of congress, or a committee
thereof, not subject to service of any
civil process or any claim or cause OF
action arising prior to such appearance,
while coming to Washington, while IN
such attendance, or until after rea-
sonable time to return. The rules were
suspended and the bill passed-yeas one
hundred and thirty-one, nays thirty
three.
In the senate the credentials of Mr.
Maxey, of Texas, were presented.
Mr.. Logan called up the bill to equal
ize bouuties. 1t was passed by the cast.
ing vote OF Vice-President Wilson. II
was claimed during the discussion
that IL takes not less than thirty MOI
more than one hundred million dol
lars from the treasury.
The river and harbOr bill was re
rorted without amendment or recon-
1Iendation. Placed on the calendar