The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-19
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NomlnGtlons--Wm. Ii. Hunt, Of
Louisiana, judge of the court OF claims,
There were other nominations en- route
from the White House TO the senate
chamber, but were recalled.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, surveyor OF
customs, Evansville, Indiana; Mes
Mel, OF Indiana inspector of reglstra-
tion; w. G. Carson, postmaster
Thomasville.
The house conference committee on
the bill making appropriations for
temporary clerks and for other pur.
poses disagreed, and further confer
ence was asked.
Taking up the adjournment resolu'
ton the house refused, by n vote of
yeas Ia nays 1875, to table the motion
to reconsider the vote 10y which the
house yesterday refused to defer the
resolution pending further considera,
ton.
Mr.. ellis, Of Louisiana, called up the
resolution relative to the death OF
Hon. j. Il Leonard, Of Louisiana, and
after eulogies delivered by Mr.. Ellis,
Mr.. Wood, OF Pennsylvania, Mr.. Col
kius, of Indiana, Mr.. Kenna, of West
Virginia, Mr.. Covert, of New York,
Mr.. Duunel, OF Minnesota, the house
adjourned.
The committee on ways and means
voted five to four that if the income
tax was adopted it should not go into
effect until July, 1879.
The committee on banking and cur.
rency has issued subpmuas for Secre'
tary Sherman and members OF the
syndicate to learn details of the recent
transactions placing the four and a
half per cent bonds.
George NJ. Lamphere will succeed
Smith as appointment clerk of the de-
partment.
Secretary Sherman is mandamussed
to show cause for not paying Alexan'
der Mcleod OF South Carolina, some
forty-two thousand dollars.
The action of the judiciary CONS
mittee of the house to-day indicates an
early concurrence in the senate bill
repeating the bankrupt law.
The committee on commerce of the
senate hold special meeting on Mon
day, to continue from day to day, for
considering the steamboat bill, which
has passed the house.
The senate bill continuing the COM
missioners for Hot Springs passed.
The senate went to calendar and
passed several unimportant bills, when
Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia, moved to
postpone pending and all prior orders,
and take up the house bill to prevent
the introductiod of contagious or In
fictitious diseases into the United States.
Agreed to, and the bill passed without
discussion.
1t prohibits any vessel or vessels
coming from any foreign port or coun
try where any contagious or in
fictitious disease may exist, from
entering any port of the United States
or pass the boundary Hue between the
United States into or through Jurisdic
ton. 1t further provides that consular
officers of the United States shall re-
port to the supervising encouragement
of the marine hospital service, the APP
pearance of infectious or contagious
diseases at places where they may be
stationed and the departure of vessels
for the United States. The surgeon
general of marine hospital service Is
charged with the execution OF the law
under the direction of the secretary OF
the treasury, and custom officers are to
assist
The Hot Springs bill, presented by
Senator Garland, authorizing the
president to appoint three discreet,
competent and dlsinterested persons
who shall constitute board OF COM
missioners, empowered with the same
authority in all respects, as were pros
vided for commissioners appointed
e under an act Of March 3, 1877. Passed
: Senator Garland addressed the sen
ate In an able and pointed speech.