The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-20
A CONTRAST.


eminent Sryice IN that body as any gem
,leman in the congressional delegation from
Texas. The Record is fair test, for 1t is
official and contains only facts, which out
weigh in the scales of truth bare assertion,
ms the mountain outweighs the feather.
From the official Record of congress we
find that Colonel Wellborn at the first SEES,
sion of the 46th congress introduced bill.
No. 1916, to provide for the construction of
suitable buildings for court-houses and post
offices in Dallas and Graham, Texas, A
Nm. No. 1917, for the relief of Henry War
ron A bill, No. l0iS, for the relief of
Joseph Clymer; and he also presented a ne.
iition from Mary L. Purnell, relative ia
captured and abandoned property. This
isthe sum total of his work during that SEES
sion of congress, and it eau all be found on
mage 6S7 Vol. TX, OF the Congressional
Record; except the said petition, which is
on page 23l2.
During the same session of congress we
find the following work done by Judge
. John II. Reagan, member from the first
district Of Texas: A bill to regulate inter.
crimina ion by carriers. A bill to amend
certain sections of titles As and so of the
Revised Statutes Of the United States. con.
Serning commerce and navigation, and the
regulation of steam vessels. A bill grant
ing pensions to certain soldiers and sailors
of the Mexican and Florida and Back
Hawk wars, and certain widows of deceased
soldiers and sailors Of the same. A bill to
amend the Revised Statutes of the United
States, so as to allow the purchase and
registry of foreign built ships by citizens of
the United States. A bill for the relief of
L. ?. Clandon, editor OF the Rio Grande
Courier, of Brownsville, Texas. A bill for
the relief OF Thomas. G. Mackie, and the
heirs at law of William A. Hyde, late of New
Orleans, Louisiana. A billt to enable the
United States district court for the eastern
district of Louisiana to execute the iudg.
ment thereof. A bill to aid in the
construction of a military, commercial
and postal rail highway from the district
headquarters of the United States army at
San Antonio, in the state of Texas, to the
Rio Grande, at or near the town of Laredo.
A bill for the relief of Raphael NJ. Miller, of
Brownsville. A bill to provide suitable
building for the United States courts, post
office and internal revenue offices in the
city OF Tyler, state of Texas. A bill for the
relief of the heirs of Samuel Quarles, de-
ceased A bill for the relief of the heirs
of Moses Cox deceased. A bill
to provide for the construction of marine
hospital IN the city of Memphis,in the state
of Tennessee. A resolution that the SER
geant-at-arms take into custody and bring
before the bar Of the house, such of its
members as were absent with
out leave Of the house. A
resolution to grant to Il subcommittee of
the committee on commerce, appointed to
inquire into all matters pertaining to inter-
state and foreign commerce, authority to
employ stenographer, a clerk and dep
uty sergeant-at-arms, to send for persons
and papers, administer oaths, and
to sit during the recess at such
necessary. A joint resolution to
amend joint entitled: Joint
resolution prohibiting payment by any off,
Ger of the government to any person not
known to have been opposed TO the rebel
lion and in favor of the suppression" A
joint resolution authorizing the secretary
Of the treasury to pay over to the state of
Texas the balance remaining of the funds
appropriated by the acts of September O.,
1850 and February 2S, lS55,for the payment
of the creditors of the late republic of Texas.
A joint resolution authorizing and direct
ing the secretary of the treasury to pay to
the state Of Texas $l,829 $3.50. on account
of moneys paid out by said state for from
tier defense. A joint resolution proposing
amendments to the constitution OF the
United States. A joint resolution to apply
the amount appropriated by the act Of con-
gress approved March, 1877, to pay certain
southern mail contractors. He ALSO pre-
scented petitions from Salado grange, No. 0,
of Salado, Texas, for the passage. of the
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