The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-23
Washington Items.

WhsutuEtou AtcInn.
EXPLANATORY.
WARRINGTON, June 22.-The sub-commit-
tee Of the house committee of commerce,
Messrs. Page, Richardson and Reagan, ap-
pointed to draft and report the presentation
Of the house respecting the recent passage
of the bill to regulate immigration met to-
day and
PREPARED A STATEMENT
which is substantially as follows; We con-
slider 1t our duty to make a statement to the
house as to the bill to regulate immigration
by Reagan on Monday, June 10,
1881, and passed by the house under sus.
pension Of the rules; the committee on
or such members thereof as
were then present in the house, having un-
der misapprehension,
or INADVERTENTLY,
consented to its passage; the return oi
which bill from the senate has been since
secured. The bill was introduced by Van
voorhees,, ofNew. York, April 9, 1882, and
referred to the committee on commercS
June O, 1882. The committee. after
CAREFULLY CONSIDERING
and amending the same authorized Rich.
ardson TO report 1t as amended to the house
with the recommendation that it do pass
On Saturday June II. 1882, Richardson, al
the request Of Van Voorhees,, handed him
the bill and report,
a COURTESY
often extended to authors of bills. On tht
following Monday morning. during Rich
ardsonas absence, Van Voorhees,, witt
the consent OF certain members of the com
II too agkaa 1,In., - a..
committees bill, but handed to him with
accompanying report the bill which passed
with the statement II was
CORRECT COPY
Of the bill agreed to by said committee
when in point Of fact ii was q mate
rally different bill from tha
which the committee had authorized Rich
ardson 70 report favorably TO the house
Under this assurance Reagan
LOOKED HASTILY
over the bill, and discovering what he con
ceived to be clerical errors of omission
touching one or two amendments that h,
himself offered, and which had beef
adobted in committee,
cRANGED THE PHRAsEoLoGY
to conform with his recollection OF the com
mittee's action and subsequently. still re
lying upon the assurance OF Mr.. Van Voor
hees, offered said bill and stated that /
was the bill fayorably recommended by tn
committee and therefore asked that tn
bill be taken from the speakers table an,
PASSED
with amendments agreed 10 by the com
mittee. This report will be submitted I,
the full committee at its regular session 10
morrow. M -,I.4
". RousTAN.
To. lnv tha N silant raoa,val NJ Dnaa.o,
the newly, appointed minister {
ns dsn En'h pesls esesrs sso hs
speeches followed.
Grimes and Casualties.
sUIcIDgD.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, June 22.-Alhe Mill
aged IA years; Mary Oglic, aged II, an
Mary Jones, aged u, committed suicid
this morning by taking arsenic. All
Mills gave as her reason that her falhe
lived with shameless woman: Miss o glie
reason was that she was an orphan, an
Mary Jones took the drug because Ii
others did.
JuMrED THE TRACK.
| HAMILTON, ONT, June 22.-The throug
| express train going west on the Wester
road, jumped the track to-day half a mi
east OF the depot. The engineer was kille,
section Boss NJ. Allen has been arrested I,
criminal negligence in leaving the switc
misplaced.
UTTERLY WRECKED"
| COLUMBIA, s. O., June s2.-About
O'Clock this evening, during q sharp thu
der.storm, the beautiful Confederate mon,
ment on the state house was struck b
lightning. The liie.sizc white marbl
statue Of a soldier surmounting Il wa
DASHED TO THE GROUND,
and demolished. The bolt struck II
rim of the hat and glanced Off entering th
base and shivering It.
TlIE HEAD OF TuE SOLDIER
was cut oil and u mass OF what was one
the handsomcst pieces OF monument,
sculpture in the country lies at the bas
utterly wrecked.
Labor Troubics
THE FREIGHT HANDLERS.
NEW YoRE, June 2.--'rh. situation
the freight handlers strike has not in
proved. The strikers continue orderl,
The Erie railroad yesterday put $50 Itsliar
TO work in the place of the strikers. To.da
the clerks who check ircights and morchai
disc into cars refused 10 wor
with the Italians. and thI
brought business 10 a stan,
still the New York Central road Is han,
ling freight promptly, but strike anon
their men
Is THREATENED
for tomorrow. New York merchants M
using all their persuasive and nrgumenti,
powers upon the railroad companies
bring about settlement Of the dispute,
AT ALBANY.
| ALBANY, Juno 22,--ro-day 90 Italia
liborcrs on the New York 4 Yves, Sho,
railway struck for si.t0 per da,
They had been receiving $i.35. Tie
demands were refused and thew h
gan rioting, lead by board M
house boss, named Frank Coyan, mi
sheriff OF Green county has called OF
company OF guards for service to.morro
In arresting the rioters.
Commercial,
STOCKS.
Nrw YoRK, June 22.-The stock mark
opened irregular but In main tCil low,
than closing prices OF yesterday, the la,,,
for Reading. Boston Air Line prcierre,
however. was higher. In the early fra,
the general list sold up t01i, Louisville
Nashville leading. Subsequently, speoul,
tion became weak aud prices fell ln.i
Denver g Rio Urinje, Louisville Il Nhsl
villc and New jersey Central being eo,
| splcuuus In tue decline. Al A ciclor