The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
WASHINGTON.
The Appointment Of Beard as
Collector Of Customs at
Boston Confirmed.
The Citizens OF Sonth Carolina are
Turning Dat Under Raum's Banner
for The Enforcement OF the Laws
Against Illicit Distitiers.

ihe Ciaims Of Soatnefn NAIL Contractors
to Be Paid Up to the Time When the
Confederate Government Took
Charge of the Mails.
"a Pntrfcks Day Celebrated wtth
Eetat-female Attorneys aud Unite d
states Courts n eas~ aud senate Pro-
eeettinxs.
WASHINGTON, March l5.-Post As,
slant Pay master Frederick C. Alley.
Il ordered to the navy yard at Pensa-
cola, Vice Paymaster ohm MeMahon,
detached.
Honse- lnterrupting the proceed.
lngs, the speaker said: 'sThe chair
believes IL his duty, although 1t IL very
painful, to lay 3 communication before
the house." He then handed to the
clerk and had read q telegram from
the secretary of state, announcing the
death In Havana of yellow fever, OF
the Hon. J. f. Leonard, of Louisiana.
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana-'I am sure
the announcement just made will car.
~ severe regret to every heart that
beats here, and to those who knew
Judge Leonard well, and who had the
opportunity to meet him socially, this
announcement will carry yer, great
sadness. 1t is not my purpose now to
enter into any detailed account of hjs
HE or public services, nor to eulogize
those shining virtues which bound
him 10 those who knew him we'll
virtues, not of the head, but of the
heart. AT another and more fitting
day, 1t will be my duty to pay a proper
tribute to my late colleague. | there
Tore move that, In respect to the
memory of the late Judge Leonard, the
house do now adjourn"
The motion prevailed, and the house,
at 4;4u pm, adjourned until to-mor-
row.
"AsHISuToN, March l6.--The sub
com mittee ofthe senate railroads com
mittee reported unanimously in favor
OF extending the time for the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific railroad
eight years.
The president signed an act to make
persons charged with otfenses and
crimes competent Witnesses In the
United States territorial courts.
There IL legal machinery at work
to siaye off decision in the ArIiur.
ton case for al least two years. In the
meantime the owners will be con- pen.
stated 10y congress. The committee on
ways and meaus have concluded a
bill and Will commence review Mon.
day, and probably be ready by the end
of next week.
The McGarrahan case before the
( public lands committee of the senate
Is the scandal of the hour. The case
has been on for twelve years, and
beariy every public man, either In
congress or tbs lobby, during that time
Is ON the defensive. This is the great
new idea quicksilver case, and is mer.
eurisl la ali its phases.
/ WASHINGTON, March lS.-Lieuten-
ant-Coionei a. J. Perry, Deputy Quar-
termaster' general, has been relieved
from duiy in the department of Texas,
aud ordered as chief quartermaster for
the third district OF the east, and post
quartermaster Mt New York city.
MsJor h, Card is ordered as chief quar-.
master for the department OF Texaa.
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, from the
committee on Judiciary, reported adj
verseiy on the house bill in relation to
certain legal disabilities of women. and
moved that it be indefinitely post
poned. IL provides that any woman
Who shaii have been a member of the
bar of the higher court OF any state or
territory or the District of CoIumbis
for period of three years, may be ad-
United TO practice la the supreme court
of the United States. MIR. Edmopds
said the ground OF the adverse report
OF the committee was that by the law
of the land rs IL had existed since the
organization OF the govern ment, the
supreme court, as well as all other
United States courts were authorized
to make their own rules touching the
admi ssion of attorneys, SO that there
was no obstacle In law prohibiting
the admission OF women to practice in
the United States court. 1t depended
entirely upon the discretion of the
court.
The committee on judiciary thought
this act would make u discrimination
in favor of women, as it compelled the
court to admit women to practice when
1t was not bound 10 admit men. On
motion of Mr.. Sargent, the bill was
placed on the calender with the adj
verse report
Hoose-Mr. Schleicher, of Texsa, 10.
troduced the San Antonio railroad bill.
known as the Barnes bill, similar to
that introduced in the senate by Sena.
tor Cose. The balance of the day was
devoted to District OF Columbia af.
fairs.
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, intro.
duced To the house the following reso-
luton to-day
WHRREAs, By the act OF congress
approved March s, 1877, the sum OF
S375,D 900, or SO much thereof az may be
necessary, was appropriated to pay the
amount due mail contractors Tor mail
service performed in certain states of
the eouth, therein mentioned, fn the
years 1853, 1850 and 1851, and before
said states respectively engaged in
war against the United State.,
WHEREAS, Owing to 10 the action Of
the secretary of the treasury refusing
to pay said claims until the eontem.
plated ciaims should be presented, said
net has become Intellectual.
WHEREAS, II was the true intent
and meaning of the act approved the
81 of March, 1877, that all eiainis eiu4
parties therein mentioned should be
paid up to the 3lst OF May. 1861, being
the time at which the Confederate gov.
eminent took complete control Of the
mails within the states mentioned.
WHEREAs, BY said oct It h provided
that any such claims which have been
paid By the Confederate states shall
not b paid again: therefore, be Il
REsolued, That, the senate concur |
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