The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-18
ELECTRIC FLASHES
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proceedings were unimpofiant, considerable
time being used up In struggle for prece
.dence for bills.
The bill for Intermediate appellate courts
was then proceeded with.
The debate was continued by Messrs
Jones (of floridO), Davis (oi Illinois,, Call
Morgan and George.
Mr.. George had not concluded mt the
the hour OF adjournment.
Alter the entry of motion by Mr.. Nor
gan TO recommit with INSTRUCTIONS the bill
went over, with notice by Mr.. Davis of H.
linols, that he would press it TO final vote
tomorrow.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration Of the
bill creating an executive department of
agriculture the per ding question being on
the substitute submit led by Hubbell, of
Michigan, on behalf o. the committee on
civil service reform, which was rejected
The original bill was adopted-yeas, l72;
nays, Z. The bill provides that the deparI-
ment of agriculture shall be an executive
department under the supervision and con-
troll Of the secretary Of agriculture, who
shall be an experienced and practical agIi-
culturist, and establishes the following bu-
lreaus of that department: Or agricultural
products, annual industry, of lands and o
statistics.
The conference report on the Indian APP
preparation bill was adopted
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the house went into committee of the
whole on the District OF Columbia nppro-
priation bill, which approprIates S3,4ll 1888,
being $33,7S0 more than tor the current
year, and S39, 100 less than the estimates.
A few minor amendments were adopted,
ef1ecting slight reduction.
The lnmlJtee then rose and reported
the bill to the house, when it passed-yeas,
1874; nays, IL.
The special order OF the day was the bill
for the distribution OF the balance OF the
Geneva award. Debate on this bill occu'
pied the remainder of the day. An eli
will be made 10 obtain vote on IT to-
morrow.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WAsuGNGrov May 1l-Tbe chair submit
a.. ~ thoIor so,.;a,ian Of
seu INC '.sc'",' o' " wv '"' 's.",,'D "
Intermediate appe ave coos.
The brl for Toe payme26 to l.. Mad's"n
Day OF the amoH9t pahI Tor p'Vpe'V p"'-
chased 10 New " 'ea''s ut l"e sAe un0er
order OF JpoSe Da' &c, cou!t, out 10 Wh'cl
the goyernmenI '1ned TO give Gear 'ltie,
was passed. 10 y
The cha'r ann"u'rsd nus Signature 10 Inc
ia. III commas Oh pi".
The Tor ne med'aia appeu9fe courts
WAS iutI ''rNtS-t'A MI pCb 81 JSoi''h-
ing and concllu.ng lbs c..uIc'sm upon the
measure.
~ Mr.. Jones. OF FIoluai offered an amend
ment aiect ng aOpeas rom TIE dis'r cI 10 |
circuit cnu'Is, bu.,'''s and several ameod
ments Offered by Messrs Jouts anu morgan
were IOsJ by merry Inc same Vol3, me
democrats voi ng ave ana tue republicans,
with NJ DAVIS. If l'''no's, ~ the he1allVe
An amendmeut was acnnit' on Tue mo-
ton OF Ne. DAYS, OF lnno's, nrpfulpS
more eyptc'jy mat lDe IJ,'Sd c,,On ot Tue
circuit cpntt sba' ne htlther enlarged lur
ah,'dSed by 10" bH
Atcer an jnei1ec. ua' effort to dispose OF the
bill, unau'mnus ca"sehJ was scored lOr
final vo.enn ITO nto row.
Ih ecpniere"ce rerorL % the indian ap-
prop atom b. WAS su4ml',ed by Mr.
Dawes, VINO sah Tue o. ha1 peea re-
duced by cnnfeerce, Sia,o20. Concur ell
in aud the b3l passed.
Adjourned.
HersE.
Sherwin. of Illinois, from the committee
on enucalipn ard labor, rrponed bill TO
aid in The support OF common schools.
Ordered prime aud Iecommt.,ed.
IL provides that for tue next five yea
thee shat be annua' Y app,op' 'aCed ne
sum at 5 10 900 0lJ 40 all IN zoe support I
flee common schools, which anounC sdN
he known as tDe common school
fund, aud which shalt be APP
prop'mted to me several sta'es
and h. les, acco ding to the number OF
their 'li,erale pnpu a,iln ovec ten years OF
age; an amOurC nos eScetdidS per ceut OF
the sum apport'oned may he Used Tor the
edncdlian of teachers in public schools.
The house lucn resumed consideration OF
the benevd aHH,d u. :.
After long deba the previous question
was oldered on tho BIZ, bus ~ithootiur,her
aci ION the ma. er went over.
. Tie sDeJke Iuu heiure the house com
munich ion g. ontne sec,e airy o. Wa !" Ia re- q
spouse 10 the bouS' fSso'uei'h ca'i'nS tjr I
in'"unaiiph as 40 loe expenditures ot ine [
81 gnll service. Rete red.
Toe e2penn 10 e. are IS f. lows: 1879,
Sib5,2S6; 1915 S'lp6iS; 1871, So ~; lSiSi Il
$i0h6i0 1913 1914 9R; 1859, no 81 1854, )
$593 Sl4 Tie eSpedtitii Is p'eNiuIslY Ie- n
ported the secretary States TO have been I
erroneous. +
Ti'mai. o. Spoih Carolina, introduced n
bill pf5vuiing for calng dock and naval n
store-hb Use at Port Royal, South Carolina. 4
Re erred !
Adjourned. Il
NOMINATIONS. a
masters: Thos j. Lake, Athens, Alabama; h
~ SENATE.
WAsHIHGToY, May 12.-Mr. MahOne in n
iroduced 2 bill 20 authorize the construc- a
ton of public buildings at Lynchburg a
and Abingdon, Virginia. !,
Mr. Vest reported favorably from the q
commerce committee senate bills authoriz- !,
ng tile construction of bridges across the >
at Memphis and across the Ar q
kansas at Van Buren, Crawford county, >,
rkansas. y,
The latter, authorizing the st. Louis & u
San Francisco railway to build the bridge, =
vas considered and passed.
The senate resumed consideration of