The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-13
WASHINGTON.
The Secretary Of the Treasury
FORCED Into Court BY
Alexander Mcleod.
An EARLY Ceassrreaee Of the Hsuse
IL the senate Bill Repeaiiag the
Bsskrspt Act ysseAsaied b. the
Aetioa Of the Cemmittee.
The Adjournment Resolution Defeated in
the House The Mexicoa Award Bill
Special Meeting on the Steam
boat Bill on Monday.

The Hos sprtngs Csmmtssiener.-sp-
pstaisaent % q Com n rsn = ieas--aan
at Louisiana Receives His Reward.
Leonard Next
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE nomi-
nation of Colonel Burn as ecnsui-gen-
erai for the city of Mexico was re-
jeeted.
Contirmations-Smi the present
appointment, clerk OF the treasury,
psymsster Of the army, with rank as
major; Lieutenant Bass. professor of
mathematics at West Point.
The senate Committee on naval az
fairs to-day heard the South Carolina
senators and members of the house of
representatives in advocacy of the
establishment of naval station at
Port Royal, South Carolina. The com.
mittee took the subject into considera.
ton.
House-Several bills on the subject
of the Pacific railroads were reported,
and made the special order for the 9Th
and 18th of May.
A resolution for the finsi adjourn.
ment of congress on the 10Th of June
was received from the senate and
taken up for action. aud the motion to
refer it to the committees on WAYS and
means WAS defeated By large major
ity, through combination of anti
tariff democrats and republicans, but
final action was STAYED off for IA day by
means of diiatory motions. The adj.
tournament resolution comes up again
to morrow.
The following ia the text of the bill
reported 10y the senate finance commit.
tee:
An Act to amend an act to provide for re-
spm ption OF specie pay InenIs and for otfI
er purposes.
That from and after the passage OF
this act United States notes shsii be
receivable IN payment for United States
bonds now authorized by law to be
issued, and on AMI sfter October, 1878,
SAID notes shall he receivable for duties
on imports, and said notes ia the vol.
ume i'll existence on the first of Octo.
Der, 1878, shall not be cancelled or per-
maDentiy boarded, but shall be
reissned, and they may be used for
funding and all other lawful purpose-
whatsoever to an amount not exceed
ing III whole the amount Ia circulation
and IN the treasury, and said notes
whether in the treasury OF thereafter
| received under any act OF congress
from whatever source, shall be again
paid out, and when again paid out and
again returned to the treasury they
shall not be cancelled or DESTROYED. but
shall be issued from time to time u it'll
like qualities and all that part OF the
set OF Januaay 18th, 1870, entitled an
act Tor resumption of specie payments,
authorizing the retirement Of eighty
per cent. of United States notes shall
cease and become imperative. ON and
after said October LIST, 1873.
Section 2 All laws and parts Of laws
inconsistent with this act shall be and
are hereby repealed.
The senate concurred I'm a resolution
to adjourn congress on the tenth OF
June, passed without dissenting
voice.
/ Mr.. Burnside's bill removing re.
strietions on the enlistment Of negroes
was indefinitely postponed by a vote
OF thirty-eight To fifteen.
The motion to call up the bin for the
relief of Warren Mitchell, Of Louis
vile, allowing him SIPS, 600 for cotton
seizure Mt Savannah, was defeated by a
-.
vote Of twenty fve TO ~ entysnve, a
strict party vote.
This is hardly test case as Mitchell
was OF the firm of Mitchell Il Arm
strong, and Armstrong Was the famous
pork packer for the confederacy, and
the majority are disposed 10 resist his
claim on this account.
Mr.. Bruce, OF Mississippi, presented
petition of the citizens of Mississippi,
praying for the refunding of the tax
on cotton during the years 1866, 1866,
1857 and 1865, and that II he returned
to the states in which il WAS collected
il not claimed within three years.
Referred to the committee on finance.
Mr., Bruce said this question was of
considerable importance, aud As to
whether the money should be returned
to states ia which IL was collected or
the individuals from whom it was col
lected, he Was not now prepared to say.
The senate Till to revive and extend
the provisions Of an act approved June
sth, 1872, granting the right OF way
through public lands Of the United
States to the Pensacola and Louisville
road Of Alabama, passed.
The democrats are in caucus to u light,
the question being on Adjournment to
June 10th. liza vote had been reached
this evening, the concurrent resolution
would have passed. The csueus is still
in very secret session.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.--Senate-
Davis, OF Illinois, from the committee
on Judiciary, reported with amend.
ments the senate bill 10 provide for
the distribution OF awards made under
the convention between The United
States and the Republic OF Mexico,
concluded July 4th, 1855. Placed ON
the calandar.
the Judiciary committee decided to
report the senate bill for the repeal OF
the bankrupt act and force it to pas
sage.
A personal explanation from Conk-
ling ia expected which ID filling the
senate gssisries.
SomiDations--Wm. Fl. Hunt, of
Louisians, judge OF the court of claims.
There we're other nominations .s,roufe
from the White House to the senate
but were recalled.
Confirmations--Jewett, surveyor OF
customs, Evansville, Indians, Me,
Mel. Of Indiana, inspector Of registrA.
ton; w. G. Carson, postmaster,
The house conference committee on
the bill making appropriations for
clerks and for other pur-
poses disagreed, and further confer.
ence was asked.
Taking mp the adjournment resolu-
ton the house refused, by a vote of
yeas ia. nays I2s, TO table the motion
to reconsider the voie BY which the
- yesterday refused to defer the
pending further considers.