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

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memorial of ciliZcns VI n,oWus,,
Texas, III favor Oi Tue h'oo'''o"''o' w
the tax on leal tonlcco' ,..
Mr.. Pratt, OF Indiana, rom WY u"'n
mlttec on pcnslpIis, repor'cn uuuh wy
bill granting pensions I'D cer'u'' sV,'
dicrs aud sailors oi the Wnr Vi 'o.-
and widows Of deceased soiulers, nhu
to restore to the pension rolls tne
names Of persons stricken thereiro'n
In consequence OF disioyuityl WIN III
amendment IN the nature OF snOsti.
tute. In reporting the bill Mr.. frattt
said the substitute admitted tome PEN
sion rolls the names Of all survivors,
officers, soldiers and sailors OF the war
of 1917, who served IN tnaU war io'
period of thirty days, and who were
honorably discharged and did not vol
unfairly engage in the late rebellion.
It also admit the survivors, officers
and soldiers who served in the Indian
war of 1911, and surviving members or
the Seneca Indian nation, who served
i'm the war of 1872, and finally restored
to the roll the names of all persons
now surviving, stricken therefrom by
the act of 1862, to be paid from the
passage of the act.
Mr. West, of Louisiana, presented a
memorial of Z. B. S. Pinchback, ask
inn action on his claim for admission
to y seat i'm the senate. In presenting
If. Mr.. West said: "Ipresent the petit
tiou ofP. Ii. s. Pinchback, senator elect
from the State of louisiana
Mr. Cooper, of Tennessee, miro,
duced n bin to remove the political
disabilities of James NJ. Quaries, OF
Nashville. ?
Mr.. Sprague, OF Rhode Island, from
the committee on public lands, re-
norted fnyorably on the bill constituting
Tho act for the benefit of the Mobile
and Girard railroad company of Ala
hama
Mr.. Johnston. of Virginia, intro
duced a bill to remoue the political dis
Abilities of r., 4. Ansell, of Virginia.
Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, from the
committee on privileges and elections,
reported back the bill to regulate the
counting of votes for president and vice
president. and concurrent resolution
to amend the twenty-second joint rule
and asked that the committee be dis
charged from their further cOnsidera
ton, So ordered.
He also reported from the same
com mittee n bin to provide for anC
rngnlate the counting of votes fol
nrssi,ient and vice president and the
decision of questions arising therefrom
He gave notice that he would ask the
sa,,nie IN consider the bill on Monday
nnvt
Tba senate discussed the house bill
To amend the Steamboat laws, bu
reached no vote.
| The Louisiana discussion Will be re
suned on Monday.
The civil rights bill was received
from, the house of representatives anC
ra f TO fine judiciary committee.
rha nresident will send specia
! m essage TO congress Oh Monday, re
gardinp the south.
| Nomjnations-A. s. Gray, marsha
or the western ulstIlCt VI 'hSi
Confirmation-Sa postmaster a
Galveston, Texas.
In the house an investigation wa
directed into the expenditures OF th'
western judicial district of NORTH
Carolina since 1872.
A bill in relation to the transfer o
causes in the United States circul
courts in Alabama, was passed.
The bill to allow the construction O
a railroad bridge over the Ouachits
river at Monroe, Louisiana, and ovel
Red river at Shreveport, was reported
and recommitted.
A resolution to compel the New Or
leans. Mobile and Texas railroad com
pany to build bridge over Pearl river
was offered bv Mr.. Lynch, of Missis
sippi, and referred to the committee
on commerce.
Majority and minority reports were
made by the select committee on Ar
kansas affairs and recommitted. INT
majority recommends no action BY
| congress or the government, aud the
minority report insists that JOSEPH
Brooks is the legal governor of Arkan
sas.
o,,p.ns Fabrnarv G.--In the
, "" oamcus last night. the de
t ,,ota CIV tha comnromise was kept VI
, oatG,o ~ n,;Snipbt. The propositioi
uHtii "i'oi .-, ,hnt Tho oo,,