The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-14
THE NEWS.
Continued from FIRST page
Forty-seventh Congress.


WASHINGTON, July 13.-Mr. Rollins, from
the committee on the District of Colum oia,
reported back adversely the bill authorizing
the Washington & 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
quire into the expediency of pur-
f ina the S sShT 'n %anuscr PpsSo of
Andrew Jackson. Adopted.
A joint resolution was passed appropriate
ing S50t % to enable the United States to
take part in the international fishery exhi-
bitioa to be held in London in May, 1883.
The house has also passed this resolu-
ton
Discussion then sprang up as to the order
of business.
Mr., Morrill, antagonized 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 relieftrom taxation to only u few of
the very classes OF people who are best able
10 stand taxation, while it affords no relief
to the poorer majority, and that it is a de-
fusion and snare.
Messrs. Butler, Bayard and Morgan were
among the principal opponents of the prop
osition to take up the revenue bill out of
| its order at 2 o'clock.
| Mr.. Morrill, moved to postpone the con-
sideration OF all pending matt ers until one
week from to- day.
Mr.. Salisbury expressed his surprise at
the change which had come over the
ali 1.a
His friends on the other side, seeing the
blunder they had made, finding themselves
face to face with the fall campaign and be-
coming alarmed as to the result, came in
now and in order to save themselves
from defeat were endeavoring to throw the
responsibility of any delay in reducing the
tariff on the democratic side, because it de-
sired during the morning hour 20 proceed
to the consideration of important measures
Mr.. Vest expressed his willingness that
the senate should stay in session till fall
and after the election in order to reduce
taxation, while Mr.. Williams declared that
for the same purpose he would stay in
Washington through the dog-days and till
next September.
After further debate Mr.. Morrill's mo-
ton was agreed to and the senate
proceeded to the consideration of
the revenue tax bill. Mr.. Morrill,
briefly reviewed and defended the measure,
and was followed by Mr.. Voorhees, in q
long speech, in opposition to it on the
grounds already stated. On the Conclu-
sion Of Mr.. Voorhees, remarks Mr.. Bayard
obtained the floor, and then further consd-
GRAFTON OF the bill went over until to.mor-
row.
The committee on appropriations reported
back the naval appropriation bill and it
was laid over and ordered printed Mr.. Hale
giving notice that he would Gail it up for
action Saturday or Monday.
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
When the doors were reopened senate ad.
journed.
HOUSE.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the house at ll:i0 a. IN. went into CON-
mittee of the whole, Kasson, of Iowa, in
the chair, on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
The item authorizing the payment to
thirty contestants and contestees for seats
in the house various sums aggregating
about $4,000 was amcoded so as to increate
the total TO about $4,000, and was then
agreed to.
Hiscock offered an amendment appropri
ating 600 for salaries and expenses of a
commission to negotiate commercial
treaty with Mexico. Adopted.
Upon the amendment appropriating
$751; 900 to enable the president to carry out
civil service reform debate arose
partly political and largely personal, which
consumed much time to little purpose,
The committee then rose and the bill and
amendments were reported to the house
All amendments were concurred in. The
bill was then passed-yeas, 1879; nays, 40.
Senate amendments to the deficiency
appropriation bill were reported and were
severally non.concurred in.
Adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day nominated to be
collector of customs: Frank:,W. Nicker dis
trict of Key West, and William G. Hender
son, district of Pearl River, Massachusetts
and Richard d. Locke to be marshal, ant
s. A, Darnell attorney of the United State!
for the southern district of Georgia.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate in executive session TO-DAY
confirmed the following nominations
Louis Wallace, envoy extraordinary ant
minister plenipotentiary to Turkey; Henry
f Il. Hall, envoy extraordinary and minister
plcnlpotentiary to Central America; JOIN
A. Halderman of Missouri, minister RI siden
aud consul.gencral to Siam; n, h. Sawyer
{ of Florida, consul at Turkistan j. Z. Wick
ersham, of Pennsylvania, minister resi-
dent and consul-general to Denmark: n. j
Cramer, of Kentucky, minister rcsiden
5 and ul.gcneral to Switzerland; s. u
Axtcll, of Ohio, chief Justice of suprem,
court of New Mexico; A. NJ. Mckee to be
marshal of the northern district OF Texas; J
$ G. Bigger to be United States marshal of tn
/, northern district Of Texas; j. IL. Dean