The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

| the Treasury 10 carry Oot the He
sassp'ssa Lss-rne rseine Eai,~-,
f""dinS BAH Ceasassea the D.s-
WAsHISGToS, April 2-UEIts,i
States Marshal Grey, Of the western
district Of Virginia has resigned: 10
take effect on the first of May.
ConfifmstiOns-seversl northern pos.-
masters.
NominatiouA-WIlIism l.. Howell,
now consul at Q1ebec, consul st Ioron-
to; B. y. Wsssell, Of Illinois to the
consulate Of Quebec. and seveTAl
northern postmAsters.
TIE finance com mittee OF the -enAt.
agreed 10 report . bill refunding ton,
nsge dues exsoted In violation OF tres
ties.
Senator Eustis argued before the
committee in favor Of opening . mint
at New Orleans.
Consideration of the repeal of re-
sumption wss postponed on account oi
the sb-eEce cf Messrs. VOORHEES, and
Nevada Jones
The Judiciary committee OF the |
house amended the Geneva award bali ,
so ss TO refer sil claimants Co the court
of claims. The minority was allowed /
To report an amendment excluding in /
sgrsnce companies from benefit The !
minority VIII also present - T.por. I
fsvoTing their reference to the eommls- |
sion.
The Senate Pacific railroad funding l
hill occupied the day
Iicuse.-Ths bill spprapTiatin, thir- |
~ thousand dollars To strengthen the |
foundation Of the Washington manu I
hent passed.
The case Of doorkeeper Polk ~ss
taken up and discussed ali day.
Mr. MoJi has DO Doubt Of the p...
sage OF his tariff bill by the first OF I
May. he says IL L. gaining strength /
daily, and believes it will pass tie |
senate before the close OF the session. |
The naval committee Of the house I
agreed 10 Mr. Goods proposition that I
the secretary Of the navy shall apI-oln, |
bis chief clerk assistant secretary OF |
the navy.
The members OF the committee of
commerce are under . pledge of seer-
cy regarding the details of the river
aud hsrbor bill.
The committee on railroads Of the I
senate reported q bill for the survey oi
the Austin and Tamaulipas railroad.
WASHINGTON, April the entire
Alabama delegation are pressing Gen.
ersl Jones NJ. Withers, Of Mobile, for
fret auditor.
Nominations-C..H. II. Eddy, pOstmAs-
ter at Toledo, Ohio.
.House-The doorkeeper's case oecu-
pied the entire day, with the result OF
resolution admitting To the floor one
representative Of each paper employ
ing a permanent correspondent at the
capital.
The committee on commerce CON-
pleted the river and hsrbor bill, and
ordered report on the first opPoTlu-
nifty.
The naval committee of the senate
reported the appropriation bill, with n
few AmeDuIneEts
Senator Dorsey appeared before the
postofice committee OF the hons. aud
said: Ever since he has been In con-
gress he has assisted his constituents
In obtaining mail contracts when be
knew them 20 be honest and comIe-
tenL aud hss also assisted them 10
getting bonds This. he thought, xas
his duty, aid claimed the government
saved much money through the con-
tractors whom be assisted. lie had
s-cured competition and competent
bidders. lie had done nothing that
vss Lot lawful and proper, and should
do something again. He denied that
he hal any pecaniary interest. nesr
OF remote, ia mail or other contracts
under the government.
S~nste-NAval appropriation biil Ts-
ported and placed on the calendar.
The Senate Pacific railroad Till. Mr..
Thurman snnoaced, would deuaud a
vote Tomorrow.
/ WASHINGTON, April i.-ln the cen
ate, Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, ofier-i .
resolution providing for the selection
of = eOb,nilttse Of seven o. oon-id-s
the psoprisIy OF taking the tenth o-H
sns- Tie ssii arrangements hsd ts.-n
made curing the Present oongres. fos
taking the Tenth CENSUS, and -. ii,e
neat session Mas short oL-. prelim-
iusry hieI- should nov - tasen.
Asre,d ta.
H"as, The office CT door oTkseper xs.
declared vacant, ami the fanctIon.
temporarily sievolsed upon the ser
gsAni at srms. The entire day xa-
ocCapisd d In reaching this result.
Secretary sherman w.s three hour.
before the committee on banking snd
currency this morning. he stoutly
resisted ali .iisrss 20 weaken his faith
la t!,e p"Ser OF the treasury to carry
; 'ni the re.unidion Law. aud reA--er,ed
his conviction both of the ability to
; do aud the good policy Of the act.
The senate Pscific railroad funding
) hill consumed the day. No executive
session.
Wm. III. Tucker and Leicester
Cbspmsn are announced ~ honorsry
commissioners TO the Psris Exposition.
General 7. Cook, of Georgi.. Ia-de I.
handsome sPeecb to-day in behalf Of
Colooei Polk, tho bounced doorkeeper
OF the House Nothing whatever "a.
developed during the deta,e dsros.-
} tive TO the personal integrity Of Col.
Polk, and most OF them who voted de-
ciaribx the place v.c.nt, expires ,er-
sonAi friendship and sympsthy for him.
A iourteeu>year-oid youth Ia. Just