The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-07
Terrific Explosion in a Powder Mill
Mt OskalOOsa, Iowa.. ..Three Boys,
by their ForgetralnesS, are
Blown to Atoms.
Another Narrowing Tale oc the Sea-.
Shipwreeked Crews priyatiOns..
Canniba!iSm Rcsorted to.
Proceedings of the Forty.Seyenth Con.
sress-..A Quiet Day in the
Senate.-An Explanation.
All Alleged Attempt 60 Steal the Bodies
OF Napoleon III. and Son.
firginia'S Readjuster Governors First
Message.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
rorty-seyenth Congress.
SENATE.
III Alleged Attempt 60 Steal the Bodies
Of Napoleon III. and Son.
firginia's Readjuster Governors First
Message.
D'hCr Foreign ana Domestic News.
rorty-seveith Congress.
SENATE.

Gi+ss y lfs
NAsHINGToN, January G,--The President
pro tenn. Mr., Davis, few minutes after as
Sembling of the Senate, vacated the chair
for the day to Mr.Gorland.
4 number of resolutions were introduced
and reierred,among them the following:
by Mr.. MaXey- instructing the Secre-
tary of the interior to furnish a report if
any, OF the surveys Of United States ANA
leXas boundary Commission made
under the act Of June 5th, fS5S.
and II 10 final report of said
commission was made, he will report thar
ilct, together with the maps, surveys and
report oi me WORK, so far as It was prose
catea. re explained that the purpose Of
the act OF ISIS was TO ascertain the line Of
the Northern Texas boundery. that is 70
say what is the main Red River line as lnid
down on the Mellish map Of January Isl
1918, by which the boundary was fixed be.
tween the United States and
Mexico under the treaty OF lS9S.
me work ofthe commission showedrothinr
definite. Texas claimed the north forI, nnd
the Interior Department the south fork or
hed River 10 be the true river. The rrso-
luton was adopted.
By Mr. Jones, OF Florida--Calling on the
secretary OF the Interior ior information
relating to the sectionizing of the
swamp lands OF Florida in violation
o. law whether or not any investigation of
!he SUBJECT has been had under his author
iity whether any OF the State officers are
involved and have been notified of
the fact; and also whether the tacts
OF the whole matter ought not 10 bc
investigated by Congress. Mr.. Jones said
ne hau seen it stated in the public
press, ana IN one paper, as if coming from
tne secretary otthe Interior, that the State
ofncers OF Florida had been connected with
4 ring which WGs engaged in making Soc
tions Of land in the State unlawhlly Uo
knew nothing Of the facts, but from his
knowledge oithe persons referred to he he
lleved there was no foundation Tor the state
ments' In justice to them he would favor
az an investigation of the matter. The resoln.
ton was adopted.
cent, bond bill. Pe'
Mr.. MCPHERSON objected, and gave notice
ot an amendment making bonds reod 'Innv'
able after January |, 1S9i, ninstead of up"Sy.
able alter January /. 1887 - 10 extent ~
of Issue. ''"'9 "oii' u"t'
MT rIumb gave notice of an amend.
ihent directing the use of all funds now
n.lu ,Su IN the Treasury for redemption of
cniteu states notes in excess of $4,000 900
'cr their redemption at 81 per cent
Nj iioar obtaining leave to make state.
lne,lt' iad read extracts from newspapers
Mh''h ne mad received in letter OF cor.
,Sspohuent' 1t asserted that as Chaiman of
Iiie We oenate Committee on Claims, Senator
=, atVai S WAS sending letters to Representatives
VI ,a southern claims which have been prescn-
Veu 10 congress, stating that the Republi-
cans in Congress are not onnosed in thn
payment of Southern Claims. but, ON tbc
contrary, as the payment OF
claims are just, he Invited tho
ssehu'ng OF proofs, and alleged that
iIo course was an unusual one for
Iten a conservative Republican. He said
ilu Hsu not thus far in his political life lnlt
uoni iptlled to contradict or cXnlain nnv
Iluioulous statement in regard TO himself
put he had received so many letters from
Interested parties concerning these claims
Nv would now say he was not Chairman of
the committee on Claims aud that
he au written no letter to war
&n' any such statement and go
Ear us ho knew had written
none on the subject. II was probable Tint
in reply to u correspondent he had stated
that claims. ifom any quarter would receive
due attention and consideration hy thc
proper committc, and that as committees
We're IL the habit OF acting ON sticb
things juGicially, the claimants had halter
send their proof, but that he had written
nothing OF the kind described in the mr..
ticle,
The calendar was then taken up and oc.
cupied the day, the morning hour being ex.
tended for its consideration.
Gnvnrn1 rnpnlut,a,.
Woman's Suffrage Committoe, we q pnssed
over, because of the absence OF Senator In.
terested IN them
The resolution OF December f3, of
iered by Mr., Davis. of West Vir.
gimia, relating to the pension frauds.
calling for statements Of their nature md
character, and what an amount of arrears
had been paid, number OF cases added Ia
the pcpsion.roll, under the Arrears Act.
etc., etc, next came up.
\ discussion eisucd on mn amendment
offered by Mr. Elmunds striking out thr
direction to the Secretary of the Interior io
roport nus opinion upon such legislation as
he thought advisable.
Finally the resolution, as modified hv
Mr. Edmunds' amendment, wns adonte}
The Senate, at 3i5 p. IN. went into eS.
tcutive session and at i:l5 adjourned un.
I'll Monday. VIZ
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following uominn.
tons TO the Senate to-day; Samuel Parks
Of Wyoming, to be Associate Justice of ths
supreme Court Of Wyoming; Joseph Rel. |
OF New York To he Associate Justice OF the
supreme Court of New Mexico,
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
The House Committee on approprintions
met this morning and the islnwinr assign. |
nents Of Sub.committecs for the ronsidrra. I
tion ot regular appropriation bllls wer,
made Sundry Civil Expendituros--
cork, Bul,crworth, Blackburn; Navy-
Robcson, kelchum, Atkins; Consular and
Diplotnatic--Burrows, Robcson, Cox. Arm
field, Butterworth, Burrows Ellis: post.
Cannon, Ellis, Indians
RYAN, Caswell, Lefevre; Military Arad.
envy Blackburn, Ryan, Butterworih: Ear.
tiliratisns.-Forney, kelchum, RYAN, uis.
trict Of Columhin--ketrhum nisrock. Ear.
neyi Dciicicncy-iiscock, Robeson, COY
Governor csineron's Message
RlonNosp, Va, January O..-Goyernor
Cameron sent in his message to the General
Assembly to-day, In Il he reco,,,,o,.,.