The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-17

OF tkS efiBS
IL the hcase, the resolution whether
the privileges o. ClnsTt.esuoan Sln,,lls,
o. south Caroiins, are abridged aa
sse liis oi i'is coayietion ia the South
tAr0ilns courts, on charge of forgery.
was fsierIed IL The committee on in
dietary.
Consideration of the bun for the re-
peai u the resumption act was resum-
nominations Lawrence, collector OF
customs AT New Orleans; Gavin, con-
sui to Leghorn.
The SENATE committee on appropria
tons have struck cat the amendments
reducing the army to 2i.p0o men and
maintaining four regiments of cavalry,
OF enc hundred men to each company,
on the Texas frontier.
Dir. Stephens says this is proud
day for Georgia. He pronounces the
sp-eehes of X, representatives. Felton,
and Bell on the resumption As the
best OF the session. The speech OF
As. Steele, Of North Carolina, was
also highly applaaded.
Combinations Smith, postmaster,
~ Baton Rouge. Also all army nomi-
nations aad promotions, except Adam
Sh tkeF, TO be second lieutenant.
Colonel Cor5iH, for the Sitting Bull
commission, says the published report.
of their cooi reception by the renegade
chief and his cIst reply to their propo.
sitinns, were about true.
President Hayes gave no indication
OF his iaancial views to tue delsga.
lion of bankers from Philadelphia,
Boston and New York who called 10
advise him.
In the house resolution for finsl
ad.ourumeDt OF this session was re-
ported from the committee on WAYS
aud means, i'ui it was not deemed adj
| visible to take acton Gu it at present
The bill to repeal the resumption
/ act was taken up and discussed by Bell
and Felton, of Georgia; Davis and
steele, Of North Carolina, and Reagan.
OF Texas, Ia favor OF REPEAL, and by
Chittendea, Bacon and Townsend, of
! New York, and Hsrdenburgii, of New
lersey, against it. There wss quite n
seeae Vhen Felton,, OF Georgia, de
settled he i3lauaIaI condition Of h.
+ country as IA Storm at e4s, on which
stips were going down by hundreds
l aha precious lives were being engnifed
: by tia1asands, while IKE wtcckers
hFs'iei - the gentleman from New
4 Ho' iGaittendea) were standing Oh
tHe shore, waiting To gather up the
sl'oils and asserting that things would
right tbeh'selSeF. Ghi.tender, who
is somewhat de4f, came over to the
democratic sile to hear more distinc.
[ ly, aud male several fTuitIess attempts
/ 10 gel hearing, out wss shouted dow II
and was told 10y Douglas, of Virginia,
when he askei for a minute of time,
that tine wiscker could not get half
/ : nlia ute" He subsequently, got i've
ioinuies Of Har,lenburgh's time and
replied TO FELTON,, denouncing the at
temit TO repeal The resumption act ~
involving the homer aud reputation OF
| the government and detrimeuts! to
/ the hest Interest o-the whole county.
! The Texas delegation, 1t il under.
stood, nave had q full confevcpce upon
matters pertaining to the interests OF
their stete, AID agreed upon the gen.
/ srsl outlines oi bill to make Judi
cial district aud re-orgsnize the federal
districts OF the state.
! Tie matters of the Tex IS Pacific
road was discussed. There seemed to
be almost entire uBenimity ON tie
! point that government announcement
should be extended on one nasin hue
west from Fort Worth directly to Sac
Diego, without any connection with
the Southern Pacific of California !;
also encouragement on one direct line
from some point on the .iTsiloady com.
pieted road on the eastern boundary
of Texas to the Mississippi river, at
Memphis, Vicksburg, or New Orleans,
A. might be deeaied best by the Inter-
este east of the mississippi to be adeet
eel by it.
Ii Is understood that such PROPOSE
tioa, with sttof g guarantees for pro-
tnctina OF connecting links, as 10 equal
( freighis, aud strong features to protect
the government against loss, will gain
l-for the measure many strong adyo.
/ Gates who have heretofore been Cd.
posed or iukewarm.
/ NoIniaations-fhemGs, collector of
! customs, at Baltimore Campbell, col
leetor of third district of Texas; Fiiiey,
/ pos iRaster, at s.. Louis; Brown, post
/ master, at Key West, Florida; Stew
art, postmaster, AT Tsllahas. ee; Snow,
/ postmaster, at PoIstka; Stearns, regis.
/ ter land office, Mobile.
WAsHiaGT0S, November Is The
! nominations u Thomas, as collector.
aud Cochran, as naval officer al Balti-
more, have been referred TO the usual
4 committees here. it il said, they will
! be held to make weight for or against
i the confirmation OF the New York
nominations for like places.
The nomination of Lawrence. for
1 the New Orleans customhouse, took
the same course, and will probably re-
main IN the committee until the New
I York nominations are contr;aed or
! rejected.
The republican caucus committee,
consisting OF E,dmuDds, Cameron,
/ ChTist.sncy, Bruce, kirkwood, Ham.
/ lin aad Howe, are said to have exact
Ell a promise from Hayes that be would
not nominate democrats hereafter, it
suitable republicans eaui.i be found.
| The nomination of Postmaster FiIiey,
al st. Louis, for IA second term, is CON
sidered personal defeat of Secretary
| SehufZ.
In the senate Mr.. Dawes OF Masss-
| eiiasetts, presented renoustranoe Of
| forty-five national banks, OF the city
! of Boston, against the passage OF the
house bill for the demonstration Of sill
yer. The petitioners set forth that
they are required BY lay TO hold, and
so possess, many millioo dollars worth
of bonds of the United States, and
they are apprenensivethst the passage
| OF this bill will greatly deprecsate the
value OF such bonds and have detri-
| mental Influence on business through
nut the country. Referred TO the COM
| mistee on finance.
Mr. Sergeant, of California, from
The committee on appropriations, re-
ported without amendment The house
/ dill To provide for certsin deficiencies
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