The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-16

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oolored oltllens going 10 Brazil, Passed,
The Texas committee took no action
to-day on the transfer of franchises on
the backbone road 10 New Orleans.
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The bill introduced to-day by Senator
Jones, OF Florida, In regard 70 railroad
telegraph lines, Ia designed, IN Ia main
feature, 10 embody tho principle re'
Gently laid down by the supreme court
Ia tho case Of the Western Union Va
Pensacola Telegraph Company, II
provides that any railroad company,
now or hereafter organized, under the
law OF any state, shall have the right
20 construct, maintain and operate, for
general business, llnes Of telegraph
along, over or under, any line Of rail
road which II owns or controls. The
bill also provides aud authorizes rail.
road companies to lease or consolidate
such telegraph lines, Ia whole " m
part, ana 10 appoint agents or losseos
to operate them for tho transaction of
general Geographic business, II IN
further provided, that before any rail
road company shall exercise any OF
these powers or privileges, II shall tie
with the postmaster general u wrtton
acceptance OF lac restrictions and obll.
cations substantially M followa;
First United States Government mes.
sages shall, IN cases, have priority, and
10 sent ut rates to be fixed by the post
master general, Second The United
States shall have the right any time
after ilve years from tho enactment OF
this bill, TO purchase Nll the telegraphic
lines, property and effects, Of any or
all such companies, ut AN appraised
value, to be uscerlainod by Ave dlsln-
terested persone, two chosen by the
postmaster general, two by the CONS
pany interested, and the Afth by these
four.
The automatic signal buoy moorod
on Cape Hatteras, North Carolina,
(see notice TO mariners No. OF 1877
has broken from It's moorings. irwin
be replaced Ms soon as practicable.
Connrmatlop-John W. Easily, TO
be chief OF the bureau OF construction
and repaIre, and constructor in the
navy department, with the relative
rauk of commodore Tho nomination
had been reported adversely from the
committee on naval Affairs, but the
senate confirmed II by vote OF "a 10
IL. The adverse report was upon the
ground that the promotion had not
been made In accorda nee with the or
der OF seniority.
In the house, during the call OF
states this morning, Mr.. Kimmell, OF
Maryland, introduced bill authori2-
ing quo Vdrrapto proceedings to be
instituted IN the United States Su-
preme court, in order to test the title
of the president to his office. The bill
was referred.
Mr.. Swami, Of Maryland, then pre-.
scented for reference the resolution OF
the Maryland legislature reopening the
presidential question.
Immediately on being read, Mr..
Garfield, of Ohio, raised the question
OF consideration, and objected TO the
reference OF the resolutions.
A long debate ensued, principally in
regard to the parliamentary point as to
whether the question Of rejection
could be entertained in the morning
hour of Monday.
without disposing Of the question,
which went over until next Monday,
the house proceeded to the consldera-
ton Of the business of the district of
The senate passed a bill repeating the
act, by vote Of thirty-seven
to six.
;-ssMr. Sargent, Of California, reported
from the military committee, the house
bill placing General Shields on the
veteran list, with substitute, confer
ring the same benefit on Grant, Gar.
field, Ben. Butler, and some hundred
and fifty others.
The house il In session tonight on
the tariff bill.