The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-24
WASHINGTON.
CLEAN OF Hope for Our
Southern Frontier.
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CIymer, the "Hister," About to
Bag Big Game.
That Crooked Mule Business of
Honest BrlstOW. Oh
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Mr., Dana'S Debut as II Foreign Minister
Not Yet Certain.
Invalid Pensi0ns-rhe New TnriT NH.
Indian AIiairs-The Emma Mine.
what stewart Knows-where
BabcOck Found the Letter.

what stewart Knows Where
Babcock Found the Letter.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The spe.
clal committee appointed to investi-
gate alleged outrages on the Mexican
border held Il full meeting to-day and
adopted the report previously prepared
by Its chairman, Mr.. Sleicher. The
conclusions reached in this report have
heretofore been published. The COM
mittee also voted unanimously to 70.
port Joint resolution authorizing and
directing the President to send at once
to the Rio Grande frontier, in addition
to the infantry force doing garrison
duty there, two full regiments of the
best cavalry in the United States
each regiment to comprise twelve COM
pauies, and each company to consist
of one hundred men. In order to fiji
the regiments up to the required stand
ard as they now have only about four
hundred men each-the President is
authorized TO recruit a sufficient num-
Der of men for the purpose. The Sec
0nd section of the resolution directs
the President to order the commander
Of the United States forces on the Rio
Grande to cross the river whenever
necessary for the purpose of publishing
cattle-thieves and murderers and re-
covering stolen property. This joint
resolution will be reported to the
House in few days, as the committee,
by the resolution creating it, was au-
thorized to report at any time.
A special dispatch hence to the New
York World says that President Grant,
ex-Secretary of the Navy Borie, Colo
mel Fred Grant and other prominent
officials and friends of the administra-
ton, are implicated in land transac-
tons of doubtful honesty in cOnnec-
ton with the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad.
1t is said that the committee of In
vestigation in the Hays cadet case
will report that no sufficient evidence
has been adduced to convict the ac-
cused of the charge made against him.
The crooked features in the Ken
lucky mule business (Bristow) are be-
coming palmer.
The Senate Postotlice committee
heard q New York delegation on the
third-cIass mail matter question.
Next Tuesday the Ways and Means
committee will hear the representa-
tives of the iron and steel interests of
the United States, and on Thursday
those of chemicals and colors, in REFER
ence to the new tariff as affecting these
industries.
The appearance of General Butler
before the War Expenditure commit
tee created genuine sensation, which
evidently was enjoyed by nobody more
than the witness himself He ent, as
he openly avows, expecting row and
spelling for q fight, but he was treated
with marked consideration, and left
the committee room with rather dis
appointed air. 1t transpired that he
was the prominent Republican law
yer" given as authority by Scott smith,
the correspondent of the New York
Post, for the dispatch concerning GER
tain evidence of the payment of money
to Mrs. Belknap formerly Mrs. Bower
in New York city in connection with
the Kentucky Central railroad claim.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations reported adversely on Dana's
nomination as Minister to England.
Though the report of the committee is
nearly unanimous, there will be
strong effort to secure his confirmation.
Much indignation is felt among some
VI Iut SeHatOTS Nv baho iO'ecii ahu
this may defeat him.
Attorney-G General Pierrepont is ex-
pected to appear before the impeach-
ment subcommittee of the House Ju.
4 dietary committee tomorrow.
1t is said that Payne Of Ohio Will not
report his currency bill adopted by the
Democratic caucus, because he fears
that If he does Atkins or Holman VIII
propose an unconditional resumption
repeal bill as substitute, and that the
Republicans will mischievously vote
Tor the substitute.
The House Committee on Invalid
PENSIONS has voted to report bill ex-
lending the limitation of the time Tor
applying for pensions to 1880, and pro-
viding for the payment of pensions
rom the time of discharge for dlsa-
oility and not from the time the PEN
sion is granted. This involves the
payment of a large amount of arrear-
ages and the whole immediate expense
under the bill is estimated by the pen
sion office at $l2,OO0,0OO. But the bill