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

reiary McCrary order Major Benyauri
OF the engineer corps, 10 remove tn,
raft ia Red river above Shreveport
and 20 keep the river open.
Secretary Thompson will to-day or
der, at the solicitation OF COngressmsr
Ellis, government vessel 10 be placed
at the disposal Of the city of New Or
: leans, for the Improvements OF The
: harbor there. Mr.. Harrison wa.
elected chaplain of the house.
! Confirmations-John Welsh, minis.
ter TO England; Mr.. Locke. post tnlaster
at Eufaala, and Mr.. Notie, Ristop,
Alabama.
i The senate committee on judiciary
had no quorum this morning. This fl
not considered favorable to the com.
mittee's endorsement of Harlan fol
justice of the supreme bench. 1t is
stated in this connection that the SEN
ate in executive session in every in.
stance has adopted the reports of COM
mittees without division. Ia the ease
OF Mr. Welsh there were no negative
votes.
The army appropriation bill again
occupied the house to-day, aud had not
made much progress at the adjourn
| ment.
The argument took about tn.
same range as yesterday the need of
a strong guard for the Indian and
Texas frontier, and to prevent labor
disturbances. Most of those who re.
ferred 10 the latter topic deprecated the
use OF the military for such purpose.
Reagan, of Texas, particularly, took
that ground, holding that the true way
to have peace and prosperity in the
country, was too repeal the resumption
| act, inonetize silver and decrease the
| burden of taxation.
In regard to the Texas difficulties. II
was stated by several members in de-
bate, that the proper course to adopt
was for the United States governmep,
to put down the marauders by having
them pursued and punished, even on
Mexican territory.
| Phillips, of Kansas, described the
| frontier Mexicans as despicable race.
half Spaniard and half Indian. with all
the vices and none of the virtues OF
either stock.
All the appropriations looking to the
reduction OF the army, were voted
down by small majority. the republi-
cans voting soiidIy against them,
backed by the Texas mem hers, Lut-
| terrell, of California, and Williams, OF
Michigan. The force beyond which
the army is not to be recruited, was
fixed as in existing law at twenty-t i've
thousand.
In the senate Mr.. Mitchell introduc.
ed bill granting nine years exten.
sion Of time for the completion of the
Northern Central railroad.
/ The vice president named on COM
mittees to fill vacancies caused BY
Mr.. Morton's death: Kirkvood OF
foreign relations Ingalls, on privileges
and elections, and Saunders on rail
roads.
On motion of Senator Mitchell, who
has been acting chairman, Senate,
Wadleigh was made chairman of the
committee on privileges and election.
of the senate, Mr.. Mitchell taking tn,
secoEd place.
The house committee on postoffice,
and postroads to-day. agreed to recon
mend the passage of the bill by Mr.
Morey, of Mississippi, as providing
for the appropriation of a sufffcieu
sum to pay all ante5eil,Ds southern
mail contractors or their heirs or legs
representatives, the balance due 70
transportation of mails up to tn,
thirty-first of May, 1861.
WASHINGTON, November lo.-Fh
/ nomination of William Cashins Good
love, as minister to the Netherlands
\ will probably go to the senate on Mon
/, day.
The committee on privileges an,
elections were all present this morn
: ing except Hill, OF Georgia. After
discussion as to the scope of investigA
tion, Mr. Hoar, republican, of Masss
chusetts. expressed desire to examin
: thoroughly the several proposition
submitted by the chairman of the con-
: niittee, Senator Wadieigh. Withou
A coming to a conclusion the committe
q adjourned until Monday.
The appointment OF General Ge.,ry
A. Sheridan as collector of interns
revenue for the louisiana district, ha
r been determised on.
The committee on printing resoIve
! to report favorabIy on Defrees as pul
+ lie printer.
> The president replying to the Peou
y Indian chiefs, who are dissatisfied wit
their present location in the India
territory, promises better land In ths
> territory, but cannot send them bac
: To their old reservation as they desir,
+ because that is occupied by white pc,
n pie. The Peonas complain that ba
b white men steal their cattle.
= The house to-day finished the col
federation of the army bill in con
mittee of the whole, where anoth.
amendment was adopted. Iimitin
q the force Of the army to It's preseI
=, number, but directing four regimen
IS with one thousand men each to |
stationed in Texas. This was fou1
= after the bill was reported to the hou
TO conflict with q previous amendmen
and there was not time TO straights
:, the crook edness. No finai action W
= taken on the bill.
The discussion in COMMITTEES dev,
ha oped the fact that within the few /.
- weeks the army had been recruit
to the number OF i've hundred \,
stxty-iive men. This action Of I
IL secretary OF war was characterised
~ fths chairman and other msmhsrs
lthe sppsopeialion comnit&ss . hsa