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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-03

liberties of tais country can NJ longer
exercise his dangerous Influence
This bill was reported Fehrnary I4sh.
or Valentines Day. ia the first year Of
the century, by committee. Of five,
one of whom was Mr. Pinckney, Of
South Carolina. II provided that the
Senate and House saonld choose by
ballot six members each who should
sit with the Chief Justice of the U.,ited
States. or the next senior jsdge. and de
eide all disputes relating TO the elee-
ton. The highest candidates, or any
person OF kin TO them, were not eligible.
This COMMITTEES had power to send for
persons, papers and records, to punish
sontempts. and to report TO the Senate
and House finally and coneIusiyely.
As amended the bill passed the Senate
by l6 to II. No settlement was arrived
at, but this old bill proved to be sufti.
eient precedent to return to Congress
after repose of seventy six years, aud
to harmonic the House and Senate in
| plan of counting the vote The work
Of the late compromise COMMITTEES, OF
which Senator Baysrd vas member, is
likely to possess an historic interest,
and the unearthing of the old bill of
| 1900 by the Delaware Senator will be
referred 10 as curious coincidence
when the nation shall step forth from
her present peril, redeemed and. we
| trust, purified
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The cotnrrenaise bill may be eonsisl-
cred a. a Law, As precedept II may
have been perilous and pernicious per
ilous, since this commission, having a
majority OF Republicans upon it, may
select Governor Hayes; pernicious,
since the precedent of deiegating the
power 10 count the votes to
different tribunal. e. power vested
solely and unquestiensbly in Congress
fsr eighty-four yearsl is considered 10y
eminent legal minds TO be in contraveIi
ton of the constitution-yet.. such has
been the irnrerisns desire for rEAcr that
all considerations of loyalty to party
and exact adherence TO the organic law
have been moinentariiy suspended.
There can be no question but that, in
giving tn cir assent to this bill, Demo-
Gratis have performed an heroic act of
unselashness and selfabnegation.
They have evinced this generos-
ity, this potential desire for
EIsINtf 1AAatt lf7NA1tdN circumstances.
They had AN admitted popular majority
tnat the great heart OF the people knew
they were frapdulentiy robbed of; they
had the law and the facts on their side
and, beyond that. they had the po,oer to
take their own, A word from then
leaders a single bugle note would have
rallied in solid. unainching columns.
millions of men ready to fight as they
voted for Tiiden md the right. The
popular sympathy Of the civilized world
was with the Democracy in their strug
giles for the continuance of an honest
pure government, for the maintenance
of the majesty and dignity of law I'M
pressed with the justice of their cause,
believing that their every act
would bear scrutiny in the fierce light
of any investigation, actuated by an
exalted and all-peryaiing patriotism
that challenges history to produce a
parallel, they surrender power. and
right, aud the life Of the party into the
keeping of fair minded. just and true
men. This is but splendid evidence
of the consciousness of reetitude in
themselves and Of right in their cause.
Whether it be their fate TO win or
lose in the determination of the mo-
mentous issue presented 10 the COM
mission, the Judgment of all men, not
lost to great acts of uuselEshness and
immortal patriotism. will crown tina.
party's brow with ianrels that shall
never ta-ae, nor even mar the pages of
future histories
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SrEAGING OF this, the Old Man
Eloquent, Judge Jerry Black. let off a
rcjoinder at Garfield that was perfectly
delicious 10 those who could enjoy not
only the utterance, but the manner of
1t. Judge Black has the person and
manner of grizzly bear. and great
massive head and face that has inoun-
famous effect ON one, SO TO speak His
eyebrows ara thick and shaggy, and
when he lifts his great head aud from
tIosc eyes dart out CLEAN Of humer
II startles one as niue b as If noun
tain had indulgod in u laugh 1t was
such a CLEAN that Garfield encountered
one night at dinneF-table no: long
since, when after a long argument in
favor OF the Louisiana Returning Boar,i,
and an attenpt 10 show that TO go back
OF it, returns would be TO invade the
rights of the States and violate the
Constitution Garfield" said the
irascible legal luminary Of Penusylva-
mia, II can forgive this Returning Board
all its rascaGsy when ! find that it has
converted you to knowledge of State
rights and regard for the Constitution.
had come to regard you rs one lost to
reason and righteousness, but this
Returning Board has saved brand from
the burning Let US drink 10 the
Returning Board - Doap Par.
