The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-16
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The Gordon ConklIng affair has
been amicably arranged.
The president has approved OF the
Paris exposition bill.
Commissioners General Mccormick
will start in March, spending his time
meanwhile partly here and In New
York In the transaction Of duties con-
nected with the exposition.
The bill to refund the cotton tax
which was referred to the committee
on ways and means has been referred
to a subcommittee, of which Hon. Ii.
II. Harris, of Georgia, is chairman.
There are twelve millions of this tax
due the state Of Georgia. This ques-
ton will be thoroughly examined by
the committee.
Representative Mills, of Texas, is In
receipt of telegram from the COVER
nor of that state, conveying informa-
ton that company composed OF about
twenty state and United States troops
had been surrounded on the Texas side
of the Rio Grande by some three hum
bred Mexican depredators, and that at
the time Of writing, six of the state
troops and one OF the United States
troops had fallen, and fighting was
still In progress. The governor ap-
peals to the president through Mr..
Mills, for immediate assistance.
In the house the efforts on the part
of the democrats to secure action on
the resolution for wholesale invests
cation Of departments was stubbornly
resisted on the part of the republicans
until half.past three o'clock, when, on
motion OF Mills, of Texas, the subject
was postponed until the 10th Of Janu-
AIRY next.
Leave was given the committee on
foreign affairs and refused to the COM
mittee ON military affairs to continue
the Investigation Of the Mexican bor-
der troubles during the recess.
The house adjourned until the 10th
of January.
In the senate Mr.. Paddock, of Ne
braska, inquired If 1t would be any
violation Of the agreement made yes
terday for the senate to proceed to the
consideration Of executive business.
The chair, Mr.. Ferry presiding, ruled
that It would be a violation.
Mr.. Sargent said: ~ think so too"
The motion for executive session,
therefore, was not made.
Mr.. Thurman said there was mats
ter which he was authorized to state,
would be brought to the attention OF
the senate. He, therefore, asked that
the doors DO closed under the sixty
fourth rule, and the motion was unani-
mously agreed TO. Rule sixty.six pro-
yides that on motion made and Sec
onded, to close the doors Of the senate
on the DISCUSSION of any business
which may In the opinion Of a senator
require secrecy, the presiding officer
shall direct the galleries to be cleared,
and during the discussion Of such mo-
ton, the doors shall remain closed.
This motion WAS submitted for the
purpose OF considering the difficulty
between Messrs. Conkling and Gordon
I'm the executive session of yesterday,
and after the doors were reopened the
following paper was made public,
which was unanimously agreed to:
WHEREAS, A Misunderstanding hav-
ing arisen between the Hon. Roscoe
Conklipg and the Hon. John B. Cor.
don I'm the course OF the executive pro-
ceedinps OF the senate of yesterday.
and mutual understanding therein
having been arrived at, "a set out In
the following paper, II In ordered said
naner be entered at large In the legis'
iatiye journal Of the senate:
During an executive session Of the
senate held yesterday, words were ut
tered both by Senator Gordon, o.
Georgia, and by Senator Conkling, o
New York, which were mutually fell
to he unkind and offensive. Report
ri the incident appearing In the pa
pers of this morning which are mac
curate and unjust TO both speakers
unor, careful Inquiry as 10 what wa
: said by each speaker and what wa
, understood to be said by the other
IL certain the fret offensive word
were inspired by 50 honest mlsunder
standing Of what had been innoc.ntl
saId by the other speaker. One hars
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