The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
WASHINGTON.
Texas and Pacific Bill Rep orted
Favorably on by the Sem
ate Committee.
Aid TO BE- Granted Vest o. Fort Worth -
The Eastern P0rtioH Must be Built
TO The Mississippi River With
Out Government Aid.
The Southern Pacific Bin Reported 3 ick
without Recommendation The Presi-
dent Has Approved the Act Aid
Ing tue Bennett Expedition.


Cean,fssionsr of IsternaI R.yssu.
Compromises wtth Parties Casrs~J
with Violating the R.vsaae laws
WASHINGTON, March Ill the
senate, Mr. Matthews, OF Ohio, said h.
vas directed by u majority OF the com
mittee on railroads to report back two
-euste bills i'll reg ard to the Texas Pa
cific raiiroad-one Introduced by John
ston, OF Virginia, on the 10Th OF De-
| cember, one by Dorsey, OF Arkausas,
on the lIih of December last-wlth u
substitute, aud recommend its passage.
| Placed oil the calendar.
| He also reported back from the same
| committee the senate bill To auth ogiZs
| the Southern Pac. fic railway compauS
10 extend its railroad from its presen;
terminus in Arizona to point on the
| Rio Graude, near Fl Paso, and to aid
ia building the came, without amend
| nent and without recommendation.
| Placed Oh the calendar.
| The railroad com mittee OF the senate
determined by decided majority To
report favorsbly on the Texas Pacific
| biil and 10 place on the calendar with
uut recon- mmendation the Southern Pa
| eific. The bill favorsbly reported upon
west, but the roau from the western
terminus must be built without aid to
point on the Mississippi, not north OF
Memphis, to oe located by y commits
| sion of five, consisting of three of the
| ranking engineers of the United States
army, and two appointed 10y the presi-
dent. IL Is the same bill which the
Pacific railroad committee of the house
WAS directed to report Ms soon as the
committee is called for.
The friends of the Texas Pacific are
| IN high spirits this morning.
Nominations-Ac consul, and several
| northern pOstmasters.
House-Ou motion of Mr.. Gibson.
of Louisiana, the bill was passed for
the relief OF the families of men who
perisbed on the dredge-boat McAIlis>
ter.
Much of the day was consumed in
considering the general deficiency bill,
out no action was taken thereon.
Majority and minority reports were
submitted in the case of Doorkeeper
Polk. The case comes up for action
next Tuesday.
The finance committee heard Secre-
tsry Sherman in opposition to the
house repeating the resumption act.
Senate-Mr. Gordon, of Georgia,
presented a resolution of the city eoua
ell Of Atlanta favoring the passage of
! the bill introduced in the house of rep
resentstives 10y Mr.. Stephens for the
construction, through governmt ut aid,
of the Texas End Pacific railroad. Re-
erred to the committee on railroads.
The timber question WAS resumed,
and without action the senate sd-
jourued
The department of state Is in re-
| ceipt of official information down to
the 9th instant from the United States
consul general at Havana. He reports
that up to that time the number OF sur
renders In the central department was
over two thousand. The insurgents
are uuaccounted ior in Eastern and
Los Villas districts -variousIy esti-
mated at two TO four thousand. The
terms given to insurgents generally y
are regarded as honorable to them as
to spain. The raucors and animos'-
ties between Cubans and Spauiards
which marked the first years of the
Wal, to a great extent, have disappeared,
and the consul has no doutt that the
the remaining forces before long will
give in their adhesion. The time is,
on the whole, propitious for the intro
duction Of the long prom ised reforms
on the island.
The president has approved the act
aiding young Bennett's efforts to cir
culate the Herald around the north
pole.
The banking and currency commit
tee agreed to report bill allowing na-
tional banks to replace legal tender
notes by United States bonds, bearing
interest not exceeding four per cent.
rhes. bonds shall be held at par as the
reserve funds sequired by law.
The commissioner OF internal reve-
nue. bns compromised the nineteen
important tobaeco cases in Surrey
county, North Carolina, in which the
parties offending the revenue laws
were arrested several months ago.
The cases have been pending ip the
courts, and row the com missioner has
sereed to compromise on condition
that the accused shall plead guilty OF
violation OF the revenue laws, and sem
tepce will be suspended during their
good behavior. In addition to this
the parties under indictment are re-
quired to pay $4,000 tax assessed to
government. The action of the com.
| missioner Is concurred ia by the sttor.
ney general, IRON whom the authority
for efiecting the compromise was de
rived.
The action Of the supreme court Of
Louisiana, in the returning board
suits, and HaDpton's proceedings, in
support Of revenue officers In South
Carolina, were mentioned In the cabi.
net to-day, and elected expressions oi
satisfactioB from the secretaries. The
president did not hesitate to cay tina.
the events noted should be regarded q
an Indication of 8 proper state OF feel
ing In the south.
I. Secretary Sherman gave an accoun,
Of his appearance before the senate
finance com mittee In opposition to tn.
repeal Of the resumntion act, but ths
secretary viii not vouchssfe assnte eocs
Of what he said In the cahiDes or bssor.
the committee.
/ WAsHIKGroN, March 2o.-In tn.
senate , number Of petitions we're pre-.
ssnted from Portland. Maine, Hart
ford, Conuecticut, end elses there. r.
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