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A HEAVY sui.

One of the most important suits that
WAS evef dccketed in Dallas county is
now pending before Judge Burford, in
the District Court The suit involves
nearly fourteen thousand acres of he
finest lands lying in Dalla. county,
about eight miles from this city.
These suits are not instituted against
actual settlers, but against spectators
who in 1874, by their entries, are al
legged to have intruded upon reserva-
lions of the Peters Colony, and, it is
understood. that the actual occupants
are not to be disturbed.
The PLAINTIFF aver that aftsr the reser-
walton was annuiled they laid valid Ger
tifcates upon these lands. and they
claim:
First-That the entries of defendants,
being upon observation, W ere and are
void.
Second-That these lands are not the
nd described by their field notes.
Third-That there was fraud in the
whole transaction.
The defendants claim that they lo-
Gated valid certificates on these lands in
good faith, not having notice of Peters
Colony lines. and that the State has
granted them patents therefor. That
the Peters Colony agents recognized
their lines, and the Kings block Of sur
seSs. upon which their locations were
made
The title of the snit now being tried
Is Z. 2, Bryan ct. al. VS. Shirly ct. al,
and the respective litigants are repre-
sented BY the following array Of able
counsel: Attorneys for plaintiffs Judge
Barksdale, Wellborn 4 Leake and Field
q Stevens. For defense Hon. J. W.
Ferris, Reeves 4 Word. Good. Bower 4
Coombs and Mccoy & Mccoy.
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AN HISTORIC WORK.

1t is known to The HERALp's readers,
that the precedent for the Com
promise bill was found in an act passed
by the Senate in 1900, to meet the
conflict between Burr and Jefferson.
The original bill having only passed the
Senate and not the House was not
preserved among the archives, but it
happened that Senator Thomas A. Bay.
ard, OF Delaware, remembered that in
the literature oil his grandfather's life.
the Aurora newspaper, published at
fhilsdelphia, contained the original bill
But one copy Of the Aarora was to he
had, and that WAS the file copy in the
Library Of Congress. The aurora was
stiff Jedersonan organ, edited by
franklin Bache. grandson of Ben
jamin franklin, who had been educated
in France and bad imbibed the most
radical Democratic sentiments. Itwas
tho Aa~d which congratulated the
country on the retirement Of Washing
ton from the presid ency, saying: Lord
let now Thy servant depart in peace
for mine eyes have seen thy glory.
The most mischie vous character to the
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ksNSEEs testimony before the con
gressionai committee under the ex ana.
nation Of Mr.. Field, has only added
another TO this long list Of thunder
bolts that have hit the conspirators
during the past week, Kenner seems
20 have been inundated by David
Dudley Field, and before he knew ii he
had given that able lawyer several
points which he could use as entering
wedges for the subsequent examina ton
OF Wells, Anderson and Casanaye.
kenner, in this eross-examination WIS
forced to admit that the returns had
been secretly altered, in addition to
those publicly thrown out, and that the
basis of the alteration was a private
agreement between the eonspirators as
to the amount of the majority they
should find for Hayes and Packard. 1t
still remains to be proven whether The
board had explicit and particular or
simply general instructions from Zach
Chandler. The fact of the instructions
having already been shown and admit
ted, telegraphic evidence brought to
Washington City, by Barnes, will proba.
bly, settle the remaining point.
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The Senate Committee in investigat-
ing the Oregon electoral vote. matter
has unearthed some queer kilograms
which Senator Mitchell has, with i'm
mense JUNCTION, laid befUle his associ-
ates Among mass of kilograms sign
ed by Sunset" Cox, Abram ). Hewitt,
John c. Thompson and others, is the
following sumner addressed to Govern.
or Tilden
PORTLAND. Oregon, December J, 1875.
Hon. :. J. Tiiden, Is Gfamercy Park. New
YORK
Heed scantipess cramp emerge per
orato,on dollhouse survivor bronze OF
piameter doltish hot house eXactness OF
services highest cunning doltish of a
galvsnic survivor by accordingly res
pectsble mereiless of Senator in conse-
quence coalesce
[Signed GasBLE.
Morton is racking his brains and
fatiguing the ingenuity Of experts to
uDrayel this mysterious message of the
wires, but all efforts up to the present
moment have been unsvaihng. The
committee think that they have found
BONANZA Of information about that
5000 check. corld they but grasp its
true inwardness.
