The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-02

nnlll 100, the evening session ~ bo iof ~
consideration ~ tie district NJ C0lunDlh
college bill. -
The president to-day nominated ~ ~ 20
posimnstefq \. H. Edwards Ennis leAhs +
ilhris i Terrell. Terrell, ToSas ADRIAN NJ
Garvin, Nayasotu, Texas
SENATE.
W,susgrov, February 2i.--An effort
was made TO get up the bill ponsionlng
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 uubllc press of the United states OF
certain alleged commercial contracts be-
tween certain companies and coparlhor,c
ships of individuals, relative to exports OF
guano and nitrates from Peru, III wnlch
mediation by the government OF the unltcu
States between the governments OF Peru,
Bolivia and Chilli Is declared to be the con
ditlOn of the ellectuation and continual
ton of said contracts; -,.
Therefore be it resolved That the commit
tee ON foreign relations be, ana hereby u.s. IN
strucled TO inquire whether any promise or
stipulation by which intervention by the
United States in controversies existing De-
tween ODlll anu ltIu, VI NIllii uhu
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 9l
the United States has been IN any
way exerted, promised or intimated in con-
nection with or in relation to any such con-
tract by any one officially connected WIN
the government Of The United States, ana
whether any one officially connected WIN
| pft IN StntpS
/ rested directly or indirectly with any such
alleged contracts in which the mediation
os 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 report OF
their proceedings in the premises 70 me
senate at the earliest possible date. lie
ferred to the foreign relations committee;
After the morning hour, Mr.. Allison, who
| is member of the Appropriation commit
| fee and in charge OF the immediate dell
cheney bill, was awarded the floor, but
Welded 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 ana
agreed to. Additional items for subslst-
ence and education of the Indian
tribe are inserted; also one =. OF
SI3OOOO to expedite the construction
of a 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.
and Miller, of California, upon
the claims to priority. lol
Consideration of the tariff commission and
Chinese bills, motion by Miller to take W
the Chinese bill prevailed-ayes, 80; nays
iG-and the measure was laid over as unhn
ished business.
The senate then at o'clock went into ex
ecutiye session, and at Ais p. IN. adjourned
tn Monday:
A number of bills were introduced ano
referred. iii.
Belmont introduced resolution calling
for information relative 10 tAe Ohlll-feru
wan correspondence.
Kassou offered as substitute the follow
ing resolution: o,;,,
with tbs Chili-Peruyian corresponding
recently and officially published on the call
of the two houses OF congress, that one OF
more ministers Observation-Disclosures, OF tht
United States were either personally lpter
ested or improperly connected with Dusl
ness transactions in which the intervention
of this government was requested or eX
erted; and
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged certain papers IL
relation to the same subject have been I'M
properly lost or removed from the files o
the state department;
Therefore, be it resolved, That the com
mittee on foreign affairs be lnstructe
to INQUIRE into said allegations and elici
facts relating thereto, and report the same
with such recommendation as they deem
proper and shall have the power to send To-
persons and papers.
Belmont accepted the substitute upon
statement by Kasson, that it was INTENDED
to cover all the ground covered by, thi
resolution, and the substitute was there
fore adopted without division.
Several private bills were reported from
committees and referred to the private cal
endar. Among them was one for the relic
of Myra Clarke Gaines
The house then, at ll5 p. M, went mt
committee of the whole on the private cal
endar, and at 4:30 p. m. the Commits
arose, and after passing number OF bills q
a private nature, the house adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day sent the following
nominations: Roscoe Conkling to be asso
ciate Justice of the United States supreme
court; A. A. Sargent, to be minister to Ger
many; Walter II. Johnson, collector OF In
ternal revenue, second district OF Georges
Harry II. Griscom, postmaster at Chatta
nooga, Tennessee.
and the Floods,