The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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Information In the War Department
Being Examined BY the BOr-
der Committee.
A Meeting Of the National Democratic
Committee TO be Held In
February.
A GaFbled Version of Hills Speech to
be Used as q Campaign Doc
ument.
Bill introduced In the Senate--Cen-
tennlal Bill In the House.

as Border Comittee has appointed a
sub committee to examine information
in the War Department on the subject
of raids from Mexico, etc. The com.
mittee will not visit Texas, but will
send to Texas for persons and papers.
The House is in Committee of the
Whole on the Centennial appropria-
ton. The prospects for the passage OF
bill making an appropriation appro-
aXimting the sum asked for are bright,
In the Senate Mr.. Carover, of Flori.
da, introduced bill to provide for a
uniform duty on sugar, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Acorn, of Mississippi, presented
u petition for the right of way through
the public domain for the Berming-
ham and st. Louis Railroad.
Mr. Goldthwaite, of Alabama, said
he found on his desk this morning II
pamphlet in the Spencer case, which
he felt some delicacy in presenting to
the Senate, rs 1t was made up of
newspaper testimony at best. He ask
ed, however, that it be referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elec
tons, which has charge of the Spen-
Ger case.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, pre-
scented petition Of the citizens OF
PENNSYLVANIA in favor OF u ubsidy for
the Southern Pacific railroad.
The bill passed allowing courts mar
tial to compel civil witnesses to testify
i'm all cases where the penalty did not
exceed two months imprisonment.
Davis resolution to investigate the
Treasury Department went over with
out action, when adjournment oc-
cured.
Members of the Republican Congress
sioual Committee tonight took meas
ures for filling executive vacancies,
looking to active operations in the
coming campaign. The committee
has also ordered the printing Of many
thousand copies of Mr.. Hills syeech,
not as actually delivered, but gart led
to suit their purpose. 1t will be circu-
lated in the North and West rs cam
paign document.
The instructions sent to District At
torney Beckwith, of Louisiana, by At
torney General Pierrepont, for the
purpose of preventing disturbances OF
the public peace, are altogether general
in their character, and such as would
be sent to any United States attorney
in districts where violations of the law
re. re reported to National authorities.
The elaborate investigation ordered
by the House, to-day, into the Alaska
Fur and Seal Company promises some
interesting revelations ii one-half the
allegations of the parties moving the
inquiry are true. The profits of the
Company on its contract with the
Government are said to be q cool mil
lion per annum. >
Hon. Auguitus Schell, Chairman OF
the National Democratic Committee,
has called meeting of that Committee
in Washington, on February END, to
name the time and place for holding
the next National Democratic Conven-
lion. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago,
New York and st. Louis have already
presented their claims to members OF
the Committee, and will undoubtedly
be represented fully when they meet
os a committee. The Western Demo-
cratic members aIe very generally
DESTROYS that the Convention shall be
held in st. Louis.
Secretary Fish was before the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs, by lnvl-.
tation, and in general terms informed
the committee of the present condition
of the Cuban question. He did not
specifically state the terms of the cir
cular recently addressed to foreign Ma
tions on that subject, but minated 1t
merely asked their moral support III
the event of mediation or Intervention
by the United States. Abiding tn the
recent Madrid telegram giving an
outline of Spain's reply 10 the Ameri,,
can circular, he said he did not regard
its tone as unfriendly. AS to the me-
gotiations now in progress, they were
conducted in conclliatory spirit on
both sides, and certainly without
threats on the part of the United
States, and he hoped the negotiations
would terminate satisfactorily. de
was willing that the correspondence
should be laid before the House, ana
this would be donec should that body
call Cor it. Subsequently resolution
was passed calling for the correspond
ence, which will soon be conimuni-
Gated nv the President to the House.