The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-24
Both Houses Transact some Business
aud Adjourn in Respect to the
Memory Of the Late Senator
Burnside, of Rhode Island.
A Better Outlook for the Denizens
Of the Submered Portion of
Nashville and Vicinity.
Death OF Hon. ClarkSOn n. Potter, "The
Investigators At New York
Yesterday.
Judge Porter too lndispOsed to Finish
his Speech Yesterday.
The New York Stock Market. French
Complications.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress

SENATE,
WAsuINGToN, January 23.-Mr. Anthony
submitted resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Senator Burnsides, and
also moved that as mark OF respect the
Senate adjourn.
Eulogies were pronsuced by Senators An
thony, Hampton, Aldrich Ransom, MaXey,
Hawley, Harrison, Jones, of Florida, and
Hale, after which the resolution was unani-
mously adopted, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Under the call of States number of bills
were presented and referred.
BY Clements, of Georgia-To apply the
proceeds of the sale ofpublic lands to the
education ofthe people.
BY Willis, OF MISUNDERSTANDING and
limiting Chinese immigration.
BY Gibson, of Louisiana-To amend the
National Bank Act and to establish u ma
tional currency. This is identical with the
bill introduced by Gibson on the 18th
ultimo, and entitled, "A bill to reduce taxa.
ton and establish u uniform currency"
BY Richardson. of South Carolina-Pro.
viding for the deficiency in the appropria.
tion for defraying the expenses of Yorktown
celebration.
BY Warner of Tennessee-To reduce the
salaries of heads of Departments. 1t fixes
salaries as follows President, 100000
members of Congress- $4,000; heads of De-
partments, $1,000; Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, $1,000, and
Associate justices, $1,000.
BY Cox, of New York-Calling on the
President for all correspondence with the
British Government on file in the State De
partment in reference to the case of ID. Ii.
OCOnnor a citizen of the United States
and imprisoned in Ireland.
The call of States was then concluded.
Orth, of Indiana, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported back a resolution
that the President be requested to obtain
from the British government list of all
American citizens, naturalized or native
born, under arrest or imprisoned by
authority of said government, with state.
ment of the cause of such arrest or impris.
onment, and especially of such citizens as
may have been thus arrested and
imprisoned under suspension of habeas
! corpus in Ireland, and, if compatible with
public interest, that he communicate all he
receives, together with all correspondence
| in the Department of State, relating to any
existing arrests or Imprisonment us aiore
| said Before action could be taken upor
| the resolution, 3 O'Clock arrived, and the
House suspended public business and pro
| ceeded--on the special order-to delivery OF
| eulogies upon the late Senator Burnside
| EulogieS were delivered by Chase ant
| SpOoner, OF Rhode Island Brown, OF Indi-
ana, Rice, of Massachusetts, Henderson, oI
| Illinois, and then at lij o. o'clock, out of re
speCt to the memory of the deceased tn,
House adjourned.
Under call of States to-day, there wer,
355 bills introduced and referred.