The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-09

grant To- the Mississippi Albuquerque N
lnterOceau railroad company rght-oi-wal
through the Indian Territory.
BY Mr.. Farlcy-To admit, FREQ OF duty
steam pillow machinery adapted TO the cuIti
walton Of the soil
Mr. Morgan, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported iavo@lly the ln'
dcmnity fund.
Mr. Haw ley reported invorably from the
military committee the bill 10 retire Brcyet
Brigadier-General Mcigs, with the rank and
pay Of maior-general
On motion OF Mr.. Davis Il resolution was
adopted calling for the report of the acting
commissioner Of the general land Office OF
April %, 1881 In reference to the right OF
| occupation by settlers of any portion of the
Indian territory.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris the senate bill
/ for the delivery OF $50 pieces Of Condemnd'
/ bronze cannon TO the secretary of the army
/ of the Cumberland for the Garfield statue
/ in Washington, was considered
/ 4 committee amendment sub
stitutng provision Tor the
payment by secretary of war
of $500 out Of the proceeds of the, con
| dcmned ordnance was agreed to, and the
/ bill as amended passed.
/ Unfinished business-Ingalls' resolution
approving the pension arrears law came up
at Ills p. m, and was laid aside informally.
Mr. Coke was then awarded the floor for Il
speech upon the tariff, the Morrill, commits
sion bill being taken up to allow him to
speak.
lie tayors tariff revision by u committee
of the two houses and hopes for report
from them and final action thereon at the
present session.
Upon the general question lie advocated
tariff for revenue and the placing on the
free list of every article upon which tax for
revenue is unnecessary, and charged that
the Morrill, system by this mOnstrous taxa
ton enriched few manufacturers and
while destroying the revenue burdened the
people, especially the agricultural classes.
Mr.. Coke concluded at 4:lO p. m. after
speaking for three hours, when seVeral
measures ofnO general interest were passed
The pension arrears resolution was taken
up andlaid over as unfinished business. and
at O'Clock the senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
On motion of Vance Of North Carolina,
a resolution was adopted directing the post
master-General TO furnish the house with
such information as he may have oonce:;'l-
ng the custom of Sub-letting contracts for
carrying the United States mails.
Craft of Massachusetts, chairman of the
committee on banking and currency, re-
ported a bill enabling the banking associa-
IlOllS 10 cAltUtl lIlclI COlI IDDTdlS cAlsltItt'
Buckner, of Missouri, presented Il minority
report, which, with the report Of the ma
iority, was referred to the house calendar.
Lord, of Michigan, from the committee
on foreign affairs, reported back adver-
sely the Nicaragua claims bill and it was
laid upon the table.
Gibson, of Louisiana, from the committee
on commerce reported bill to extend the
limit of the port of New Orleans, Placed
on the house calendar.
Bills were reported from the committee
on public buildings for the erection of pub
| lie buildings at Oxford, Mississippi, and
Augusta, Georgia. Referred to the COM
mttee OF the whole.
At the conclusion of the morning hour,
Page, of California, called up the special or
der, being Il bill to restrict Chinese immi-
grafton.
Prescott, of New York, antagonized this
with motion to take up for present con-
sidcration the apportionment bill and as the
order setting apart to-day for considera-
ton of the Chinese bill made it subservient
to the appropriation and apportonment
bills Page yielded, but asked that it be made
n special order for consideration as soon as
the apportionment bill and post-olce ap
preparation bills were disposed of.
Ellis, OF Louisiana, objected upon a point
of order.
The speaker decided that the apportion-
ment bill presented privileged question.
Page raised a question of consideration,
The house deCided-ycas, 1853; nays, G3-tO
consider the apportionment bill.
BY unanimous consent.
Ryan, of Kansas, was permitted to re-
port from the committee on appropriations
| the Indian appropriation bill, and it was
referred to the committee of the whole. 1t
appropriates SL92O, ,2O3, which is 1921, ,5l0
less than estimates, and 1851 500 greater
| than amount appropriated for the current
year, The number of agents is reduced
from G7 to 90.
Prescott was awarded the floor for the
purpose of debate, but yielded for amend
mcnts, which were submitted as follows:
BY Anderson, Of WscOnsin-liXing the
number of representatives ut 323.
BY Burrows, of Michigan-At 32l.
by Joyce, of Vermont-At 800
Bv Page, of California and Springer, OF
Illinois-At $40.
BY Briggs, of New lIampshre-At 32i
BY Robinson, of MaSsachusetts--At 800
Prescott then proceeded to review the
Question.
The bill was sharply criticized by several
and advocated by others, but the debate
to-day indicated that il Las more enemies
than friends
Pending discussion the house adjourned
NOMINATIONS.
The president nominated Anselm
Newberger, collector OF customs
at Natchez; Thomas n. Cooper, collector oi
internal revenue for the district OF
South Carolina; b. O'Deil Duncan, oI
South Carolina, to be consul general at
Naples; H. c. Casclward, Of Louisiana, to be
consul general at Trinidad.