The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Only ReIOrmer IN The Cabinet Takes
y Back Seat on Tuesday.
The Resignation Of BristOw the First
Grand Reform Movement Promised
by the Cincinnati Platform No
More Prosecutions.


retary Brlstow, In a letter to the Presi
dent written this morning, formally
rendered his resignation Of Office Il,
Secretary OF the Treasury, to take eff
feet Tuesday next, the Goth Inst. hi,
resignation has been accepted,
The grand jury have indicted Har.
rington aud Arthur Williams for brl.
berry. The first IL charged with having,
on the l2th of October, 1878, while As.
sistant United States Attorney, receiv.
ed $4,000 to have discussion aud ac-
ton influenced In the matter of IA mo.
ton for new trial. Williams IL
charged with giving money to Har-
rington ~ a bribe. Slater is endorsed
us Il witness. Williams gave bail in
the sum Of 5000.
House; The Presidents message,
directing attention TO the danger OF
not having the various appropriation
bills passed before the first of July,
was received by the House.
Mr.. Randall, Chairman of the Com.
mittee on Appropriations, remarked
that the message was unusual, aud in
his opinion altogether unnecessary;
still It should have respectful reference
and consideration. The House Com
mittee YIN appropriations were not un-
mindful Of the situation, and had
given the subject of appropriation
bills elaborate consideration and great
industry. They had reached result
reducing enormously tho expenditures
of the Government, but not reducing
them below what the Government
could be properly administered for,
The Committee on Appropriations
would therefore, recommend the
House to adhere to its action in that
matter.
In the course of long debate, par
ticipated in by many OF the members,
Mr.. Holman, u member of the Com
nlittee on Appropriations, said he ex-
pected that by the 22d of this month
all the appropriation bills would have
been reached by the Senate, leaving
siI!l eight entire days In this
fiscal year for their final pas
sage. He was not aware under
these circumstances that there was
anything to create apprehension on
the part of the Executive that proper
appropriations would not be made
The message was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
MIR. Lord, 90 behalf of the Managers
in the impeachment OF the late Secre-
tary of War; called attention to the
application of counsel for defendant,
for II postponement of the trial TIL
November be granted. The Managers
had instructed him TO submit resolu
ton authorizing the Managers to con
sent to II continuance OF trial until the
10th or Goth OF November next.
Opposition to postponement was
made 10y Mr.. Randall ana sew
eral other members aud with
out coming to n decision
the House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the army bill, tho asaer-
ton which reduced the number OF cav
airy regiments to ten and artillery and
infantry regiments to twenty, being
under discussion, an amendment was
offered, fixing the cavalry regiment gt
eight, infantry and artillery Mt twenty,
and that cavalry regiments be recruit
ed to one hundred in each company,
aud kept at that number, and that q
sufficient force Of caya ~ be employed
| in the defense of the Mexican and lu-
dian frontier in Texas. After dispos-
ing of nine Of the eighteen pages of tie
bill, no quorum voting, the committee
rose and the House adjourned,
The protest OF. the leading men of the
Usage Indian Nation against the estab-
lshment of Il Territorial Government
for the Indian country, was ordered
printed and referred.
A message was received from the
President calling attention to the neal
approach of the new fiscal year, and
the failure OF Congress, 80 far, to make
provisions for the ordinary ex'
penses of the Government. He
further stated thar il the apprOpri
alton bills are not matured before
the beginning of the new fiscal year
the government will be greatly EN-
barrassed for want Of funds, and sub
mits 4 Joint resolution to extend APP
preparations for consuls and diplomatic
and postal services, support OF army
and navy, etc, for the present fisca
year and to next. Ordered printed
and laid OH the table.
Mr.. Window moved to take up tn
Indian appropriation bill, but a coun
of the Senate developed the fact tina
no quorum was present, and the SeDat
adjourned till Monday.