The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-18

} ion with the two houses OF congress. III
rhnppe took eilcc5 to-day.
me senate se'ecs COnimittpn on wOrp
suffrage by a vote OF 10 . ag,ced to-day I
ltCOminenG 10 the senate for adOp Ia
OF Lapham Joint resolution pioposug III
ln'oEinE amendment 30 the COnstiiu, iot
Article lG section The right OF cit yea
oi Tue Uhhed S,a,es TO vote shall not b
ncpled Az 'd5cu by the Unitea S,aoe9 O
nv any soate on account OF sex. SeCtio
?-lho tongress shall have power b.
appropriate legislat on 10 enforce ,hc pro
VISION otthis ar,lcle. The vote was-aves
Lapbam, Blair aod ,JacKson-3, noez-
George and fair-2.
Inc French ana American claims com
mHs'on met 'o-Gay. Counsel Tor the re
specive governments presented the Com
mission co, &c OF co respondence betweer
the Up"ed States ard France con
cerhlng I lie meaning OF the phrase terri
total Ju"isdic, on as used in The tJeat '
| upol wh'ch question arose in the case o
Cho0rl'a VS.. the United States. Upon tht
appllcatlCn ofrepl esentatives OF the F,erch
peop'e' the question was referred to the two
governments and the result of corresDond-
ehce pre.e1t ID is that the words "territoIia,
Jdr'sdlc'lon'' mean The same in this con
nrc'lon as the word territory" conse-
qnenrly tbe case Of Chouirian will be again
considered by the commission.
1he fish commissioners car s art ed from
mere FOR Teas o-oay with 3OOC,0 s1er
lor dls'rioulion throughout the wa ers o.
that state.
WASHINGTON, May 15-The senate today
confirmed denomination of Roland Worth
ington collector of the port of Boston,
against which nomination several senators
nave been protesting for some weeks.
The tariff commission bill was signed by
'he president to. day. Appointments under
TINS bill will be considered at cabinet
meeting tomorrow.
Colohel Stillwell II. Russell, late United
states marshal for the western district Of
IeXas, was arrested here to-day on q war;
rant backed by an affidavit OF one Brewster
Campbell, OF Texas. charging him with EN-
beHz'emelt Of funds: First, that in March
lS19, ne deposited 5000 of government
Il ouey IN private bank at Austin, Texas
Secord, that cert;tin sheep aud goats were
selZed by. the United States as hay
Ing, been shipped from Mexico INTO Texas
and that he took possession of the animals
and had them subject to the order of court.
lhey were directed to be sold and the sale
OF stock realized some 81 800, which was re-
tanned by him. Third, in carrying prisoners
from Texas to other states, while he had
received pass from the railroad company
he charged the United States mileage fees.
justice Wylle released him on $50, ,OU0 bail,
to appear when wanted, Colonel Robert G.
lnSersoil becoming his security. In his
own behalf Colonel Stilwell Russell SAYS
the public funds in question were deposit "a
in a private bank because there was
no United States depository in Austin and
the department authorized such deposit
the funds being intended for current official
disbursements. No claim of deficiency is
made III this connection. In regard to the
llve STOCK, the cost of Keeping and expenses
OF sale nearly equalled the amount realized,
besides the claimant for stock had obtained
Judgment against him for its value, against
which Judgment appeal is pending. AS to
travelling on free pass, he does not see
what the government has to do with that,
and claims he never charged for mileage
where not entitled to it. His time expired
TWO months ago al he has been here trying
to sec e reappointmc
WAsHfNGToN, Nav A Representative
Speer, OF Georgia, has furnished for publ
cation, the following copy Of a telegram, in-
tended to be laid before the independents,
bearing upon Mr.. Stephens position, III re
gard to remaining in public life and his
possible candidacy of the governorship of
Georgia.
WAssHINGToN, May li-Honorablc W. II, Eel
ton, Atlanta:
| hone the committee of indepen dents
will recommend Mr., Stephens as the peo-
pies candidate for governor. | know posi-.
lively he will not reject such a recommen-
datiol, and that if elected he will be gov.
ernor of ali the people without regard to
party. lie will be controlled by no rings.
[Slgnedl EMORY SpEER.
The body of the late James o. Smith left
Washington this morning tor Montgomery
Alabama, where it will arrive about 0
o'clock tomorrow evening.
The senate committee on claims has
made through Senator Freye very lavora-
bic report, which has Just been printed
upon the bill for ascertalnment of French
spoliation claims and their settlement by
the court OF Claims.
At late hour tonight. there
seems to be coed reason for
doubling the report which has been cur
ent here since yesterday that the justices
% the. district supreme court are evenly
divided upon the question OF allowing the
exceptions taken by the defense in the Gui
tcau case. To-morrow's Post will say, pos
itive'y, that the justices have unanimously
agreed to overrulc the exceptions and
aiiim Judgment Of the court below.