The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-10
WASHINGTON NOTES
halleii kilbOurB IntcrS Suit Against
the Speaker for False In
prlS0nmeni.
The PostOffice Department Under Cress.
we'll in Collision with Wrong Doors
The Executive and Legislative Ap-
preparation BilI--Consres.
sional Proceedings.

! against the speaker ~ tne House, SER
geant-Rt.Arms and mem bers of the real
estate pool committee, claiming NJ
teen thousand doliatlsdamages for in
juues sustained by reason OF imprsOn.
ment without cause.
Mr.. Elmer Wa-hhurne, chief of the
secret service, testified before the sub
conn ittee on whisky frauds this If.
ternoon rs to the part he took, under
instruction from solicitor Wilson, in
the discovery Of evidence of whisky
frauds in Chicago, and what seizures
were made 10y the supervisors. No
evidence was obtained by him impli
eating Senator Logan or Farwel His
examination will he continued to-
morrow.
the majority report Of the postoillce
committee severely censures Postmas-
ter General Creswell mud declares that
the evidence suggests that the post
office department, during his admins
traton, was either in collision with
wrong doors or crminally negligent,
or that gross incompetency existed.
Jewell IL also ceusured for not remedy
iNg the errors OF the preceding ad.
minislration when discovered by him.
Senate: During the morning hour
II number Of bills on the calendar that
We're not objected to were passed,
among them the House bill to allow
homestead settler to make proof Of
settlement before c0urts as well as be
fore u receiver.
Mr.. Window, from the con ference
committee ON the legislative, eXecu
tive and judicial appropriation hill, re-
ported that the committee had been
unable to agree, and addressed the
Senate at 10 9Th AZ to the condition OF
the bill, stating the committee had
agreed upon every point, except ~ to
the compensation 0fthe President of the
United States, Representatives and
Senators In Congress He moved that
new conference be authorized and
expressed the opinion that the com
mittee would be able to agree finally.
Amendments of the House to the
Senate bill to provide for the sale of
the reservation of confederated Otoe
and Missouri Indians, in Kansas and
Nebraska, were agreed to and the bill
passed.
After discussion, the old conferees
were reappointed, without objection,
it being understood that their re-
appointment was mn expression of the
sense of the Senate that they should
adhere to the position taken by them
against the reduction Of the salaries of
the President and of Senators and Rep.
Tesentatives.
Mr.. Sherman suggested the Senate
meet tonight with an understanding
that this Mississippi or political de
bate be finished, and three days would
then be left for legislation.
Mr.. Hamlin moved that the Senate,
at O'Clock, take a recess until 7:30.
Agreed to.
House The majority and minority
reports of the pOstotlice Commit
tee on investigation into straw
bids, etc, made by Mr.. Clark, OF Mis-
souri,, chairman, aud Mr.. Cannon, were
ordered printed and laid on the table.
Mr.. Bagley from the committee on
invalid pensions reported the bill CIV
ing pension of thirty dollars month
to the widow of Captain Yates, of the
Seventh cavalry, killed at the battle OF
Little Big Horn, passed.
Mr.. Lydne, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, made n report in the case of
Shoemaker and King, rs connected
with the Pacific Mail subsidy, and Mr..
Lord, of New York, made a minority
report. The majority report recon-.
mended the House to leave the
charges against these members
where they now afe, in court.
The minority report, signed by
Messrs. Lord, Lawrence, Hoar aud
Garfield, is that the House has juris.
diction and that the Committee on
Civil Service Reform should ascertain
and report facts.
The House then went Into political
discussion and was addressed by sew
eral members.
Mr.. Randall, from the conference
committee on the executive, legisla-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, re-
ported the committee had come to no
conclusion and explained the differ
ence. He expressed his conviction
that the determination Of the Senate
was fixed and unalterable. The re-
sponsioility was on the Senate and the
Senate was willing to assume 1t.
Mr.. Morrison, OF Conference Com
mittee, said that the House conference
had pressed their views to the very ex-
tremity of right and duty. He knew
OF no way to compel the Senate to CON
cur in the opinion of the House. One
result was an agreement involving the
discharge Of seven hundred and sixty
Ave employees, and an annual saving
of 81 500, 600 below the amount insisted