The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-25
The Senate and House Determined TO
Find the Bug Under the Chilli
Peruvian Chip, and
They Adopt
Resolutions TO the Effect that the
Natter Shall Mt Once be
Thoroughly Sifted.
Conkling's Nomination as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court
Causes Surprise.
Reinstatement of New Orleans Mer-
chants into the Exchange.
The New York Post Oh Futures.-The
York Stock Market.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Reinstatement Of New Orleans Mer'
chants into the Exchange.
The New York Post Oh Futures.-The
York Stock Market.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.


fOrty-ScNthth NohSrehs,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 24,-An effort |
was made to get up the bill pensioning
Mrs. Garfield, but the motion was rejected !
and the calendar was proceeded with.
The following resolution was offered;
WHEREAS, Publication has been made by
the public press of the United States of
certain alleged commercial contracts be-
tween certain companies and copartner
ships of individuals, relative to exports of
guano and nitrates from Peru, i'll which
mediation by the government Of the United
States between the governments OF Peru,
Bolivia and Chilli is declared to be the con
dtion of the eilectuation and continual
ton of said contracts;
Therefore be it resolved, That the commit
tee on foreign relations be, and hereby is, in
structed to inquire whether any promise or
stipulation by which intervention by the
United States in controversies existing be-
tween Chill and Peru, or Chill and Bolivia,
has been expressly or implicitly given by
any person or persons officially connected
with the government of the United States, or
whether the influence of the government Of
the United States has been in any
way eXerted, promised or intimated in con-
neCtion with or in relation to any such con-
the government of the United States, and
whether any one officially connected with
tho government of the United States is in
terested directly or indirectly with any such
alleged contracts in which the mediation
as aforesaid OF the United States is recited
to be the condition. and that such com
mittee have power to send for persons and
papers in the matter and make u report of
their proceedings in the premises to the
senate at the earliest possible date. Re-
! ferred to the foreign relations committee.
After the morning hour, Mr.. Allison, who
is n member of the appropriation commit
| tee and in charge of the immediate deti-
cheney bill, was awarded the floor, but
yielded temporarily to Mr.. Van Wyck who
addressed the senate upon the necessity
/ for an investigation of alleged frauds in the
townships survey system. The subject was
disposed of by reference to the committee
/ on. public lands, OF resolution directing
an Investigation of the subject by that COM
mittee.
The senate then took up the immediate
deficiency appropriation bill and the amend
ments of the committee were read and
agreed to. Additional items for subsist-
ence and education of the Indian
tribe are inserted; also one OF
$l3OOOO to expedite the construction
of new building for the national museum;
of $4,000 for the necessary expenses of Gar
fields and Burnside's funerals.
The bill was finally passed without OBJ
lection.
After some contention between Bayard
and Miller, of California, upon
the claims to priority for
consideration of the tariff commission and
Chinese bills, a motion by Miller to take W
the Chinese bill prevailed-ayes, 35; nays
1G-and the measure was laid over as unhn
ished business.
The senate then at 4 O'Clock went into ex
ecutive session, and at 4:l5 p. M. adjourned
till Monday.
A number of bills were introduced ant
referred.
Belmont introduced resolution calling
for information relative to the Chili-Peru
Wan correspondence.
Kassou offered as substitute the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged in connection
with this Chili-Peruvian corresponding
recently and officially published ON the cal
of the two houses of congress, that one o
5 more ministers plenipotentiaries OF th
) United States were either personally inter
, ested or improperly connected with busi
ness transactions in which the intervention
OF this government was requested or eN
4 erted; and
!. WHEREAS, II is alleged certain papers Il
I relation to the same subject have been in
= properly lost or removed from the files {
= the state department.
Therefore, be it resolved, That the con
mittec on foreign affairs be instructe
to inquire into said allegations and elic
facts relating thereto, and report the sam
with such recommendation as they deer
c proper and shall have the power to send iC
V persons and papers.
Belmont accepted the substitute upon
4, statement by kasson, that II was intende
;, to cover all the ground covered by tn
a resolution, and the substitute was ther
y fore adopted without division.
Several private bills were reported fro,
committees and referred to the private ca
endar. Among them was one for the reli
G. of Myra Clarke Gaines,
The house then, at l:l5 p. M; went in
IS committee of the whole on the private Gu
u endar, and at 400 p. m. the commit,
Ie arose, and after passing number of bills
n a private nature, the house adjourned.
y NOMINATIONS.
i The president to-day sent the followil
nominations: Roscoe Conkling, to be ass
ciate Justice Of the United States supren
court; A. A. Sargent TO be minister TO &c
n many: Walter II. johnson, collector of |
" ternal revenue, second district Of Georgi
r Harry i. Griscom, postmaster at Chatt
II nooga, Tennessee.
X Unexpected Nominations.
Il. WAsuiSeroY, February 2i.-Cenkling
X nomination for the supreme bench was
surprise to every one ut the capital to.da