The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-30
NO. 81 | ESTABLISHED. 1919

how long the government had posses
sion of the same; whs, rate OF fseigh
/, established, and the gross receipt
frcm freight and fare over the roat
from Msy /, lS65. to October IL, 1885
Agreed TO.
House The committee on public
lands to-day agreed to repor, f.varahl,
oB Representative Cravenis hill, ex.
tending the time Of the Hot Spring.
con mi-sioBets until February /, 1879
ia order that they may complete th,
work assigned them. The eommittee
nov ever, amended the bill by usakips
com Peusation Of comm issIoners =, 5Ot
per snnurl, the amount at present
allowed, instead of S. .090, ss proposed
The seDate committee on naval
aisirs to-day agreed to an adverse r.
port on the noniDstion of JOHN W.
Esstby to The chieiship Of The bureau
I Of construction and repairs. rhe only
reason for the action was that the
nomination was made over Messrs.
iiarti and A Webb, = ho Immediately
precesied him On the Iisl OF chic: en-
yinsers.
Tie senate committee on sppropria-
tions, 10 day reconsidered their concur.
renee ia the house provision of the
consular aud diplomatic ball, which
proposes To consolidate our missions
20 the Argentine republic aud Paraguay
aud Uruguay, and place an united office
IA charge OF an envoy extraordinary
snd minister PleniPotehiiSry. IL,
senate committee ON appropriations
viii now recommend that provision
he made for minister resident 81 the
Argentine republic, aud charge
d'affairs for Paraguay sod Ur2emsy.
House-8T. Davis, OF North Caroli
ua, introduced bill to compensate the
state of N,rtb Caroliaa for the use and
occupation o. certain buildings and
grounds 10y United States troops. lie.
ferred.
air. FELTON,, from the comm !ttee nH
commerce, reported back the ti.l Il
prevent the Introduction Of coptsgiou.
diseases iato the United Siate-, and "A.
planned the provisions thereof. tn,
hili does not disturb the quaraniin,
regulation Of any state, hu; state OH
cials were made agents OF the Haiisaal
quarantine systeiD. After debate taS
tid was smeudeI and psssed-
The president nominated ssndlort
S BIodget, of New YORK, Uultec
states consul at Prescott, and e "a
uuimportant postma sters.
WAsHINGToS, March -. -sensge-
ar. wsllaee, OF PeDosysvanis, by re-
quest, int-odaced bill deeIaraiory q
tae meaning of the amenduei. 10 th,
taukrupt act, approved June -. Is74
Referred 10 the committee on JuiE
eiary.
Confirmatiops -Schoiielo, register o
the treasury; Hopkins, collector o
customs at ST. Johns, Florida Ran,s
ldeA, marshal Of the eastern district o
Virginia aud several northern post
masters.
i Tbs steam sloop.of-war. Wyoming
] went into dry dock on Tuesday.
gang OF catiikefs and ship carpenter
were employed. the copper stripped OF
six feet below the water line, aud seam
found TO need re.eauikiug and plant,
Ing. Ia several places rotten piece
. were taken out and replaced. The leal
was about three feet sbsft the steam
aud where the planking was ia ga,
condition. II Is expected the WyominI
. viii start again Saturday or Monday.
Mr.. SehuTz was at the depsrtmen
: to-day.
a large portion of the silver for til
, new coin is purchased ia London
: G0'd goes hence instead.
The p0stoifice department decide
that Chidester's contracts for mails I
: the southwest must stand.
Zen Butler says OF Howe's spec Ii
: THAT Is weak elaboration OF stal
facts
{ The Star s@ys Senator Thurman eS
: poets that vote will be taken Oh a
! Pacific railroad sinking fund bills &c
5 tair, by the latter part OF next ~eei
! Members OF the judiciary Commit,
are confident that the bill reported b
4 the'n will pass the senate, while men
= bers OF the railroad committee al
: equally certsin that their bill viii pas
J, The rsilroad lobby is certain. 80 /
e members say, that the Judiciary eou
;. mittee's bill cannot pass. Mr.. Hin
= speech yesterday against the judicial
q bill ~as a surprise To u great msI
o senators, who believed him 70 be {
u the opposite side of the question.
e The president signed the joint res
= luton slIo wing whisky 20 remsia
= bond three years, and u .am has issus
the necessary forms. Ths opP9neu
: Of the measure ssy the hsste in Ia
d matter IN the bouse. senate, execute
10 mansion and bureau OF internal re
d enue, has rome of the ehsraeieristi
., OF tudeceucy.
Ie The ways and means commit
agreed 10 reduce the tax on cigars fro
d six To i've dollars per thousand, al
d cigarettes correspondingiy.
% House-Mr. Vance introduced b
E providing for the establishment OF thr
1t additional weather observation II
Df tions In the siste OF North Carolina.
N The majority report, seating De
b and oustiog Fields, was adopted by O
2. majority. Mr. Jones. Of Fgorid
re changed his vote, breaking the {
b Ar. Jones said he had yesterday voi
l. in favor of seating Fields aud said N
y he had done SO because be thour
e thst, according TO Massachusetts Ia
Fielis WAS es.itisd 10 the seat but 1
,. house having decided against n
L. view OF the Law oo this resolution SCI
10 ing Dean, he would vote aye. A
ID 'ianse on democratic side.l Dean "
sworn 10.
,g The bill granting q pension Of d
N dollars Per month 10 General ShIeI'
is OF Missouri, psssed.
In John NJ. Thomnsou vritSs m i.,,