The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-26


Washington, Feb. 25.-The house remain
ed in session all night on the apportionment
bill, without taking any action. AT GAO
o'clock MIR. Hswloy, of the committee, took
tho iloor to make a suggestion that each side
of the house would select five gentlemen
who should meet and agree upon some plan
of sentiment.
The house then voted to takea recess
until 1890, so that business could
be proceeded with. This prop Jstion
met with universal approval and
was unanimously agreed to. Tho mem
bers OF the restriction side then grouped
together, and after few moments caucus,
Mr., Robson announced that the republican s
had agreed upon the following gentleman 20
represent them: Messrs. Conger, Sherwin.
Lapham, Anderson and Shallinberger.
Mr.. Springer announced that the democrats
agreed upon the following TO represent them:
Messra. Cox, Thompson, Of Kentucky,
Reagan, House and Morrison.
Further proceedings under tho call were
dispensed with, and then at $3.50, the bouss
took recess till 1880.
After recess MIR. Williams, of Wisconsin,
called up the senate resolution relati, o
to the death of Senator Matthew II. Car
penter. lie spoke briefly upon the great loss
which the country had experienced in the
death of the great senator, and offered res
olution for the appointment of vemembers
To accompany tho body to his late home in
Wisconsin.
Mr.. Hazelton, of Wisconsin, said il was a
sorroNful office which he performed in
secondihg the resolution which announced TO
tho house and world the death of the most
distinguished citizen of Wisconsin.
Over bis death-bed Wisconsin bowed her
head in mourning, but the great mourner
was the nation, which he had loved and
served so well.
The resolutions was agreed to, and at 1915
O'Clock, VS. = mark of respect to the memory
OF the deceased, adjourned.
AT IL O'Clock the session of Friday began.
Owing to the long session Of yesterday the
Journal was not made up, and it's reading
was postponed till tomorrow.
While the house was waiting for the re-
port Of tho committee, expected last night
70 come to some agreement upon tho app D
tlonment bill, the speaker recognized the
gentlemen to ask unanimous consent gor
various purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Davidson, of Florida.
tho senate bill was passed directing the
secretary of war to investigate the claim of
Florida against the United States, for expen-
diiuraa Of the mob in suppressng Indian
hostilities.
The house ut l2 o'clock went into commit.
tee of the whole, Mr.. Harris Of Va, in the chair
on sundry civil bills. The pending amend
ment WAS that offered by Mr.. Atkins, of
Tennessee striking out the'clsuse sppropriat
ing forty thousand dollars for printing ten
thousand copies of the compilation of Official
records Of war of the rebellion. Mr.. Atkins
said that he had always been in favor
OF compilation Of those records, but
tho sction Of tto committee in
striking out tho appropriation for the pur.
chase of Bragg's ernd Polk's papers
seemed to him an indication 1hdt impartial
posierity of the war was not desired. Any
thing that did injustice to one side or the
other did injustice 10 the whole country, for
in writing history Of the country
nothing that might be said compl
mentary to confederate soldiers would
detract from tho federal soldiers, but, on the
contrary, would add to their lustreaud glory.
~ uHu uotl Ws'uIol Wy keulem III on tno
other side that tho design was to secure
everything that would ihrow light on
tho iate war, aud BOO would, therefore, with
draw bs amendment
Mr. Hostetter, of Indiana. offered an
amendment appmpriatng S20,000 for tho
purpose Of enabling the secretary of the
treasury to transport free Of chsrgo subsi-
diary silver coin, when requested 10 do so.
Adopted.
Nc. Goode, of Virginia, offered an amend
ment appropriating 100000 for tho eatab-
lishment ut the Isthmus of Panama of naval