The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-11
Senator Chaileo's bill, ameudatory OF

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Senator Chailees bill, amendatory O
the act Iof June 10, 1866, proposes Il
require that all railroads In the United
States shall pro rate with each other
that they shall be prohibited from
making discrimination against indl
viduals or associations In respect Of
irelghts, charges, ETC., and they shall
not change their published schedule
OF charges without giving thirty days
public notice.
Mr.. EIschoil has introduced II bill In
the house to repeal section 8, 3Si OF the
I revised statutes, which provides that
the payment Of the special tax by the
internal revenue laws does not author.
lie violation of state laws In regard
to such special business, nor prohibit
state taxation OF the same. The bill
was sent 10 the ways and means COM
mittee.
In order to secure the importation,
free Of duty, OF all descriptions OF raw
wool and copper ore, Mr., Willis, of
New York, has introduced bill pro.
viding that no duty shall be- levied or
collected on these articles after July
|, 1878. Referred to the committee
on ways aud means.
In the supreme court the case of
Jones w. the Potomac railroad was
tried, Jones was laborer and was
riding on the pilot Of the engine, when
he suffered serious injury from co.'s
lision, The court held Jones guilty OF
negligence in taking such u danger
GUS position, and he could not recover
The United States w. Gillis, admin
istratrix. Appeal from the recovery
against the United States for the pros
ceeds Of los bales OF cotton, on the
ground that the claimant was not the
owner OF the cotton, representing only
the interest of the assignee, and the
assignment being in violation of an
act OF 1853 ID invalid, and generally
without the aid OF statutary amend-
nent. There can DO no valid assignment
Of claim against the United States,
IL Is said without the consent Of the
government. Mr.. Justice Strong de-
livered the opinion, Justices Field and
Bradley dissenting as to the inyalidity
of an assignment when not forbidden
by positive law.
The question OF our delicate relations
between Mexico and the imminent
danger of war between the two coun-
tries came up to-day in the
house in connection with the
distribution OF the presidents
message to the various appropriate
committees on the resolutions reported
for that purpose from the committee
on ways and means. The committee
on foreign affairs had referred to il
again on other subjects relating to the
troubles on the Rio Grande and the
recognition OF Diaz' government.
Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, in order
az he said TO give emphasis to the
question, offered an amendment look
in the Interest of peace to an im'
provement Of the commercial rela-
ton between the two countries, and
on this text he made u speech init
mating his approximations that the
administration might allow war to be
drifted into and that when congress
met after the holidays it would be
called upon to sustain the administers
ton in that war. He declared that
the people of the United States did not
desire war, but did earnestly desire
peace and an opportunity of recovering
their former prosperity.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, took the
same views OF the importance and the
necessity Of preserving peaceful rela.
tions with Mexico, but did not agree
with Hewitt in supposiDg that the adj
ministration favored war. -
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, intimated that
the existaIce of the free zone Of Mexi-
co was an encouragement tosmugglerr
on both sides OF the line ant was an
obstacle to friendly aud commercial
relations. ....
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, declared it alb
surd to be singing psalms to peace In
the halls of congress, while the border
counties OF Texas were prey to depre-
dations by Mexican raiders. The great
trouble was that that country was in
"A condition of chronic anarchy with
ont any stable or permanent govern
ment.
After long and important discuss
sion Hewitps amendment was adopt
ed.
The following bills were introduced
and referred: BY Turner, of Ken
lucky, for tax on incomes also re.
ducing salaries Of public officials which
exceed eighteen hundred dollars twen-
ty five per cent
The president made only one nomi.
nation to-day, being that Of George
Fisher, surveyor OF customs, at Cairo,
Illinois. There was no executive ses'
sion.
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