The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-16

Mf Edmnndg gave notice That Tho lndlo
sfy committee would on Tuesday ask
have BIN regarding polygainy In TIA
considered, aud hoped u would bo disposed
Of On that or Tie following day.
Mr.. Morrill, said after the pensions arfear
resolution was acted upon lac would nnine
Onizo all measures conflicting With the tafil
commission bill.
The remainder Of the morning hour unit
| 1880 %. m. was consumed In considering
without action, several measures ola strictly
private interest,
At 1880 p. m. the pension arrears rcsoln
ton was again taken up, and MI Maxel
resumed his remarks In support OF the
amendment declaring In favor OF the On
Iargement of the Mexican war pension list
| lie alluded to the exceptional features o
| that war as one in which our volunteers
carried the flag upon foreign soil, rs
one whose results in the acquisition
of territory were of material benefit to the
country and culogized the soldiers Of our
| little army in their successful campaign.
| Mr.. Beck said the principle had been an,
Inounced that the arrears Of pensions should
4,he given to pensioners Of all our wars, ire
spectye of their circumstances and, if this
was carried out, it would bankrupt the
country. He wouldvote for properly guarded
legislation to pension the needy and deser-
| wing of our veterans, but not those OF them
who did not need this aid.
AT 220 p. m. the resolution was laid aside
by general consent, and Mr.. Frye proceeded
| to address the senate upon the tariil, u c
Morrill, commission bill being informally
taken up to permit his remarks. lie an
nounced himself a protectionist on princi-
| pie.
At 3:3j pm upon conclusion of Mr.. Frye's
| remarks, consideration of the pension
arrears resolution was resumed, and Mr..
! Cali who was awarded the floor for Il speech,
upon il, yielded for motion for an eNecu-
| tive session.
Pending action, Mr.. Lapham introduced a
! bill to establish mint of the United
States in New York city; also joint
resolution directing the joint committee
| on printing to contract with the reporter OF
| the trial Of the murderer of President Gar
| field for publication in book form of an Off
cial report of the trial.
| The senate then, at 3:i5, went into eX-
ecutive session and at 4O5 p. IN. adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE.
Prescott. of New York, moved to lay
aside consideration of private business Tor
| the purpose of permitting debate upon the
apportionment bill to be continued, but
failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds
| vote and. as the regularorder of business pro-
ceeded to call committees for reports of q
private nature.
The first bill on the calendar, authorizing
the president to appoint D, Il. Kirby to a
captaincy in the army gave rise to a
long discussion, the facts being
that Colonel and Brevet Brgadier
General Kirby was cashiered from the army
for drunkenness and conduct unbecoming
an officer.
Opponents of the bill contended that with
that record staring congress in the face it
could not afford to grant the relief asked
for. After a determined opposition vote
was taken on laying the bill aside for a'fa-
vorabe consideration. 1t was agreed to-06
to So.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house.
! Bragg, of Wisconsin, immediately
moved to adjourn, but yielded
to Hiscock to report the i'm
immediate deficiency appropriation bill,
and to Blackburn to. report, the
military academy appropriation bill, which
were referred to the committee of the
whole.
Hiscocl gave notice that he would on
Monday call up the deficiency bill for con-
sideration.
Braggs motion was then rejected, and the
bill for the relief OF ID. 7. Kirby was ordered
| engrOSSeu, ana reau Il tnlru llllle
| Bragg called for the reading of the en-
crossed bill, hoping thereby to delay action
upon it, but the advocates of the measure
had had the bill engrossed beforehand, and
it was read.
The bill was then passed-yeas, o7j
nays, 63.
Cravens, of Arkansas, introduced bill
authorizing the Mississippi albuquerque
Il Interior railway company TO construct a
a road through the Choctaw and Chickasaw
reservations. Referred.
The speaker laid before the house
communication from the secretary
OF the treasury, transmitting a
list of officers and employees of the inter
nal revenue bureau and department of jus
tice who have been killed or wounded in
the enforcement of internal revenue laws;
Referred. The number of employees killed
is 20; number wounded, 80. Names Of
eight persons are also given who were as,
saulted and wounded for supplying internal
revenue officers with information.
The house then, at $3.50, adjourned until
Monday.