The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-27
A Compromise Made Ia Regard
10 the order Of business.
The Mississippi Investigating
Committee Recommend the
Passage orihe Force siiii.
The Democrats Confident 0i
Defeating all Political
Legislation.

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senate The taflll bill was reported from
the committee on llnaHce, without
amendments, the committee being
equally div lded. II was placed on the
calendar.
la the house u compromise was
made ~ 10 the order ~ business. III
stead Of occupying the day IN The read
Ing OF yesterdays Journals, the day
was given % the appropriation bills,
,he evening session wah assigned TO
debate on the force bill, aud the pre-
ylous question IN 10 he called Oh II To-
morrow,
The senate bill 10 remove the polli.
cal disabilities OF G, ID, Anderson, Of
Texas, was passed
The house went into committee on
the sundry civil appropriation bill,
There was full cabinet meeting to-
day.
In the Mississippi investigation the
republicans sign one report nnd the
democrats the other The majority
report closed with u recommendation
for the passage Of the caucus force bill
and that the violent action ut Nicks-
uuIR JuhllltH hbNNlHVl Nhi'N W N"iilhk
on Grant for troops.
James Tyner has been nominated
for assistant postmaster general aud
Jerome j. Hynds for Marshal Of the
southern district Of Alabama.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, second assist
ant postmaster general and n large
number of Indian agents, Postmas-
ters-Clinton, Brownsville, Tenn;
Boone, Newbury, 5. c Hall, Port Glib
son, Miss; Allen, Brenham, Texas
Grove, Milledgeville, Ga; Walters,
Lebanon, Tenn; Putney, Albany, Ga.
II is conceded that the democrats
gained n substantial and great victory
by allowing the debate on the civil
rights bill to close Saturday afternoon,
after which limited debate Is to con-
tinue indefinitely on the amendments
The republicans had determined to
force vote on Thursday night. Had
this been DONE IL would have left two
additional days for Pinohbaok and the
caucus force bill. The democrats are
now confident of defeating Ill other
political legislation.
The proceedings in the house on the
civil appropriation bill were dry and
uninterestlng.
The items for purchasing Miss Ran
sonl's picture of General Thomas, and
Carpenters picture Of the signing of
the Emancipation Proclamation ut ten
thousand and twenty-five thousand
dollars respectively, were stricken out
on point of order, and one for Miss
Winnie Ream's statue of Admiral Far
ragut inserted, the latter being under
contract, When the committee rose
the bill was not quite half finished, the
pending question being an appronria-
ton to pay the expenses Of the suit to
recover possession of the New Idea
quicksilver mines, the famous NECTAR
rahan claims.
The session tonight was for debate
only on the force bill. The fact that
the democrats waived their right to
have the long journal of yesterday
read, which would have consumed six
or seven hours, is probably an indica-
ton that they have not much appre-
bension that the force bill can be
passed.
In the senate, the ship owners pre-
sented memorials against the proposed
abolition of the light house hoard.
Mr.. Merrimon, of North Carolina,
presented q resolution of the legisla-
ture in favor of light house in AL
bemarle sound.
The legislature of Nevada petition
for the repeal of the tax on state bank
circulation.
The finance committee reported adj
yersely on the bill to secure depositors
in the Freedmen's bank. Indefinitely
postponed.
The bill amending section three
thousand three hundred and forty-two
of the revised statutes, relating to
stamps on beer barrels, was passed.
The bill restricting refpnding custom
duties and prescribing certain resqla-
tons for the treasury department, was
passed.
The bill amending the charter OF the
freedmen's saving bank and for other
purposes, was passed.
The civil rights bill was resumed.
Mr.. Thurman Offered an amendment
striking out the clause regarding state
Jurors. No other amendments have
been offered yet. The senate is dis
cussing the bill tonight. Mr.. Nor
wood made telling speech against it..