San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-22
COSGRESSIONIL'
SENATE.

the interior to the war department., submitted
report signed by four members OF the com
mittee in favor of transfer. Ordered printed
The vice president laid before the senate
communication from the secretary OF war; en-
closing letter from General Humphrey
chief engineer, in regard to plan OF national
survey, proposed by the Academy OF Sciences
After long review of the statements maze
by the superintendent of the coast survey
General Humphreys says no experience gives
reason for believing that national survey can
be executed at less cost than s4, 6Oo,ooo Tor
rough typographical survey; s69,OOO,Ooo FOL
the same, based on triangulation, and Sloo'
0OO, 600 for a thorough coda trail survey Inc
area considered in these estimates is only that
of states admitted before 1860, excluding CAL
ifornia, Texas and Oregon. The secretary OF
war also transmitted letter from Commits
sioner McFeely, showing that his department
would be thoroughly crippled by the adoption
of the system of organization required by the
Burnside bill.
Mr.. Coke submitted an amendment to the
senate bill providing for the construction OF
railroad from Galveston to point on the Rio
Grande opposite Camargo, in the republic OF
Mexico. Ordered printed and referred to the
committee on railroads.
WASHINGTON, Feb S.--Mr. Matthews, of
Ohio, submitted joint resolution providing
for commercial treaty with Mexico. Re-
ferred to the committee on foreign relations.
The Joint resolution introduced in the SEN
ate, providing for treaty with Mexico, is
duplicate of the measure recently introduced
in the house by Casey Young 1t requires the
president to appoint three commissioners to
conduct negotiations with the government OF
Mexico for the purposes of facilitating liberal
commercial relations between the United
States and that country, of increasing the ex-
change of produce and of promoting invest
ments of American capital in the construction
of railroads and the development Of mines
etc, in Mexico.
Senator Coke, Of Texas, in his argument
to-day, advocated general railway system
between the United States and the republic OF
Mexico as national peace and commercial
settlement of border troubles between the two
sections. He advocated government aid to
build two lines of roads through Texas to the
Mexican border on the Rio Grande, one OF the
lines to start from Galveston and follow along
the coast to the Rio Grande, and up the same
river to Camargo on the Rio Grande; the
other from the military headquarters at San
Antonio to Laredo on the Rio Grande, known
as the San Antonio and Mexican border road.
HOUSE.
The house has fairly launched on the long
debate on Southern war claims.
The discussion has been opened by Mr.. Chal-
mers, of Mississippi He suggested that the
tendency to suspect others, as exhibited in the
speech of Mr. Bragg, of Wisconsin, indicated
generally a tendency to corruption in ones
self He hoped the South would be solid for
the Democratic party, but for that portion of
it which had the courage and manliness to
treat the people of the South as equals, not as
in the Uuion.
Mr.. Chalmers cared nothing for the pay
nent of loyal Southern claims, because loyalty
TO the Union during the war means disloyalty
70 everything he held dear. That many men
n the South had been loyal to the Union was
nevertheless true, and he did not envy the
cheap political capital that the Union soldier
could make by telling such men that he hadno
more confidence in their honesty than mouse
lad in stuffed cat-skin. The claim now pre-
fn1 from nd
against whom the statute of limitation seldom
an.
After several speeches, most Of them made
,y Mississippi members, the debate was
brought to an abrupt termination by the expi-
alton of the morning hour. The house then
vent into committee OF the whole on the ar
ny appropriation bill
After some discussion, the bill was read by
ections, but before any action was taken the
committee arose. and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA meeting of South
IN congressman representing the districts
triclien by yellow fever, and the members of
he National Relief Association, was held this
vening to consider plan presented by Doc
or Marshall, of Mississippi, for immediate re-
icf for the orphans of the victims of the late
pidemic, and the establishment of central
rphan asylum. The plan was discussed by
Casey Young, j. r. Chalmers,
7. ). Manning, II. L. Muldrow, and Others.
were appointed to secure a char
er from congress for the establishment of
ational asylum, and to perpetuate a perma-
ent organization.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The debt statement
hows decrease in the debt of So, lGS, OGG t:)
or January.
The secretary Of the treasury to-day issued
mother call for twenty million Eve-twenty
OEds.
Memphis GdFHisaer1.