The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-30
Ben Butler Terms the Speech
Of Howe q Weak Elabora-
ton Of Stale Facts.
The Massachusetts Congressional Cea.
tested Uase Kinds In OaslIng Fields
and ScstiRg Dean-Prospeets Of
the Pacific Railroad Sink
Ing Fund Bills.
The Haste With Which the Joint Resolu
tien Allowing whisky to Remain In
Bend Three Years Was Passed
10 Characterized 40 Indecent.

tnemps0I Denies Having Den0uncee
she Administration = poerfsf-
cal, Lying and Trinsnx.'' bas IL IL
the Next Thiag sS H.
WAsHINaToN, March 20. - The
finance committee decided 10 report
favorably on the joint resolution allow.
ing whiskey to remain three years in
bond. Also to report favorably on the
nominations of Reynolds for first asdi.
tor Of the treasury.
The democrats will pay no attention
to MIR. Howe's TRADE. The president
desires his friends TO follow the same
course.
The com mittee on postofsices of the
house struck cut from the new post
office bill the clssse ioFb!ddiBg the
distribution Of newspapers otherwise
than through the mails.
The bill reported from the judiciary
committee to the senate Te,,eais the
bankrupt act entirely, but cases la ac-
tion up To date of the repeal becoming
law, shall proceed without regard 10
the repeal.
Mr.. seharz was taken sick yester-
day afternoon, and is Frustrated To-
day. His secretary, in answer to the
the universal question, "How is he ?n
answers that "fIs il only suffering
from overwo,k.n
House-The tariff bill was reported
from the committee of ways and
means, and by vote Of 49, 10 ia WAS
made the special order in committee
of the whole for the 4ih Of April, aud
from day TO day until disposed.
The Massachusetts contested elee-
tion ease OF Dean va. Field was dis
cussed, bat no result reached.
Senste--Mr. Bayard, Of Delaware,
from the committee on finance, re-
ported the resolution without amend
ment, just as IL came from the house
Of representatives.
| The JOINT resolution WAS published
at length In the house report Of March
18th.
| Mr.. ChristiaGey, of Michigan, from
the committee on the judiciary, said
he was directed by the majority OF the
committee to report back the bill to
repeal the bankrupt law, and he
! wished to say that an honest effort had
| been made In committee for some
time past to so amend the Law that II
would be satisfactory to the public, but
there was such conflict of opinion that
it was impossible 10 agree upon amend.
ments. Several members of the com.
mittee who did hot favor the repeal
consented that the bill should be re-
ported to the senate without recon.
mendation. 1t was placed on The cal.
endar.
Mr. Merrimon, OF North Carolina
made fine speech in favor of the Pa
cific railroad sinking fund bill, rs i,
came from his com mittee.
Nominations-E. Hubbs, pos,mas
ter, NewberDe, North Carolina, sne
9. w. Schofield, of Pennsylvania, reg
ister of the treasury.
Conf!rmatiOn-Cannady, collector o
customs, Wilmington. North Carolina
Rejection-John NJ. Dunn, marsha
for Delaware. Both Delaware senator
opposed the confirmation, and it fel
by considerable unanimity.
In the Enit before Judge Porter, O
the New York supreme court, of " q
terbury Va. city, on degrading and al
ling contract for nifty thousand dollars
, William M. Tweed was taken to tn
, court to-day as g witness for the city
! He declined to answer, and Ia expla
nation read q paper stating that he di
so by advise Of counsel, to give n
further evidence OF information 10
, the state OF city, until the promis
made by the officials of both, to libeI
ats him on condition OF giving test
mony, be fulfilled.
WAsHINaToS. March 27.-Senate-
Mr.. Herman, Of New York, introduce
3 bill granting pensions to Indian
, who weie In the service of the Unite
States In the war of 1919 as scout,
guides or warriors. Referred to th
e committee on pensions.
a Mr.. Hoar, Of MAssac husetts, caIle
up the resolution to pay John Ray mn
William l. Mcmillan the sum OF SloC
!. eseh 10 reimburse then for the e,
5 pense incurred in contesting the se,
In the senate for the unsxpired term
William T. Kellogg as senator froi
Louisiana for the term ending Marc
0 Is, 1873. Agreed to. Yeas, So; nays
senste-Mr. Mcmillan, from th
rl committee on claims, reported Wit
amendments the house bill for the n
lowAnce OF certain claims reported
accounting officers Of the treasury d
e partment Placed on the calender.
r. Mt. ConkiiDg Introduced bill ~
!, propriatihg Eve hundred thousand do
lars for the Improvement OF .IarIei
river between Randalrs island sn
/. Hudson river. Referred.
IL At the expiration Of the morpir
il hour, the senate resumed considerable
Of the Pacific railroad sinking fun,
bill, and Mr.. Hill, OF Georgis, spoke
y opposition to many Of the festures
b ths bill reported by the judiciary COR
9 mites, but said he did not wish to
n understood - favosing the pass age
the bill reported by the committee {
railroads.
Y The vice president, under an ord
o. Of the senste adopted yasterdav. n