The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-18

poiteu irou the committee on com
Inerce TO regulate Interstate transpor
tation on railroads, and TO prohibi
discrimination on freights. No resul
WAS reached.
No movement was made in regar1
to the contemplated movement for ar
inquiry into the alleged presidential
frauds.
Notice is given by the Lighthouse
board that on aud after June 18th 9
fixed white light Of the first order will
be shown from the lighthouse on the
Forney rocks, the northern extremity
of the Florida reef. On and after the
Exhibition of this light, the light now
shown from the Cape Florida light
house will be discontinued.
Augustus G. Thompson has been ap.
pointed acting assistant keeper OF the
Northwest Point, Royal Shoal, North
Carolina.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
tion of VIM. NJ. BurwelI to be register
Of the land office at New Orleans.
The nominations to-day were mainly
promotions Of office In the army and
navy.
In the course of discussion in COM
mittee of the whole on the bill for the
pay ment of Richard Heaton, of Vir-
ginis, for supplies taken by the United
States army, Mr.. Bragg, of Virginia,
tdenied That any Virgipian during the
war had been loyal TO the union. 10y
atty in Virginian, lie said, meant
loyalty to Virginia.
Mr.. Hunton ssid during the war s
numb Of people in Virglnia remained
as loyal TO the union US any one north
Of the Potomac.
The debate growing animated, Mr..
White, of Pennsylvania, spoke of per
secutiOns of southern 10y alis,s Ia Libby
prison, to which Mr.. Hunton replied,
emphstically denying any unneces-
sary privations had been i'm posed upon
federal prisoners, and deprecated the
Introduction OF such topic ia debate
The discussion continueing, Mr.
White became very much excited aud
extending his remarks beyond the
time limited, be repeated that Mr..
Hunton's statements as to the respon.
sibility of the federal government for
the sufferings of federal prisoners in
the confeaderste prisons, was false.
BY this time the discussion became
exciting, and Turner, OF Kentucky,
with his fist in close proximity with Mr.
Whites face, demanded to know why
the latter did not take his seat as the
rules required.
The sergent at arms was called Oh,
but his services were rot required as
the angry disputsnts were Gained
by their respective friends.
The members of the joint democrat
caucus committee, together with the
democratic members Of the judiciary
committee Of the house, and other
prominent democratic representatives,
including Messrs. Williams and
Springer, of Michigan, who have had
In their immediate charge the
subject of the alleged Florida
presidential frsrds, after consultation
with Speaker Randall To day, reached
the conclusion that an investigation
of the matter connected with this sub
ject is not question OF privilege, and
therefore nothing can be done except
in the regular order OF business. Com
sequeptiy it was determined that the
proposition should come from the ju.
dietary committee.
When the committee is again called
upon for reports for action by tie
house, the committee will then ask for
authority TO investigate all facts ia re-
lation to the last election of members
Of congress and presidential electors in
the state of Florida, with view of as,
certaining whether the statements of
Mr.. McLiu and others are true, the in-
vestigation to be restricted to these
points only and without reference to
the question Of the presidential title.
In the senate petitions were presen.
ted from the Charleston chamber of
commerce, advocating the sppropria-
tion required under General Gilmore's
plan for deepening the bar. Also urg-
ing the claims of Charleston as q
Commercial port, with statistics of her
trade and exports.
On mofioa of Senator Butler, the
same was referred TO the committee
on commerce and ordered printed.
The senate passed the bill To repeal
the bankrupt law, amended 80 that il
shoule take effect September ], instead
of January !. The following is the
bill in full:
That the bankrupt law approved
March 2, 1857, title sixtysone, revised
statutes, aud AN act entitled an act to
| establish an uniform Law Of bankrupt.
cy Throughout the United states, an.
proved March =, 1857, and for other
purposes approved June - 1874, aud
all acts in amendment or suppiimen-
tary thereto, or in explanation
thereof, be and the same are
hereby repealed. provided however,
| that such repeals shall ia no manner
invalidste or effect any case in bank
/ rupscy Instituted and pending in any
court PRIOR 10 the DAY WDen thts oct
shalI take effect, but all such pending
cases and all future proceedings there
4 with, and In respect Of all pains, peu-
Alties and Eorfeitures which shall have
then incurred under any OF said acts
prior 10 the day when this Get tskes
effect, or which may be thereafter in>
CURED under any Of the provisions Of
any said acts, which for the purposes
named In this act are kept in force,
and ali peual sctions and criminal pro.
ceeding Tor violstion Of any said scts,
vhsther then pending or there
after Instituted; and In respect Of
all ri&hts Of debtor and creditor,
except tbs right Of commencing
original proceedings in bankruptcy,
and all OF suits by or Rgninst assign
under any OF all Of said acts, In any
, matter or case which shall have arisen
prior 10 the day when this act take
effect, vhi,h shall bs on the 6rst day
Of September A. d. 1873, or in any
matter or case which shali ayise after
, this acs takes effect In respect Of any
mssssr Of bankruptcy sashosised by
this not 10 b prooeeded With afsee
Z said last named day: The aets hero
n By rspsaled shall contjnus In full force
eod G9bet uht1l thesnmo ahalI b tally
dibpussd n tbeonAoe nannor . n IN
ias6 ~ - b6sa ssDsaisd.