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An exchange in discussing the atti-
tude Of women in these progressive
times says that there are no such differ
ences, either physically or mentally. as
bar out women from most Of the en-
Payments which men follow. 1t does
very little good TO yociferate on the
platform for equal rights. Go and
take them; enter all the trades and
professions. Ask nothing and eoncede
nothing on account OF the weaker sex.
IL is not feudsl age, and there is no
excess OF chivalry. II is an age Of hard
work--of keen competition in every
department. Of industry. The trouble
- that young women are allowed to
grow upwith the expectation Of finding
husbands alta suitable age who will care
foe them. And this expectation cuts
oil a vast deal Of enterprise and indie
pendent exertion.
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THE oRaToRY Of BEN. hill.

That matchless lawyer, David Dudley
Field, had spoken in favor of the com
promise bill. Watterson and Lamar
had followed. holding their listeners in
rspt attention during the brief minutes
accorded them, and finally the Repre-
sentative from Georgia slowly arose
from his seat, and, amid the intense
silence that fell upon the crowded
exerdium. TIVE HERALD has space bat
for few paragraphs, and those uttered
while referring TO the South are select
ed. Said the gifted speaker
al have been witness of the sorrows
of that people, and willing sharer Of
all their sufierings. May therefore be
pardoned, on this occasion, fo- calling
the attention Of the House and of the
country to the spirit which las been
manifested by the distressed people
during this entire controversy On an
other occasion | defended their man.
hood, their civilization, their humanity
from what | knew to be unjust ch argos
If the answer then was unsatisfactory.
lei the further answer be foun / in the
spirit which the people of the South
have manifested during the past sixty
days There is scarcely man in that
country who does not believe that the
Democratic ticket was elected. and who
does not believe that all that they have
emsining of property, Of right, of jus
tice. depends upon the Inauguration of
that ticket yet, during this whole con-
troversy, say it with pride and pleas.
ure, the South has manifeste but one
spirit, and that has been the spirit Of
forbesranee, of kindness, and Of fair
ness. With the chains of the usurper
still on her limbs, with the
greed of the stranger riftiug
her already exhausted Golfers,
with the army of the United States
now scattered throughout her borders
and standing sentinel for the protection
of her robbers, the South utters to
those who have been her despoilers,
and who now threaten to be des-
poilers Of each others, but one voice,
and that voice is, 'Peaeel Peacet' Civil
war redresses no wrong, preserves no
right. If you doubt it, look here and
be convinced. | hope that people will
never again be derided with charges
of rebels and traitors solely for offering
up their lives in vindication of their
honest belief that they were right. Let
me express the hope that, in the future,
he alone will be regarded as chief rebel
who, after the passage of this measure
of peace, shall again whisper the words
of sectional hate; let him be regarded
rs chief traitor who shall again seek to
breed sectional strife. For myself,
feel pride in being able to say that
can look upon every foot of American
soil and thank God that it is part OF
| my country can look on every per,
son in this whole land and say, This is
my fellow citizen, and can raise my
vision To the attermost parts OF the Re
public and say. My country. my whole
country blessed is he who blesseth
thee, and cursed is he who curseth
theef'
Our dispatches have already informed
THE HsKALp readers of the mighty
burst of applause which swept through
the hall when this highly honored sor
of the banner State yielded the floor.
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enterprise and prsvat thrift. he carried
to completion for Years to come on
individual credit, and It's necessity TO
the governments is 30 great. and It's
assured economy Of such magnitude in
government transactions. that i. should
Command the cordial favor of the
enlightened states,nanship of the
country. Especially al this time would
It's prosecution be most opportane It
would be the first great and general
impetus 10 our lsI gushing industry
aud trade. and it would quicken our
sluggish capital. nerve the arm of our
productive labor and at once inspire q
measure of confidence in the early res
toration Of prosperity that no other
means could effect for months. and niay
be for years to come. Ii would be the
dawn OF trust anu faith in our nov
sensitive and shrin king values, and
could not fail to give fresh impulse to
progress. We regard il as cause OF
eoigratulation TO the country that.
after 50 much conflict and hesitation,
bill has been natured that bids fair
to receive an overwhelming majority in
Congress and assure an open highway
10 the Pacific and renewed energy and
| prosperity in our various channels oil
business, The only difficulty viii be
IN getting tue bill before the
House anterior 10 March the
I third. No effort will be wanting
to take up the measure, and il
is TO be earnestly hoped that success
1 may attend them
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Tive panUaphists are hitting poor
Boutwell, right and loft Beiuga poi,i-
col -rouudrel, there isut a hit amis.
