The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-16
Oiaz Will Give No SubstantlsI
Guarantees Until After His
Recognition.
The House acd senate, After Fair werk
Durisg the Morning Hours. We're
Devoted to Discussion On the
Money Qaestl0a.
Speeches Of the Wones Ssisrasists TO BE-
PriHted-Penalty for Defaeisa the Cur
rency with Advertisements The
Tariff Blil 10 Csmnittee.

/ Every Forty Eight Hours.
| WASHINGTON, February Ii The oh
seqaies OF Plus tx will be celebrate,
throughout ehristendom on the day @
the funeral, and at Philadelphia OF
Wednesday the 18th in the Eogllsi
language, and Monday the 18Th In
/ Latin.
The statements of Minister Foste,
from the city of Mexico show tina
Disz will give no substantial guaran.
tees until after bis recognition. 10 the
meantime Diax's authority ON the Rio
Grande is merely nominal.
A New Orleans special says in tn,
matter of the returning board prosecu.
ton, as 10 the agreement, that no one
should be prosecuted for past political
oifenses, that the mem bers Of the legis.
iature, who made the agreement which,
is the basis of the statement, do not
consider that it applies to the trial OF
the returning board, AS they are not
tried for any political offenses, but for
the criminal one of rgiug and alter
ing public documents, being the re
| turns from Vernon parish, and for pub
lishing the same as true.
Governor Nichols. it is underst God
eDtertains the same view, though he
| declines 10 express himself Ia any way,
| or in any manner connected with the
trial, as it might be again reiterated.
However, there Is no intention, nor
will there be any attempt made, on
the part of the authorities to indict the
visiting statesmen. As far as any
letter OF agreement with Anderson, OF
Feiieiana, aud John Sherman Is con,
cerned, II is not believed there ever
wac such document
Mr.. Kellogg. himself. however, did
enter into An agreement with Nash to
insure Anderson the naval office, aud
this document is 10 existence and q
| copy will be forthcoming in few days
Wells remains in prison, unable ia
procure bail and Is busy preparing
some sort of statement, though what
it Is, is not developed. He refuses to
make charges which may impiicate
the president or visiting statesmen.
Mr., Bright chairman OF the house
committee on claims, reported y bill
| sppropriating Sl86 2l7 for claims all
lowed by the accountants Office Of the
treasury which passed.
The printed report that General
Mcmillan has Withdrawn as candi,
date for the collectorship OF New Or.
leans, is pronounced by that gentle
man as incorrect
The committee also, to dsy, agreed
to ask the order Of the senate to print
the speeches made before them by the
representatives of the Woman's Suf-
frage association, in behalf of the pro-
posed constitutional amendments.
The committee On ways aud means
to dav passed upon schedule c of the
tariff bill, which includes manufac.
tured articles OF hemp and jute, but
not of cotton, silks and liner 5. There
were no alterations made, the modi.
fications being OF a merely technical
character.
The session of the senate committee
on postoffices aud postroads this morn.
ing, was devoted to hearing Isaac X.
Sherwood, Of Ohio, in explanation and
support of his charges against Alexan-
der Reed, nominee for postmaster at
Toledo. Mr.. Reed was present, asked
sundry questions of Mr.. Sherwood, and
submitted documentary evidence in
'i.sproof Of each charge.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections to-day, took up the Gre
dentials aud papers OF Mr.. CorbiD, who
claims to have been elected by the leg.
islature OF South Carolina to seat In
the United States senate, now occa-
pied By Mr.. Butler, and referred them
to Senator Wadleigh, as sue com
mittee, to report to the full com
mittee what action, If any should be
taken in the premises.
| The committee on coinage, weights
and measures, were directed to prepare
a bill to punish persons for passing
notes circulating as currency, which
may be defsced by printing or writing
upon them advertisements or other
wise, and also providing against the
DETACHMENT Of coins. The penalty, on
| conviction, for either otiense, is TO he y
fine OF one thousand dollars or one
years imprisonment. or both. 1t the
discretion OF the court.
The house committee on agriculture
to-day heard the argument OF Henry
Bergh, president OF the society for the
prevention Of cruelty to animals. IL
advocacy OF the passage OF bill which
provides that stock shippers shall be
compelled by law to have all stock
which they my Cause to he shipped
fed and watered once every forty-eighi
heurs.
Senate MIR. Matthews presented {
petition from the national and state
banks and private bankers, compris
ing the Cincinnati Clearinghouse As
ISOLATION, urging the repeal OF thai
portion OF the national bank act whict
imposes tax OF one half of one pei
cent upon deposits. Referred.
A large number OF petitions, fro1
all parts of the country, In favor Of tn,
sixteenth amendment to the conssitu
ton, prohibiting states from disfran
chisiug persous on account OF sex, wer,
presented and referred.
| In presenting petition Of this char
acters Mr.. Cockrell said he had bee,
handed . petition purperting to hsv,
come from the people OF Missouri. II,
saw by names that many Of them wef,
citizens OF that state, and among Ii,
sisners we're = large number Of women
In the lat appeared the name o
! Georgs Francis Train. He processes
that Mattress George Francis Trair
was not citizen Of Missouri. Laugh
Iter.l
Mr.. ConkIine said be had In hi,
/ hand mesn0fini Of the New Yorh
chembsr Of cummeres demonstrating
iagninst the demonstration Of silver
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