The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-04
Proceedings Of Congress-.Little TO
Note and Less Said and Done--
Notes from the Cap.
ital.
The Notorious Jesse James Alleged
TO Have been Killed at
st. Joe, Mo.
The Floods :. Gloomy Accounts from
Many Sections..The End
Not Yet.
The New York Post on Futures...The
Stock Market.
Cr!aios a;a Casuai.iNS.-The shadows of
Life.
Incidents from Various Localities.
Incidents from Various Localities.
Forty-Seventh Congress.

rorty-SeNehth congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Bills were intro
duced as follows;
By Mr.. Morgan-to define the rights of
citizens of the United States, when resid-
ing in foreign countries.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted and had read
by the secretary resolution.declaring. that
the conduct ol the state department in re-
lation to the arrest and imprisonment of
Daniel McSweeney and ..other American
citizens by the British authorities is in vio-
lation of the American law,
inconsistent with the value of American
citizenship, derogatory to the honor of the
United States. Temporarily tabled at Mr..
Voorhees, request, subject to his call.
Senate bill ratifying the act of the general
counsel of Indians granting to the st. Louis
& San Francisco railway company right-of-
way for railroad and telegraph line
through the nation was considered.
Mr.. Brown, of the committee which re-
ported the bill, stated the proposed route
to be from Fort Smith, Arkansas, through
the Choctaw territory in the direc-
ton of Paris, Texas, aud that
the bill requires the company
to pay for the right-of-way TO the Choctaws
5000, and 81, per annum to the Chica-
saws He contended that the question was
practically whether this territory should
be constituted barrier between the states.
or should congress exercise its constitu-
tional prerogatiye to regulate commerce
among states and with the Indian tribes
Mr. Maxey then detailed the history OF
Legislative assent of Indians to the proposed
legislation to show its validity, and without
concluding, yielded for an executive ses-
sion.
A message was received from the presi-
dent transmitting letter from the secretary
of the interior setting forth the necessity
for provision for the payment of the com
missioners and executive officers to be ap
pointed under the anti-polygamy law. The
president adds the suggestion that in view
of the important and responsible dutie,
devolved upon the commissioners, their
compensation should be increased from
So 900 to not less than 5000 per annum
ss this would, in his opinion, secure 0
higher order OF abilityin persons selected
and thereby tend more efiectually to carr,
out the objects OF the law referred to.
After an executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills and resolutions were presented n
follows:
by Robertson, OF Louisiana-Appro
priatng $4,000 for the statistical report OF
the destruction of property in the Missis
sippi valley by the food of 1889.
BY Moore, of Tennessee-To authoriz,
the construction off bridge across the Mis-
sippi river at Memphis.
King, of Louisiana, offered n resolution
instructiug the, committe on Mississippi
levees to investigate and report ms to the
extent of the present overflow OF the Missis
sippi river and the destruction to human
life and detrimentto property, private ant
public, caused by overflow. Referred.
Mr.. Grape, OF Massachusetts,, moved tC
suspend rulesand adopt a resolution max
ing the bill to extend the corporate exist
cnce Of national banking associations the
special order for April 10Th. This started O
lively debate between the friends of tn,
national banking bill on one side, and tn,
greenbackers, silver men and those who
gave preference to other measures, OF
the other. Finally vote wa.
taken and the motion to suspend the rul,
was lost-nays, l22; yeas, II; not necessary
two-thirds in the affirmative.
Dunnell, of Minnesota, moved to sus
pend the rules and pass bill to amenC
the laws relative TO the internal revenue
This Is the bill which was some weeks agC
reported from the committee on ways anC
means, n synopsis of which was published
at the time. II extends the bonded perioc
for retention in warehouses of distilled
spirits and places distilled spirits on tn,
same footing as snuff, tobacco, cigars and
fermented spirits.
Under the suspension Of rules the bill
passed providing for the erection of public
buildings at Louisville, Kentucky, ant
Rochester, New York.
An attempt was made TO secure the pas
sage of similar bill for Columbus, Ohio.
Camp, of New York, pro
tested against the reckless voting ava,
of public money and said there were IL,
similar bills before the house and its com
mittees calling for appropriations of sl73,
10000 aud that in some cases public build
ings were proposed In cities where no courts
had ever been held. The bill was iinall,
passed.
Senate bill also passed for the erection o
apublic building at Minneapolis, Mime
sofa.
The speaker laid before the house o mes
sage from the president transmittinga com
munication from the secretary OF state IL
further reply TO resolution calling for in
formation Of Thomas Shields and thre,
other Americans arrested In Mexico. Tn,
deferred documents disclose no facts whicl
have not already been published.