The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-13
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Abbreviated Reports Of Senate aud
House Proeeedings...A Petition
in Favor ofthe Compulsory
Retirement Clause.
Recovery Of Bodies Of Victims Of the
Golden City Disaster, Kelly's
Among the Number.
The Car Desires to Give Poland
Representation at the Corona.
tlOn Services.
The More Important Nominations Sub.
mitted to the Senate.
VIM. L Chandler Confirmed as Secre.
tary Of the Navy.
Other Foreign and Domestic News,
The More Important Nominations Sub.
mitted to the Senate.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Washington Notes

WASHINGTON, April l2-The house COM
mittee on commerce concurred in the plan
submitted by the Mississippi river commits
sion for this work. Four million one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand three hun
dred dollars has been agreed upon, $780,
600 of which is TO be used between the
mouths of the Illinois and Ohio rivers.
A delegation of ministers of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, headed by
Bishop Brown and accompanied by Fred
Douglas, waited upon Attorney General
Brewster to-day, and made complaint
against the United States attorney for the
northern district of Florida, for failure TO
enforce the provisions ofthe civil rights bill.
The particular case referred to was that of
Bishop PANE, put Off the railroad at mid
night, several miles from the nearest sta
tion, after having purchased iirst-cass
ticket.
1t was represented that all applications to
to the district attorney for legal rctress
were of no avail. The attorney-gencral
promised the matter should be investigated,
The house committee on law respecting
the election Of president and vice-presdent
agreed upon bill TO carry into effect the
provisions of the constitution respecting
the election of the president and yice-prcsi,
dent of the United States, and directed
HhN VI iOMu, W lllt
| same to the house with u favorable
recommendation. The bill provides that
electors shall be chosen Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November in every
| fourth year, excepting in cases specified in
| sections l47 to l40 Revised Statutes; that the
electors shall vote ON the third Tuesday
| of December following their appointment;
| that between the day of choosing electors
and the day on which they are to vote,
| the title to the office of cleo.
tors may be determined, which may
be by the highest judicial tribunal OF the
states having jurisdiction and shall be con.
elusive; that congress shall be
in session the second Wednes-
day in January next after the meeting
eletors and count the votes; that upon
the meeting thereof certificates issued by
the president of the senate shall be made
in writing, and shall clearly and
concisely. state the grounds thereof,
and shall be signed by at least ono
senator and one member OF
the mouse OF representatives
before the same shall be received; that in
the event of controversy in any state as
to any appointment or eligibility of electors
decision thereof by its highest judicial trib
unal having jurisdiction shall be
conclusive and the vote shall be counted in
accordance Herewith unless reversed by
both houses; that II there is more
than one judicial decision the two
houses shall determine which shall be
received, that when there has been contro.
yersy in any state and no certified de.
cision has been transmitted, or
when two or more certified de.
cisions have been transmitted the contested
votes from such states shall not be counted
unless both houses concur therein, and II
there be several electoral certificates from
any state and no such judicial decision the
certificate held by both houses to be ex-
ecuted by the proper authority shall be
conclusive, that II the result Is not reached
before the fifth calender day after
the first meeting Of the two houses
no further recess shall be taken by
either house; that Notwithstanding decis
ions aud declarations mentioned, the title
TO Office of any person delares to bt
elected president or vice-presdent, and
| the title Of any claimant thereof
may be tried and determined by
action in the aturc OF "quo.warranto" and
the action may be brought prior to the ac
tual entry or usurpation, and mus
be commenced within ten day.
after the declaration of election o
defendants in the circuit court of the United
States for the district in which defendants
or either of them reside.
5. T., Rounds, new public printer, has
| been sworn into office.