The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-19
W ASHlNGI0N,
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ACKLER ARISES AGAIN AND AGAIN.
s.
A Vessel to be Chartered 10 Transport PyoyIsonA
to Ireland Import Duiy on Sugar Gene
Al Barnes Railroad Bill-Indian
Affair." Exodus discrimination,

mlllee on Ways and Means met this morn
ing Tor lnal decision of tho funding bill,
when WIS ordered 10 DO reported TO the
House this evening with iho request that the
lrst OF tho month OF March DO assigned for
its consideration,
niroRr DUTY ON SUGAR
The bin introduced In the House to-day by
Representative Gibson, Of Louslaua, 10 se-
cure uniform collection Of duties on im-
ported sugars, provides that NIL sugars shall
be ascertained by such means rs the Secrets
Y Of the Treasury by regulation may pro-
scribe.
AcKLEN's AGITATION,
Tho following is the letter referred to in
the House report to-day having been sent
to the clerks desk by Representative Aok-
len, and rcnd In tho House Of Representatives
February Is,
TO the Honorable Chairman and
Members of the Committee ON Foreign
Aihrs respectfully state 20 the Committee
on Foreign Affairs that | address TO the sub
committee letter requesting them 10 notify
me whether in their opinion the resolution
bHNlN Wy INV w WV ilhh7f hll IiltllNu w
your committee, touching my conduct IN
matters thereon referred to, authorize them
in mcertoining and reporting their views
of the fact; also TO report
whether my conduct was corrupt
or otherwise, and in tho event
they regarded the resolution rs limited so to
notify me in order that might have II SO
enlarged rs 10 bring the Who'll matter of
conduct motive and intention fully and fairly
before the House. | now make similar
request Of the full committee. That com
mitted mistake have already admitted
TO The House and country. Without
knowing what the views of the committee
IRE rs to the facts, submit, in great earnest
ness, that their views as to what they are,
If asccrtaincd and reported with IN absolute
denial Of all inquiry ms TO whether my con-
duct WIS corrupt or innocent might by i'm
pication carry with them such construction
MS an investigation Of my intentions, motives
and objects, feel every assurance would
make impossible. Respectfully, etc,
j. Ii. AoKLEN.
MAIL FOR LOTTERY sCHEhEs.
The Postmaster-G to-day issued or
ders to postmasters, prohibiting the delivery
Of registered letters and money-orders to
number Of persons said to be
engaged in fraudulent schemes among them
Bornea and Broof of New Orleans repre-
senting the Havana Royal Lottery company.
1t has been ordered further t at all persons
receiving mail under fictitious name shall be
identified at the postofiice before the mail is
delivered TO them.
EXODUS EXAMINATIONS.
The Senate Exodus Committee examined
to-day B. Syphax, of Virginia, and r. c.
Ladges, OF North Carolina. The latter tes-
tilted 10 the satisfactory condit on of the
negro race in North Carolina, but nothing
especially new or important was elected.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
to-day agreed TO devote their next meeting
and as many more in Indian sequence as may
be nee ssary to the consideration of the pro-
posed transfer of the control of Indian affairs
from the Interior to the War department,
and collateral question raised by pending
bills, which provides for the allotment Of In
dams upon lands severally and for the e1-
tension ofgeneral laws in regard 10 citizenship,
criminal offences. etc, over all Indians.
REFUNDING.
The refunding bill reported to the House
to-day by Representative Wood, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, embodies
the essential features of Repr sentative
Woods bill as originally introduced. Itpro-
vides for the refuudi & Of the five and six
per cent bonds maturing in 1881 by bond
bearing three one-half per cent. interest and
running forty years. with the option of the
government of redeeming them Mt any time
after twenty years. Mr.. Woods original
proposition contained fifty year bond.
The bill authorizes an issue of Ave hundred
million dollars Of bonds, and two hundred
millions of treasury notes, each bearing three
and one-half per cent interest, the notes to
run ten years or be redeemed at the option of
the Government at any time after the expira-
ton of two years, provided not more than
four hundred million are redeemed in any
one year.
GENERAL BARNES BILL.
The House Committee on Railways and
Canals began hearing arguments to-day up
on Representative Upson's bill to aid in the
OF the San Antonio u Laredo
railroad Messrs Barnes and Kennedy made
pro and con, respectively.
MILITIA MATTERS.
General Beauregard, by invitation, ap-
peared before the subcommittee of the
House Committee on Militia Affairs to-day
and urged the passage of the bill pending
before the committee to secure greater eff
cheney and more thorough organization of
The National militia, and to increase the gen
sral appropriation for their equipment.
REPORTED INDIAN FIGHT DlsoREDlTED.
No official information has yet reached the
War Department regarding the reported
ignt between Captain Fuckers
command and hostile Indians. The
eport is discredited by General
Sherman and other army officials.
ILLICIT DIsTILLERIEs.
Deputy Collector Nealon, at Atlanta,
Georgia, in telegram to Commissioner
saum, says Deputy j. c. Hendrix and party
eized tie aistillery of Anderson & Nc
Jhell, in Douglass county last night,
While it was in full operation. The
till was guarded by five men, who were
efant, resisting the officers with weapons
resented. Fifteen hundred gallons of beer
nd mash were destroyed. Special Deputy
I. D. Bolton is reported as having seized the |
istillery of VIM. Morton, in Milton county, |
m the 18th instant, and destroyed twelve |
hundred gallons of beer and mash.