The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-12
NOTES.
.,,,st KllbOurne, the RecusanI
witness, CrOwlng Restless.
. o,ll.Babcock Case M Ugly Piece
OF Business.
usyden's Report The safe Bur
larry conspiracy Promises 20
arIng the President 90 the
stand-Lnnd Grants.

stand Land Grants.
II w,MlSaroN, April ll.-Bluford
.,ron will be examined by the ely
II committee to-day in the Bell.
4 ',oek case, Bell claims that Wilson
n roroborate his testimonym many
A ,,oont particulars, and develop
a,ncw points.
& N, recusant and imprisoned wit
Hallet Kilbourne, will apply to
l, o the Judges Of the Supreme
Ia Of the District tomorrow for Il
f "A Of habeas corpus. The writ will
+ nne be issued, but whether the
lr,,sp will produce the prisoner re-.
,s to be seen. 1t may be safely
AIMED that he will not, for in the
.d the Pacific Mail witness he re-
rdthe writ to the House for in.
,caons and the House instructed
10 not to obey the process. The
r#nt House will follow that prece-
sl
here is good authority for the state
nj that the President will not APP
sre the bill reducing the salary as
,soore stated, but will veto it upon
gOnnds that having signed the
d g bill, it would now be inconsistent
in ehecting II reduction, and be-
sShe has found by eight years ex-
E s.Hce that it is impossible for the
alent to live on twenty-five thou
,iiOllars.
4 luIl will be introduced at an early
pOviding for the return of the
grant made to the Southern Pa
a Railroad. 1t is claimed that the
tnpny have not complied with the
EusOf the act under which the ac-
&nd the land from the Land Office.
IHe present position the company
lDOt really give title to the lands,
Uyet can the United States. A res
AOn declaring that the land grant
EAe Atlantic and Pacific railroad has
kiIed is now before the Judiciary
|nnittee of the House.
The eighth annual report of the
|lted States geological and geo.
fiphical survey of the Territories, I'M
II the direction Of Prof. +. V. Hay.
Enis about to issue from the Gov
Fnent Printing Bureau. This report
PSbeen ordered by Congress for dis
IbOtOn, and will form one of the
bit interesting documents yet pro-
ctdby the survey. 1t will be very
lbOately illustrated with cuts, and
iP and geological sections. The re-
II will treat in popular manner on
\ geology, mineralogy and mining
Estry OF the West; in addition, it
|lCOntain contributions from many
|lnguished scientists on all subj ects
flaming to the resources and natural
ElOIy of the great West.
Phe Investigation into the safe bur
PF conspiracy promises to bring the
|hdent on to the witness stand. He
|sd In conversation that If it is testi-
as now threatened, that he gave
FeS to Attorney General Williams
lOugh General Babcock to discOn-
|aelhe consplrators. trials, he should
Fcampelled to go before the com
lice and deny it, as he never gave
such orders. In his testimony
fGtlve Whitley submitted an ORR
aIetter from General Babcock to
Which he testified was a reply
1.-THE latter to n complaint that the
aSho broke open the safe had not
pid.
excitement among the House
f0!es over the adoption of that
Na of the legislative, executive
hicial bill which reduces their
as continues undated, and there
anxiety among them regard.
que course which the Senate will
vein regard to the matter. The
"us OF the bill as agreed to in the
y provide for a uniform reduction
Ealaries of the employees of both
but the employees of the House
ahat the Senate will restore the
's OF their own force and leave
auctions for the rest just as Ran
committee fixed them. If this
should be adopted, it would be
VIZ Tor the House to get out of the
lhe only power they have when
comes back is concur or non
III the Senate amendments.
SOate has always claimed the
I" Fix the salaries of its own
y and there is no possibility that
depart from that position. The
IY OF the House force over the
''V' Is unconcealed, and they are
"ofing to induce their friends to
''oenate to wipe out the reduc-
wi Doth hrannl,ao