The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-20

deoied 40 REPRESENTATIVE II Tho fofiy1yi
entl congress from The second oOngfes
sional district of floflJa and ls not entitled
VEesolyed, That flofatio Bisbee, IT,, was
dnly elected Representative from the second
congressional district Of F.lOilda " tho
| foity-soyenth congress and is entitled w MS
seatas such representative. -
The chairman WIS instructed to report
| the action Of the committee 20 The house,
and permission was given tbe minority to
make report direct TO tho house.
The house subcommittee on war claims
made u favorable report to-day on .the
claim OF II. l.. Bradley, Of Knoxville, Ten
nessee, for $4,000 for property desli Dyed
by the Union forces duBing battle in tho
late wal. The report ELECTED considerable
opposition on the ground that ibis claim, II
allowed, would establish precedent for a
large number of similar claims now pend
ing in congress. Action upon the report
was deferred until the next meeting OF the
committee.
The house committee on commerce to-
day heard arguments from the congress
sonal delegates of Georgia, South ana
North Carolina, as TO appropriations
for river and harbor improvement, when
these members desire incorporated in The
river and harbor appropriation bill. 10
cations of Virginia, Florida and Alabama on
similar subjects.
WAsulYeroN, April 13.-Secretaiy Hunt
says he will leave for st. Petersburg about
the LIST of May.
Shepherds testimony to the elect that
he state department dispatch, which at
the time was written was regarded as
censure OF Minister Hurlbut had written
on the margin the words go it Steve"
has created more of sensation than any
| thing yet divulged by Shipherd
| The invest gation had be gun 20 flag. very
much, but this has revived interest in 1T,
| Shepherds purpose was to make 1t appear
that Secretary Blaine wrote those Wotos on
| the margin of his dispatch. Hurlbut, editor
| of the New York World, is, it is said TO be
called before the committee, and Blaine
| also. Ofcourse there is wide difference OF
opinion as 10 Shepherds testimony. Some,
even OF the committee, do not give 1t much
credit, while Others maintain that there IS
much truth in il, and that, his developments
will be sustained.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Tho house re-
publican caucus last night adopted resolu-
| tons providing for prcmpt action IN all ms
portant matters, app owing pending resolu-
tons in favor of IL o'clock for the hour OF
meeting, and u night session when Dract-
cable, that the tariff commission bill be
passed as soon as debate is concluded, and
that the election cases be pushed. forward
and disposed OF as rapidly as possible. 1t
was also decided that the present rules OF
the house are broad enough i'll scope to al
low the majority to proceed in the manner
indicated.
An informal meeting of the republican
national committee was held tins mornin nS
in the rooms of the senate committee on
rules. Hon. NJ. Jewell, chairman, presided
and George w. Hooper, of Virginia,
secretary. Hons. John New, of Indiana;
William II. Frye, of Maine; Chauncey /.
Filley, of Missouri; William Yost, of Vir'
ginia; W. W: Heck, OF FLORIDA; ). b;
Kansas; Paul Strobach, Of Alabama; W. 7,
Cannadv, ofNo rth Carolina; Samuel Lee, OF
South Carolina, were present. The subject OF
party interests in the southern states was
fully discussed, and members expressed
themselves earnestly in favor OF the union
of republicans of the southern states with
such liberal elements in those states as
promise D ogress in the direction OF liberal
national sentiment and broad political
ideas; that will insure free ballot ana
tonest count that, in national affairs, Will
antagonize the principles and policy OF the
Bourbon democrats.
Hon. w. b. Frye offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved That there be a meeting of the
republicans national committee at Wash
ington, on the 4th Wednesday
of January, 1888, to consider
and take final action on the report of the
committee appointed March 3, 1881, to ma
ture and report to the national committee
plan for securing to the several congress
sonal districts the right to elect their own
|. delegates to the next national convention
and to transact any other business thai
may be brought before them.
The meeting than adjourned sine die:
The president has notified General Fitz
John Porter, in answer to his petition fo
relief from the sentence of the court-mar
tial, he can do. nothing in the case as II. i
! beyond his power. This action is based
upon an opinion by Attorney-Genefal
Brewster, and received unanimous concnr'
renee of the cabinet at its meeting yester'
day