The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-09
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Might Associated rfoaa Report,
Prof Riley, Of Missouri, accepted
the position as chronological to tho ny
ri1ultural department
Secretary sherman has gone 10 New
York for several days To place four per
cent bonds,
Gov, Madison Wells had some.
what stormy interview with sherman
before his departure. Sherman's all
senoe may delay adtlon In the New
Orleans custom house. IL Ia suggested
he went for that purpoae, or TO avoid
responsibility In tho matter.
The new counterfeit dollar can only
be detected by weight IL contain 3
sixty.eight grains less silver than the
genuine
j. Madison Wells addresses the fol.
lowing 10 the editor Of the New York
Times; "Unwilling 10 do nn lnjus
tice 10 any one, l feel Il duty. In
view Of subsequent information, to
withdraw what was contained In my
letters upon Louisiana affairs In regard
to the Hon. II, l., Gibs0n.n
Nominatlon--Justi IL. Colburn, OF
Vermont, consul general 10 the City OF
NJ exico.
Conhrmations--Co nflrmations un.
important. Among them, Freeman,
postmaster at Lexington, Va.
The river aud harbor bin, as report
cd, gives Florida $4,000, as follows
81. JOINTS bar, $4,000; Cedar Keys,
$4,000; Chattahooohe, $4,000 Appa-
lachicola, $1,000; Pensacola harbor,
$4,000. The bill will probably be
amended by the senate, giving $4,000
for the improvement of the st. johns,
between Hawklnsville and Lake Mon.
roe.
Senate--The Pacific railroad funding
bill was continued. No debate.
House.-lmmedlately after the read.
ing of the Journal, the house proceed
ed to the consideration OF the resolu.
ton offered last Friday night by Mr..
Butler, OF Massachusetts,, nominating
for doorleeper OF the house General
James Shields. A long and excited
debate followed, participated In by
Butler, of Massachusetts,; Clymer, Of
Pennsylvania; COX, OF New York ;
Black burn, Of Kentucky; and Mac
Mahon, of Ohio, at the conclusion Of
which Clymer, OF Pennsylvania, put
In nomination Charles A. Field, of
Georgia; Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
James Shields, Of Missouri and Mr..
Randolph, of Tennessee John H.
Trent, OF Tennessee. The vote being
taken, resulted as follows: For
Field, 1873; for Shields, l0l for Trent,
s. Charles w. Field was thereupon
declared elected, and was sworn In,
taking the modified oath.
MIR. Clark, OF Missouri, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill au-
thorizing the president TO appoint
James Shields brigadier general upon
the retired list of the army, which wss
agreed to--yeas 22s, nays 6--the resa-
tive votes being cast hy Randolph, 81
Tennessee. Aoklin, Of LOuisiapa White
and AveriIl, Of Peensylvanla; and
Jones and Cox, OF New York.
Tins postofIice appropriation bill az.
+propriating 84,0O0,OOO, was repored aBt
referred to the committee OF thewhoio,
Adjourned
la tie supreme court, In the case OF
! Murray vs.. City of Charleston, on err
ror TO the supreme court, the court
holds that no municipality Of state
can by ordinance, under the gulse Of
taxation, relieve itself from perform.
ing to the letter all that 1t has express
ly promised TO Its creditors. Hence
the city Of Charleston, which hac
agreed to pay six per cent. interest or
certain OF Its bonds TO the holder
thereof, could not by a subsequent or
dinsnce, tax these bonds and withhold
the amount out Of the interest "a |
falls due, Reversed. Justice stroui
delivered the opinion. The dissenting
justices were Miller and Hunt VIII
take the view that the charter wa
created in 1871 before the constitution
gave the power here exercised, AMI
that the contract set up was made sub
jeot to It and Ia not therefore impaire'
j by the action Of the city.