Ms home paper addresses these line.
to him
Put away The bloody garment
That our tscorgis used tp wear
Amer haIt a drE "a ballota
tie hs, climbed the golden stair.
dome through the uols iu the ky.
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IL Is 10 be feared tina, the advocates
OF the Texas and Pacific bill have
Numbered aud that it viii be inn
possible to obtain the requisite two
thirds vote to take the measure up
before adjournment All Of North
Texas is vitality Interested in the pas.
sage OF this bill. To US that great road
Is not the creation alone Of government
favor II has been prosecuted Until
over four hundred miles have been
completed and are now successfully
operated. and it has been done By
private capital alone But 90 huge an
undertaking cannot. in The present
universal prostration of all public
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WASHINGTON, January 3l.-Mr.
Charles OConner, of New York, is
here.
As anticipated by these dispatches,
Judge Bradley has been appointed the
fifth justice on the commission.
Confirmation Smith, postmaster,
at Canton, Mississippi. Nomination:
Charles 8. Mills, collector of customs,
Richmond, Virginia.
The Mexican minister paid to the
Secretary Of 81 LAY, S5)),09), he
fret instaliment of the award of the
Mexican claims committee. The pay
ment was made by Don Igancio
Marcall, who has long been Mexican
minister here. TIE transaction did
not involve any recognition of Diaz Oh
the part of the United States.
Mr.. Stephens' condition Is about the
same as yesterday, though the doctors
considers HE indications LEES favor
able.
No vote was taken in the Sen%te to-
day on the bill for the Pacific railroad
sinking fund There will not likely be
any vote for several days, on account
OF Senator Gordon's sickness, who in
trodueed one Of the bills under discus.
sion. Senator Gordou's bill lie reported
favorabiy by the railroad committee.
The other IL the bill of the judiciary
com mittee.
The Yale Alumni now residing or
temporarily sojourning in Washington
assembled for annual reunion and din.
ner, at the Riggs house. this evening
Among the distinguished Alumni pres
ent were: Justice Strong. Judge Taft
Senator Dawes. General Gibson, o.
Louisiana, Professor William Preston
Johnson, Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, Virginia
A water HsaI In the Oregon Css@.
The committee on privileges AM
elections examined Colonel Pelton re
gsrding the suspected Oregon money
matter, without any result The fol-
lowing dispatch was found. datec
Portland, Oregon, November 18th, anc
addressed 10 General Wade Hampton
at Colombia, South Carolina: "Hov
many Democratic electors on officia
count? Answer Paid. Signed. c. b
Beliinger, Chairman State Democrat,
COMMITTEES"
Governor Wells is sick this morn
lug. The Returning Board member,
are all kept In quite close confinement
Visitors are admitted BY card, AMI
conversation held within hearing o
! an officer Of the Housa
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Tas committee on the Moody and
Sankey meetings in Boston report re-
ceiPts 10 the Tabernacle fund of 81. 260.
The treasurer reported that individual
churches had contributed s4,s42. The
guarantee fund and subscriptions
amounted TO s3i 400. The amount ex
pended on the Tabernacle was sl5.05e
leaving balance on hand Of s25ls.
The building was turned over to the
building committee on the Goth in
slant Moody feels somewhat rested,
and viii open his batteries on the PEG.
pie Of the Hub forthwith Having
carried the wicked Chicago BY storm, it
is considered easy work for him to
force the venal sinners Of Boston to rel
pentaace and better works.
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r ". rHoNrsoS, general passenger
agent. has thrown red Tag at che
Austin SiaicsmaH in presenting that
paper with a new map Of Texas. show
ing the route Of the Pacific Road. The
N'aistuan, in Is bilious opposition. pro
nounces It pictorial fraud, and de-
ciares that the map defects the road
south Of west from Fort Worth. when
the bill before Congress makes IL run
north Of west The Statesman Is simply
hypercritical and rrasps at straws for
argument against work that immeas-
urably benefits Texas The road will
run on the best practicable route to FL
Paso, irrespective Of the fact that that
route may be slightly north or south of
a direct westerly line. Mr.. Thompson's
map is a good one and creditable TO the
parties originating il.
