The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-13

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tax was adopted Il should not 90 into
effect until July. 1879.
The COMMITTEES on banking and cur. |
EeucJ has issued subpenas for secre-
tAry Sherman and member of the
syndicate to learn detailA Of the recent
transactions placing the four and .
half per cent bonds.
George NJ. Lsmpllere will succeed
Smith ~ appointment clerk Of the de-
psrtment.
Secretary Sherman is mandamussed
to show cause for not paying Alexsn-
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 la the senate bill
repeating the bankrupt law.
The committee on commerce of the
senate bold u special meeting on Mon
day, To continue from day to day, for
considering the steam boat 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 unimportsnt bills, when
Alr. Gordon, of Georgia, moved TO
postpone pending aud 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 coGn
try where any contagious or ill.,
fictitious disease may exist, from
entering any port OF the United States
OF pass the boundary line between the
United States into or through jnri,dic
ton. IL further provides that consular
officers of the United States shall re-
port 10 the supervising -urgeon-g general
OF the marine hospital service, the al.
! pesrsnee of Infectious or contagious
diseases at places where they may be
stationed and the departure of vessels
Tor 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 10
| assist.
The Hot Springs bill, presented by
Senator Garland, authorizing the
president TO appoint three discreet,
competent and dtsinterested persons,
who shall constitute a board OF COM
rnissioBers, empowered with the same
authority ia all respects, rs were pros
vided for commissioners appointed
under an act OF March 3, 1877. Passed.
Senat Garland addressed the SEN
ate in an able and pointed speech.
The bill reported from the senate
Judiciary committee to-day, providing
for the distribution of the awards of
the Mexican claims commission. is
the bill introduced bJ Senator Davis,
OF Illinois, on the first instant amen
ded by the insertion Of specific pro.
vision concerning award la the con-
1 tested cases of Benjamin We'll, Loobra
mining company.
The president of the United States
Is directed to determine within the
next Elk months, whether there is
suitable oause to believe that the honor
of the United States, or the coDsidera-
tions of justice and equity, requires
the awards, or either Of them TO be set
aside, or new trial to be had in re-
spect OF them. Ii he concludes they
should not be paid, they shall be sus-
pended To await action hereafter 10y
the two governments, tut il he does
not so determine, within six months
they are to be paid in the same man
ner and proportions as other awards.
The rest of the bill provides, in brief,
that the instaiiments received from
Mexico shall he immediately distritu
ted in ratable proportions among cor
porations or individuals ia whose
favor the awards were made, or To
their legal representatives or As.
| signees.
The secretary first required to de-
duct the expenses of the commission
! :. ht9ni enc hnedrea end filteep then
sand dollars, but the amount to be dis
tributed is to be increased by "A pay
ment to the secretary OF state from
the United States treasury of an
amount aggregating about one humid.
red and fifty thousand dollars, which
were awarded To Mexican citizens by
the commission and deducted from
the amount payable by Mexico. The
secretary of state is further required to
deduct aud return from his payments
any amount due the United States
from persons or corporations in whose
favor awards were made by the com.
! mission.
The republican congressional COM
mittee tonight made Mr. Hale, of
Maine, permanent chairman and al-
pointed the following executive COM
mittee: Hale, chairman. Allison, Eos.
ter, Hiscock, Joyce, Dorsey, Bruce,
Page, Hubble and Campbell.