The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-04
XLvIrn CONGRESs-SECOND SEES
SION.

SgNATE,- The Yico'Pmsidopt hid beior,
thu Senate communication from tho Sccro
tAry Of War transmitting, IN response TO d
Senate resolution, information regarding III,
number, age, rank, elc,, Of officers retired
from the army since tho net OF June,
Mr.. Garland, from the COMMITTEES on Ju
dietary, reported adversely on the Senate bill
to extend the Jurisdiction Of the Northern
| district Of Texas.
Mr., Thurman, from tho same committee
reported adversely on several lluu-e bill,
for tho removal Of political disabilities Of IN
dIyiduals.
Mr., Carpenter, from the Same committee
reported adversely on the House bill 10 pro.
vide for the appointment Of additional clcrSs
in the Western judicial district Of North Car
Olinu,
Mr., Jonas introduced n bill for tho roior
of Mrs, Betty Taylor md Mrs, Knox Wood,
daughter md granddaughter Of Xuchnrmh
TAYLOR. Referred.
Mr, Harris asked unanimous consent to
have the House bill to provide for tho con.
structon Of u Marine hospital Mt Memphis
taken up, hut Mr. llamin objected,
Mr., Wallace, from the Committee on An.
preparations, reported with amendments tho
House bill to provide for a deficiency In tho
appropriations for the transpOrtion of mails
on the star route for the fiscal year, ending
June 3Oth, 1880, Ordered printed, and
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Davis, Of Illinois, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported adversely tho Senate
bill to facilitate tho transaction of business
in tho United States supreme court In.
definitely postponed,
On motion of Mr., Bayard the Senate took
up and passed the House bill to amend sec
ton 1920 of the Revised Statutes.
At the expiration Of the morning hour the
Senate resumed consideration OF the bill for
tho relief of Pitt John Porter, Mr. Logan
spoakingin opposition to the bill, Pending dis
cussl0h, the Senate went into executive SEES
sion, and when the doors opened adjourned.
HOUSE-'Certain miscellaneous business hay
ing been disposed Of BY the House, Mr.. Fer.
nando Wood,of New York, moved to dispense
with the morning hour for the purpose, as he
stated, of then moving TO 90 into Com
mittee Of the Whole for the consideration Of
tho refunding bill. The House, however, re-
fused to dispense with the morning hour, and
resumed the consideration of bill regulat-
luE INV IclloNul VI tauscs from plAlo 10
Federal courts,
The Speaker laid before the House n letter
from tho Secretary of War, recommending
the appropriation of $4,000 for buildings
at San Antonio, Texas; also, message from
tho President, calling the attention of Con-
gres' to the claims Of certain Spanish inhab.
itants of East Florida, during the years 1872
10, generally known MS tho East Florida
claims.
Tho morning hour expired without action,
mud the House proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the Senate memorial resolutions rea-
tive to the late Senator Houston, Of Alabama.
After eulogics by Representatives Wright,
Wood, Forney, Lowe, Williams, Herbert,
Herndon, Lewis, Ssndford and Shelly, of Al
ALBANIA, House and Atkins, of Tennessee, Har-
ris, Of Virginia. the House, as mark of ro-
spect to the deceased Senator, adjourned.