The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-08

OF tue Mississippi river below Cairo,
ana me methods employed in making such
improvements. The committee is also
au,noiiled TO inquire into all matters per
to outlet and ie,ties and report the result
Oh .helhyu'ues al the next session oil con-
gress. Adopted.
Under call Of stptes the following were
introduced end REFEREED
by koceson-1o reduce taxation. ldcnti-
cal with the lax bill as it now stands IN the
sera'e, except that it does not provide fer
the rolaiisCOpe tSsS.
Robson moved I, suspend the rules and
put uron It's pPssage the bill just introduc'
ca nv b'm 10 reduce t"Nsiiun.
Mills, Of Texas, demanded second hut
there Were orly " voting in the ailh NATIVE
| ard in the regative.
Ellis. OF Louisiana, aud Cox ofNew York,
| T. lsed the point Of no quo'un.
Robescn trusted thlt no gentlemen on |
the other side wodld object to bill which |
reduc ID taxation $4,000, co.
| Mliis-"lt reduces taxation on the wealth |
OF The codnIy ana leaves it uoon the po;er'y
OF the corntry. 1t takes the ,ax of banks
and puts IL on cotlon-growers."
Randall-"When the committee Of ways
ana mears tried to reduce taxation to the
extent OF so COO COO your caucis prevented
it. This is merely buncombe and there is
no since y in it,"
Cox-"II is a great humbug besides"
There was no prcspect.ot u quorum ap-
pearing, but the ielle,sretaned their places
and were surrounded by dozen or more
members, who passed the time in making
jocular remarks about the bill. Finally
lioheson WITHDREW the bill, saying he had
made an honest endeavor to reduce taxa
ton. lDe"isive laughter OH the democratic
side and suggestions that the word honest
be Withdrawal
At los ihe house took recess for two
. hoirs.
Aher recess the speaker announced the
: appoiu ament of Bu' rows of Michigan, But
y te:wo'lh of Ohio. Robinson of Massachu-
setts, Halle on, Hiicock, Thomas, Carlisle.
y Holman and Elhs rs members OF the select
committee 10 investigate the methods oil
. Improvement OF the Mississippi river.
10 The house then at 4:20 took recess until
Sp. m; Hiscock, who made the motion
!. " stating that the chances were even thai
" congress would adionrn tonight.
EVENING sEsSIoN.
% Az soon as the house met this evening NJ
81 5 o'clock, Hiscock moved to adjourn.
Anderson, of kentucky moved that whel
:. the house adjourned It be TO meet at
le O'Clock Tomorrow, saying it seemed tha
u tneir royal maiesties in the senate coul'
le not sit at night and that tho house hat
u nothing it could do.
Blackburn suggested that the house I'D
no journ till Friday, aud Hiscock stated If tn
~ senate took up the tax bill tomorrow h
III would have no objection to adiournin
until that date. Ihereupon Anderso
'i' withdrew his motion, and at $50 the hous
adjou, ned TIL tomorrow. Among the fe
members present there was good deal {
w INDIGNATION at the senate adjournirg to-ia
rvs without taking action on the res
ne luton for final adjournment. Men
Us, bers congregated i'll groups, al
on mary expressed the desire TIN
sts the president would avail himself of h
10 constitutional light to declare both hous
ro, adjourned in fact.
Oh Anderson, OF Kansas, had resolutit
zen drawn up requesting the president to exc
VIC else that right aud only refrained from
itrrng it tonight at the request of some
ou- hisc nlleagaes. Another member express
, III his cSlre hat the house would grant ext
ohe mil' lse which It's members asked for, pi
via they would go home and stay thel
zen anc altogether tncle was strong sen
'eo mes p' evating that the senate had treat
i's; ', the house in very cavalier manner.
y vi COMBINATIONS.
ale TIE senate in executive session confirm
'he the nomination OF General Grant and
'th, ii. g G'escott rs commissioners TO neGoti,
lnu commercial treaty with Mexico; Colon
a'e Charles III. Crane, surgeon genel
United St,tes army; Thomas Bar
air, consul, San Lsuis Potosi, Mexit
ar- 7. w. Rice, OF Maine, at Asplnwall; Hen
lon Pease. jr., OF Massachusetts, at Santial
lga- Cape Verde Islands; William l.. Wcch,
,es' Pennsylvania, at Florence; James
Mr., Short, collector OF customs, at Viclsbu
non Mississippi; Nelson Platte, Corpus Chris
,int lanes ~ Johnson Newport News. Y
gnia James b. Mitchell, surveyor Of c,
OF iOmq Newnorl NpWs Nirpinia