The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-06-01

fnent IL - between twenty million
and nothing, in favor of the Texas at,
Pacific.
Senator Lamar clsimed that ther
had been no forfeiture of the rights O
the Texas and Pacific company.
WAsnINGroN, May S7.-The Po,te
committee Is sitting with close doors
All suits against ex Senator sa~y.
have been dismissed.
Secretary Schurz has abolished IN,
lunch hour in the interior department
His clerks must work steadily from
nine to four.
The necessary papers were issued To,
day TO Bennetrs Arctic ship, formerly
the Pandora, but now the Jeanette,
called after Bennett's sister.
Chamberlain opened before the priv.
ileges and election committee In be-
heslf OF Corbip, on his contest with
Butler. Tue session IL private.
Senator Wallace, in his seat to-day
was congratulated on hls success at the
Pittsburg convention. lie disavow-
any political or personal hostility to
| Mr.. Randall.
The investigating committee were
three hours in consultation. The re
ruhlicans favored the broade-t inquiry
and the democrats favored limiting
the Investigating To new matters, hut
to 20 over the ground already covered
by the congressional Investigations.
Judge Shellabeger gives the following
account Of the interview between Sec
retary sherman and Anderson, the
Louisiana supervisor Of election. sber-
man very emphatically expressed to
me his objection To seeing Anderson,
saying to him, however, that / saw
no objection to his seeing Anderson In
the pfesence of other persons. Very
soon afterwards Anderson, Judge
Marks aud Governor Hahn com. into
the -eoretary'- rooms together. After
some time, a secret conversation passed
between the secretary aud Anderson
which ! have teen told zinc. was re-
duced to writing 10y MIR Sherman'.
secretary. At the eud of this CONVEX
saiion the secretary asked II | desired
to ask Mr.. Anderson any questions,
said no, had pbme there because !
had understood thst Mr.. Anderson had
solicited an interview aud / had come
over TO hear what he had 10 say
ThereupOn Mr.. Anderson began To talk
pretty loud aud 10 protest that he had
gone over there on invitation of Others
and not because he wanted the Inter.
view. To this deni,i was then aud
there made by Judge Marks, aud I
believe Governor Hahn, alleging that
they had gone over with him At his
urgent solicitation. There the matter
was ended and Anderson and those
who come with him left
House-Among the bills introduced
and referred to-day was one hy SIR.
Vance, OF North Carolina, 10 amend
the bankrupt law 80 NJ Ia secure 10
the debtor hi- homestead 10 the value
dred dollars personal property.
The army appropriation bill Was
got out Of the committee Of the whole
and in the house the amendment in,
cressing the army to twenty -nve thou.
sand men was defeated by two ma
jority. The force therefore IL Fixed In
the bill At twenty thousand. A vote
on the fnal passage OF the bill Vas
not reached.
The house on committee of the
whole adopted the anne endment 10 the
army bill, transferring the Indian ba-
rean to the war department. Vote IlS
to lO7.
Senator Kellogg, Of Louisiana, sut,~
Ditted an amendment TO the Texas
and Pacific bill providing that IN order
to secure to the states of Louisiana,
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi the
full advantage to be derived FROM the
construction Of the ceyeIai lines Of rail.
way herelnbsfore authorized, the New
Orleans Pacific railroad company. n
corporation existing under the laws Of
the state of Louisiana, shall have au &.
."oy W o""s"uc' iAifosn RON
W" "0 Ju"e'ioh WIN the
Texas and Pacific railroad, TO form an
o" 'o' '.oo' -,e~ oiieAhs 10
Tue '"i'la' point oi the ieAss And fs-
."o y" '"e Aei"o e"a' ~
san Dlego. heferrcd 10 the commit
| tee ON railroads.
The bill forbiddins tur,h.r ,.,ire.
r.n, n, I.as, ,.,a. -. -.
'.' Ae" oP'
sna wih come up 70 morrow ~ unnn-
ished business.
The district hill pa.sed- liz n,omt.
n.nt ss.,n,.. .. ,o,,o r.. .n,
ine VII
provides Tor tbe appointment OF three
commissioners to manage the Affairs
Of the district. two 10 be s~lectsd fro,o
civil ,,ss bv ,bs n,s.,a.,, ., a.. un,,.,
v ,"' o'''o'
o'A's ano cohhrmea by the senate
the third To be nm engineer officer O,
the army. The rate OF taxation 4.
6xed AT ON. aoll., and nnv go go
-. ..s. - o'
every """''r' ""'s's VI rear anu per
sonai property within the city limits,
and one dollar on esch one hundred
dollars of real estate without the eft,
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