The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-19

Washington, May ll.-Mr. heliogg caiied
IN the resolution offered by him some days
ago, calling on the executive department for
the names Of clerks and employees in their
respective departments, and other informaN
| ton relative thereto.
Mr.. Brown offered nm am ndment calling
For additional information rs TO whether such
cl, rks AID employees are While or black.
The resolution and amendment were LAID
over for future scuon.
Mr.. Hill offered "A resolution that hereafter
the official register of the United States shall
c.ntuin 10 ADDITION 10 the statistics required
by the section $40, revised statutes, Information
as to congressional riots from which each
officer, clerk and employe in the service OF
the United States is appointed and the date
of his appointment Laid over for future
action.
The senate then, at IL noon, on motion OF
Mr.. Dawes, went into executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Most OF Il Q time of to-dey's executive
session of the senate WAS devoted to tedious
discussion Of the question Of the removal of
the Injunction OF secrecy from the recent
proceedings in the Chinese treaties. 1t
resulted in reconsideration of the recent
voc by which anything was given for publ
cation of Senator Hosrs speech, and the
subject was then dropped.
Later in the session the nomination OF
Stanley Matthews, t be associate justice OF
the supreme court, WAS taken up, but its
consideration WAS only partly completed to-
day. 1t will be resumed tomorrow.
COMBINATIONS.
The following southern nominations were
to-day confirmed by the senate in executive
session: John B. Styckney TO be y. s: at
torpey for the northern district of Florida !;
Charles M. Wilder to be postmaster at 20"
lumtia, South Caroline; A. Newton KIM
ball, to be receiver of public moneys at
jackson, Miss. The senate also confirmed
the nomination of Michael j. Cramer, to be
charge d'atfairs to Switzerland, vice Nicholas
Fish, resigned.
A FIXED SIGNAL.
The light house board give notice that on
and after May Goth fixed white light of
the fourth order will be shown from the
LIGHT house recently erected ON Bellies Rock
York river, Va The lantern is red. and
placed forty five and one-half feet above
mean low water.
CHANDELIERS NOMINATION.
The senate judiciary commit
tee to-day took up the nomination
of William L. Chandler to be solicitor Cen-
ersl, but after considerable discussion con-
cluded to postpone action upon it to another
meeting 1t is rumored that this delay is
the result of desire OF
the majority of the committee
to avoid further complications in regard to
executive business until the caucus efforts to
adjust existing complications have been fully
exercised.
CALL FOR FIvEs.
The secretary of the treasury tosday sued
a call win a proportion for continuance OF
FIVE per cent bonds issued under The acts OF
1870 and 1871. A notice is given in the call
that the principal and accrued interest OF
five per cent coupon bonds outstanding will
be paid at the treasury on the 18th day of
August next, but the holders OF these coupons
NAV have them continued during the pleas
ure of the government, with interest at 80
per cent, provided the bonds q Q received AT
the treasury on or before July lst next The
secretary also announces That till July LIST
next. he will receive for continuance in like
manner any of the uncsled five per cent.
registered bonds of 1870 and 1871, to an
amount not exceeding $3.50, OOO, coo, the
remainder oflosn being reserved with view
TO its payment for surplus revenues. The
amount of coupon bonds above referred to
now outstanding is about one hundred and
twenty million dollars. The total amount
of registered 5 per cents. is about 1886 OOO,-
900 Ii is believed that more than $3.50, 900, 900
of the registered 81 will be offered for con.
tinuance. but all applications received after
the maximum of $3.50 900 900 shall have been
presented will be not entertained.