The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-10
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Colonel Blackburn, of Kentucky,
declines place on the committee on
pacifi. railroads, vice Potter resigned.
The committee on foreign affairs, OF
the house, considered an appropriation
for the Paris exposition.
some Washington specials represent
Senators Blaiue's condition as serious
Colonel French, sergeant>at-arms,
had the senate and its approaches taste
fully decorated with emblems of
mourning for Morton.
There were one hundred and ninety
bills introduced in the house to-day
under call of IS ates, among them one
by Whitlehorse, of tennessee,
authorizing treaty with Mexico
for the protection of Ameri-
can capital and labor in conpec-
ton with Mexican railroads, two for
reclaimiBg the aliuyial lands of the
Mississippi river, and one for the final
adjustment of land claims in Florida
and other states.
A bill 10 authorize the free coinage
OF the standard silver dollar and to
restore It's legal tender character intro-
duced by Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri, was
passed under suspension of the rules,
i63 to "a.
Secretary of State EVarts desires
SIS. 900 for the Paris Exposition, and
that the bill should provide Cor the
transportation of exhibits from the in
terror TO the seaboard.
The committee ON foreign relations
Of the house will continue In session
until some bill Is matured.
Mr.. Hewitt, who II is said had gov
erned Mr. Tiiden during the presiden-
tiRl campaign, is ehsmpioning the
measure of General Shelby, OF Ala
bama, who introduced a bill to appro-
pirate the alleged Illegal cotton tax to
educatisuai purposes in the respective
states.
There Is authority to say that the
statement in a Washington despatch
to New York, that Mr.. Putt r in recon
sidering his refusal to accept the chair
manship of the Pacific railroad com
mittee is without foundation. de has
at no time doubted that ne could prop
eriy sv.ve, and he will not accept.
As n result of Il consultation amepg
the prominent friends of the resunp-
tiuo repeal 6iil this morning, it has
beel determined to move suspension
of the rules, to-day, for the purpose of
adopting the resolution offered by Mr..
Kelley, of fennsyiv&Iia, last Friday,
providing Tor the removal ~ the bili
from the morning hour and its consid-
erstiou from day TO dag until Thurs
day of next week, with the agreement
that the final vote shall then be deter.
mined.
1t Was also determined to move the
adoption of another resolution under
the suspension of rules to-day 10 take
from the banking aud currency com
mittee the bill which tl.ey have agreed
upon for the remouitization of silver.
aud assign it for consideration by the
house immediately after the repeal bill
shall have been disposed Of. Judge
Buekner, chairman of the committee,
will offer the latter resolution.
The house has by vote of 1870 81
made the resumption repeal bill the
special order for Tomorrow, and a
week thereafter the previous question
is to be ordered, and the vote taken.
| The remonetizstion bill provides
that there shall be coined ut the several
mints of the United States, silver dol.
lars of the weight of al24 grains troy,
of standard silver, as provided la the
act of January IL, 1887, on which there
shall be the devices aud superscTlp.
lions provided 10y said act, which coins
togethei With all silver dollars hereto
fore coined by the United States of like
weight and fineness, shall be q lega
tender at their nominal value for al
debts and dues, public ana private
except where otherwise provided BY
contract, and any owner Of silver bui
lion may deposit the asme at any Uui
ted States coinage mint or assay Office
to be coined into such dollars for hi
benefit, upon the same terms and c,n
ditions ss gold bullioa is deposited fo
(
. two provides that all acts aud parts o
: acts inconsistent with the provision
Of this act are hereby repeated
Tho Cigar Makers strike Glyes n,
ssgs. Of wsakesfng.
NEW YORK, November 3.-The stu
alton In the cigar makers strike II
msins unchanged. Contributions ar
coming In steadily. Three hundre
dollars was raised yesterday at Ne,
Haven and Newark A mass meetip
Of the workingmen will be held thI
evening at which q collection will d
made for the strikers.
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The EAeoasisn OF the Murdereps 4
xm. Grtmes-
II BRADFORD, Conn.,, November g.
Nathan P. 0vertoD, white, aged thirt,
six years and Noah Tsy ior, colore.
/ aged thirty-four years, were execute
yesterday in the jsil-ysrd here for Il
!. murder, two yesrs ago, of VIM. Crime
!, The ynican Iraa Work. % kesuu
= 0psnstion.