The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-14
NEWD Dl WINE.
A $s9.O0O,000 Army Appropriation
BIZ Reported to the House..As.
sistance for the Sufferers
by the Overflow.
Roscoe Thanks the President for the
Honor he Would Confer, bat
Declines the Justiceship.
Four Towns In Central America Laid
Low by an Earthquake..-Thou.
sands Of Lives Lost.
Fiendish Murder Of a Young Lady In
North Carolina.
The New York Post on Futures.-.T The
Stock Market.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Fiendish Murder Of Young Lady II
North Carolina.
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Stock Market.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March l3.-Mr. Jackson.
presented petition from colord citizens Of
Tennessee, asking for .rations for sufferers
caused by the drought. Referred.
A number Of reports were made rom the
committees and, bills introduced and referred,
among which, one. by Mr.. jackson, to
provide for settlements with accounts with
the Mobile 4 Ohio railroad.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on ap-
propriations, reported the post-o office appro-
priation bin, and gave notice that he would
call it up tomorrow.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Hoar for
the ascertainment Of the French spoilation
claims. N i,M
Mr.. Garland from the Judiciary commit
tee, reporteda bill with an amendment to
the supreme court OF the United States
1t provides that majority of the
court shall constitute quorum instead OF
six justices, as at present, and prohibits any
Justice from sitting on a case on appeal on
which he has acted in circuit court.
Placed on calendar.
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, from the committee
on judiciary, reported with amendment q
bill to establish court of appeals, which
was placed upon calendar ~ s.t- t.-s
The senate then at l:30p. m. proceeded to
the consideration of the tariff commission
bill and Mr.. Slater, of Oregon, took the
floor. AT the conclusion of Mr.. Slater's
remarks, the tariff commission bill was
laid aside informally.
After spending three hours in executive
session, senate at 5:55 adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the
appointment of Messrs Camp,
White, Sherwin, Stone, Hepburn,
Springer, Vance, Muldrow and Shackletord,
O select committee on woman's suffrage
The speaker also presented a memorial of
the legislature Of Utah, complaining of the
baseless and dmonstrous exaggerations under
which the people of Utah were placed in
jeopardy, and asking congress to suspend
action till commission shall have investi-
gated the affairs of that territory. Referred
to the committee on judiciary.
Butterworth, from appropriations commit
tee, reported the army appropriation bill.
1t provides for the aggregate appropriations
OF So, ,237 ,3S6.62, and is On increaee, of $743,
S9S over the appropriation of last year.
Principal items OF the bill are Sl2,2I7, ,13s for
pay of the army on the losses Of not
exceeding $500 enlisted; ~ 800
enlisted men for signal corps; $4,l64 900
for transportation; $35, ,000, 900 for supplies
for ,quartermasters' department; 50, 800 900
for subsistence supplies; 81 ,400, 900 for pur-
chase and Manufacture of clothing aud
camp and garrison equippage. The bill con-
tained clause providing for the compul-
sorry retirement Of officers at 62 years Of age,
and . further provision referring what are
known as fourth OF July claims to the court
Of claims.
Bills were introduced by Dunn to supply
rations for the sufferers of the overflow OF
the MississipDi river. also for tho ranair nj