The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-20

flip following " gwen M ~ authentic
outline NJ MI lr said Tic speaker
confined hla remarks wholly ~ the
prup0altlOis fpf general suspension
Of tho writ NJ hnbens corpus and made
no references Whatever ~ any other
~ .pd. rle said That he could sec no
sslbIe reason for giving the ptesi-
dent the right ~ suspend tile great
writ nt his discretion In Maine and
Michigan, because there was a disturb
ed condition Of affairs In Louisiana or
Mississippi. II there II u condition Of
affairs there 10 warrant II, let the sus.
pension he confined to tho disturbed
districts. Ito could not SEQ why south.
ern states like Virginia, North Carolina
anu Tennessee, that were now trying To
sustain good governments should he
mcnaced and excited by o suspension
of habeas corpus. Moreover, the pend
ing proposition was unlimited as to
territory aud unlimited asto time. The
bill, If IL should become Il law, would
confer on the president power for all
time to come, whoever that president
might be, the right and power to slls-
pend habeas corpus at his sole ana nb-
solute discretion in any city, county,
district or state within the United
States. He felt great respect for Presi.
dent Grant, and would trust him Ms far
az he would any executive officer, hut
he would never vote to confer this au-
tocratic power Oh any president now
or hereafter, even IL no actual harm
should come of it, for long a period
of years. The people would in the end
become too much familiarlzed to the
suspense, and would lose that intense
jealousy of Individual personal liberty
which is the great characteristic OF the
Anglo Saxon race, and which all our
legislation should stimulate rather than
repress.
ii is stated that the president favors
the caucus bill, and threatens, If con-
gress fails in its duty, he will not fail
III his. Should congress adjourn with
out acting, it might be necessary for
him to proceed to greater extremes
than the mere suspension OF habeas
corpus. The subcommittee will report
to the full committee. The three re-
publicans will Join in the report, which,
ii is said, will favor the recognition of
Kellogg, and is somewhat bitter in its
denunciation Ofthe white leaguers.
In the senate several petitions were
introduced demonstrating against any
increase of the tax OH tobacco.
In the house large number of bills
were introduced and referred.
The senate railroad committee did
not take up Scott's road. The house
committee had it up, and will give 1t
further consideration tomorrow. The
prospects are not encouraging.
The election committee heard Colo
mel Carter in behalf of Louisiana Sy-
pher will address the committee to-
morrow in his own behalf
Mr. Hoar's committee did not meet.
1t is said the report of the sub'cOm-
mitlee on Louisiana will he red hot.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary
committee, reported back the house
civil rights bill without amendment,
and gave notice he would call it up at
the earliest possible moment.
The revenue receipts to-day were
over one million and u quarter dollars.
This is attributed to the withdrawal of
goods from bond to escape taxes.
The senate committee OH railroads
reported bill regulating the construc-
ton of railroads in the territories with
a recommendation that the senate non
concur In the house amendments aud
ask conference.
Mr.. Roberts introduced bill to Sc
cure TO depositors in the Freedman's
bank the money lost 10y them.
Mr.. Morrill, abandoned his district of
Columbia government bill, which was
tabled by vote of thirty.four to thirty
three, which kills it.
After y long struggle over the rules,
the resolution TO seat Pinchbacl. on his
credentials WAS called up 10y Mr.. Nor
ton, who moved to proceed with the
case. Carried without discussion. MIR.
Morton, after few W rds, yielded the
floor to Mr.. Sargent, OF California,
whose speech was not concluded when
the senate adjourned.
In the house the committee on com
merce reported II substitute for the bill
for the mprovementof the mouth OF
the Mississippi river. 80
The judiciary committee was directed
to inquire into the discrimination in
favor of the New York associated
press against the American associated
press and report by bill or otherwise.
The house meets hereafter at eleven
o'clock.
The bill providing for the redemp-
ton of overdue United States bonds,
known as Texas indemnity bonds,
passed.
The house then proceeded with the
district of Columbia bill.
The bill for the Improvement of the
a. Al ~ n
the special order for Thursday to the
exclusion OF all other business.
The supreme court al1irms the deci-
sion that the states may tax railroad
on its gross receipts.
Ina life insurance case from Missls-
sippi, it is decided that the opinion OF
the agent does not bind the company.
Fretz Va. Stour, executor; appeal
from the circuit cOurtUf Virginia. In
this ease it IL held that the war having
rendered the currency of Virginia OF
no value, i'm Pennsylvania, there is
no longer any authority in an agent
appointed ri Virginia, in 1851, or
living in Virginia after the war closed
to take the currency In discharge OF q
debt due his principal, a citizen OF
Pennsylvania. If it were otherwise,
every northern creditor OF southern
men was at the mercy of the agent lie
had employed before the war and this
condition was bad one, being pre-
vented from holding intercourse with
his agent for the purpose OF changing
his instructions, the original ipstruc-
tions not being applicable in state of
war reversed.
The steamboat bill, as reported back
to the senate to-day, is changed 10y the
committee on commerce In the follow
inr particulars 1t is amended so as
to prohibit the carrying of explosive
and dangerous materials in any and
all passenger steamers except ferry
boats, whether there are other means
of conveyance on the same route or
not /; life preservers must he capable of
sustaining twenty-four pounds each
instead of only eighteen. A clause is
inserted requiring at least one locked
up safety valve on every vessel. The
sections of the bill requiring hydros-
tatic test of the boiler and regulating
the manufacture, stamping and inspec-
ton of the hulls and boilers are all
out SO as to leave the present
law in force. The committee also
strike out the provisions relating to
tie licensing aud employment of
m ties and other subordinate officers,
the rev direction as to the navigation
of yess Is meeting or passing ca III