The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-17
Proceedings Of the National Legislature
Yesterday An on Day In
Both Hoases and Early
Adjournments.
Personnel Of the Tariff Commission =
The President Becomes Ex.
ercised Over the
appointment of the Two Last Commits.
sioners The Utah Commission
and of Whom Composed.
The Window Committee About to Make
Waterhaul.
Proceedings of the Star.ROutc., Trial
Yesterday.
Other Capital News and Gossips.
Other Capital News and Gossips.
Forty-Seventh Congress.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June l6.-Mr Hoar intro
duced bill to provide for the performance
of the duties of the office of president in
case of removal, resignation, inability or
death, both OF the president and the vice
president 1t vests the succession to the
presidency in the members of the cabinet in
the order in which they are named in Wash
ington's cabinet beginning with the secre-
taiy of state and concluding with the seer.
tary of the interior; and excludes cabinet
officers not previously confirmed by the sem
ate. Referred to the judiciary committee
The senate took up the calendar and con-
sumed the remainder of the morning hour
upon the bill to appropriate 1915, 600 to pay
southern mail contractors for service piior
10 the secession OF their states.
The senate then took up house bill to ena-
bic banking associations toextend their cor
porate existence.
The bill was read for action up
on committee amendments. The pro-
viso inserted by the senate committee to
exempt national banks from attachments
and injunctlons by state courts was object
ed to by Mr. Vest, who said he could see
no reason for exemption.
After some discussion the commit
yeas, "a; nays, q. The affirmative votes
were wholly republican. The democrats
voted mo, and were reinforced by Messrs.
Dawes, Miller and Mitchell. Davis, of H.
linois, and Malone voted aye"
Pending a motion to 70 into executive
session. the bill was laid over until Monday.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Miller, of Colorado--To authorize
the Southern Pacific railroad company, and
other railroad companies to unite and con-
solidate so as to form continuous railroad
oceans, being the same as the bill re-
Gently introduced by Butterworth in the
| house.
| BY Mr.. Blair-To permit freedmen to en-
ter certain lands in the Indian territory.
The bill declares the lands lying in the In
dian territory owned by the United States,
aud now occupied by Indians, open to en-.
try and settlement by freedmen of the
United States, and provides for the allot-
ment of l6O acres Of land to the head of
each family locating thereon. 1t also sets
aside for school purposes every sixth sec
ton OF land granted in the bill. Also, for
the endowment of the Industrial academy
of Alabama.
After the executive session the senate ad-
journed till Monday.
HOUSE
On motion OF Reagan, Of Texas, the bill
was passed authorizing the construction OF
railroad bridges across st. Marys, Satilla,
Little Satilla and Crooked rivers in Geoi
gia and Florida.
After transactin, miscellaneous private
business, the house went into committee OF
the whole on the river and harbor appropri.
alton bill. There was no in.
terest in the proceedings fol-
several hours. The amendments which
were offered were all voted down. When
the bill had been considered the clause was
reached appropNating $350,O0O for continu.
ing the Improvement OF the Ohio river, and
providing that as much of that sum as is
necessary may be used Tor the improvement
OF Davis Island dam and lnuana Chute.
Upon this clause breeze arose, but 1t was
allowed to stand.
Pending further action the committee
rose and the house took lecess until 3
! O'clock