The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-29
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Mr.. Butler, Of South Carolina, Intro.
duces into the Senate a Resolu.
tion Requesting Attor.
General Brewster
To Unbosom Himself us TO the True
lnwardness Of that Most Re.
markable Letter.
The Tariff Commission Bill Passes the
Senate, with Little Amendment
or Opposition.
Synopsis of the Correspondence BE.
tween the State Department
And the ENJOYS to Chili-.Committee
Work.
Forty-Seventh Congress .

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Mr. Sherman,
from the finance committee, reported sem
ate bill to facilitate the payment of diyi-
dends'.t to creditors of the Freedmen's
Savings end Trust company, directing pay
ments of dividends to be made with checks
on the treasury of the United States at the
city of New York, with such written checks
as may be approved by the secretary of the
treasury. Passed.
Mr., Butler iiered resolution calling on
the attorney general for a copy of his letter
Of instructions, dated the 10th inst, to
Dallas Sanders, of Pennsylvania. assistant
counsel, to the United States district attor-
ney OF South Carolina, and the reply of San
ders. He said that the letter from the attor-
y-general to Mr.. Sanders, which he
had seen in the public prints, contained
statements so extraordinary and unusual
for an officer OF the government of the
United States that he could scarcely credit,
and he desired to have over that officers
signature an exact copy of instructions
which he is said to have issued. Adopted,
The tariff commission bill came up soon
after 2 o'clock, and Mr.. Harris spoke in
advocacy of action on the tariff commits.
sion bill by congress without further delay.
Mr.. Bayard, in closing the debate on the
bill, spoke of the difficulties which neces.
sarily surrounded the question arising from
selfish and sectional considerations.
He said the clash Of opinion for the last
few years had prevented any bill on
the subject coming from the ways
and means committee of the house and
that the present organization of that COM
mittee was such as to make it idle and alb.
surd TO suppose that measure tending to
reduction of rates could originate there.
At o'clock the senate proceeded to
consider the amendments to the bill under
the five minutes rule for debate.
The amendment of Mr.. Vance, requiring
that in the selection of the commissioners
the president shall give representation to
the agricultural bureau, manufacturers, as
near as possible in proportion to capital
invested and the number of persons en-
gagged, was first taken up and after debate
reiected--yeas, u; nays, 49,
All other amendments were voted down
by majorities equally decisive and the bill
passed without amendment--ycas, IS;
nays, Is.
Adjourned.
Muldrow, of Mississippi, presented the
memorial of the Mississippi legislature for
the extension of land grants to the Cult &
Ship Island railroad company. Referred.
The house went into committee of the
whole, and took up the tariff commission
bill, kasson first taking taking the floor,
first explaining the provisions of the bill,
and then advocating the commission plan.
The committee rose at 5:l0.
The speaker laid before the house mes
sage from the president, transmitting the
report of the secretary of state and accom-.
panying papers, called for by the resolution
adopted yesterday, touching negotiations
lea. Also a communication from the secre-
tary of war, in compliance with resolution
of the house, stating that $1,000 rations
more are necessary for the relief of the sui-
ierers from the present overflow of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Adjourned.