The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-22
Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE

WASHINGTON July 2l.-Mr. Butler, rising
to question OF personal privilege, remark.
ed that he observed in the Record this
morning that person in another place in
discussing the contested election case had
made wanton attacks on his (Butler's)
character, and committed a breach of par
liamentary privilege for which he was not
called to order. He would not at this late
day be betrayed into controversy with
tins individual. whose acquaintance he had
never had the misfortune to make. but
would rather leave him to the Judgment
and contempt of all honorable men for at
lacking another in a forum in which he
could not be answered, and under the cover
of privilege of that forum declined to
allow a correction of the falsehoods he was
uttering, of his garbling of the evidence,
perversion of truth ana the Justification of
the record. He (Butler) had withstood the
mastiils of the republican party in the past
and could afford to dismiss, with this brief
notice, the yelping of this cur of low degree.
The name Of this creature he believed was
Samuel II. Miller, representative of Penn
sylvania, member OF the house elections
committee.
Mr.. Mcmillan submitted the conference
stated that agreement had been reached
upon all items, except those relating to the
Potomac flats, the Hennepin and Chesa-
peake canals and the Mississippi river APP
propriations the controversy upon tho lat
Ter being as to the amount, Ie said the
Conierees recommended occurrence as to
all items agreed upon tina The senate in
sist upon its amendment J., tour items and
the appointment of a new conference.
A long argument iulIuwed. Several
members protested against'tae adoption of
the report, as jeopardizing the four
items on which no agreement had been
reached, and which they regarded as the
essential features of the bill. The confer
II nays. Messrs. Mcmillan, Jones, of Ne
vada, and Ransom were reappointed con-
terees on the part of the senate
The house amendment to the senate
amendment to the pension appropriation
bill, was Concurred in. The bill now goes
to the president.
che senate soon after o'clock resumed
consideration of of the revenue tax bill.
Upon Mr., Bayard's suggestion snuff was
included in the provision already adopted
fixing the rate on manufactured tobacco at
II cents per pound.
Without further action and without con-
sideraiion of the first section, the senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, from the com
miltee on rules, reported resolution pro-
viding that during the remainder of the
session the hour; after the reading of the
Journal shall be devoted to the considera-
ton of measures reported from committees;
subject. however, to four objections.
Adopted.
Kasson, of Iowa, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported bill TO incorpo-
rate the Maritime Canal company, OF Mica
ragua. Placed on the house calendar.
Page submitted the conference report on
the river and harbor bill. The report,
which is disagreeing one, was adopted
and the conference committee consist.
ing of Messrs. Page, of California, Town
send, of Ohio, and Mclane, of Maryland
was appointed,
O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania, from the COM
mttce on appropriations, reported the PEN
sion appropriation bill with the senate
amendments, and the amendments were all
concurrcd ill.,. Except one, which.was verbal
ly changed. This will necesAtate the re-
turn OF the bill to the senate.
Hiscock submitted the conference report
on the general deficiency appropriation
bill, The report sta es that all differences
UcIWtCU luc llOustS nave UpcU TttOncllpu
except that relative to the mileage of scna-
tors for the extra session. The rocommen.
dations of the committee on conference
were adopted so far us the items which were
not disputed were concerned. Among the
amendments of the senate which were
agreed to is that for the payment of physi-
clans attending the late President Gar
field.
A further conference was then ordered
and committee consisting of Hiscock,
Robeson, and Cox, of New York, was ap.
pointed.
The bill to modify the money order sys-
tenn was called up and passed. 1t makes
the maximum amount Tor a single order
SlC0, and the minimum and maximum of
the postal order fees cents and i5 cents.
1t also provides for the issuance of postal
notes. for sums less than S., ut u charge of
cents.
A number of bills affecting the postal
service were reported from the committee
and placed on the house calendar.
ON motion of Epson, of Texas, the sem
ate bill wins passed authorizing the con-
struction of a street railway bridge across
the Rio Grando between I'll faso and Paso
Del Norte.
Adjourned.
Washington News.