The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-12

mere q. nueb Distress At the Capitol
which tue Extra sc~>ton ~ ould K..-
IieNe-
WAsHINGToN, May i.-Advice- r. M
san Francisco Anuouure that I-ase
friedlander, having been allowed g,.i,-
erous reeognition- 10y his CREDITOR. r.-
sumes business.
Tie cabinet remained In session un-
I'll three o'clock.
The announcement That the extra
session had teen postponed 10 the
middle of October, caused great c1u-
-ternation.
The naval officers pay for Anil
May and June Is some S~pu.O. aud Il
half million dollars deficiency iu Size
department of Justice must remain uu-
paid.
Inc disappointment among the citi-
zens Of the district who anticipated a
gay and profitable summer. Is great.
There is much distress here for the
necessities Of life, which the extra
session would lave practically re-
lieved.
Louisiana has been consolidated in
TO one. collective district, with John
cockrsue retained az collector. Ala
mac and Norihamton counties, Penn
sylvania, have been attached 10 the
Delaware district George IL. RIeh-
ards remains collector OF the Nifeiui.
district, and James NcIniyre of the
Delaware district
Dir. Foster, United States minister
to Mexico, has been instructed 10 de-
mand an apology and repsration for
the Imprisonment OF the American
consul at Acapulco.
II was decided at the meeting of The
cabinet today, that the extra session
OF congress, rendered desirable by the
failure Of the last congress, TO pas
the army appropriation bill, is not tn.be
called 10 meet in June, but on Octoh,r
the 10Th. The change of the original
programme was made upon careful
consideration Of the general interests
OF the country, and also. in compliance
with the almost unanimous desir,. Of
the business community, a. well a. %
the members of congie-s themselves,
a. far as they could be consulted, tina,
there should be no session of congress
this summer ifit could he avoided, and
upon mature iuIuery, into ali the cir
cumstaEces Of the ca-e, IL Wa ordained
that without any immediate Appro-
pfiation of money, the army can lie
clothed and supplied with all of it,
/ necessities, and that until the 10Th OF
October, only one regular payday has
to be passed. 1 was also, conaidered
that IL congress meets ia October, Il
may remain in continuous session and
finish its business before next sum
mer, so as to avoid the Inconvenience
of the hot season next year a. well a.
this year. a proclamation calling the
extra session on October the 18th, J.
to be issued without delay
WASHINGTON. May 5.-Morris ID.
Wickersham has been appointed post
master at Mobile.
The president, in connection with
other gentlemen, has the maine Of
Murat Halstead under consideration
for the Turkish mission.
The following il the proclamation
OF the president converting both
houses of congress in extra session:
| WHEREAS, the final al journment OF
the Forty-fOurth congress without
making the several appropriations for
the support of the army for the fiscal
year. ending June 50, 1875, presents
an extraordinary occasion, requiring
the president to exercise the pox.T
vested in him by the constitution To
convene the houses OF congress in an
ticipation OF the day fixed by law for
their next meeting,
Now, therefore, 1, Rutherford Il.
Hayes, president of the United StAte-.
do, by virtue of power TO this end in
me vested by the constitution, convene
both houses of congress, To Assem- blf.
/ al their respective cham bers, at ~ Give
O'Clock, noon, on Monday, the ii fifteenth
day of October next, and there cousi,I-
er aud determine such measures as in
their wisdom, their duty aud the well
fare OF the people may seem to de-
mand.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF
/ the United States 10 be affixed
Done at the city of Washington. this
the nth Of May, of the year of our
Lord 1877, and of the independents. OF
the United States of America the one
hundred and first.
By the pre-idtnt, RIB HAYES.
WLLIAx VI. EyAErs, secretary OF state.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Col. George
II. Butler, nephew Of Ben. Butler, re-
Gently appointed agent of the postofiice
department for the Black Hills, has
teen removed.
Blaine is here.
The mission TO st. James is at the
disposal of ex-Secretary Fish.
! The ironclad steamer Decatur, ar
rived safe at League Island from Port
| Royal.
The pension agencies in the south
are all discontinued, except Rich
mond, Louisville and New Orleans.
with which the rest are consolidated.
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida are attached TO the district OF
New Orleans.
Hon. A. ii. stephens gained his ease
Ia the supreme court, the case ol
Stuart, administrator ct al appellant
Va Root & Co. ct al, appeIlers, by \.
II. Stephens aud {. Z. Culner. Tn.
case Was decided In their favor on IN.
ground that Judge Hood erred in no,
scaling the dett according 70 the vaiu.
Of the confederate currency q, the date
of contracting the same.
The department Of Justice caused q
be issued to-day funds TO United state,
marshsls TO carry on the courts which
have ceased To act for lack Of fuad..
The interest on II .eJJ O1l Of five
twenties, Issued under the at "a
March 3, 1856, aud dated November
ceases August 5th.
| marrow Escape by - sseatI~a.u .r.
| Two I-nAses from Besss Drowned ,
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