The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-20
FortN-seyenth Consress.

marines marched through the town and
some of the pluuderers were caught and
sunmarily shot.
Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON; July 12.-Mr. George pre-
gented the credentials OF his colleague. Mr.
Lamar as senator-eleCt from Mississippi
for the term beginning March 4, 1888. Reat
and filed.
The river and harbor bill was taken up anC
various suggestions were made by Mr.. Nc
MILAN, with view to securing favorable
vote on this Dill to-day.
An arrangement was effected to allow un
limited debate on tie bill up to d O'Clock
all debate to cease and voting t.
begin at that hour on the bill
and all amendments then pending
Those committee amendments OF
which separate votes had been reserved
were voted on and agreed to, and the re
naming amendments made in commitce!
of the whole adopted in the gross.
On motion of Mr.. Call 81, GEO of the $50,
600 appropriated for Chattahoochie river IL
Florida and Alabama was authorized tC
be expended on the river above Geneva, anC
500, 600 upon La Grange bayou from 1T
mouth to Freeport, Florida.
An amendment by Mr.. Call, adding $50,
600 to the appropriation for the Cumoer
land survey in Georgia and Florida, max
ing the total 100000 was rejected, and also
one for a survey of the Florida ship canal
The bill then passed tinally-yeas, 80
nays, %. The following is the vote in de
tail go.
AM nttN or
Brown, McDiil, Butler, Mcmillan
Camden, Marcy, Cameron, of Wisconsin
! Miller, of California; CockreIl, Of Missouri
| Coke, Pugh Couger, Ransom, Davis, o!
West Virginia; Saunders, Dawes, Sawyer
Farley, Sherman. Ferry, Slater, George
Vance, Grover, Vest, Hampton, Walker
Hoar, Williams, Johnston, Jonas ant
Windom-30.
eron, of Pennsylvania; Davis, Of Illinois
Fpye, Hale, Harris, Harrison, Hawley, Hill
of Colorado jackson, Lapham, Logan
Mitchell, Morrill,, Pendleton, Platt, Plumb
Rollins, Saulsbury-and Van:Wyck-23.
The amendments to the bill by the senate
in committee of whole on Tuesday embrace
the following for southern improvements;
Obeys river, Tennessee, $4,000; Big Black
river, Mississippi, $l0.500, Romley Marsh,
Georgia, $4,000 additional making $4,000
and the item for Pensacola harbor was in
creased from SO coo to $4,000 on motion
of Mr. Jones, of Florida
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
After the formal opening proceedings The
house Immediately went into committee Of
the whole on the sundry civil appropria'
ton bill.
The clause appropriating 5000 TO pay
James Tandem for reporting the testimony
before the committee on ioreign affair and
public buildings and grounds gave rise to
| discussion upon the subject Of the recent
removal of The committee stenographers,
| Messrs. Hayes and Dsvine. The debate was
! confined to the consideration Of question
as TO the construction Uf the words "fOI
cause" in the rule which authorizes the
speaker to remove stenOgraphers Tor cause.
! Horr, OF Michigan; Robson, Of New
Jersey and other republicans took the
ground that il was within the province OF
| the speaker to determine on the cause with
| out declaring that cause to the house.
! Wilson, of West Virginia, took tue same
I ground, but held that the house might call
| upon the speaker to announce his cause.
! Randall, Cox, of New York, and Spring
er, of Illinois, maintained that the cause
must be stated to the house, and for one
hour and a half the debate continued with
much emphasis on both sides.
| The committee then rose, there being but
one page to be completed in committee.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July l3-Mr Rollins, from
the committee on the District OF CUlum , la,
reported back adversely the bill authorizing
the Washington Il Point Lookout railroad to
extend its road into the District of Column
bia. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Voorhees, offered resolution direct
ing the committee on library TO IN
auire into the expediency Of pur-
chasing, editing and publish
ing the unpublished manuscripts Of
Andrew Jackson. Adopted.
A Joint resolution was passed appropriat-
ing $50 600 to enable the United States to
take part in the international fishery exhi-
bitioa 10 be held in London in May, lss3.
THE house has also passed this resolu-
tiOn.
Discussion then sprang up as to the order
Of business.
Mr.. Morrill, antsgonized all other meas
ures with the internal revenue bill, while
the democratic members insisted upon
other measures upon the calendar being
taken up and disposed Of They took the
ground that the revenue bill, as IT stands,
affords relieffrOm taxation TO only lew 81
the very classes Of people who are best able
10 stand taxation, while it affords no relief
TO the poorer majority, and that Il Is de-
fusion and a snare
Messrs. Butler, Bayard and Morgan were
among the principal opponents Of the prop
osition to take MP the revenue bill out OF
its order at O'Clock.
Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 postpone the con-
sideration OF all pending mat ers until one
week from TO day.
Mr.. saulsbury' expressed his surprise at
the change which had come over the
spirit Of the republican party.
His friends on the other side, seeing the
blunder Their had made, finding themselves
face 10 face with the fall campaign and be-
coming alarmed as 20 the result, came In
now and in order 10 save themselves
from defeat were endeaYOring TO throw the
responsibility Of any delay IN reducing the
tariff on the demOcrafic SIDE. because Il de-
sired during the morning hour 70 proceed
10 the consideration q important Measures
Mr.. Vest expressed hrs willingness that
the senate should stay In session till iall
and afier the election in order 70 reduce
taxation. while NJ. Williams declared that
m the same purpose be would stay in
Washington through The d0E-dsys and til
next SEPTEMBER.
tfter further DEBATE Mr. MOrrilrs mo
ton vas agreed % and the senate
proceeded 20 the consideration 0i
The revenue tax BIZ Mr. Morrill,
ana VS. followed By Mr. Voorhees, in q
grounds already stated On TIE r0nclu-
so a NJ. VOORHEES, remarks Mr.. B1ynrd
r.f.triuef lie f0ur. and then further consi1-
erntion Of the Oil Tert UTer unfl 20 rnor-
rCr-
TIE corr NIT e On appropriations reporfec
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