The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02
WAFTEDB BY THE WIRES.
Various Rum0rs and Counter Rum0rs
AflOat as to Conkling's Cenflr-
nation and Acceptance
Of the Office.
Mr.. HOar Begs Leave to Differ with
the Senator from CallfOr-
mia as to the
Right of the Chinese to Troop into
this Country ... Proceedings
Of the House.
Better Reports from Some Sections
OF the 0yeriiOwed Region.
Accidents and Crimes...NecrOlOgica
aud Miscellaneous Notes.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-Seventh Congress

praying tnat patent laws De amended 70
prevent unjust executions.
Mr.. Windows resolution, from the COM
mittec on foreign relations, for the investi
CATION of the loss Of certain state papers and
as to the improper connection of govern
Ment officers or members of congress with
claims or grants in connection with the
governments Of Chill and Peru was taken
up.
Mr.. Bayard moved to amend by adding
as a specific subject of inquiry the follow
ing: Whether any promise or stipulation by
which the intervention by the United States
in the controversies existing between Chilli
and Peru or Chill and Bolivia
has been expressly or implicitly
given by any person or persons officially
with the government of the
United States, or whether its influence has
been in any way exerted, promised or init
mated in connection with or in relation to
said controversy by any one officially con-
nected with the government of the United
States.
Mr.. Bayard's amendment was accepted
without objection and the resolution as
amended was adopted.
After the mornin. hour the unfinished
business, the Chinese bill was temporarily
laid aside for aspeech by Mr.. VOORHEES, upon
the urgency for better accommodations for
the library Of congress.
The Chinese bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Hoar spoke against the measure, as
serting that the right of every human being
to 60 wherever on the face Of the globe he
could make an honest living, without inter.
ference from the government, came from
the same authority as the golden rule and
the sermon on the mount.
Mr.. kellogg introduced resolution that
the committee on labor be instructed to re-
port bill making an appropriation, which
when combined with the revenues derived
from local taxation and income from local
funds, shall be sufficient to i've all children
OF whatever race or color in all the states
and territories the opportunity to secure a
good common school education.
Adjourned
of delivery.
Bills were reported to provide for
the exchange of trade dollars for legal
tender dollars, etc., and TO stop the coinage
Of the trade dollar. Placed ON the calen-
dar.
Also, adversely on the recsinage of the
trade dollar and for its recoinage into the
standard dollar, and for the redemption OF
fractional silver coin. Tabled.
Also, to adopt a suitable metre to ac-
curately measure the quantity and test the
gravity and temperature Of distilled and
malt liquors, and to make automatic regis
ter of the same.
Resolutions dismissng the contested elec-
tion case Of Lamar VS.. King, fifth district OF
Louisiana, were adopted.
A resolution requesting the secretary OF
OF the interior to examine house bill to ere
ate sinking fund of the Sioux City & Pa
cihc railway, and report whether it con-
ticts with any law now IN force, applying
to any other railroad, and whether II covers
legal points necessary to accomplish the
purpose ofcreating n sinking fund, and to
make any suggestion required to perfect
the bill TO the end II may fulfill the purpose
intended, was adopted.
The house went into committee of the
whole, with Page, OF California, in the
cheir, on the Indian appropriation bill.
The total amount of the appropriation
recommended is 81 ,920, 1903, an increase over
last year Of 1876, 600, and q decrease OF
SOL 200 under.the estimate. In lieu of pro-
viding for interpreters in detail, as hereto
fore, they are provided for in the gross at
$4,000, the secretary Of the interior being
authorized TO employ and distribute them
ut his discretion, and the salaries not 10 ex-
ceed 500 per annum. The number OF
agents Is reduced from sixty-eight TO sixty
seven. The expenses Of the commission
Of citizens serving without pay are specified
in detail
Hazelton, of Wisconsin, attacked the
present system Of adjusting the salary of
Indian agents and said this congress WINS
not strong or sensible enough to correct
this wrong.
A molten TO strike out paragraph ap-
propriating 5000 for the expenses OF In
dian commissions, was reiected-l33 TO 55.
The committee then rose and the bill
passed. Adjourned.
/. Washington Items
wAsHISoroy, March Ia member Of
the court martial trying Sergeant Mason
said to-day that the court will finish the
trial tomorrow and also said that all Of the
case Is that guard fred ut prisoner he was
guarding. That is clear and admitted, but
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