The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-18
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
A Dull Day at the National Capital.-.
Representative Black's Condition
lmproyed--COngressional
Proceedings.
A Party Of Children, Engaged In Dig.
ginga"Play" Tunnel, Meet With
a Horrible Death.
Alleged Brutal Butchery Of a Child OF
Tender Years at New
tt.. Orleans.
Threatened General Strike of Mill
30 Operatives atLawrence, Mass.
The New York Post on Futures. 1.-The
i4 Stock Market.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-Seventh Congress.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March IA bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Call for deepening the en-
trance to tho northwest channel of the har-
Dor of Key West, Florida.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, reported in favor of the
payment out Of the senate contingent fund
Of 50, 500 to NJ. c. Butler and $1,000 to VIII
liam Pitt Kellogg, in reimbursement of ex-
pense necessarily incurred by them in de-
fense Of their titles to seats. Placed on the
calendar of resolutions.
At the conclusion. of the morning bust
ness, the regular order, the tariff commits
sion bill, was temporarily laid aside by
unanimous consent, TO proceed with the
post-ofiice appropriation bill, which was
The remaining committee amendments
were adopted.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, moved the
amendment reported yesterday from the
postoffice committee, providing for ocean
mail service, but it was ruled out on a
point of order.
The bill was reported to the senate with
an amendment, which substantially re-
stores the iranking privilege. A separate
vote was demanded by Mr.. Pendleton, and
the amendment was divided, ana the first
part, allowing the secretary of the senate
and the clerk of the house to use official en-
velopes, was agreed TO without vote.
The question recurred upon the PROPOSE
ti0n to authorize congressman to send
through the mails free any letter or pack
age containing only written orprinted mat
ter, not exceeding two ounces in weight.
Upon the call Of yeas and nays the propo-
silion was adopted by the following vote;
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Anthony, Beck,
Blair, Brown, Call, Camden, Cameron (of
Pensylvania), Davis (of West yirginia),
Dawes, Fair, Frye, German, Groome, Hale,
Hampton, Harris, Harrison, Hoar, Jack
son, Jonas, Kellogg, Lapham, Logan, Nc.
Dill, Malone, Miller lot New York;. Mitch
ell, Morgan, Morrill,, Plstt, Pugh, Sawyer,
Sewell, Vance, VanWycke, Voorhees,, Wal
ker, Williams and Window.
Nays-Cockren, Coke, Conger, Davis (of
Illinois,, Farley, Ferry, George, Hill (of
Colorado), Mcpherson, Maxey, Pendleton,
Ransom, Salisbury, Sherman and Sla-
ter--15. hIFtH nf
Messrs. Plunb and Cameron, of Wiscon.
sin, were paired with Johnson and Vest.
Messrs. Edmunds, Bayard, Hawley and
Jones, of Florida, were among the ab.
sentees. The bill then passed.
The fortiiication appropriation bill was
taken up and passed. General business
followed.
The tariff commission bill was taken up
as the regular order, and Mr.. Pendleton
Morrill, and Beck, Mr.. Beck appealed for
an executive session, after which the senate
adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE.
AT the conclusion ofthe morning hour, the
house, at i2;45 p. m. went into committee of
the whole, Rich, of Michigan, In the chair
on the private calendar. I'D -T-'
The first bill on the calendar was one au.
thorizing. payment to William NJ. Maynard,
of s3,73 in liquidation of the deficiency in
his accounts as paymaster, caused by rob.
berry committed by bis clerk. Though the
measure had beer. considered and discussed
upon two previous occasions, an interesting
debate again sprang up, and continued for
about two hours, when Holman, ,of Indiana,
moved to strike out enacting clause.
Agreed TO.
The same action was taken upon a
similar bill for the relief of Major q. W.
Candel.
The committee rose, and the speaker
laid before the house u communication
from the secretary of war, transmitting In
response TO resolution offered by King,
OF Louisiana, estimates Of the number of
persons made destitute by overflow of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries, and
the time for which necessity of congression.
al aid will continue. Referred.
the communication estimates the
number number OF persons rendered
Missanr; M oSo ,,,,ro;s oas. @ % n,lows'