The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-08

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that office. Adopted without debate.
The japanese indemnity bill, the regula
order, was laid aside and the senate II
sumed consideration of the Amy appro
priation bill, the question being upon Tia
senate committees amendment providin
for the voluntary retirement of army Off
GERS after 40 years service and thei
compulsory retirement at 62 years of age.
Mr.. Dayard. asked that the two feature
/ be voted on separately, and 1t was so or
dered.
The first branch of the amendment thei
| prevailed without dissent
Upon the compulsory retirement clause
considerable debate was had, in the course
of which Mr. MaXcy said the my retired
list now costs the country $9l2, ,932 annually
and this bill will increase that sum by
| $300,000,
The age tor compulsory retirement was
| finally placed at 81 years.
| Mr.. Pendleton offered q resolution in
structing the aiYil service reform committee
to inquire into political assessment which
bas recently been served upon the govern
which notice is embodied the statement
that such assessments were not objected
to in an official quarter. The committee
is instructed TO inquire what authority this
statement is based on. Laid over under OBJ
lection of Mr.. Plumb of Kansas.
Bills were introduced as follows:
by Mr.. r.Kellogg-Authorizing the New Or
a, NJ, 10 of
b:idges over the channels of the Pearl river
and Lake Pontchatrain.
BY Mr.. Jonas-To attach the parishes of
st. Mary and Iberia to the western judi
cial district Of Louisiana.
Senate bill making the time required to
acquire homestead on public lands three
instead of five years came up on the calen-
dar and was passed.
Adjourned.
Under the call OF states the following bills
were introduced and referred:
BY Herndon, of Louisiana-causing pre-
liminary examination and survey OF the
section between Coosa and Tennessee rivers
to ascertain the practicability Of uniting
them by naviga-ble canal. =
By Ellis, of Louisiana-Supplement 3
thesict incorporating the 1eXas d Pacific
railway company.
By Robertson, of Observation-Disclosures
ing the cotton tax collected in the Missis-
sippi valley states, and approprating same
for the permanent improvement of the
Mississippi river.
By King, of Louisiana-Appropriating
$3.50, 900 for the repair of the New Orleans
custom-house.
By Butterworth, of Ohio-Authorizin
the Southern Pacific railroad company and
other railroad companies to unite and con-
soidate 90 as to form a continuous line of
railroad between the tidal waters Of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
By Robinson, of New York-Granting a
pension of $1,000 year to Mrs. Randolph
Meikleham, only surviving grandchild of
Thomas Jefferson; also, appropriating
$1,000 for ithe removal of the remains of
Thomas Jefferson to Charlottesville, Nir
ginia and for the erection of q monument
over them.
white of Kentucky offered resolution
requesting the secretary of the. treasury TO
report to the house his views as to the con-
duct OF the head of the internal revenue
bureau in connection with the preparation
of the Dunnell billato extend the bonded
period of distilled spirits and what, impro-
per influences, if any, were brought
to bear on the commissioner of intereal
revenue to bias his judgment, or to induce
him to make n recommendation to this
house which might result in the loss OF $780,
600, 600 of the peoples money. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on ways
and means.
Under ~ suspension ofrules number of
of bills providing for the erection ofppblic
buildings were passed, among them one mt
Pensacola, to cost $2OO,OOJ being $4,000
less than the bill called for as it passed the
senate, and one at Brooklyn, New York, to
cost $SOO,OOO.
4 iourned.
SENATE.
WAsHGNGToN, June 6.-The chair sub
mitted q message from the president trans
mittng from the secretary of state copy
instructions of May Sth to Minister Lowell,
reporting modification of the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty. Referred to the committee Oh
foreign relations.
House amendments to bills providing for
the erection of public buildings at Pensa-
cola. Florida, and Concord, New Hamp-
shire, reducing the appropriations SJOCOO,
were concurred in,
Mr.. sewell presented and had read at the
clerks desk resolution of the New Jersey
legislature, recommending the purchase of
the Troupe farm and warehouse at York
town. Virginia.
Mr.. Butler called up the bill appropriat-
ing $50. 600 for a court -hourse and post-oAce
building at OreenVlie, South carolina.
Passed.
The senate also passed the bill to increase
the endowment Of the university of Ala
hama from the public lands of that state.
The bill provides for the sale of46,0S0 acres,
aud the application of the proceeds TO the
rebuilding of the library, etc, Of the uni
versity destroyed by fire.
considered, tie question being upon the
compulsory feature OF the retirement
A motion to except Sherman and sheri-
dan from the operation Of this
clause was voted down. The clause was
agreed 10 without formal vote.
The remaining committee amendments
we're agreed to, except one striking out the
appfopi.ation for ammunition, tools, ETC., for
target practice. For this purpose $1,000
Mr. Logan moved TO insert an item ap-
propriating SlC1C10 for the erection OF an
army and navy hospital on the government
reservation at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Another effort 10 except Sherman aad
sheridan from the operation Ofthe cOmpul-
sorry retirement clauses tailed, and the
bill passed. Yeas, 42-naysi ii.
Adjourned.
Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, chairman Of the
committee on ways and means, submitted
a report Of that committee upon the reso.
luton offered By White. 81 X ksntuCky. re-
iating 10 the passage Of q bill extending the
honded period Tor distilled spirits. Or
der,d printed and laid on the table.
Raunev oT Massachusetts,. FROM the COM
miftee on elections. submitted o report
upon the CONTESTED erection case Of Mith-r-
su1un w. Davidson, from tie fret cuucre--
sionai ii-.filf Di I1rIda. granting the con-
fesfaut lc1fe I1 ai llraE bis contest. LAID
on tlic table.
Mashburu. nf Minucs1 @ tom fhe c-rn-
rniifee uu commerce. rtUnrteI nlll cufIll--
irins the NtU O-ilus a. Northeastern rail-
uar company % CIlslruei n bridge ncr1-s
Pear river a.. q lake Ponichartruin. IIacsl
on the hOu=e Caierdlr.
White. uf heriucEr. asked immg liafe
consideration cf tLe rfu1r Of the waTs and
means committee uuIn bis resolution iu
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