The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-23

Money tOniended that was The right d
the,house Itself, not of the speaker, an
declared he would not submit ~ w.
Tho speaker said ho had right ~ pre-
serve order, aud when n member persist
entity and nagranty violated rules Of tn
house IL was his right to call him 10 order
Money reioined that there was no rul
which permitted member OF the house q
| be repfimanded except by order OF TN
house, and that no speaker had right Z
arrogate TO himself and usurp the power
Of the house.
After some further discussion the subiec
was dropped by the house.
! Adjourned
NFfRMATIoNs.
The senate to-day confirmed the nomina
| lions of John Russell Young, rs minister
| to China; @. A. Logan, United States mar
shall of the western district of Virginia
and to be postmasters-M. L. Rule, Norfolk
Virginia. Anna Talbot, Georgetown, Texas
A. N. Garyin, Nayasota, Texas.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, March 16.-On motion Of
Mr.. Harrison, house amendments to senate
joint resolution, making further appropria.
ton to relieve sufferers by the Mississippi
overflow, were taken up, and the first, in
creasing the appropriation by $4,000, was
concurred therein.
Mr.. Harrison asked for non-concurrence
! in the other which directs the use of por-
| ton of the appropriation for the hire OF Ia
borers to strengthen the levees. he
thought the whole of the money was
needed for relief, and objected to the crea-
ton of a separate levee fund as involving
expenditures not foreseen, in the supervision
OF the work of laborers, and further, that
the people threatened with disaster ought
to contribute their labor to protect their
homes from the flood.
Mr. Hampton conceded in the belief,
that as the damage by the flood had been
so disastrous, the money ought not to be
applied in any other way than In the relief
OF the sufferers
The latter amendment was then non-con-
CURED IN.
Mr.. Anthony presented and had read a
memorial from 300 officers of the line
and staff of the navy, representing all grades
of rank from rear admiral down, protest.
ing against the restoration of officers who
have been dismissed for drunkenness, or who
have been forcibly retired, or who have re-
signed to escape court-martial. The me-
mortal was ordered printed in the Record
with the names OF signers,
Mr.. Sherman presented a protest from
manyex-U Union soldiers against the passage
of any bill restoring to the rolls ofthe army
Fitz John Porter.
BY unanimous consent the regular order
of business was laid aside, and Mr.. Logan
addressed the senate upon the measure in,
troduced by him to appropriate and expend
the income derived from internal revenue
taxes on the manufacture and sale OF dis
titled spirits for the education of all chill
dren living in the United States.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Logan's remarks
the bill was referred.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, reported from
A.. off a eal
amendment to the pending post-otfice APP
preparation bill 1t authorizes the post
master-general to make contracts for ocean
mail service between United States and
foreign ports by American vessels at spe-
Gifted rate of compensation.
A message was read from the president
transmitting the report of the secretary OF
state in further response TO senate resolu-
ton of December 18th, calling for Peru
Chill correspondence. Referred 10 commit
tee on foreign relations.
The senate lat 80 clock resumed considera-
ton of the post-otfice appropriation Dill,
the question being on senate committee
amendment increasing the appropriation
for special facilities from $5,OO0,OOO to
S6,0OO,0O0, changing trunk line" to rail,
road" and adding the provision that SAID
near as may be on railroad lines leading to
and fromthe principal cities in different sec
tions of the United States.
After some debate the amendment was
adopted, as were also the items of increased
expenditures recommended by the commit
tee, as follows: st. Louis item, $4,000;
railway post-ofice clerks, $4,000; route
agents, SiS0, 900; mail messengers, $4,000.
An amendment allowing the use OF de.
partment stamps, as heretofore, prevailed
after some discussion.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution per-
hitting the secretary OF the senate ana the
clerk OF the house to use official stamps for
the business of their respective offices, UNI
der conditions similar to department OIL
Gals. and concluding with the following:
"And each member of the senate and house
of representatives and each delegate from
the territories shall have have a right to
send through the mail any letter or package
containing only written or printed matter
not exceeding two ounces, identified by his
autograph signature, without payment OF
postage.
A lively debate was had on this sugges-
ton. Finally, the yeas and nays were de:-
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Beck, Call,
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Cameron, Of
Wisconsin,. Davis, of West Virginia, Dawes,
Edmunds, Frye, German, Hale, Hampton,
Harris, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar,
jackson, Jones, Lapham, MSDlil,
Malone. Miller, Of New, New , 1orS'
Voorhees,, Walker, Williams and WINDOW
Nays-Cockrell, Coke, Conger, Farley,
Ferry, Garland, George, Hill, OF Colorado,
Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Maxey, Pendleton,
Ransom. Salisbury and Sherman-lh
During the call, Mr.. Cockrell announced
that his colleague, Mr.. Vest, was detained
at home by sudden and severe lndlsposi-
ton.
Mr.. Plumb was paired with Mr.. Vest.
Without further progress on. the bill, the
senate, after restoring the tarih comtnls-
sion bill TO its place in the regular order, az
$40 d. m. went into executive session, ana
at p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE.
Immediately after reading of the journal.
McLane, of Maryland, rose 70 question OF
privilege. The point be made was that the
speaker in language addressed 70 the gen
tiemau from Misslssippil Money)had award
ed the privileges Of the house, and had sub
sequently entertained a motion 10 adjourn
before be had responded 20 the question OF
privilege raised by him (McLane).
The speaker replied that the gentleman
was in error. Al the time the house adj
iourned last night, the whole matter had
been suspended and the chair had made
such answers as he desired. Ia
McLane said he would no,
declare that the chair bad eyaded
the, reply % bis question. The chair had
not concluded his answer and would recog-
nize The fact that he was under obligations
10 submit the question TO the house.
The speaker-"The chair does not under
stand OF the gentleman rises 70 new
question: ~t
McLane-HI do rise t0sa new ques-
ton Of privilege. am avoiding a disre-
specsful erpreszIDn when ] refrain rom
saying that the chair evades the point az
issoe. The qaeNon rise 20 now IL that
ne chair failed fnits Obligation 70 submit
DE question y The house,
The speaktf-"Ths gentleman wiisgiTe