The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-28

Nllllhih ~ MNWlllhh lhN sum oi NlOuu
each 20 reimburse thea for tho on.
penso incurred In o0nlesllng the sent
IN the senate for the unpXplfed term 0i
William T.. Kellogg ~ senator tom
Louisiana Tor the term ending March
" 1873, Agreed 10. Yeas, 90 nays Z,
Might Associated Press lleport.l
Senate-M Mr. Mcmillan, from the
committee on claims, reported with
amendments the house bill for tho nj
lowance " certain claims reported by
accounting officers OF tho treasury de-
parIment Placed on tho calender.
Me- Conkling introduced n bin mp,
propriatlhg i've hundred thousand dol
lars for the Improvement OF Harlem
rivr between Randal's Island Aud
Hudson river. Referred.
AZ the expiration Of tho morning
hour, the senate resumed consideration
OF the Pacific railroad sinking funds
Till, and Mr.. Hin, Of Georgia, spoke In
opposition 10 many OF the features Of
the bill reported by the Judiciary com.
mllIee, but said he did not wish TO be-
understood Nh favo,ing the passage OF
the bill reported by the committed on
railroads.
The vice president under an order
OF the senate adopted yesterday, ap-
pointed Messrs. Eustis, Sanders and
Conover u committee on the part of
the senate to meet the remains of Hon.
j. IL. Leonard, upon arrival ut New
Orleans, and accompany them TO the
place Of interment.
Mr.. Merrimou submitted resolu.
ton directing the secretary Of war TO
communicate TO the senate all such In
formation as may be In the war de.
partment In relation TO the time when
the government took charge OF the
Atlanta and North Carolina railroad;
how long the government had posses.
sion Of the same; what rate OF freight
II established, and the gross receipts
from freight and fare over the road
from May /, 1865, to October Is, 1866
Agreed to.
House-The committee on public
lands to-day agreed to report favorably
Oh Representative Craven's bill, ex.
tending the time of the Hot Springs
commissioners until February J., 1879,
in order that they may complete the
work assigned them. The committee,
however, amended the bill by making
compensation Of commissioners ", 800
per annum, the amount at present
allowed, instead OF So 900, rs proposed.
The senate committee on naval
affairs to-day agreed to an adverse res
port on the nomination Of John w.
Easily to the chiefship Of the bureau
OF construction and repairs. The only
reason for the action was that the
nomination was made over Messrs.
HART and A. Webb who Immediately
preceded him on the list of chief en-
gineers.
The senate committee on appropria-
lions, to-day reconsidered their concur
renee in the house provision of the
consular and diplomatic bill, which
proposes to consolidate our missions
to the Argentine republic and Paraguay
and Uruguay, aud place an united office
in charge Of an envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentisry. The
senate committee on appropriations
will now recommend that a provision
be made for minister resident at the
Argentine republic, and charge
d'aliairs for Paraguay and Uruguay.
House-Mr. Davis, OF North Carroll
ma, introduced bill to compensate the
state of North Carolina for the use ,and
occupation of certain buildings and
grounds by United States troops. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Felton,, from the committee ON
commerce, reported back the bill to
prevent the introduction OF contagious
diseases into the United States, and ex-
planned the provisions thereof. The
bill does not disturb the quarantine
regulation of any state, but state Off
Gals were made agents of the national
quarantine system. After debate the
bill was amended and passed
The president nominated Sanford
S. Blodget, of New York, United
States consul at Prescott, and few
unim portant POSTING sters.
Samuel Adler. Alias J. Koch. Pleads
Not entity.
NEW ORLEANS, March H.-Samuel
Adler, alias j. Koch, formerly Of Chi
cago, recently arrested In Memphis
and brought here, charged with forg-
Ing a bill of lading Of goods from
Texas, was arraigned and plead "not