The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-12
Night Associated Press Report.l

congressman CIuhllsi VI Soutu NuEo-
lima, Is out on bail, under motion for a
new trial, and Ia in his seat.
The house session was occupied In
voting ON the senate amendment to
the deficiency bill, the most important
item OF which was that appropriating
$5OO,000 for inland mail transportation
on the Star routes and by steamboats,
and by all other railroad routes. The
committee on appropriations recon-
mended onconourrence, but the house
decided otherwise, and cOncurred In
the amendment by vote of l43 to l07.
The bill goes back to the senate on
minor amendments.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, has been
appointed on the Pacific railroad COM
mittee, in the place of Potter, Of New
York.
Nominations-Henry G. Dodge, su-
perintendent of the mint at San Fran
cisco Cyrus IL. Baldwin, collector of
customs at Charleston, South Carolina;
Lelando, postmaster at Waco, Texas
Commodore Daniel Ammen, rear ad-
miral.
In the senate, Mr.. Conkling offered
u resolution for the appointment Of q
committee Of seven senators to in
quire and report measures to promote
comm ercial intercourse with Mexico,
and establish u just and peaceful con-
dition of affairs on the border, with
power to iend for persons and papers,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Kellogg offered a bill for the
establishment OF steamship service
between New Orleans and various
ports.
A vast number of petitions were
presented allowing women to vote.
Mr.. Maxey, from the committee on
military affairs, to whom was referred
the resolution of the fourteenth OF
November, instructing that committee
to inquire and report upon system
of defensive works for the Rio Grande
frontier, reported bill making an
appropriation for the erection of suita-
BILE posts for the protection of the Rio
Grande frontier. The resolution was
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Conover, from the select COM
mittee on transportation routes to the
seaboard, reported favorably on the
senate bill, to provide for the survey
of the inland water route and canal
from the Mississippi river to the At
lantic ocean, which was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Eustis, OF Lou isiana, introduced
a bill approprlating money to open and
keep unobstructed navigation Oh Red
river, and to care for the property Of
the United States. Referred to the
committee on commerce.
Discussion on Matthews silver reso>
luton was resumed.
Mr.. Spencer, Of Alabama, introduced
bill to amend section 532 of the re-
vised statutes Of the United States re-
lating TO the division Of the state OF
Alabama into judicial districts, which
was referred to the committee on judi
ciary. Also q bill to establish port
of entry aud delivery at the town OF
West Point. Referred to the commit
tee On commerce.
Combinations Postmasters, includ-
ing Mrs. johnson, Shelbyville, Ten.
nessee: four in Arkansas and some
twenty minor northern postal confirm
atoms.
The cabinet conferred on some minol
appointments to-day.
The secretary OF war has nothins
new from the Rio Grande border.
HAYES subscribed 500 to the monu
ment to Morton.
The drainage case Of Davidson va
the city of New Orleans came on to
day In the supreme court Of the United
States, on writ Of error to the su
preme court of louisiana under thu
Fourteenth amendment. The point
argued were the deprivation Of prop
erty resulting from the Mississippi an
Mexican gulf ship canal compan,
The act, by reason Of its fixing an e'
brilliant rate for leveeing and ditcl
, ing, by reason Of Its confiscating th
land which 1t pretends to benefit an
by reason Of Its authorizing q person.
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