The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-06
A Favorable Report as TO Woman Suf-
fcrage Submitted to the Senate
And Majority Report
Against il.
The House Once More gets Down TO Bus
inesS-A Number of Important
Bills are offered.
Mr.. Bliss Opens for the Government
in the Celebrated Star.Route
Cases.
A Scathing and Terrible Review of
Their Rascalities.
The Liquor Investigating Committee
and Their Work.
Other Foreign ana Domestic News.
Other Foreign ana Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress-,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-President pro
tenn. Davis, before proceeding with the or.
der of business made statement regarding
his absence Friday. lie said he was called
away from the city, and that his letter
designating Mr. ingalls, to perform the du-
ties of the chair during that day was an act
in conformity with letter from the former
presiding officer, in pursuance of which Mr..
Nation temporarily discharged the duties
of the chair without objection. since
this precedent had been regarded as of
doubtful authority the chair desiring to
guide his action by the judgment of the
senate, would feel obliged by decision
that would relieve this important question
of its obvious embarrassments.
Mr.. Anthony thought, if the discussion
OF the question would have the effect of
emphasizing the necessity for the be n er
regulation of presidential succession, it'was
| fortunate it had occurred.
After brief remarks by Messrs. Garland
Logan and Sherman, the committee on
rules, on motion of Mr.. Anthony, was in
structed to inquire into and report upon
the question.
Mr.. Lapham reported favorably from the
committee on woman suffrage, with state
ment of the views of the majority in its ia.
| favor, bill for an amendment to the con
stituticn giving suffrage to women.
MIR. George presented minority report
on the subject
The bill was placed on the calendar.
Resolutions were offered and disposed of
as stated:
By Mr.. endleton-Requesting the prcsi.
dent to transmit all correspondence not
heretofore communicated between the state
department and Trescott and Walker
Blaine on Chili-Peruyian matters. Adopted.
| BY Mr.. Plumb-Requiring the public
printer to report whether the employment
Ofcompostors or others in the government
printing office is limited or qualified by
rules or regulations of any organizations,
secret or open, whether the employees there
are under any obligations which requires
them to abandon their employment at the
dictation OF any person or association:
| whether the public printer regards himself
as under any Obligation, expressed or i'm
Piled any organization as TO the personal
character or qualification of any person
employed, or to be employed in the Office
in any capacity whatever, and whether the
prosecution of the business of the office is
in anywise dependent on the action of any
organization existing inside or outside OF
that office. Adopted without debate.
The Japanese indemnity bill the regular
order, was laid aside and the senate re.
sumed consideration ot the army appro-
priation bill, the question being upon the
senate committees amendment providing
for the voluntary retirement of army off.
GERS after 40 years service and their
compulsory retirement at 62 years of age.
/ Al a.
be voted on separately, and il was so or.
dered
! The first branch of the amendment then
prevailed without dissent.
Upon the compulsory retirement clause
considerable debate was had, in the course
OF which MIR. MaXey said the army retired
list now costs the country $9l2,93 annually
and this bill will increase that sum by
$4,000.
The age for compulsory retirement was
finally placed at 81 years.
Mr.. Pendlelon offered resolution in
structing the civil service reform committee
to inquire into political assessment which
bas recently been served upon the govern.
ment employees in Washington, within
which notice is embodied the statement
that such assessments were not objected
to in an official quarter. The committee
is instructed TO inquire what authority this
statement is based on. Laid over under OBJ
lection OF Mr., Plumb, of Kansas.
Bills were introduced as follows:
by Mr. Kellogg Authorizing the New Or
leans " Northeastern railroad to construct
bridges over the channels of the Pearl river
and Lake Pontchatrain.
by Mr. Jouas-To attach the parishes of
st. Mary and iberia to the western Judi.
cial district of Louisiana.
Senate bill making the time ronuirai Ia
acquire homestead ON public lands three
instead OF five years came up on the calen.
dar and was passed.
Adjourned.
HousE.
Under the call OF states the following bills
were introduced and referred:
by Herndon, Of Louisiana-causing pre-
liminary examination and survey OF the
section between Coosa and Tennessee rivers
to ascertain the practioability of uniting
them by navign.ble canal.
By Ellis, OF louisiana--Supplemen to
the act incorporating the Texas & Pacific
| railway company.
By Robertson, of Observation-Disclosures
ing the cotton tax collected in the Misss.
sippi valley states, and approprating same
Tor the permanent improvement OF the
Mississippi river.
BY King, of Louisiana-A -Appropriatine
Sl5o,Ooo for the repair of the New Orleans
custom.house.
BY Butterworth, OF 0hio-Authorizing
the southern Pacific railroad company and
other railroad companies TO unite and con.
solidate 30 as to form continuous line OF
railroad between the tidal waters of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
| by Robinson, of New York-Grantny a
pension of 5000 year to Mrs. Randolph
Meikleham, only surviving grandchild oi
Thomas Jefferson; also appropriatinr
$4,000 for the removal Of the remains oil
Thomas Jefferson TO Charlottesville, Vir.
ginia. and for the erection of monument
over them.
s.White Of Kentucky offered resolution
requesting. the secretary Of the, treasury to
report to the house his views as to the con.
duct OF the head Of the internal revenue
bureau In connection with the preparation
OF the Dunnell bill:to extend the bonded
period Of distilled spirits and what impro-
per influences. II any, were brought
to bear on the commissioner OF intereal
revenue to bias his judgment, or 10 induce
him 10 make a reco mmendation to this