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

W oi44s were io;rOdues
{, aud referred to appropriate enmmi
: Tees, among them the following. y
Mr. Windoin, of Miunesots. to ssf.
: iish superintendent OF eomm.ye.
r by Mr.. Matthews, OF West Virv,pi
Tor The enforcement OF judgments an
! ueerees ia states other than tho.
r where rendered or made.
Mr.. haxey, Of Texas, submitted
resolution instEuciing the committed
} military affairs to inquire into the ~
, pediency "f constructing cefensiv.
works on the Rso Graade. LAID ov,.
for the present.
senator McCre.-sy, o. Kentucky, Il
presses himself ia the lobby Of IA
senate tsyorably 10 tie enptirmatio,
OF Harlan 20 the supreme bench.
! The presidents private secretary wa
In the senate this morning, but b..ue.,
no nominations.
\ special 10 the baltimore Gazetts
regarding Saturdays republican can
Gus, makes Senate. Caukliug utts,
strong denunciation ofths udnini.tra
tion, aud adds: '.He Wa seconded 4,
7ehator- Edmundz, much 10 tn. sur
prise OF those present Dawes, Hoar
ChTistiancy and Booth were fatIv Il,
support OF the president, but were mel
with violent opposition from H.miin-
burnside, Ogiesby, Howe aud Others.
hamiin was especially outspokeu. a,
was Also Stewart. The only resolution
according To report, adopted, wss:
''ResoZoed, That in all case. " her,
apfoihiment Of democrats have t,.,.,,
nisce III the south, ON the recomun.u.
CATION OF democrats, the same H.. no;
sustained by tle Deml,ers Of this body
"hefe any objection exists ON the nan
OF southern Republicans.
"aamliu introduced a resoiuii,p
THAT this caucus sgree To vote for tb,
seating OF kellogg. when Chr!stiaucy
jumped up aud left the caucus. Ham.
lin, hading that his resolution w.- Tia.
cause OF a split in lie caucus, wit
drew it,"
me speeches OF tIOo,le auL Ellis ON
6eneral Hooker's amendment To the
army bill, produced qGits a sensation.
The president sent for Congressman
Ellis Saturday evening. aud they hso
quite long conference, which, il is
said, resulted iu modification Of th,
fracture in Louisiana.
The comptroller of the currency hss
declared dividend Of Is Der cent. in
fayor OF the creditors Of the Crescent
CITY National bank of New Orl,,rs
making in ali "a dividend of rs Ter
cert.
The president psrdOned Thoma. ii
bergop' convicted Of making false ell
Tries IN the books of national banks.
The house committee on fore ign
affairs are preparing bill for the dis
irritation of the installment paid by
Mexican awards.
Voorhees, desk was covered with
flowers.
6enerai Lagrange, superintendent OF
the San Francisco mint, has Tssigned.
Major Ray Peyton succeeds Judge
Spence, deceased, in the postofrice de-
partmeEt as special examiner OF fsIean-
boat mail routes.
Confirmations-Marble. assistant at
torney general; Defrees, public print
er; Stevens, Of Maine, minister 20
Sweden and Norway; Payton, coIIee.
Tor OF revenue, South Carolina; Ken
meth Rayner, solicitor of the treasury:
MOrphis, marshal OF the northern di--
trict of Mississippi; Hunt, marshal OF
the southern district of Mississippi
Crittebden, marshal for Kentucky /.
Patterson, district attorney of southern
Florida; Badger, district attorney oi
the eastern district Of North Carolina;
Warder, district attorney Of the middl,
district OF Tennessee; Hoo2er, post
master at OpelikR.
In the senate, Booth was Hppointed
chairman Of the committee on pat
ents.
Jones, q Florida, introduced a bil
to receive and extend the provisiou.
of an act proven Juee is, 1872, grant
ing the right of way through the pub
lie land to the Pensacola and Louis
Vile Railroad Company. of Alabama
Referred to the committee OF publ,
lands.
BY MIR. Conover; 20 provide for IN,
survey OF an inland Wzter route An,
canal from the Mississippi river 10 th.
Atlantic ocean. Referred to the corn
mittee on transportation routes 20 III
seaboarj.
The house passed the army hill TO
day without division. The amend
meDt allowing four cavalry regiment
to he recruited TO one hundred men e.
each company, and 10 be stationed Il
Texas, was agreed to. An amendmeu
limiting the staff officers to the ram
and pay OF the regular army grade
was rejected.
In the course of the discussion NJ,
Hewitt, OF New York, charged IT.
secretary Of war, General Shermai
and the adjutsnt general with want o
fraDkness and concealment Of fact
regarding enlistment. The membes
on the republican side replied 70 IA
charges and defended the high r.puta
tion Of these officials.
Afterwards large number of bIIl
were introduced and read.
The committee on public Luildius
and grounds elected Edward M.rcel
of Atlanta, and :. McKeagh, of Mem
. phis, restsurateurs of the house Of rsI
resebtatiyes. Colonel Mercer Ia
charge OF the southern restaurant 4
, the centennial. There were seven Ia
lots.
Senator Gordon introduced in ih
senate to-day resolution that a chin
of bells Intended for II. Miela,
church, in Charleston, Sogth Carolls,
be admitted TO the country duty ft.
/, This chime of bells was presented ,
the old colony Of South Carolin. n
the English crown during the reyol,
tionary war. They were captured an
- sent TO England, where they have +,
manned ever since. An Eny,hsf, ,,,-
: chant, whose name is not given. no
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