The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-20
A Busy Day at Washington-An Ava.
lanche of Bills Floods Both
Houses Proceedings Of
the w.makers.
Additional Details of the Terrible
Tornado which has Just Raw
aged the West.
Arab Bey Becoming Penitent and the
Europeans fortifying the OF.
tOman Bank.
A Negro Brute lynched and Placarded
by n Mob.
The New York Post on Futures--W Waits
by Wire.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Sevcnth Congress.

Forty-Sevcnth Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 10-Mr George in
troduced a bill approprlating 500, 600 for a
public building at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Mr.. Hoar, from the judiciary committee
reported as a substitute for the resolutions
and bills on the subject referred
to that committee the bill intro
vide vide for the ' Performance Torn t9 p'of Of
duties of the office Of president in case of
the removal death, resignation or inability
both of the president and vcc-president.
The committee recommended the passage
of the bill. 1t vests the succession in the
cabinet, beginning with secretary of state
and ending with the secretary OF the in
terror
The joint resolution to pay southern mail
contractors came up OH calendar and was
passed, after some amendments.
The river and harbor bill, upon being re-
ceived from the house, was referred to the
committee on commerce, and Mr.. kel-
logg, of that committee, gave notice
of proposed amendments as follows; Strik-
ing out the provisions of the Mississippi
river restriction in regard to levees and pro-
viding direct appropriation of $500 600 for
the improvement of the river, the money to
be expended by the secretary of war in ac-
cordance with the plans and under the
direction of the river commissioners; also
appropriating $l00. 600 for the improvement
Of the harbor OF New Orleans; $4,000 for a
lock at the mouth of Bayou Plaque
mine; $4,000 for the improvement of the
Calcasi Gu river. and $4,000 for Bayou
Terrebonne, The amendment went to the
commerce committee.
Mr.. Garland moved the reconsideration of
the vote by which the house bill relating to
distilled spirits in bonded warehouses was
indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Garland ex-
planned that his purpose was not to secure
action at this session, but to have the bill
recommended with view to report upon it
| by committee at the next session. An
entry was made of the motion to recon-
slider the bill. No action on IL was taken.
| Messrs. Hale, Ransom and Cockrell were
appointed conference committee on the
military academy appropriation bill.
| The house bill to extend the charters of
national banks came up at 1918 a. M, as
unfinished business and occupied the re-
mairder of the days session, the bill going
over without final action until tomorrow
Mr.. Allison giving notice that he would
then ask the members to sit it out.
Adjourned.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Moore, of Tennessee, authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Mssis.
sippi river at Memphis.
Calkins, of Indiana, under instructions
from the committee on elections moved TO
suspend the rules and pass the bill facilita-
ting contested election cases by providing
machinery by which testimony in those
cases may be submitted to the committee
on elections at an earlier day than is now
practicable. Agreed to.
Dunnell, of Minnesota, under instructions
from committee on ways and means, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill pro-
viding that hereafter collectors of internal
revenue shall be appointed for term OF
four years. The motion was lost--yeas, 81,
nays, 100.
| O'Neal, of Pennsylvania, under instruc-
tions from the committee on appropra-
tions moved to suspend the rules and pass
the pension appropriation bill, which ap-
propriates sl00,000,000.
After protest from House, of Tennes.
see, against passing measure of this mag
nitude under the suspension, of rules,
the motion was agreed 10 and the bill
passed without discussion.
Smith, of Illinois, under instructions
from the committee on banking and cur
rency, moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill authorizing the secretary OF the
treasury, until the ist of July, 1854, to re.
ceiye trade dollars upon presentation, and
give in exchange for them standard
silver dollars, and repeating all laws author
izing coinage of trade dollars. Agreed to.
Reagan, of Texas, under instructions from
the committee on commerce, moved to
suspend the rules aud pass the bill to regu-
late emigration. II permits the levying OF
tax OF so cents per head upon emigrants
landing in this country, such tax to be
paid by the vessel carrying such emigrants.
II is intended principally for
the benefit Of Castle Garden, New York,
although the bill provides that the tax
shall be paid TO the collector Of customs
and he expended under the direction Of the
secretary of the treasury. The motion
was agreed TO and the bill passcd-yeas
10; nays, 10.
The house under the suspension OF rules
passed the bill to establish bureau of ami
NAL industry and prevent the expectation
Of diseased cattle and the spread Of conta
gious or infectious diseases among domestic
animals.
Also, Joint resolution accepting the inv!
tation OF the British government TO b
represented at the international fishery OK
hibltion In London IN 1883.
Upson, OF Texas, under instructions from
the committee on military atiairs, move
to suspend the rules and pass an amend
ment including in its provisions the state Q
Kansas, the senate bill authorizing the sec
retary of the treasury to examine an
report to congress the amount Of all claim
ofthe states of Texas, Oregon, Nebraska
California and Nevada aud the tcrritorie
Of Washington and Idaho, for monies es
pended IN repelling invasions and suppress
Ing Indian hostilities. Upon this mt
ton no quorum voted, and after
call Of the house motion I
adjourn was, at 0:25, carried, with the III
derstanding that an aye and nay yo,
should be taken on the bill tomorrow.
q Immediately afler the reading OF IN
journal, pending statement Of the vot,
the speaker announced the following col
lfereuoe committees: On the District OF G,
lumbia Water supply bill--O'Neal, mi
ner, and Hewitt, Of New York.
On the military academy appropriate
bill-Blackburn, Ryan and Butterwortl
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