The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-16
FLASHES FROM AFAR.
Forty-seventh Congress.

SENATE.
WAsnINGToN, February 13.-Mr. Harri
! presented bill for p1blic building a
Chattanooga.
The senate, under the Anthony rule, tool
up and continued the consideration Of bill
on the calendar unobjected to until 1l:3
o'clock.
The following senate bills were passed
! To amend article 103 Of the rules and ar
ticles OF war, imposing limitation of two
years from the date of enlistment agains
prosecutions for desertion.
To promote the efficiency Of the navy
making drunkenness or incapacity arising
| from misconduct and not contracted
| in the line of duty sufficient reason tC
prevent an officer of the navy being placed
on the retired list, and allowing Kim, upor
discharge by the president, one years pay
The pensions arrears resolution came W
as unfinished business, and was laid aside
temporarily.
Mr.. Dawes, by special assent, then adj
dressed the senate in favor OF civil service
reform, his remarks being mainly upon the
reference ..of his bill providing for the en-
trance into or promotion in the civil service Of
the government by a competitive examina'
ton, which was taken up to enable him to
be heard upon it.
Mr.. Pendeton also spoke on the same
subject, after which the subject was disposed
of by the reference of the bill to the COM
mittee or civil service reform.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on pub
lie land, reported favorably bill to provide
for the payment of what is known as the .
per cent. claim of public land states in re-
gard 10 lands entered within their limits by
military scrip and land warrants
Mr.. Vance introduced bill foi the relief
of officers on the retired list of the army
and navy. 1t empowers the president to
detail such retired officers as may apply to
him for employment in the Indian and
pension bureaus, life-saving service and
other branches of the civil service. Such
officers. to receive while performing this
duty, the full pay and allowances OF their
rank and no more.
After executive session the senate adj
iourned.
HOUSE.
Reed asked that the Geneva award bill be
made the special order for Tuesday, the
2lst inst.
Buckner objected.
Williams, of Wisconsin, chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, reported a
resolution calling on the secretary of state
for all correspondence relating to perlls to
American missionaries in Persia, and for
information as to the propriety of estab-
fishing diplomatic rule with Persia.
Adopted.
The house passed n bill providing for the
payment of claims of clerks in the census
bureau, which were assigned to other par
ties before the appropriation for their pay
ment was made.
Under the call Of states q number OF bills
were introduced and referred, among them
the following:
BY Ellis-To authorize the construction
of ship canal to connect Lake Ponchar-
train and the Mississippi river.
| By Carlisle. of kentucky-Io amend the
laws relating to the internal revenue, and
fixing the tax on each proof gallon at fifty
cents.
BY Herndon, of misunderstanding the
right-of-way over the public lands in Ala
| bama, and to grant lands i'll said state
| in aid of the Gulf IL Chicago Airline rail
way, and for the benefit of public schools in
said state.
BY Warner, of Tennessee-To repeal the
law creating national banks, and to abolish
national banks.
Senate amendment TO house bill for the
relief of colored emigrants was concurred
| in.
| Anderson, from the committee on agricul
tnre, reported a bill defining the powers o
the department Of agriculture. Placed on
| the calendar.
The morning hour was dispensed with
and the consideration Of the apportion-
ment bill was resumed.
Prescott stated that he was directed by
| the committee on the censusto call tn pre-
vious question when six hours more had
been consumed in debate. a very noisy dis
cussion arose as to whether tAe time de-
voted to debate upon the bill could not be
50 limited that vote could be reached to-
morrow evening but there was great di-
versity of opinion as to the exact limit to
be placed upOn the debate. No definite ac-
tion was arrived at, though Prescott gave
notice that he would call the previous
question at the end of the debate.
The bill was debated by several members
until 1902. m. when, without action or
taking up other business, the house adj
journed.
SENATORIAL sIFTfNGs.
WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator Call,
of Florida, introduced bill to grant the
right-of-way over public lands and military
reservation to the jacksonville, st. Angus
tine & Halifax River railroad company.
The senate committee on public buildings
and grounds to-day authorized Senator
Jones, of Florida, 10 report for passage a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the erection OF
public building at Key West, for the post
office and federal court. 800
Senator George to-day introduced bill
in relation to the division Of the state of
Mississippi into two judicial districts
(the northern and the southern), and TO pro-
vide for the times and places of holding
United States district court in the north
ern districts.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate confirmed John Gallagher,
jr., of Pennsylvania, c.nsul general TO Rlo
de Janeiro and the following postmasters
Charles 5. Moss, Franklin, Tennessee;
owen T. Holmes, Leesburg, Virginia;
VIM. A. Pattie, Warrenton, Virginia;
Lewis North, Brunswick, Georgia; Madison
Davis. Athens, Georgia. Also Thomas G..
Johnson, to be collector Of customs at
Charleston, South Carolina; Commodore
Fehiger, to be rear admiral; JOHN l.. DAVIS,
TO be commodore; Colonel u. IL. Rucker, to
be quartermaster general with rank of
brigadier-general.
SENATE.
wAsHIxGrox, February l4.-The com.
mittee on civil service was authorized TO send
for persons and papers, upon the statement
of Mr.. Hawley, that the committee desired
this authority 50 as to enable them 10 pay
the mileage Of several gentlemen whose
presence is desired.
At 1850 u. m. the privileged morning bus
iness was disposed Of. Consideration Of the
calendar became the regular order Of busi-
ness. under the Anthony rule, till l.jD y. m.
Mr.. Edmunds moved a suspension OF all
standing orders. 10 take up the anti-pOlyga-
my bill. Discussion Of this proposition used
M the morning hour, but il was voted
doWn-21 10 p.
Upon the expiration Of the morning hour
the peusiou arrears resolution came up as
unfinished business.
Mr.. Edmunds again moved to proceed
with the anti-pOlygHmy bill. He said be
would not ask d vote on the motion TIL sev.