The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-30
WASHINGTON.
Howe's Onslaught on President
Hayes and the Secretary
of the Interior.
Hayes Has Either usurpr d His once
Of President. or Has Aided TOW
eFBer Nichols to Usurp HIS.
The Pusillaaimous President Should
Leave the White House and Let Him.
self for coachman, a Calling
for Which he Is Best Fitted.

| fof WHsCu nc 10 BEST fitteu.
Hear One of Those samby Pamby
Men, who In Tryiog 10 Catch ssasi,-
| ern Democratic Birds by sprtakisnx
Lizzie Salt ON Their Tssl..
WASHINGTON, March 22-In the
senate, Mr.. Conkling presented the
joint resolution of the New York legis
iAture, demonstrating sgainst the
abandonment by the government aud
sale of Watervleit arsenal, New York.
Referred 10 the committee on military
| affairs.
Hoase--Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
chair man of the committee on coin
age, reported bill to allow the coinage
of silver bullion for owners, on the
same terms as gold bullion is coined,
that is, for the cost of the coinage /;
also, for the issue of certificates on the
deposit of silver bullion or coin the
same as gold certificates, which are to
be receivstie for public dues, etc. /;
also, 10 abolish the coinage OF twenty
| cent, five cent and three cent silver
pieces, and 10 continue the coinage of
trade dollars for expectation only, at
the rate of $3.50, 900 monthly. The bill
was ordered printed and recommitted.
There were about forty pension bills
considered and passed, among them
one introduced by Mr.. Gooie, of Viz
GINA, pensioBiDg Captain Guthrie and
the widows and orphans of the
surfmen who lost their lives 10 render
Ing assistance TO the crew of the
wrecked steamer Huron, on the North
Carolina coast, last Novero Der.
Nomination-Wiii p. Canady,
collector OF customs at w iimiugton,
North Carolina.
Among the combinations to-day
We're Prince, postmaster at Augusta,
Georgia. The others were of no south.
ern or general interest.
Mr.. Wadleigh, committee OF one
to whom the committee on privileges
and elections referred the question
| 'oNshSA t1c abbi OI r., Oh
South Carolina, preeluded further in
quiry by the committee as to Corbin's
right to seat, Mr.. Wsdleigh reported
the case to be still before the commits
tee on its merits. The report was
adopted by the foil committee. and il
will proceed to consider the case at
next meeting.
The finance committee heard Com
missioner Raum, OF the internal reve-
nue., in favor of the bill allowing
whisky TO remain three years in bond;
also, Oliver q karweise, In opposition,
representing forty-three rectifiers and
wholesale dealers In Louisville.
The senate committee ON privileges
aud elections reported resolution that
DIR. Mcmillan and Judge Ray, of Louisi.
ana, be paid one Thousand dollars each
in compensation for their contest.
The vice-president laid before the
senate communication from the sec>
Rotary Of war, enclosing a letter from
the chief Of engineers, recommending
an appropriation for continuing the
examination in connection with the
constructio of the jetties at South
Pass of Mississippi river. Referred to
committee on appropriations.
| The timber amendment to the def
cheney appropriation bill passed the
senate. 1t must go back to the house,
and only applies to unsurveyed land
OF the territories. The restriction was
made at the suggestion o: Mr.. Morgan,
of Alabama. The amendment as
agreed to, is rs follows: "That where
wood and timber lands In the terri
tories Of the United States are not sur.
veyed and offered for sale in proper
sub divisions, convenient to access, no
money herein appropriated shall be
used to collect any charge for wood or
timber cut on the public lands, In the
territories OF the United States, for the
use OF actual settlers in the territories,
and not for export from the territory
of the United States, where the timber
grew, and, provided further, that if
any timber cut on the public lands
shall be exported from the territories
Of the United States, 1t shall be liabIs
to seizure by the United States authorI-
ties wherever found.
Adjourned to Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-rhe pres
ident approved the bill granting Amer.
lean register to foreign tuilt vessels
for the use of the Woodruff scientific
expedition.
Sherman Is sending advertisements
of his bonds to nineteen hundred post
masters throughout the country, with
the request that they be posted con-
spicaously In their offices. 1t Is thought,
in shrewd circles, that the object In
view could be more cheaply accom-
plished by using the advertising col
umns of the newspapers.
Ware has been appointed deputy
collector of customs at Key West, at
compensation of two thousand dollars
per annum.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Mr. Win.
dom, of Minnesota, from the commit.
tee on appropriations, reported, with
amendments, the house bill making
appropriations for consular and diplo.
matte service for the fiscal year ends
ing june 80, 1879. Placed on the cal,
endar.
The senate rejected. after q long de-
bate, Ex-Governor Parsons as district
attorney for Alabama, by good ma.
jority.
Senste-Mr. Howe, OF Wisconsin,,
called up the resolution submitted by
him last week, calling upon the presi.
dent for information as to the charges
against Judge Whitaker, of1.oussiana.
of being 3 defanlter to the United
States, and said
During the past year we have seen
here and everywhere Throughout the
country, small. but active squads Of
political inqulsitors, busy with the
WORK Of asserting the republican party,
gathering in to haliowed gerners all
those who avow themselves supporters
OF the presidents policy, and pouring
unquenahabie hres upon all the rest