The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-17
XLvIrn CoNGRESS-SECoND SEs
SION.

SENArE-Tbe Vice-P President laid before
the Senate various communications from the
Secretary of War; and there were presented
sundry petitions and memorials relating to
Reagan 'siDter-statc commerce bill the wo-
man suffrage, and the government of the In
dian Territory. Bills were introduced and
referred rs follows:
BY Mr. Jones, of Florida--For the settle
ment of accounts between the United States
and the State of Florida.
BY Mr. Teller-To enable Indians to be-
come citizens ofthe United States.
BY Mr.. misunderstanding for instruct
ing of collectors of customs, acting as
superintendent of lighthouses.
Mr. Mcdonald submitted resolutions pro-
yding tor the committee of nine Senators TO
consider bills, etc, relating to woman suffrage.
Laid on the table.
Mr. Rollins submitted resolution asking
the Secretary of War for information rela-
tive to army officers retired from active
service. Adopted.
At the expiration of the morn
ing hour the Senate resumed con-
sideration of the bill providing for
the payment to the States of 5 per cent. of
the value Of lands located on military land
warrants.
Mr. Allison spoke in support of The bill.
Pending further debate the Senate went into
executive session and when the doors re-
opened, adjourned.
The Committee on Railroads to-day dis
cussed Senator Coke's Laredo railroad bill
and recommitted it to the subcommittee for
some amendments, after Incorporated, after
which it will probably be rccommitted of
passage.
HousE.-Among the bills introduced were
the following
BY Mr. Persons, of Georgia.
free of duty machinery for manufactu ing
cotton fabrics.
By Mr. Richardson, of South Carolina
To return to the producers of cotton the tax
collected by the Government which has been
declared by the Supreme court to have been
illegally done.
BY Mr. House, of Tennessee requesting
the President to open negotiations with GER
tain foreign governments relative to the i'm
portation of tobacco into their domains.
Under the call of States the following
bills were introduced
By Mr. johnson, of Virginia, to regulate
the mode Of purchasing tobacco for the navy.
By Mr. Hunton, of Virginia, to settle I'M
paid claims of live officers of the revolution
ary army who served to the close of the
war.
BY Mr.. Baker, ssof Indiana, amending the
statutes prohibiting the employment of
candidates in certain manufactures.
BY Mr.. Frost of Missouri-To repeal GER
tain sections of the acts of 1912 relative
to the use of marshals and supervisors at the
polls.
BY Mr.. Davidson, Of Florida-To settle
accounts between the United States and
Florida
At the expiration of tho morning hour,
the House took up and passed the Senate
bill appropriating $1,000 TO def-ay the ex-
penses of the removal of the body of the
late Msior-General George Sykes from Fort
Brown, Texas, to West Point.
Under the call Of States in the House one
hundred and thirty bills and resolutions were
introduced, mostly of private nature.
Among those of public interest were the fol-
lowing:
By Mr.. Richardson, of South Carolina
Directing the refunding to the several States
ofthe amounts of cotton tax paid by th m
in 1867-68, the Supreme court having de-
cided it was i'll gally collected; said States to
give guarantee that the money should be
refunded 10 the producers of the cotton, or
their heirs, or in case they could not be found,
to be devoted to the education of the most
INDECENT citizens, irrespective of color.
BY Mr.. johnson, of Notwithstanding
tobacco purchased for the use of the navy to
be manufactured during June, July, August
and September, and passed upon by three
experts appointed by the Secretary of the
Navy.
BY Mr.. Houston, Of Tennessee Request
ing the President to open negotiations with
France, Spain, Austria and Italy for the re-
moval of the present restrictions on the i'm
portation # tobacco in those countries.
A number OF, bills were then reported from
the Committee on the District of Columbia,
among them bill for the protection of the
Potomac river fisheries. which passed, and
the bill prohibiting the publication of lot
terry tickets in the Distric If Columbia.
After some opposition, it was, by vote of
90 to 81, ordered engrossed and read third
time. The House then adjourned.