The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-28
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reucy OF the house, decided 10 insert
On additional provisions In the bill,
substituting treasury for national bank
notee, providing that treasury notes
shall be receivable for one third Of any
one payment Of customs, the remains
ing two.thirds payable In gold or sil-
yer dollars. These treasury notes are
to be also interchangeable for four per
cent bonds.
The senate committee on claims, by
one majority, decided to report $780,
600 In favor OF the Methodist EpiscoS
pal book agency for the use of its
building. The Nashville claim called
for $i50,O0O.
The ways and means committee
acted finally on the sugar tariff to-day.
Details are inaccessible.
The committee on public lands Of the
house agreed to report the bill confirm
ing to Alabama lands previously
selected as swamp and overlooked.
The senate bill to amend the revised
statutes to allow the president to ap
point u pension agent, vice Colonel
Custer, who Is derelict in his bond of
$3.50, 600, was opposed by Messrs. Conk'
ling and Edmunds, on the ground that
1t would place in his hands the rest Of
the appointments of pension agents
throughout the country without the
advice and consent OF the senate. The
matter went over. The debate was
qui bitter,
No executive session or nominas
tons.
Mr.. Merrlmon, of North Caroline,
presented the memorial OF the new
river canal company OF North Caro-
lima, suggesting the importance OF in-
land water communication between
the lakes of the rorth and the Missis'
sippi river, by way of the Erie canal,
the Hudson river and numerous other
rivers and short canals along and near
the Atlantic coast and gulf OF Mexico,
and asking the government to pur'
chase the free use Of an inland canal
and water route between Pamlico
sound, North Carolina, and Charleston
Sy,ntI, r,r,l.na
He presented a similar petition from
tie Wilmington, North Carolina, board
of trade, and also introduced bill to
authorize the secretary of war to pur'
chase from the New River Canal COM
pany, for military purposes, the free
use of an inland canal and water
route between Pamlico Sound, North
Carolina, and Charleston, South Caro-
lima, paying for the same by INSTALL
ments as the work Is completed be-
tween certain navigable bodies of
water.
ON motion of Mr.. Merrimon IL was
ordered that the bill and petitions lie
on the table for the present, and he
gave notice he would call them up on
some suitable occa sion for the purpose
of'submitting remarks in regard there
to.
The house bill, pensioning the sol.
dlers of the Mexican and Indian wars,
was discussed. No action.
The bill authorizing the president to
review the courtmsrtial proceeding of
1864. 10 the case of Surgeon General
Hammond, to ammend the same and
place him on the retired list without
past, present or future pay or allow
ance, is before the house.
Marshall IL. Twitcbeli, of Louisiana
of Coushatta fame, will be appointed
consul to Kingston, Canada.
Senator Kellogg introduced bill To-
the relief of w. r. Lish, for money
he paid for property which was con
fiscated during the war, belonging t.
SIidell, and which has been returne'
to the heirs of Slidell.
Prompt aud ssfisfactOsy.
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