The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-17
PurpOrt OF Nv. Schlelcher'S
Texas Frontier Report.
Paynes' Bill Adopted by the
Democratic Caucus.
deadlock on the Diplomatic and Con.
sular Appropriation Bill.
Rejection by the Committee 0rihc Nom
inaiiOn of Mr.. Dana-Ki Ih0urne,
the ContumaciOus witness,
Committed 40 jail.

WASHINGTON, March 10. MI
Schleicher, Chairman of the Mexica
Border Committee, has completed h
report which he will submit to tn
other members Of the committee at
meeting tomorrow morning for ~
proyal or modification. He review
carefully the testimony taken, show
ing the causes of the troubles and rec
ommends, first, that the President b
authorized and instructed to sent
larger forces of troops to that frontier
and second, that the officer IN com
mand there be authorized to cross til,
border when in full pursuit of maraud
Ing parties, and punish them on thei
own territory. He will also recon
mend that the local authorities Cd the
Mexican side be informed of their in.
tention by the commandant of the
United States troops, and invite their
cooperation with him.
1t is said that the President called
Secretary Robson to private inter.
view, at which he spoke to the Secre-
tary of current rumors affecting his
official integrity, and asked him to say
what there was in them. The Secretary
replied that he was conscious of no
dereliction In his duty, aud desired the
anrilfi nu Of MI Il ,a
all that can be gathered nothing has
yet been discovered in the Navy De-
partment discreditable in the Secre-
tary, and the worst the navigators are
yet able to say Of him is that he Is too
smart for them.
A deadlock between the two Houses
on the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill on reducing the salaries
OF ministers and consuls, seems newt
able. The Senate committee have had
several sessions on the bill as it passed
The House, and decided that the rates
of the existing law should be nam.
tanned, and will so report to the SEN
ate. The Republican members of the
committee declare that the present
representation ahead should not be
disturbed.
The Democratic caucus after voting
on numerous propositions, adopted the
Payne bill by large majority at md
night.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations have considered the nomin-
alton of Richard III. Dana as Minister
to England, and the protests which {
have been filed against his confirma- ,
ton. The committee found that the 1
charge of literary piracy agasnst Mr.. t
Dana, in the appropriation of Judge s
Lawrence's annexation of Wheatons h
International Law, was fully sustained Il
by the testimony presented. The b
committee also learned to their salts b
faction that the President had made u il
political mistake In nominating Mr.. o
Dana for this important mission. The fl
latter gentleman has not acted with t.
the Republican party for some years h
past. In 1872 he ran against the regu- t
lar Republican nominee for Congress p
in his district and voted the Demo-
cratic ticket for President. 1t being f
evident that il the committee came to s
vote the appointment would be re- I
Jected, the chairman of the committee d
communicated tie facts to the Presi- o
dent, aud the name will probably be q
withdrawn from the Senate. I
The investigation into the District t
Real Estate Pool has at last put one v
contumacious witness, Hallett Kill L
bourne In Jail. He rersistenlly refused C
10 give the names of members of the
pool to the committee, or promise the i
House he would furnish them, even f,
after his arraignment this afternoon 81
before the bar of the House. After
oeing heard through written state o
ment in his own defense, prepared by "
hon. jeremiah Black, and read at the /,
Clerks desk, the House, with but few v
dissenting votes, ordered his commit. G
ment to the common Jail. He was ia p
Ken there this evening by the Ser L
seant-at-arms OH the Speakers war II
rant, and given cell, which was sub
sequently fitted up for him in very
comfortable way. The building is en-
'ifely new, and is furnished with all
modern improvements Of heating wa T,
yer, gas, etc. Kilbourne was visited by 10
many friends this evening, to whom h,
ne announced the determination to ro
stick" The remaining trustee of the II
pool John I. Olmstead, has been sum-
,noned to furnish the names of the
Soeneiiciaries OF the secret trust, and, II
ue iaii TO do SO, his fate will be the =,
same as kilbourne's. o'