The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-10-27
WASHINGTON.

sRefsord Argues His ssun Cnse s,efors
the COMMITTEE and Ia eIiaxc sabralt,
ssaterarns-sext cd Sena,rr Jones'
silver ssit-sotes aud ssosssp.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October o.
The peace reported throughout Louisi-
ana does not extend her politicians
here. The wrangies ard tangles are
iabyrintiiian.
A deputy collector ia the third Geor.
gia district departed four thousand
dollars short Special agents have
matters in charge.
Judge John a. Campbell. of New
oTleanss viii appear for spoftord be-
fore thsSsommietee on privileges aud
elections.
SIR. Blaine is to, sick to travel to-
day.
Inga,l's bill, pensieaiae certain SOL
iiers Of the Mexican war, gives eight
dollars a month to all survivors, in
Guiding those who served sixty days,
ana tbeir WIDOWS.
There is a furious lobby against the
confirmation of J. Wiley Wells as
eonsu. general TO China. Allegations
sgainst him by affidavit and otherwise
are serious.
The comptroller decides that mem
bers of congress are not entitled to mi.
leage for the extra session.
Prof. Henry has issued cali for the
meeting of the national academy OF
sciences, at Columbia, on Tues,isy
next.
The president with Secretaries Ey.
arts, Thompson aud Key will attend
the Virginia state fair, u. Richmond,
on the 3oth an,i 3lst, of October.
The president mas appointed Colonel
o. II. Fitzsimmsns. OF Augusta, Geor-
gia, marshal for ne ss.te, sies NJ .jor
Smi,he.
Tne S.ar says Senator Ishan G Ha--
ris, OF Tennessee, is making sigorou.
fghtto have the president witaa old
the nomination of Judge Baxter, ot
Tennessee, for the fifth judicial circuit
court. and has submitted long series
OF objections to the appoiatMeat TO
the president.
Federal sol iiass here lave tendere1i Z
banqaetto Major 7. J. Jones, OF Ala
bama, the eex-eoDfedefste who,i In an al
dress on the confederate meuaoriAl
day in 1874, paid q touching tribute t,
the union dead. aad asssrward spok.
at the late Reunion at Marietta, Ohio
| A New 0rlesns special says ex-Gov
ernor Pinehback has written Iette
10 Hon. Jno Fl. Mitchell, chairman
of the senate committee on privilege
and elections, renewing his claims {.
the senatorship. Referring 10 th,
/ statement of Senator Thurman, tha
there was no contest in the case of Mr.
| Eastis, SIR. Piaehbaek says:
II would call your attention to m,
/ credentials OF January l3,h. 1876
which were daily presented to the senat,
hy Ser ztor West, retili and referred {,
CON mittee on privileges and elections
and which have never been acted up
on by said CON nitsse called Sepa
tor Mortan's attention to sis naaise
In the eariy part of the last session
aud he promised to Investigate Ia
credentials, which pres ented as solii
claim to a seat in the senate of til
United States rs .hose presented b,
either Mr.. kellogg or Mr.. Eastis, an
beg respectfully TO sunulit that the.
j are entitled toaui should raeeiye tn
cassfui confederation o. the committe
ON privileges and eiee:ians.
TIE text Of the silver dollar bill, !,
troauced to-day by Senator Iones, {
Il Nevada, is as follows:
a ntll u entaortaa tie coinage Of a dollar
: ie5ssT1ins standard safyer. and for ot,i
u purposes
: lie II eaaeted, etc, That as soon
praeticAeis, alter the pas-nge OF sb
3 aiii there snail be, from time To Kim
= coined st the mint OF the Unite
!. States, com ftsma.Ay in all respects
{ ia@, o silver dollar, the standsi
weight of which shall be 4.l2s grail
= troy. and any owner OF silver buiIit
> may deposit tbs ss4rle at any eoinn,
!. mint, or at the assay osiics at Ne
4 YORK. to be csiaed in.o dollars for b
: beneHa upon the same-terus and co
= dltions ss gold bullion, rs deposited
l. c8inage under existing law
IL Be Il further enacted. I hat said CO
shall be legal tender At its value,
. All snms IN alt payments Of debts. bo
pu.iic and private, excepting such
u under existing contracts or express
- herein TO be ottsergise psy able.
!, BE II further egiaefdd, That no char
: shall be made for coiaing s.anda
1r silver bullion into silver dollars q
ID thorixed by this sct.