The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-21
The Fate Of the Long Lost Jeanette
at Last Determlned.-.Crushed
by lce.--The Survivors.
Ex-senator Howe, Of Wisconsin, Con.
ilrmed by the Senate Ms Post.
master.General.
Panicky Condition of American Secnri.
ties Ia England...PreSs Comment.
Mondays, December 26th aud Jann,
AIRY I'd, are Legal Holidays
Other Domestic and Foreign News
Fsrty-sevsnth Congress.

SENATE.
WAsHlNGToN, December 20.-The Senate
Finance Committee this morning by ma
lority vote decided to recommend for pas
sage without amendment the bill recently
introduced by Senator Morrill,, providing
for the appointment of a commission to
investigate the question of tariff and inter
nal revenue loans, decided to report
adversely on the Commission Bill
introduced by Senator Garland, and
placed IN charge of Mr.. Bayard, to be re-
day recess, bat it was determined to report
the Garland proposition adversely to The
Senate this evening The committee also
agreed to report favorably on the nomina.
ton of Thomas G. Acton to be United
States Assistant Treasurer ut New York,
! Vice Hillhouse resigned
Mr.. haIey presented the petition of the
Austin Methodist Conference of Texas
Tor the suppression Of polygamy. Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary,
| Mr. johnson from the Committee on
Claims reported adversely resolution tC
authorize the President to make
.no necessary arrangements tC
carry into effect any convention
between the United States and Nicaragua
for the adjustment of claims which NAV b,
concluded between the two governments
indefinitely postponed.
Bills were introduced as follows:
| BY Mr.. Rallins-To refer the claims
Of the captors of the Albemarle to the Cour
OF Claims. Referred to the Committe OF
Judiciary.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Civil Seryic,
and Retrenchment to inquire into th
advlssbllity and propriety of providing b,
law for the compensation of United State
District Attorneys, Assistant District At
torneys, United States Marshals Deput,
Marshals, Collectors of Customs, Collector
of Internal Revenue, Deputy Collectors an,
United States Commissioners, by payinj
them fixed salaries, to be rsgu
latcd and graded as near a
may be by services rendered and res
possibilities imposed, and that the sam,
committee have leave to report by bill o.
otherwise. Adopted.
House concurrent resolution for adjourn
ment from tomorrow until january 5tl
was agreed to-ayes. AZ; noes, l5
Mr.. Brown introduced bill TO authofiz,
the sale of the military barracks and lands
on which they are located in Savannah
Georgia. Referred to the Committee on NJ
itary Affairs.
Mr.. Maxey introduced bill to establish
a postroad from Clarksvile, Texas, vi,
Harris Ferry, on Red River, to Locksburg
Arkansas.
The Senate confirmed W. II. Prescott t.
he special EnvSy Extraordinary, anC
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Re
public Of Peru, Chill, and Bolivia
George NJ. Duskin, United States ATTORNEY
for the Southern District of Alabama, anC
| the following pOstmaSters
Louisana-F b. Shoemaker, Bator
Rouge; l.. Leiort, DonaIdsonville.
Texas-J, NJ, lIackworth, Brenham; II
Il. Taylor, Bonham; j, d. Donaldson
Sherman.
The Senate in executive session has con
lirmed Ex-senator Howe, of Wisconsin, Il,
postmaster general, and Judge Horace d
Gray rs Associate Justice of the Suprom,
Court, and Tnomas G. Acton, as Unitct
States Assisia Treasurer at New York. |
is stated on good authority that Secrctar,
Hunt is to remain at the head of the Nayi
Department.
Adjourned till tomorrow.