The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-25


mortgage on all property now held oil
to be acquired hereafter by said com.
psnies, TO be held in trust for the ulti.
mate payment of both interest and
principal OF said bonds.
The companies are forever prohi0
tied from crediting any other mort
gage sr lieu upon their property, and
from watering or others ise ineress.
ing their stocks, or any use ol
the money obtained on such bonds ny
any officer of the company, or toy
ally other person for any other rui.
pose whstever is declared a felony
punishable by imprisonment in the
peniteniiary for term of not les.
than ten nor more than forty years in
the discretion of n jury.
The companies included in the hill
are the James river and kanawahs
canal; the Atlantic and Great
Western canal, connecting the Ten
nessee river with the Atlantic coast;
the Florida coast canal; the Fort
Phillip canal; the Hempin and Chiea-
go canal: the Aagora falls ship canal;
the 0s9ego canal; the Lexington and
Big Sandy railroad, connecting the
Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad with
the Louisville aud New Orlaaus line:
and the railroad to the Pacific coast.
The whole amount OF money required
for these works is two hundred and
twenty million dollars, upon which
the government guarantee interest.
The friends Of the bill claim that its
passage will give immediate employ
ment to five hundred thousand men,
aud viii require the use of fifty thou
sand mules and horses, and will at
once relieve the financial pressure now
prevailing in the land.
Congressman Ellis by reaIest intro.
duced Senator Johnson's Texas aud
Pacific bill, amended TO Include the
Wheelock Nes OrleaDs-Pacilic.
Senste.-Mr. Thurman, from the
Judiciary committee, to which WAS re-
committed the house ball to provide
for admission to the bar OF the supreme
court CT the United States OF any
woman who has been "A mem Ter OF the
bar Of the highest court of any state or
territory for n period of three years,
reported 1t back, together with the
amendment of Mr.. Sargent, providing
that no person shall be refused admis-
sion to the bar Of any United States
court Oh account OF sex, and said he
had been directed by the committee 10
report as they reported before, that
there was 10 law prohibiting IA court
from admitting woman to the bar
and therefore there was no necessity
for this legislation. After some dis
cussi0n the bill was placed on the
cnieadar with the adverse.
Mr.. Morrill, made au elaborate speech
against the resumption act, after which
Mr.. CockrsIi, of Missouri, called up the
bill placing General Shields on the
retired list, with the rank OF brigadier-
general.
Mr.. Sargent submitted the following
amendment az AN additional section.
that the presrient Is hereby authorized
TO sppoint Ulysses :. Grant, late gems
.rai eommsnder of the United States
army, a general on the retired list of
the army with fuil rank, pay and al
lowaBce, of that grsde. except that the
general, so retired, shall not be allow
ed forsge for horses and Communication
therefor, or sid-de-camps or other staff
officers, unless called into active sery-
ice in time of war.
A long debate followed. Mr.. Oylesby
continuing, said he did not know that
General Grant cared to have his name
mentioned in this connection. He did
not know that IL would he agreeable to
his feelings. He had been greatly
honored 10y the American people. and
he might live long enough To be hon.
ored again by them.
Mr.. Blaine, OF Maine, said he did
not quite concur iu what had been said
by the hoLorabie senator from Illinois,
respecting the amendment offered by
the senator from California.
Mr.. Sargent--Genersl Scott was re.
tired from the head OF the army with
full rank, pay and allowances, N
there any senator on this hoor VIII,
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