The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-02

neen compromised.
WAsHIaGToN, February q. The
latest European advIce. indicate great
uheertainty, with prospect of the tri-
uniph of the aggressive party in Rus
siA. Bucharest. Roumanla and Libra.
The committee on banking and cur
reney, of the house, decided To insert
1n additional provisions ia the bill,
substituting treasury for national bank
notes, providing that treasury notes
shall be receivable for one third of any
one payment of customs, the remain
ing two-thirds payable in gold or sill
yer dollars These treasury notes are
to be also interchangeable for four per
cent. bonds.
The senate committee on claims, by
one majority, decided to report $780,.
900 in favor of the Methodist Episco>
pal book agency for the use of its
building. The Nashville claim called
for $3.50 600.
The committee on public lands of the
house agreed to report the bill confirm
ing to Alabama lands previously
selected as swamp and overflowed.
The senate bill TO amend the revised
statutes to allow the president to sp
point pension agent, vice Colonel
Custer, who is deFeliet in his bond 10
S2oU, 600, WAS opposed by Messrs Conk-
ling and Edmunds, on the ground that
it would place in his hands the rest of
the appointments of persion agents
throughout the country without the
advice and consent of the senate. The
matter went over. The debate was
qui bitter,
Mr.. Merrimon, of North Carolina,
presented the memorial OF the new
river canal company of North Caro-.
lima, suggesting the Importance of in
land water communication between
the lakes of the north and the Missis-
sippi river. by way of the Erie canal,
the Hudson river, and numerous other
rivers and short canals along and near
the Atlantic coast and gulfof Mexico,
and asking the goVefnment to por.
chase the fsss use Of al iD!asJ canal
and water routs between Psmiieo
sound, North CSFoiisa, aud Charleston
harsor. South Carolina.
MsssRail II. Twitcael., OF Louisiana.
of Gousbstta faIne. viii be splaiate,i
consul To KingstoD. Csaads.
Senator Kellogg ,atrodHeed biz sor
the relief. Of y. 2 Idsb, for money
he p, ID for properly which aas uon-
fiscatsd duiuc the var, 5slsnEinE u
Slideu, and which hiss been returned
TO the heirs G Sli@eit
The committee on banking asa cur
rency rejected the proposition TO issue
greenbacks to the full original amount
of four hundred millions. Three affirm
alive votes only.
A New Orleans dispatch says Wells
was to-day before the grand jury, sum.
moned to give evidence respecting the
charges lie published against the pros
ecuting attorneys and court officers.
The sad fate OF the New Orleans re
turning board bad elaborate aud In.
dignant discussion. The bargain or
understanding was discussed and its
violation denounced. A personal let
ter of remonstrance from the presi-
dent to Governor Nichols il su..
gested.
The following, signed by Thomas A
Hendricks, was addressed 10 the Her
AIDS correspondent at Indianapolis,
Indiana: al have no know ledge
whatever ofany writ of otlster, or other
proceedings, to raise the question Of
the right of Mr.. Hayes TO the Office OF
president of the United States"
House.-Mr. Chalmers, OF Missis.
sippi, obtained the floor and made u
speech ia defense OF the presidents
southern policy, and OF the Louisisna a
authorities In the matter of the return.
ing board prosecutions. He said: 1T
lie claimed that Anderson should not
have been prosecuted, because the lives
Of traitors were spared. The msn who
takes up arms in defense Of a constitu
tsonai principle Is not more u traitor
than he who robs the people Of their
elective franchise. II we were traitors,
ws met yon in the open field, and
stsked our lives upon the justice Of our
cause. 1.-THE returning board and their
abettors were not traitors to republican
liberties, they, with with perjury on
their lips, with forgery on their hand,
and usurpatioa in their hearts, under
cover Of darkness, stole away the price
less jewel of constitutional liberty, aud
will go down into history linked Ia Ia
fanny with the blAckest traitors Oh the
tide of timer
| He said this was republican assault
upon the Presidents southern policy
out We are sntisfisI and viii stand by
him ~ long ss he has the mauiines,
to stand by himself He humorousiJ
described the Wormiey conference as
Injecting of diplomstists giving to eart
other renewed assurances Of dis
tinguished consideration, making ns
bargain as to what should be, but ont,
giving assurances as TO what would b,
done. He said II the governor o
Louisiana would pardon Anderson Al,
Welis, Il would be after conviction
but not before. He was opposed {,
the punishment Of tools and dupes 70
the cfimes which Intellect aud powe
had sanctioned u not inspired. H
referred to the presentation Of the PFC
ture II Abrahsm Lincoln, signing th
: emancipation proclamation, and sal
that al who venerats him for this a
Of humanity 10 the blacks Of th
eoush, should emulate his spirit Of jul
tice toward the vtitss OF the ssms ~
tion.
i He related ~ incident Of Mr.. LIS
eolu 90 The fsld OF Gsstysbarg. vhs
- saids 'srhs men whe hsia ~