The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-09
WASHINGTON.
The Friends Of the Texas and
Pacific Bill Strong In Their
Belief of Success.
Wells at the Capital He Demands Pro,
lection 1t Hsne or Provisions
Abroad, 0therwise. Rtc.-fhere
II Music in the Air.

J. Ie0 ofaatey bfooaut 70 me tfent -
Il plicatioa for a Writ Of PrehibitIsn
: Upon the Courts Of Louisiana Get.
ting Down to Hard Pan.
ASdes-oa, Knewn ~ Member sf a
> ResaraisE ssaro Aaa Nov On Trfs
Nominated - Consul 80 Rss de Ban,
re-
1 WASHINGTON, February 1.-The sol
committee on Acklin va. Darrail III.
cussed the case this morning and &C
journed. The report will undouotedl
be, Harris and Ellis for Acklin, an
Price, of Iowa, for Darrali, The repol
10 full committee will probably nc
tse made for ten days or two weeks.
In the house, the Polk resolutions
after quite long debate, was referre
TO the committee on public expend
Itures.
i Mail lettings west OF the Mississippi
river will close Tomorrow.
! The general land office has Informs
ton that fifteen persons have been in
dicted in Florida for boxing trees OF
government lands and other offense
connected with the lumber trade.
The debt statement shows decreas.
of sI6 $50 10 durisg the month, coin IL
the treasury, Si27, ooo, 900; currency
50, lbs ,050.
Governor Wells il here. He demands
protection at home or provision
abroad, otherwise, etc. What the
otherwise, etc., may mean has not
transpiret.
1t Is learned that the Louisiana re-
turning board have made an applica-
tiop, through special messenger who
arrived In Washington last night, TO
Justice Bradley, of the supreme court,
for writ Of prohibition upon the
Louisiana state courts now trying the
case OF General Anderson. The legal
basis OF this application to the state
courts Tor the transfer of the case ito
the United States courts must be fol
lowed rs a matter Of Law by the refer
ence by the state court of the applics-
ton TO the United States circuit court
in New Orleans, of which Justice
Bradley is the presiding judge. and
that the United States court alone,
under thestatute, Is the Judge OF the
validity of such application for the
transfer.
The Pacific railroads committee, at
the close of Huutington's elaborate
argument, allowed Colonel Scott IF.
teen minutes and then Mr.. Hunting
ton ten minutes rejoinder. This
closes the case. The members of the
committee hereafter only will be
heard on the Texas and Pacific or
California Southern Pacific. The
friends Of the Texas and Pacific ex.
press confidence of their strength
WASHINGTON, February "A ru.
NOR that Comm issioner LIE Due has re
quested the resignation of B r. Dodge,
the statistician OF the agricultural de-
partment, excites more establishment
tbsn ere,lence.
The statement that the coinage of
the trade dollar will be resumed st
Philadelphia Is premature.
Bids for the mail service west of
the Mississippi river were SAC, 900.
There is only S23. coo allowed for
1hese routes.
The friends of the Louisiana re-
turning board here have abandoned
all hope of relief from Judge Bradley.
Neutrality-suspicious. G. Anderson,
Of Louisiana, known as u mem Der Of
the Louisiana returning board, consul
general at Rio de Janeiro; Edward
Whe, Ter, collector of Internal revenue,
Arkansas; james c. Rollins, post
msster. Camden, South Carolina.
New ORLEANS, February lin the
Anderson trial, Mr.. McGleyin wss re,
called and testit ed TO The manner In
which the democratic counsel were
impeded in their work by the action OF
the returning board in liking day for
the returns of one parish, aud then
without notice TO the counsel, calling
up another. Mr.. McGlevin gave a
synopsis OF the proceedings from a
printed record. Anderson was present
aud took hand IN these proceedings,
and did never protest against any irIeg-
nlarities aud imbroprieties committed
by the board. He related theEliza Pink.
ston's farce, and the manner in which
the examination of that case was car.
ried on. Four witnesses were allowed
the republicans. while the democrat.
were only permitted to examine two
The returning board kept the demo
| cratic counsel IN absolute ignorance
and several changes of the rules of the
board were made to mbarrass the
counsel aud neutralize all their efforts
The canvass was made from a consoii
dsted statement OF the supervisors, aas
the protests, which should have beef
filed within ten days, were In som.
cases only filed The day before the re
turns were taken up. Witness VA
present when the returns from Verno,
parish were opened. He is not sure
General Anderson was present, bu
recoileets that he WAS present shortI,
afterward. The minutes OF the reoor,
mcmillan that Gsnerni ndap.oa -a