The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-06

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Colonel Blackburn, OF Kentucky,
declines u place on the committee on
pacific railroads, vice Potter resigned.
The committee on foreign affairs, Of
the house, considered an appropriation
for the Paris exposition.
Some Washington specials represent
Senators Blaine's condition as serious.
Colonel French, sergeantsat.a arms,
had the senate and its approaches taste
fully decorated with emblems Of
mourning for Morton.
There were one hundred and ninety
| bills introduced In the house to-day
under call of states, among them one
by Whitlehorse, of Tennessee,
authorizing treaty with Mexico
for the protection of Ameri
can capital and labor In connec.
ton with Mexican railroads, two for
retaining the alluvial lands of the
Mississippi river, and one for the final
adjustment OF land claims In Florida
and other states.
A bill to authorize the free coinage
OF the standard silver dollar and to
restore Its legal tender character intro.
duced by Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, was
passed under suspension of the rules,
1853 to 81.
Secretary OF State Evarts desires
$225, 900 for the Paris Exposition, and
that the bill should provide for the
transportation OF exhibits from the in>
terror to the seaboard.
The committee on foreign relations
OF the house will continue In session
until some bill is matured.
Mr.. Hewitt, who 1t Is said had gov.
erned Mr.. Tilden during the presiden-
tial campaign, is champloning the
measure of General Shelby, OF Ala
bama, who introduced bill to appro.
pirate the alleged Illegal cotton tax to
educational purposes in the respective
states.
There Is authority to say that the
statement in Washington despatch
to New York, that Mr.. Potter in recon.
his refusal to accept the chair.
manship of the Pacific railroad COM
mittee is without foundation. He has
at no time doubted that he could prop
erly serve, and he will not accept.
AS result of consultation among
the prominent friends Of the resump-
ton repeal bill this morning, 1t has
been determined to move a suspension
of the rules, to-day, for the purpose OF
adopting the resolution offered by Mr.
Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, last Friday,
providing for the removal OF the bill
from the morning hour and its consid'
Grafton from day to day until Thurs
day Of next week, with the agreement
that the final vote shall then be deter
mined.
1t was also determined to move the
adoption Of another resolution under
the suspension of rules to-day to take
from the banking and currency com
mittee the bill which they have agreed
upon for the reconciliation Of silver,
and assign IL for consideration by the
house immediately after the repeal bill
shall have been disposed Of Judge |
Bunkner, chairman Of the committee,
will offer the latter resolution.
The house has by a vote Of LAB TO "a |
made the resumption repeal bill the
special order for to morrow, and u
week thereafter the previous question |
ia to be ordered, aud the vote taken.
The reconciliation bill provides
that there shall he coined at the several
mints of the United states, silver dol
lars of the weight Of 412i grains troy,
Of Standard silver, as provided In the
act Of January Is, 1887, on which there
shall he the devices and superscrip.
lions provided by said act, which coins,
together With all silver dollars hereto
fore coined by the United States OF like
weight and tiueness, shall be a legal
tender at their nominal value for all
debts and dues, public and private,
except where otherwise provided by
contract, and any owner Of silver ul-
lion may deposit the same at any Uni.
ted States coinage mint or assay Office,
to be coined into such dollars for bis
benefit, upon the same terms and con-
ditions as gold bullion Is deposited for
coinage under existing law. Section
two provides that all acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent with the provisions
Of this act are hereby repealed.