The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-12
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What congress did Yesterday >. In
The Senate Mr.. Vest, of Missouri,
Criticiscs the Sherman
Funding Bill.
The Utah Polygamy Question Again
Before the House.-.Orth's Lit.
tie Resolution.
How Gniteau is Faring...Hc Sends
for Reed, and Expresses Dis.
trust in ScOyille.
Another Powder Mill Explodes with
Disastrous Results.
A Heavy Failure ChrOnicled at Pitts
burg, Penn.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.

Forty-Seventh Congress
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January ia number of
petitions were presented for u commits
sion to inquire into the liquor and alco-
hol trade. Nearly every Senator presented
one or more memorials on the subject.
The President pro tenn. announced a
special committee on the rights of women
under resolution Of Mr., Hoar, as follows .
Lapham, Anthony, Ferry, Blair, George
Jackson and Fair.
AT the end of the morning hour the Sher.
man Funding Bill was taken up and Mr..
Vest addressed the Senate. He claimed
that the Democratic Funding Bill of last
Congress would have saved the people ST.
100000 year in interest ON the
public debt, and that this
was opposed by the Republican
party. He said he was not attacking the
National banks, but he did attack the vast
power vested in them. He condemned the
legislation which had given the National
banks power TO contract or expand debt at
WILL He declared that the National banks
have grown in wealth and power to such an
extent that they don't intend to surrender
their charters or their existence. These
banks can only continue with the national
debt, and they don't propose to have
the public debt paid off because
It would wipe them out He insisted that
the issue between aggregated capital in
National banks on one side and the people
on the other, is now, presented, and he ar
rayed himself on the side of the people.
lie criticised Senator MCPHERSON for his re.
marks yesterday in behalf and support of
the National banks, and said that This was
not a Democratic doctrine; that the Demo.
cratlc party does not sympathze with
National banks.
Mr. Hampton, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported faverably the
pm to authorize the sale of the military
barracks, etc, in Savannah.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Orth, of Indiana, offered resolution in
structlng the Committee on Civil Service Re
form to enquire intothe expediency of pro
ylding mode different from the present
Tor the appointment of committees of the
House, with leave to report at any time. 81
The Speaker held that the resolution re-
lated to q change of rules, and stated tbat
Il would be reter-cd to the Committee on "n
Rules. To this refercnce-Orth objected.
and moved that the resolution be referred
to the Committee on Civil Service Reform.
On division Orth's motion was lost-55 to
%; but Orth demanded the yeas and nays
IhlS motion was defeated-yeas, Sj; nays
l39, and the resolution was referred to the
Committee on Rules.
The polygamy debate came up again on
an attempt by Haskell, of Kansas, to pre.
sent as privileged question resolution
day. =, '''N'
It was finally decided by vote of 100 to
volyed in the resolution.
The Committee on Post-offices and Post.
roads reported iavorably resolution calling
on the Postmastcr-General for detail.
ed information in regard to mail
transportation since March 4, lSSl
Adopted. Further committee reports were
! then called for. WV
The Committee on Appropriations rc.
ported u bill making an APPROPRIATION of
SoiOOOO for the first expenses of the tenth
census, Referred to Committee of thc
Whole. Wv
Hiscock gave notice that he would ask 10
have the bill reconsidered.
Inc committee on District of Columbia re.
borieu PACK pm to incorporate the Gar
field Memorial Hospital. Placed ON The
House calendar.
Burrows, of Michigan, asked leave to in.
roduce and put on its passage a bill dc.
ilning the qualification of Territorial dol.
egates. IL provides that no person shall
hereafter be admitted Us n delegate from
any Territory who shall not have attained
the age OF 2 years, and been for seven
years citizen of the United States. nnd
| that no such person who is living In bipn-
my or polygamy shall be eligible to sit In
the House US such delegate. 80
Armtield, of North Carolina, and Single.
ton, oil Illinois, objected, and Burrows.
STATING that he had mistaken the sentiment
of the other side, gave notice that he wonia
introduce the bin again on Monday.
Willis, of Kentucky, offered resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for informa.
ton as to what additional work is necessary
at the falls of the Ohio river to complete
the improvement thereof. Adopted.
koOcson, OF New Jersey, introduced n bill
to declare certain lands heretofore granted
railroad companies forfeited to the United
States. N''''
a contest arose MS TO what committee tho
blli belonged, whether to the COMMITTEES on
pn9llc Lands or to the Committee on Pub.
iVnuiS " ueVlslon tnc speaker laid be.
lore the House number of oommunica.
tons transmitting information from the
departments.
Also, a memorial of the General Assem-.
bly, Of the Presbyterian Church In relercnce
topolygamy. Referred.
The House at 3O adjourned.
~ NOMINATION,
Inc PRESIDENT to-day nominated Chase
Mct,uirkcn postmaster at Elizabeth Citv.
North Carolina, lTfl ~ ~ w
TO REPORT ADVERSELY.
Tho Senate Committee ON Claims to-day
unanimously decided to report ndyerseiy
on the claim of Warren Mitchell for siSs.
", paid into the Treasury as the proceeds
of cotton taken frem him at Savannah I'M
General Sherman during the war Tie
claim has been pending before Congress for
about fifteen years. :,
Those straw Bonds.