The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-13

In the house, Morey introduced a
bill authorizing the Southern Pacific
railroad to extend its road from its
present terminus in Arizona, to a
point OH the Rio Grande near Ell Paso.
The discussion on the Colorado cleo
ton contest occupied all day. A vote
will be taken tomorrow.
The Star says Senator Conkling, in
executive session of the senate
yesterday, presented an adverse re-
port from the committee on COM
MERGE on the nominations OF
Roosevelt and Prince for collector and
naval officer of the port of New York
and u favorable report on the nomina-
ton of Merritt, for surveyor. The
above report in the caucus was secured
by a vote of to 2, Senators Gordon
and Randolph being the only mems
bers voting in favor of a favorable res
port. The general impression Is that
Senator Conkling has secured suill-
cient votes among the democratic SEN
ators to secure the rejection of the APP.
pointments by the senate. His friends
indeed claim that he has majority
OF fifteen votes against the contirma,
ton.
Nominations-J. G.. b. Davis, New
York, judge of the court of claims.
In the senate Mr.. Jones, of Florida,
from the committee on naval affairs,
reported with amendments, the senate
bill to authorize the secretary of the
navy to make to the secretary OF the
interior the entry and sale Of all lands
in Florida, not needed for naval pur-
poses, which was placed on the calen-
dar. Also from the same committee,
without amendments, the senate bill
to retrocede to the State OF Florida,
jurisdiction over lands reserved for y
dock yard in the county of Escambia,
Florida. Placed on the calendar.
The bill introduced in the senate to-
day by Mr.. Ransom, to provide for the
settlement OF accounts with certain
railroad companies, Is the same bill
that was introduced In the house on
November 8, providing for reopening
the settlements made by the United
States government with the Selma and
Meridian, the New Orleans, Opelousa
and Great Western, the Atlanta and
North Carolina, the New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Western, the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee, the Orange
and Alexandria, and such other rail-
road companies as purchased and mad,
full payment for engines, rolling stock
ETC.. sold to said companies by the
United States government In lS65-6
and to adjust the same on the basil
and the plan Of settlement adopted II
the settlement ~ lde by the secretary
of war with the Western and Atlantic
railroad, under act Of congress approx
ed March 3, 1917. The bill authorize
the secretary of war, after said claim
shall be adjusted, to issue his warrant
on the United States treasury for tn
amount Of money 1t Is found ought 4
be refunded to railroad companies Of
account of said settlements.
General Sheridan was before tn
military committe Of the house to-da
on the Rio Grande affairs. The mos
significant remark that General Sher
idan made was that there was no dan
ger Of war unless from an accidents
collision between the American an
Mexican forces. He also testified ths
during last year there had been on
raid Of marauders into Mexico fror
the Texas side OF the Rio Grande, an
in reply to question stated that /
had not advised the issuance Of III
/ order for our forces to pursue the Mex