The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-10
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uioFnibg comparing notes on the re
suit of yesterdays elections. All of
these gentlemen were in good epirite,
and expressed their entire satisfaction
sith the manner Ia which the eiee
tions had resulted.
Ii lie thought y hen Senators Hill and
Hear return the committee of eiee.
tiona and privileges of the senate VIII
aeI o. senatorial representations.
Nothing Of public interest took place
in the house to-day except the discus
sion Oh the bill to repeal the resump-
ton act
The naval deficiency bill was reported
by Eio1nt, of Georgia, and is to be ia
Ken up as soon as the army bill is dir
posed Of.
Special agent Carter telegrsphs To
the commissioner of the general land
Office, from Pascagonla, Mississippi, on
the 9th of Novemb Der, that the narshsl
for The southern district of Mississippi,
has seized la three southern counties.
| bordering on tine gulf of Mexico, in a
suit OF the United States vs.. John
Msnning aud others, large amount
OF timber, principally pine logs, esti
mated at over 5000 ia number. be.
sides the largest amount of lum Der.
belonging to the United States, and
taken from public lands. There will
/ Also he seized under this process from
/ the court, iarg. amount of charcoal
and tarpeutine. The action, indepen.
dent of the large value Of the property
seized, st"ps u trade which has main.
/ tsiGed "a large fleet of vessels, carrying
| the timber or lumber manufactured
/ theiefiom, and which is ualawfnliy
taken from the public lands 10 foreign
aud domestic markets. 1t has virta
ally suppressed depredstions on the
! public lands ia the southern district oil
Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, November S.-Aftei
the reading of the journal, the houss
went into committee o. the whole
Cox in the chair, on the army appro.
| priation bill.
The house committee on foreign af
fairs will, at their meeting Monday
next, agree upon bill Tor American
representation at the Paris interns.
tsonai exhibition, and report II to the
house on that day. An ample sum 10;
tina, purpose will be proposed, though
as yet the de.ails have not been ar
ranged, The committee will b We ali
the facts before them, including the
views and recommendations and esti
mates of the department Of state.
The bill to repeal the resumption ac,
gave place to-day in the house to the
appropriation bill for the support OF
the army for the current year, and tn,
bill gave rise to quite an animated
discussion. The bill appropriates on a
basis Of twenty-five thousand men 70,
the first four months of the year apd
I.oi twenty Thousand for the lsst eight
months, aud it provides that no re
cTuiting shsH take place to inereas.
the srmy beyond its present strength
Opinions differ, however, as 10 whst
its present strength il, the adjataut
general placing it at twenty thret
thousand, General Sherman at twenty
two Thousand, and other military mer
as low AS eighteen thousand
The provisions of the bill were Wig
orousiy defended by the chairman o
the appropriations committee, Atkins
OF Tennessee, and his colleagues OF
tine committee, Biount. of Georgia
Singleton, OF Mississippi, and others
They were no less vigorously assaiiec
on the democratic side of the bOus,
by al the Texas mem bers and on III,
republican side by Foster, of Ohio
Conger, of Mississippi, and Clakins, O
Iudiaua
The Texas members opposed cGttins
down the army on account of the posi-
ton of affairs on the Rio Grande from
tier. while on the republican side tn,
labor riots of last summer were use,
as an argument in favor OF stron.
standing army.
Blackburn, Of Kentucky, declare,
such an idea as monstrous, and anti
American, and moved to reduce tn,
army to $50 70 men.
Banks, Of Massachusetts, opposet
the idea of increasing the army IN
order TO repress labor disturbance. hu
favored an effective military establish
meat as true economy and vie iegis
iation in the present dangerous sitna
tioa of the Mexican frontier. III,
would have 10000 or lb;0e0 stationed
in Texas, but on condition that the,
should not cross the border, but protect
life and property in the state.
No vote had been taken when the
house adjourned.
The habess Corpus ease OF Senator
Patterson was called to day and con-
tinued to November 81.
Observation-Disclosures, OF Florida,
munster to Belgium; Boswell, regis.
ter Of land office. New Orleans; Smith,
postmaster, Baton Rouge; North, post
master, brunswick, Georgia.
Messrs. Marcy. Young and Thstch
er have introduced levee bills. all OF
which have bsen referred TO leyee
com mittee. Early action ia antiei
patsd.
| Senator Maxey's resolution. calling
for Information regarding the jsii de.
livery at Bio Grande City by Mexieans.
passed.
The vice president, by resolution, is
authorized to ill vacancies In commit
tees, oeeasioDed by Mprton's death.
The senate finance committee will
consider the silver bill, which has
passed the house. on Monday.
The senate committee on foreign re-.
iations has reported hssorabiy on
Welsh as minister to st. James.
In the seuate, Mr.. Spencer, of Ala
bams, introduced bill for the relief
Of the Deposits Savings association. Of
Mobile. Alabama. Referred to the
committee on claims. 1t relieves tina.
institution Of all liability or the tax Of
ten percent. on the amount OF It's own
notes issned for circulation, and paid