The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-31
oonespondenco Of the He .sld

Correspondence o! the Hesald
WASHINGTON, .. o., Dec. 81, 1850. |
.. Your correspondent, WIS datsined On route
to the capital city aud did not arrive until
some ten days after tho concentrated wisdom
of the nation had been in session. But little
legislation bad, however, been accomplish
eds few unimportant pension aad |
private bills had passed tho houss. The only |
public bill Of any Importance passed WAS $
bill extending tho sessions of territorial |
legislatures to sixty instead of forty days, as
heretofore.
Ga Monday last resolution was passed |
providing for recess from Deeewbsr22 to |
January 5, in order that tho overworked and
patriotic statesmen could have q few days.
rest, ind it 10 sincerely 10 De hoped that they
may be duly soserad and rested by the ex
piration Of the recess.
Rsagan's interstate commerce bill is gain
Ing strength in both houses, aud TIE able
aud talsu,d stNttlnan of Texas foels as
sgrea tbatE vii a, able 10 ptss this in-
poriRnt wsd.afc. II has bcau thought by
some that this will conflict somewhat with
state rights under the constitution. In IA
interview day or two. ago, Judge Reagan
bkbkbu pHhLteAll hheb chGh N0s INV bAN
case; thst 1t did no. IN any way conflict With
Article l Of the constitution, which tho
couIts have construed as giving congress the
right TO regulate iaior.stste commerce. 1t is.
bill to prohibit all and every kind Of dis
elimination a ,aintt shippers ON all through
freights, and to prevent rebates, drawbacss
and the pooling OF freights by competing
railways. Altogether the provisions Of this
bill are clearly IN the isterest OF the people,
and in this age Of railroad and corporation
mouopoles 1t is little refreshing to pass
some Legislation that looks toward tho inter-
est Of the American public.
The funding bill WAS called up on Tuesday
by Mr.. Wood and during the discussion OF
the bill two belligersnt solons 80 far forget
their position snd digAity hs to use baggage
which ia more suited TO pct housU b.
than legislative assembly. Weaver Nt
Iowa, and Sparks, Of Illinois, wore the Hec
tor and Achilles of tho oCc9sian. Weaver
was sarcastic and taunting in hIs aNSusgo,
and Spark1, becoming gnited, soon got into
quite lively flame and grew personal ia his
fiery remarks toward his antagonist. The
climax, however, was reached when spark
few out and charged the gentleman from
Iowa with forgetting all tho attributes of a
gentleman, when the doughty knight Of the
greenbackers rushed to the aisle and de-
nouneed the h,ry Sparks as a liar, and pro-
nounced it with big H. and started toward
his antagonist with the evident intention of
putting out tNat inflsmmsbe spark
Sparks cslled Weaver another, and
they started for one another. The
distance was not great, but they seemed in
elm ed 70 move slowly until they wers grasp
cd by their respective friends, when thsi
frantic efforts to get at one another wouiC
have been jey and a consolation 10 the
"Kilkcnny cats" Old digHiled solous crieC
out, 'let 'am lghtw "Giye the Old mon
chancsp just at this moment Texas cam,
to the front, in the shape of figure tall ant
gaunt, who arose TO tho rescue. AT nrs
many thought the day Of RESURRECTION ha,
como and Blue Jeans Williams was to tn
fore. This spectral peace-maker streddlc,
over desks, chairs, and diminutye solcnl
tore OF his cost disclosing an ancient shir
and broken suspeader, and announced Il
fearful tones that IF thera is going 10 be
fight l want to take hand" II was Jones
of Texas, the redoutabla greenbacksr, VIII
sprans like Al avehging sagel to the relief q
hisleader.
Phil Cook, Of Georgia, sang out to job
g., the keeper of tits sometimes unrul
menagoTla to bring out the American a.
gle" Thompson grssped his eagle an
st rted far tina fray. II comman
YOU dit, I'll murder the next one {
you COMPOUNDED pages the next time you ru
between my Jim the name Of the Unite
States to preserve ORDER" and by poking tn
eagle in the tacAof the Hswkeye and then
the Sucker he 6r,lly brought them 10 ancho
and quiet fell on We scene for the present.
On the following day (the day Of the az
iournmeat for tho recsss) the session WI
spent in resolutions Snd apologies, and bot
gentlemen apologies, and said that the
we're sorry for what thy had been "a.doin
Altogether tho whole Nsir was sad, info
tunate and disgracefulNcene. To the ave
age American constituent this monageye
statesmen would prove greater curio,i
than Brnum's best.
Most Of the menbers hRy\ returned hon
for the holidays Culbsr.o OK and Wellbol
have both gone presume We worthy OF
eihc ent member from ths DNas district
among you now. Wellborn iAone of Il
members tha. is an honor to Va constit