The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-12
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The printed report that General
Mcmillan has withdrawn M II candi~
date for the coleOtorship OF New Or.
leans, ia pronounced by that gentle
manas incorrect
The committee also, to-day, agreed
TO ask the order Of the senate to print
the speeches made before them by the
representatives of the Woman's Suf>
irage association, in behalf Of the pro.
posed constitutional amendments.
The committee on ways and means
to dav passed upon schedule G of the
tariff bill, which includes manufac.
tured articles of hemp and .jute, but
not Of cotton, silks and linens. There
were no alterations made, the modi-
flcations being OF merely technical
character.
The session of the senate committee
on postoilices aud postroads this morn
ing, was devoted to hearing Isaac II.
Sherwood, of Ohio, in explanation and
support of his charges against Alexan-
der Reed, nominee for postmaster at
Toledo Mr.. Reod was present asked
sundry questions of Mr.. Sherwood, and
submitted documentary evidence in
iisproof Of each charge.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections to-day, took up the ere
dential3 and papers Of Mr.. Corbip who
claims to have 6een elected by the Leg
lslature of South Carolina TO seat In
the United States senate, now occH-
pied by Mr., Butler, and referred them
to Senator Wadleigh, as n sub-com-
mittee, to report to the full com
mittee what action, if any should be
taken in the premises.
The committee on coinage, weights
and measures, were directed to prepare
a bill to punish persons for passing
notes circulating as currency, which
may be defaced by printing or writing
upon them advertisements or other
wise, and also providing against the
DETACHMENT of coins. The penalty, on
conviction, for either oiiense, is to be "a
fine of one thousand dollars or one
years Imprisonment, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
The house committee on agriculture
to,day heard the argument of Henry
Bergh, president OF the society for the
prevention Of cruelty to animals, In
advocacy of the passage of a bill which
provides that stock shippers shall be
compelled by law to have all stock,
which they may cause to be shipped,
fed and watered once every fOrty-eight
hours.
Senate-Mr. Matthews presented q
petition from the national and state
banks and private bankers, compris
ing the Cincinnati Clearinghouse AS
ISOLATION, urging the repeal OF thai
portion of the national bank act which
imposes u tax of one half of one pei
cent upon deposits. Referred.
A large number of petitions, from
all parts of the country, in favor OF thu
sixteenth amendment to the constitu
ton, prohibiting states from disfran
chising persons on account of sex, wer'
presented and referred.
In presenting petition of this char
acters MIR. Cockrcll said he had beet
handed a petition purportiDg to hav
come from the people of Missouri. III
saw by names that many OF them wer
citizens OF that state, and among tn
sipners were large number of women
Ia the list appeared the name o
George Francis Train. He proteste'
that Mistress George Francis Trai
was not a citizen Of Missouri. Laugh
ter
MFR. Conkling said he had In hi
hand memorial Of the New Yorl
chamber OF commerce remonstratin