The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
WASHINGTON.
The Gordon CoBkIing Affair imieshiy
Settled Hubbard Appeals Through
Mills 10 Hayes for Troops TO
Suppress the Outbreak.
Butler on His Mettie, Demanding Full
investigation of the Charges and Ia
situations Against Him The Paris
Exposition Bill Approved.
The Bi,s 10 ~ Gnad f:,e Cotton Tax
The Heu-e Sdjaurns Until the 10th
of IAsluatx

The Bin 10 g.gn.d IRE Cotton Tax
The Hau-e Sdjaurns Until the 10th
of January.
! WASHINGTON, December IA The
! vice-President laid before the senate a
| communication from the secretary Of
| the interior, calling attention 20 the
1 law in regard to compensation for gov
ernmeut advertising, aud the COM
! plants daily received as to the made
| quacy of such compensation. He sug-
/ gests Lhst the law be so amended ~ 60
al ow ths department TO pay the same
rates for advertising AZ papers receive
| from private individuals Referred to
! the committees on civil service and re-
trenehment.
| Cameron, of Wisconsin, called up
| the house joint resolution relating to
reservoirs 10 promote navigation ofthe
| Mississippi river.
Edmunds, by request, introduced
bill TO extend lie operations of the act
| If February 81, 1875, to provide for set
,iemeut with certain railroad eompan-
les for one year. Referred to the com
mittee on railroads.
At the expiration of the morn ng
hour, the senate resumed the consid
Grafton Of Matthews resolution, de.
tlsriug the right of the government to
pay bonds in silver, and Sir. Hereford,
of West Virginia, spoke in favor
thereof
The house, in considering the re-
port Of the conference eommitte on the
deficiency appropriation bill Of the
ways and means committee, adopted
"a resolution that the committees pur-
sue Investigations similar to last res
sion.
The republican caucus, in regard to
the office of Sergeant-at-arms French,
meet again tomorrow. The general
impression is favorable to French.
More inll inquiry veriiies the assn
ciated press report of the struggle in
executive session over the New York
nominations. NT. Beck, OF Kentucky,
il surprised ana Indignant that some
papers placed him rs voting with the
majority.
4 large meeting was held in Chicago
last night, in behalf of the remoueti-
zation of silver. A long series OF
resolutions were adopted. THIS most
pointed are a. follows:
ResolUed, That while we have full
confidence III the Integrity and patriot
ism of the president and his earnest
aud promote the public welfare, yet
We view wish just alarm, the position
taken by him on this que ton, in his
late message, and We have good reason
to believe tina. his Judgment has been
warped and misguided by the bad
eounsels OF his constitutional advisers,
into the sdoption of u line Of roiicy
which would give the bond holders an
unjust advantage, greatly TO the detri-
ment of fhe people. We have search
ed IN vain through his message for any
word OF true comfort for The struggling
masses, by whose labor the money
must be used To pay these bonds. We
regard his suggestion that hy yielding
to the demands OF public creditors
these bonds may be exchanged for
others, at reduced interest, S deiusion
I fnere sre two parties Interested in the
question: those who have to pay aud
bho e who are to receive payments,
! We demand that justice be done by
restoring the old, time~honored stand
ari measure of values. The burdens
! OF the government viii then rest light
I ly upon ths shoulders of prosperous
people. But We see no hope of retufn-
/ lug prosperity in this financial policy
4 OF the president and bis aiadvisers.
| WAS.ffNsroN, December I5 There
were conflicting statements last
ni2ht OF sharp ~oras eet~eeh senators
/ 49,, ~, ,''',,'',,,,', ,,,taI;,,s,a'i t,.i.
| morning are equally conflicting. There
! is no doubt the situation i difficult and
u T. SIN tboheh' hest 10 await an
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had passed in the Gordon Conkliup
sffair, nut it was thought almost cer.
tam oy the friends oi Tue parties that
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of the Treasury K G. NeCornlick 10 be
eommis missioaer-generai to the Paris exs
poaalon.
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! II, r.s,, ,,,s, gnyas,igatis,n. Inrtic.rions
are that the days session will be pro-
enged
| The aordon-Copkilng affair has
oeen aniieahiy arranged.
The psesideitt has approved OF the
| Paris exposition bill.
Commissioner General Mccormick
! will start in March, spending his time
meanwhile partly here af.,i in New
York Ia the transaction or duties con-
ueeted WITH the exposit'ou.
The bill 70 refund TIE cotton tax
which was referred to the committee
on ways ans means has been referred
TO sub.femmlstee, OF which Hon. Ii.
II Harris. OF Georgia, is chairman.
| There aie twelve millions of this tax
dne the stale Of Georgia This ques-
tion viii be thoroughly examined by
the committee.
Representative Mills, Of Texas, is in
receipt OF a Telegram from the Cover
nor OF that state, conveying informa
ton that company composed Of sbou
t~euty state aud United States troops
mad been surrounded on the Texas side
2 Of the Rio Grande by some three hun
! iared Mexican depredstors, anti that al
e The time of writing, six OF the stat,
I.raops apd one of the United State
troops had fallen, and fighting wa
stin in progress. The governor an
pesls to ihs president through Nj
! Mills. for Immediate assistance.
In The house the efforts on the par