The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.
BILL Tor the PrOiectIOa Of the Texas
Frontier Passed.
The Civil Sundry Appropriation Bill Agreed
On by Conference Committee, SUI,
mitted Passed, and Awaits the
Signature Of the President.

W ANllNNloNi july ~ - me MI Tor
the protection nf the Texas irontirr
against cattle thieves, robbers and
murdercrs from Mexico, provides that
the President shall kvep on the Rio
Grande river from It's mouth TO Fort
Duncan, and above il necessary, two
regiments otcayalry for huld service,
In addition to such infantry az may be
necessary Tor The garrisons, and that
cavalry regiment shall Toe kept fnll
while on that service
Senate Pending discussion Of the
House bill providing for sale the Usage
coded lands in Kansas to actual set
tiers, themorning hour having eXpir.
ed, Mr. Patterson submitted Il resou-
ton requesting the President 10 COM
mul crate 10 the Senate, fuot iucom-
patiole with public interest, any iufor-
nation lle may have iuregardto there.
cent slaughter Of American citizens Ia
South Carolina, Agreed to,
a message was received from the
House, ANNOUNCING the passage of the
bill to continue the act to provide tenn
porarlIy for the expenditures of the
government until July 3lst, and the
Senate coucurrod therein, Adjourned
House; The bill for the protection
of Texas frontier passed after the re-
lection OF the second section, by II vote
ofyeas 50, nays o.
Mr. Randall made Il conference re-.
port on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. He said the estimates submitted
10y tho departments amounted to over
thirty.two million dollars, that the
bill AS originally reported 10y the com,
mittee on appropriation amounted to
only S.4,62G, ISL, and that, rs il passed
the House, 1t appropriated Sls,SjI326,
with uneXpGnded balances OF 91,G9l,-
600. The Senate has Increased IL By
s5,O1S,50O, that in conference the Sen.
ate yielded TO the amount of 81, l53, 20
aud the House S92l 1874. The bill now
appropriated Sl6,357,7 05 against S2G,-
1850 in the same bill last
year, saving of O,7S7, AS.
He regretted the statement made in
the Senate that the large reductions
would have TO be met 10y the deficiency
bill; warned the executive officers from
being induced 10y such statements to
make such expenditures and incur OBJ
legations beyond the sums appropriated
in the bill, No department of the
Government would be crippled, and
he declared next the House would dis
counance any deficiency bill,
Mr. Hale, Republican member Of the
conference committee, did not agree
with Mr.. Randall that there would he
no deficiency bill requisite next session,
AS even the incidental expense Of the
House itself will result in deficiencies.
After u long discussion the report
was adopted and the bill now goes to
the President for his signature.
Mr. Randall, from the committee on
appropriations, reported bill appro.
priating sixty-seven thousand dollars
for the expenses of the joint select
committee on Chinese immigration.
Passed.
Mr. Phillis made n conference re-
port on the bill for the sale OF the res
ervation of confederated Utue and
Missouri Indians in Kansas and Ne.
braska, and opposed the report upon
the bill M part of the policy to trans
fer all Indian tribes to the Indian ter
ritory, n policy which he said was Il
blow aimed ut property at st. Louis,
and for the advantages of Chicago.
The report was not agreed to ayes 60,
nays 81.
Mr. Compsou, from the committee
on patents, reported back to the Senate
bill, to punish counterfeiting Of trade
marks. Passed, when the House ad-
journed.