The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-03
The Senate Yesterday Confirmed the
Nominations Of Conkling and
Sargent by Respectable
MajOrities.
Another Attempt Made Upon Queen
Victorla's Life Near Windsor Last
Evening Proves AbOrtiye.
The Assailant Miserable Looking
Specimen OF the Genus Homo..-
He is Arrested.
Additional and Narrowing Details of
The Floods Work.
The New York Post on FutureS...The
Stock Market.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
other Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-seventh Congress.

Forty-seventh Congress,
SENATE
WASHINGTON, March 2--Mr. Butler pre-
sented petition from all bank presidents
president of the chamber of commerce, and
a number OF leading business men of Char
lesion, South Carolina, asking for the modi-
fication of the treaty with the Hawaiian
islands.
. Mr.. German offered resolution directing
the postmaster-general to transmit a state
ment giving the amount expended during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881, for spe-
cial facilities for fast mails, list of the rail-
road companies receiving the same, and the
amount paid to each company tor additional
service furnished by each company, if any,
and to what extent the service has been
expedited Also u detailed statement of
the contracts made for special fast mail ia
cilities during the present fiscal year to
road company, and the character of addi-
tional services to be performed by each
company. Adopted
Mr.. Cougar, from the committee on com
merce reported tavorably with amendments
the house bill to promote the efficiency OF
the life saving service, and to encourage
the saving of life from shipwrecks. The
amendments consists of two sections of the
senate bill, which provide pensions for two
years for the widows and children of keep
ers and surtmen who may lose their lives
while in the service, and for the payment
of salaries to keepers and members of the
crew during the time of sickness or disabil-
ity resulting from wounds or disease con
toI ;,, ha linn nf lntu DlonaI nn tha
calendar.
At 1850 the senate took up the Chinese
bill.
Mr.. Grover of Oregon, took the floor in
support of the bill. He was followed by Mr..
Farley, of California, also in support OF the
bill. 1t occupied the remainder of the at
tenoon, yielding finally to an executive
session.
The executive session consumed one
hour and thirty-eight minutes
! Adjourned.
HOUSE.
, There was good deal of confusion in the
house this morning owing to the fact that
number of mem bers were demanding recog-
milton of the speaker, but Aiken, OF South
Carolina, declared an intention OF oblecting
to everything until order was restored.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with the house at l2i5 p. m. went into
committee of the whole, Rice, of Massa
chusetts, in the chair on the consular ant
diplomatic appropriation bill. which appro
pirates 81 ,l93, $50, being $4,000 less thar
was appropriated last year and $1l5,0O0 les
than estimates.
Ellis, of Louisiana, intended TO speak II
favor OF q more vigorous foreign polio,
than had been pursued duling the last tel
wears, but would await more favorable oc
casion.
Whtthorn, of Tennessee, followed in ad
vocacy of vigorous foreign policy, partic
lary commencing the attitude of the lat
administration regarding the inter.oceai.i
canal, the South American republics, am
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and declarin
that the proposed peace congress of Soutl
and Central American governments was no
only proper, but vitally important; bu
Garfield was dead and Blaine was no longe
secretary of state. The great west and en-
terprising east did not govern-it was tn
shadow of Wall.street speculative capital
Through the fear of ofiense Ia foreign n0
tions, the brave words which the representa-
tives OF power energy and honor ha
spoken in the United States were held q
naught. Would not this nation move whei
her honor, commerce, and trade demands
protection, lest forsooth, the ill-will OF for
eign powers shoulu oe created
Hewitt, OF New, York, the next speaker
said the people oil the country hau arrive
at two conclusions IN reference 10 our ,o
eign policy: FIRST. that ciuZehs, wneth'
naturalized or native, SHOULD nave inll an
complete protection NJ nome or abroa,
second, that the Monroe doctrine should
supported and maintained at every co
or hazard, even to the issue OF the cannon
mouth. In the course oil MS remark hev
lit alluded TO the former speech OF orth,
Indiana, and brought that gentleman to h
feet, followed by Holman ana others; \
der consideration, but his own remar
were excited anu directed ptincipally
ue,chse ,hs or;,nispps vi inH p.s ot Hewitt ''"'
Others made speeches nominally up,
!. the subject of the bill, but all OF apoli'iC
cnriae.e,, m, .'',, alta. rosa vi,bopt action
The commlttee rose w,tnou. ,n. ,'. as',Omi ro, ,
senate ainend'psn's y, J ~ Wy poSs '9y, "nn =
were conourreu III "h" '"e"' " ''"'
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German mission. ,,, ..na..,,,,
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