The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-07
Special Dispatch TO me herald,

WAsuSutoN, February q.
The bill Of the Hon. ID. Il. Culberson, Of
Texas, which has ELECTED 30 much attention
here aud elsewhere, and reflects 80 much
credit on' is author was reported to the
House on day before yesterday by him, said
bill being one to define the jurisdiction of
Federal courts and to regulate the removal
olcouSes thereto. His speech in support OF
this bill! was ons of the abcst delivered this
session, aud Texas may well feel proud OF the
fact that one OF her members originated and
supported with great ability this meas.
ure of SO. much practical Importance
TO the people Of the entiro Union. lilo, ut
the close Of his remarks, yielded the door 10
his colleague, Hon. DIN Wcllborn, OF Dal-
lm. Colonel Wellborn made mastery
speech in favor Of the measure. He captured
the good opinion Of every one, they paying
the youthful and distinguished speaker the
most marked attention. He took tho front rank
as fine debutorand good orator. Every Tex
an at the Capitol felt proud of the eloQuen co
and ability displayed by her two gifted and
popular Representatives.
To the Associated Press;
TOBACCO INTEREST.
The Subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means will
give Il hearing on Monday TO parties
Interested in the passage Of Represen-
tativo Jargonson's bill, providing for the can
collation. Of export bonds of tobacco manu-
facturcrs and ports Of clearance The matter
is one OF great interest TO the tobacco interests
of the country, who have made several at
tempts within the past three years to bring
the subject before Congress and secure relief
Mason RESo's DISMISSAL APPROVED.
Attic Cabinet meeting to-day the SEN
tenco of the court-martial, Diminishing
Major Reno from service was approved
and an order Of dismissal will shortly be is
sued. The Cabinet also considered the
threatened
INVASION OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY,
Aud it is understood that the President will
soon publish II proclamation warning settlers
that those who make attempts to invade tho
Territory will be torcibly arrested.
EDUCATIONAL
Tho Senate Committee on Education and
Labor to-day agreed TO recommend for pas
sage bill introduced by Senator Burnside,
providing that the net proceeds OF sales Of
spublic lands, and the net receipts of the
patent office, shall hereafter BIO devoted to the
Of an educational fund, to be
apportioned annually among the several
States and Territories and District of Column
bib.
THE SENATE ENoDUS COMMITTED
Held protracted session to-day and exam.
incd nine witnesses. Most Of the evidence
went simply TO corroborate that previously
taken, but some Of il was very interesting,
and especially the testimony Of colored farm
ers from various parts Of North Carolina,
who before the war were either penniless or
slaves, and who arc now owners of farms Of
from 200 to 1000 acres.
G. S. Wootcn, 3 farmer living in Lagrange,
attributed the exodus 10 the misrepresenta-
tons of an agtator named Perry, who de-
luded the negroes with the idea that their
travelling expenses would DO paid by the
Government Perry, he believed, received
one dollar from the Baltimore n Ohio Rail-
road company for every passenger furnished
their road. Wootcn ridiculcd the idea that
the negroes we're oppressed in North Caro-
lima, and thought they had as good oppoltu-
nifty to make living there US laborers have
anywhere
James Buchanan, ol.Indianapolis, II farmer
an Abolitionist and prominent Greenbacker
of Indiana testified that there was no de-
mand for laborers in that State. Every SUI
pervisor OF the Poor had TO feed able bodied
men who could not get work He was and
always had been opposed to the exodus, and
be believed that nine out Of ten OF the Re-
publicans in his Stale were opposed to it. |
Half-a-dozcn Republican leaders, however,
whose names he gave, had tacitly encouraged |
the movement with the hope that their party |
would derive benefit from it. IN \
John A. Kelly Of Raleigh, North arolins, I
who was slave before the war, testified that
he was worth $1,000
Another colored man from near Geldsboro,
said he owns AS acres Of land, q part Of
which he rents 10 white men, -, 80 ii
w. w. Arlington, Of Nash county, testi-
fed that he was q slave before the war, but |
now owns 100 acres OF land.
GENERAL BEAUREGARD TO TESTIFY HENT
WEEK.
Owing to the absence of General Beaure- /
gard, who was expected to appear before
the House committee on Postoffice and Post
roads to-day, further hearing was given TO
Anthony Coinstock, Of New York. The
committee will hear General Beauregard
upon the lottery question next week. /