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Excepting that Each Candidate In yot-
Ing Dropped His 0un Name the
Senate Commissioner We're
EnaBimously Elected.
The Vote i'm the House Was Tn,
aninous, Except i'm Garfieid's
Case, Who Lost Thir-
ty Votes.
Mr.. Stephens Is Worse, But Death Is Not
Apprehended lmmediateIy-The Eads
Appropriation Passed-The Count
Commences Tomorrow
and Gossip.
Notes and Gossip In and around tn.
Capital.

Notes aud Gossip In and around IN.
Capital.
WASHINGTON, January 80. - -Four
batteries of artillery recently ordered
here have been ordered back 10 Fortress
Monroe. 1t is thought other troops will
leave for the North and the West
shortly.
A. I. Britton succeeds Murtaghs on
the police board.
The Justices have sen: to the House
and Senate, under seal, their appoint
ment Of the fifth Judge. The general
Impression fsvors Bradley.
MIR. Stephens became worse during
the evening, and at midnight is quiet.
His situation is more critical than IL
has ever been, lot death is not sppre-
hended immediately.
The Grand CsmmIssfeu-Speea
As TO the Probable Fifsh Justice.
TIE choice OF the fifth Judge toserve
on the Grand Com mission will be from
Swsyne, Davis, Hunt and Bradley.
Davis, 1t is claimed, will not serve,
aud Chief Justice Waite is precluded
by the terms of the bill. The probable
fifth man is Justice Bradley. The
commission consists of Senators Ed
munds, Morton and Frelinghuysen,
Rspabiicans; Bsyard and Thurman.
Democrats; Representatives Payne,
HuDton aud ABBOTT, Democrats; Gar
field and Hoar, Republicans; Judges
Clifford, Strong, Miller and Field, OF
the Supreme Court.
LATER Justices Clifford.
Strong, Miller and Field were in secret
conference three hours this morning,
but adjourned without arriving at a
conclusion as to which of their asso-
ciates should be selected as the fifth
member. 1t may be considered Ger.
taiD, however, that to- morrow morn.
ing. soon after they reasssmble, they
will select Justice Bradley, AT d
promptly communicate the fact to
Congress.
LATEsr-There is no doubt that
Justice Bradley has byen elected as the
The Senate voted unanimously for
Edmunds, Morton, FreliDghuysen,
Thurman and Bayard, except that
each candidate in voting dropped his
own name.
Concurrent resolutions were adopted
appointing fifty special policemen fol
duty at the capitol during the counting
OF the vote. adjourned.
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llEEscrsL V. JoHSsoN aud Bob
foomh- made a bitter fight against Ben,
Iiii an the late senatorial contest IN
Georgia = violent personal assault,
which CAME near being quite serious,
was made GA Toombs because Of his a.
serti1n that the Legislature would bee
sy0undrols 20 send Hin TO the senate.
Judge William Schlev. Of New Jersey,
went t. Georgia to work against Hill,
snl Tin gave him such mortal otiense
that a challenge seemed inevitable.
The political horizon however. has now
cleared away.
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WuUS the electoral vote is settled by
Congress the people will begin to talk
Of resumed business and the resump-
ton Of specie payments The time will
then be propitious to 20 forward with
cut much II any more legislation.
With gold at a premium of only six
and fraction with large exports,
small imports, low prices, great demands
upon Us from abroad for so many articles
1T homsmake-we may he led by easy
WAYS We know not of TO fall into q
gradual but early resumption. Conf.
dence and peace viii work wsnders in
securing this most desirable conclusion
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TiW UrEup is gratitied 10 note that
the postal affairs Of the Dallas Office
have been properly adjusted aud that
there rs shown to be- balance IN favor
OF Judge Norton. That gentleman has
suffered serious losses through the neg
liseuce or criminality Of employees, but
ho has promptly paid them all out Of
his own pocket, This office viii remain
iu the hands Of J idgo Norton until the
4th Of March in any event and possibly
longer il the high Joint commission
happen To- decide the wrong way
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~vr> hundred business men Of New
York representing acapital ofsjoo O0o-
W1 have retitioued the state legisla-
tHse to repeal an existing usurs laws
8. is more than probable that
tarsf-tourths af the business men OF
Dallas would sign a similar petition, bu,
unfortunately our legislature Is power.
Tess to change the law, 1t being imbed
ted iu the constitution