The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-21
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Robert Pettill, pay director Of tn
United States navy, Ia dead,
Mr.. Potter, chairman OF the inves
iigating committee, is reported gon,
to New York to consult Mr.. Tilden.
The reported reconciliation between
President Hayes and Senator Conk
ling was premature. Mr.. ConklinE
must take the initiatory step.
The judiciary committee reported
adversely on the bill allowing womer
TO practice In the supreme court. Tn,
bill says there is no law against 1t, ant
the court must decide for itself.
House-The select committee on al
legged frauds in the presidential cleo
ton was announced AS follows: Messrs
Potter of New York; Morrison, Iii.
nols; Hunton, OF Virginia; Stenger, OF
Pennsylvania; MacMahon, of Ohio;
Cobb, of Indiana; Blackburn, OF Ken
lucky; Cox, of Ohio; Butler, Of Massa.
chuse Is; Reed, of Maine; and Hiscock,
Of New York.
a cable message from Minister
Noyes, at Paris, WAS presented asking
to be subpened before the committee
The day was occupied with business
of the district of Column bia.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Shelley, Of Alabama, known
as the Schleicher bill, entitled "a bill
granting aid by the national govern
men to certain companies Incorporated
by state authority for works OF inter>
nal Improvement"
The companies are authorized to
issue bonds sufficient to construct,
complete and equip their respective
works, to run fifty years and to bear
interest at the rate of five per cent per
annum, the government to guarantee
interest, which is to be paid semi.an-
nually at the treasury of the United
States, the government retaining a
mortgage on all property now held or
to be acquired hereafter by said com.
panies, to be held in trust for the ulti.
mate payment OF both interest and
principal OF said bonds.
The companies are forever prohio.
tied from crediting any other mort
gage or lien upon their property, and
from watering or otherwise increas-
ing their stocks, or any use of
the money obtained on such bonds by
any officer OF the company, or by
any other person for any other pur-
pose whatever is declared felony,
punishable by imprisonment in the
penitentiary for a term of not less
than ten nor more than forty years In
the discretion of jury.
The companies included in the bill
are the James river and Kanawaha
canal; the Atlantic and Great
Western canal, connecting the Ten.
nessee river with the Atlantic coast;
the Florida coast canal; the Fort
Phillip canal; the Hempin and Chica-
go canal; the Magora falls ship canal;
the Oswego canal; the Lexington and
Big Sandy railroad, connecting the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad with
the Louisville and New ORLEANS line;
and the railroad to the Pacific coast.
The whole amount OF money required
for these works is two hundred and
twenty million dollars, upon which
the government guarantee interest.
The friends of the bill claim that Its
passage will give immediate employ
ment to five hundred thousand men,
aud will require the Use OF fifty thou
sand mules and horses, and will at
once relieve the financial pressure now
prevailing in the land.
Congressman Ellis by request intro.
duced Senator Johnson's Texas ant
Pacific bill, amended to include the
Wheelock New Orleans-Pacific.
Senate.--Mr. Thurman, from thu
judiciary committee, to which was re
committed the house bill to provid,
for admission to the bar OF the suprem
court Of the United States Of an!
woman who has been a member Of tn
bar of the highest court of any state o
territory for a period of three years
reported it back, together with tn
amendment of Mr.. Sargent, providln
that no person shall be refused admii