The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-14

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The recruits for the regiments in
Texas will be sent by sea from New
York to New Orleans and thence over
land to Galveston.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Morey,
of Mississippi, and referred to the
Pacific railroad committee, allows
the Southern Pacific company to con-
tinue its road from Fort Yuma along
the route selected for the Texas and
Pacific road until its track meets
that of the latter road. The bill
grants the lands before allotted to the
| Texas and Pacific which that com
pany has forfeited by not complying
with the law requiring the building OF
the road within certain time. The
bill contemplates the two roads work
ing from opposite ends towards Il
meeting point.
In the senate, Mr., Voorhees,, Of In
diana, submitted the following resolu-
ton, and gave notice that lie would
call II up on Tuesiay, January 10, 1878,
for the purpose of submitting some re-
marks:
Resolved, That 1t is Of the highest
Importance that the financial credit Of
the government be maintained, and
in order to do so the government itself,
in all its departments, should keep in
good faith all it's contracts and obliga-
tious entered into with It's own citi-
zens.
The discussion on Matthews silver
resolution was continued.
The executive session, which lasted
nearly four hours, resulted in the con-
firmation of Brady as collector Of
the Petersburg district, and Baxter
as judge of the sixth judicial circuit,
vice EmmOns, deceased; Lunty, attor.
ney Of the western district OF Virginia;
Hoyt, commissioner OF Indian affairs,
Murray, attorney of the western dis
trict of Tennessee. Postmasters: Lit
tie, Piedmont, Virginia; Leisenning,
Charlestown, Virginia; Leland, Waco,
Texas; Mrs. Ferrill, Covington, Ken
lucky: Deslande, Plaquemine, Louis
lana.
The president sent dozen minor
nominations to the senate to-day, Of
no general southern interest.
The house, after a session lasting till |
eight O'clock, seated Patterson demo
craft, from Colorado.
The contest over the Colorado case
closed nip and tuck. The first vote
was to seat BelfOrd (republican). This
res,lted, yeas, 40; nays, Us strict
party vote. The second vote was on
the motion that there was no valid |
eleclion-yeas, ll6; nays, III. The
democrats voting aye were Cutler,
stergen, Williams, Potter and Willis.
The vote then REQUIRED on the MAORI.
report seating Patterson (democrat)
and resulted, yeas, llO nays, 10.
a considerable portion of the execu-
tive session OF To-" senate to-day, was
devoted 10 DISCUSSION Of the nomina-
ton of Genera, Is. ID. Brady, collector
of internal revenue for the Petersburg,
Virginia district, in place of George s.
Richards, who was suspended under
the tenure OF Office last summer, ana
recently reinstated by reason Of the
failure of the senate to take action on
the case at the last session.
The ii trance committee yesterday
submitted an unanimous report, re-
comm ending Brady's nomination be
confirmed, although, as last made, 1t
explicitly involved the removal Of
Richards, regardless OF the fact that no
charges were presented against him,
end he was conceded to be a faiths
fol officers. Richards after holding
Office eight years, had entered
upon q third term under
appointment Of President Grant, when
he was suspended by President Hayes
in order to give the position to Gen.
eral Brady, in pursuance Of his an
nOunced policy Of filling federal offices
in the southern states by nstive-born
residents. Brady was a native of VIr-
ginia, q republican in politics, and
volunteer officer in the army during
the war of the rebellion. His appoint