The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-20

Notniphtfon.-t3eorge IL. smith, col
iector OF customs, at New Orleans.
Senate two bills reported by
Mr.. Matthew'S, from commit.e. on
railroads ON March nineteenth, the first
To authorize the Southern Pacific rail.
road company TO extend it's rsilrcd and
telegraph lines eastwsrdly from its
present eastern terminus In Orizoua, 10
$ point on the Rio G ande, at or near
FL Psso, and to aid in building the
same. which was reported without re.
Communications /; and the second amend
Atory and supplementary TO the act OF
March third, 1871, TO incorporate the
Texas aud Pacific railroad, and to aid
in It's construction, which was reported
favorabiy, were both laid over upon
objection to the present consideration,
made by Mr. Edmunds.
The senate bill 10 disspprove and
annil an act Of the legislative assem-
bly, Of the territory Of New Mexico,
passed on January eighteenth, 1877, by
two THIRD vote of both houses, over
the veto OF the governor of said terri
tory. the act being to incorporate the
society of the Jesuit father. OF New
Mexico. In explanation OF the bill,
Mr.. Garland, from the committee on
territories, says the committee unan.
imously agreed 10 report in favor oil
sunutiiDg the act As il violated section
1889 OF the revised statutes Of the
United States.
WASHINGTON, April 25-Ex-Gov
ernor Packard lett last night. He was
called to New Orleans by family sick
ness.
Smiths managers propose to keel
him III committee for ten days OF tw,
weeks, In order to make his patti
straight. There is b strong disposition
as matter of heroic poetry and polit,
icai equity, TO thrust Packard dowr
the presidents throat.
House-The session was consume,
almost entirely by the discussion O
the senate bill repeating the bankrup
act, which finally passed with yer,
slight amendments
Mr.. Schleicher, of Texas, submitte,
his reports to the COMMITTEES on for
eign affairs in regard to the Mexican
border troubles, which was referred I.
the committee.
Mr.. Aiken, OF Louisiaus, asked leav
. to offer resolution for the appoint
, ment of q CON ;aittee Of three TO In
vestigste the charge against Speeis
. Agent Carter In regard TO the receu
J seizures Of logs In Louisiana.
Mr.. Kiilinger. OF PennsyIvanis, oil
, jected.
: Mr. Muldrou, Of Mississippi, dis
eussed the tariff bill at length. II
{ criticised the difference between III
1 speech and the bill of Mr.. Wood, an
e showed how far IL was below the tart
/. OF X. J. Walker, aud how IT failed I
, relieve agriculture from the cruel di
! criminstion of the present tariff. 4
D would only support Woods bill as
4 choice of evils.
e Mr.. Bell, of Georgia, in an at
q speech in favor of the postal savin,
bill showed that under the operation
d Of this bill the foreign debt might /,
e refunded at lower rate of interest al
d held by our own people 10 place OF tn
a foreign ~ indicate.
In the senate, Mr.. Butler, of Sou,
e Carolina, submitted q resolution ca
!. ing on the secretary of war for any il
, formation he may have concernir
!. the prscticability and cost of impro
Is ing the ship channel at the entran
d Of the harbor at Charleston, Soul
. Carolina. Agreed to.
q The senate bill for the relief Of Glib
;. Co., Charleston, South Carolin
n passed.
II Adjourned to Monday.