The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-09
Proceedings of the FOrty.Seyenth Con.
gress..Bill Granting the Frank
ing Privilege to Mrs. Gar.
field Passes the Senate.
Incidents OF Guiteau's Trial...Lead.
vile Lawyers Create a Scene
IN the Court. t.ROOm---Sey.
eral Obituaries.
The National Cotton Planters AssOcia.
tiOn Conyenes at Atlanta...Com.
missioner LOring's Address.
Western Brewers to form an AssOcia.
ti0n for Mutual PrOtection...A
Steamer Goes Down.
Fluctuations of the Stock Market.
Murders, Suicides and Failures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Fluctuations of the Stock Market.
Murders, Suicides and Failures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Fortx-Seventh Congress.

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WASHINGTON, December S.-The Presi-
dent pro TEN. submitted the response of the
Secretary of the Interior to Senate resolu-
ton passed May 10th, 1881, transmitting n
list of names of the officers, clerks and other
employees of the department with salary,
date of appointment and grade of Office of
each, and indicating who served in the
Union and Confederate armies. Tabled
and ordered printed.
The chair also presented memorial of
the National Guards Association of New
York for amendments to the military law.
Referred to the Committee on Military AT.
fairs.
Bills were introduced and referred to
committees rs follows:
By Mr.. Pendleton-To provide that the
principal Officers of the Executive Depart.
ments may occupy seats on the floor of the
Senate and House of Representatives. Re.
ferred, on motion of Mr.. Pendleton, to Il
commission of ten, to be appointed by the
Chair.
By Mr.. Vest-For bridge racross the
Missouri at the most acceptable point from
5 to miles above St. Louis.
BY Mr.. CoclSrell-For bridge over the
Missouri.at or near Arrow Rock. This was re.
ported favorably in the Senate last year by
the Committee on Commerce.
lAlso for the investigation and eXamina-
ton Of accounts of certain land grants
in accordance with decision of the
Supreme Court and for a full
report of the results there.
of to Congress. The bill is identical
with that reported fayorably last session
Referred to the committee ON Military af
fairs.
Mr.. Plumb-To amend certain
sections of the Revised Statues con-
cerning taxes on deposits OF banks who are
depositing with other..banks or bankers. Il
further exempts,from taxation savings banks
and swings institutions, and also as much
of this deposit as has been invested in
United States securities. Referred .to the
Committee on Finance.
Upon the conclusion of the morning busi-
ness, Mr.. Morrell's Tariff Commission Bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Morrell delivered a
long and. carefully prepared speech
taking ground against free trade for the
present.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted q resolution
which, at his instance, was tabled and order
ed printed, for reference to the Committee
on Finance of the recommendation in the
residents message in favor of the repeal
of the acts authorizing the coinage of silver
and issue of silver certificates and their re-
retirement from circulation.
Mr. Garland introduced bill in relation
to Presidential succession, upon which he
gave notice of his intention to speak
when the subject is taken up on
Tuesday. Tabled on motion of Mr.. Hoar
The memorial presented at tha called ses.
sion in relation TO the title by which New
York Senators hold their seats, was taken
from the table and referred to the Commit.
tee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Ferry, from the Committee on Post.
Offices reported back with an amendment,
the bill granting the franking privilege to
the widow of the late President Garfield lie
asked and obtained unanimous consent for a
suspension of the rule to consider the bill,
In reply to Mr.. Cockrell he explained that
the committee amendment consisted sim.
ply in making the language
conform to the requirements of the
present revised statutes in postal matters
that otherwise it was identical with the
prccedents in the cases of the widows OF
7 Pesidents Tyler, Polk and Lincoln, and that
the report was unanimous one. Mr..
MaXey, of the same committee,
made like statement in relation to
the. -unanimity .of the committee in its
action. The bill was read and passed with.
out objection, being the first of the season
to pass the Senate.
Adjourned.