The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22

that the bill, ~ II passed the house, n
qIllfea the secretary NJ the treasury I
do certain things, The senate seein
tho omission ofan appropriation, SUI
piled u, THIS ID an equitable view o
THIS matter llwould be great hard
ship " any one member eonld, NJ hl
avn yolillon, aud In lhe absence ~
rule relard legislation, Az an exam
ple Of tho evil that might follow, /
such u power were recognized la on,
member point VI order Nigh
be raised by single member OF
tho last day Of tho apssion %
congress which would send genera
appropriation bill 10 the olmmlllee o.
the whole, where II would have 10 fall
aud thus neceaallaie u called seanion
The chair ther, fore thinks that Ia Ga,
absence Of any rule which recognizes
the right OF u single member 10 raise y
technical objection 10 the senat,
amendment, the point Of order must
DO oyerruled, t.lua recognizing the
right of majority 20 control leglsla'
ton, rather than tho right Of u ainglo
member TO obstrucl IL,
Mr. Knott, chairman of the judloia-
~ committee, reported the bill dlyid.
Ing Missouri into two Judicial districts,
which passed
Mr., Batter, from the same commit.
tee, reported u bill TO relieve certain
legal disabilities Of women. II pro.
vldea when n woman shall have boon
u member OF the bar Of the highest
court In state or territory, ahe shall,
on application, be admitted TO practice
before the United States supreme
court Passed, yeas, 1907 nays, ST.
Mr.. Latham, from the same com.
mlttee, reported u bill exemptIng from
seizure, or execution, or attachments
Issued by any United States court, the
same property which shall DO exempt.
Cd from levy aud sale under the laws
of the state In which tho doicndants
shall reside. Passed.
H. H. Norlhrop, United States attor-
ney for South Carolina, was confirmed.
The Senate, In eXecu ivo session, re-.
Jected tho nomination Of George VIII
Hanson M collector OF the port OF New
Orleans. The vote Ia understood 10
have been 81 TO 10 for nomination.
The revised circular, just Issued by
the commissioners Of internal revenue,
susponds offers OF rewards for Informa.
ton M TO Illicit distillation In the
states Of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Ken.
lucky, Virginia and West Virginia, as
there are more effective methods for
the suppression OF Illicit distillation in
those localities now.
Senate-Mr. Chaiiee submitted an
amendment to the bill heretofore In,
troduced by him, declaraiory OF the
meaning OF the fifteenth and slxte nth
sections OF the Pacific railroad act OF
July lst, 1862, 30 as to authorize the
president of the United States to APP
point, by ana with the consent OF the
senate, persons skilled in the manage.
ment of railroads, to be styled the
Pacific railroad commission.
A resolution was introduced to APP
point commissioners, whose duty II
shall be to establish rules and regula.
tlons, subject to the approval OF the
secretary of the interior, to govern the
operation and use of the several rail-
roads of the Union Pacific railroad
and branch companies, and secure to
the public and government all the ado
vantages of communication, travel and |
as stipulated and de-
fined in the several acts of congress re-
lating to the operation and use OF said |
roads as one connected continuous line. |
Mr.. Chaiiee called up the house bill |
appropriations to purchase
law libraries for the territories Of Da-
kotah and Wyoming, which passed.
MIR. Gordon reported, with amend,
ments, from the committee on com.
merce, the house bill to authorize the |
OF American register to for,
eign built ship for the purposes OF the
Woodruff scientific expedition around |
the world. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. McMillen announced that he
and Mr.. Spencer dissented from the
OF the committee in reporting
this bill favorably.
The senate adjourned until Monday.