The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-09

N leonlederate army by an oyerwhelminr
h"lollty voted for the arrears law, and did
~, upon the principle, so eloouently
Ifd'eu IJ oy the senator from Missouri, (Vest1
iie couiu say for himself thnt
SINCE he had been a member of
!ne senate he had done everything
IA nus power TO bring about complcte Gn
orth 'it'l reia'lohS between the people
u, a .'.e lle n3rth ana south. The record could
ue Seurched IN vain for word of his often
h,v .ho, W any Union soldier, and he was
tho h,o''ioau surprised the other day to hear
eIe senator from Kansas Qngallsl
charge that the. Introduction oi
repeating bills in the house bv
FORMER conledeiatcs was susnicions
circumstance. lie believed this. how
ever, 10 be in accordance with the
custom OF the republican side 10
lK!pugn the measures Of the minority. He
NesV heileved that the confederacy had
eeeu e established by gallant soldiers, who
mug9I under the stripes and bars, and
'''o"'o nave been literally pensioned.
HOUSE
Mason, from the committee on wavs and
icouS, repor'ed the tariff commission to
be referred to committee of the whole and
salu he would ask its consideration on os
early Il day as business would permit,
Morrlson said the report was NOT mani
nous Ihe report of the committee and
Ilo majority had presented no reasons why
.ne OH should pass, The minority had not
thUuSht u necessary to submit their views.
Nlhdall gave notice that he would offer an
amendment, providing gthecommission shall
consist Qi two senators, three representa-
uyes and four experts.
uhder the call of committees the follow
ing reports were submitted
XIV Mnk tnln
ways ana means-To admit free of duty the
monument of General Washington. Re-. Re-
lerred to committee of the whole,
By Reed, from the committee ON i'm.
dietary TO establish court of commits.
sl0hers OF the Alabama claims and TO dis
lludte uneXpended monies of the Geneva
award. Referred 30 the committee of the
whGle. W ''o
By Lacy, from the committee on post
once and poSt-roadS TO establish postal
savings repositories as a branch of the post
once department. Placed on the house
calendar.
A bill for the erection of public buildings
az hyhchburg Virginia, was reported from
the committee ON public buildings and
grounds, and referred to the committee of
the whole.
At the conclusion of the morning hour
the house resumed consideration of The bill
authorizing the poStmaster-general to ad.
Just claims Ul postmasterS Tor losses by
burglary, fire or other unavoidable casual.
tles. Ihc blll confines the jurisdiction ot
the postmaster-general To claims which
may arise hereafter or which have
arisen within the past six years, but ON
motion o. Robinson, of Massachusetts. this
limitation was increased to ten years. The
piii as amended, was passed
Consideration of the apportionment biD
was then resumed
Mills, of Texas submitted an amendment
fixing the number of Representatives nj
3J7. ~
Aiter several members had spoken the
matter went over Tor the present. and the
Sherman funding bill was taken from the
speaker table and referred to the commit
| tee on ways and means
AZ 3 o'clock public business was sus
pended and the house proceeded tq nav il,
! last tribute of respect to the latc NJ p
| O'Connor Of South Carolina.
! Eulogies were delivered bv Dibble %
South Carolina Randall. of Pepnsy,vnnia
Bowman, Of Massachusetts; Magipness. o
! Montana; Lindsay, of Maine. Goouer NJ
! Eennsylrania; Ellis, OF Louisiana. Robin
son OF New York, and Evans, of Soutl
carolina, ana then AT 1870 p. m, out of re-.
adjourned.
CoNrIRMATfONs.
The senate confirmed the nominations al
! II. y: Vaughan rs collector of customs
Salurio, Texas II. c. Atwood of Lon
lsiaha, consul at Trinidad, and 4. w. Thur
man, postmaster at Griffin, Georgia.