The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-14
The Senate Passes Several Bills OF
Lesser Magnitude--.Mr. Dawes, Of
Massachusetts, Airs His Civil
Service Reform Hobby.
Prolonged Debate In the House Over
the ApportiOnment Bill..-Probs-
bility of Fillibustering.
Intense Excitement at New Orleans,
Caused by the Failure of Several
COtton-Dealing Firms.
A Serious Creyasse Reported in Kemp'S
Leyee, COncOrdia Parish,
Louisiana.
Governor McEnery Denies the Alleged
DeStitution In the Pelican State.
Fluctuations of the "Phantom Fabrics
In Gotham-..The Stock Market.
The Inevitable Chapter of Crimes and
Casualties.-.NecrOlOgical.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, February l3.-Mr. Harris
presented bill for public building at
Chattanooga.
The senate, under the Anthony rule took
up and continued the consideration of bills
on the calendar unobjected to until 1880
o'clock.
The following senate bills were passed
To amend article 1903 OF the rules and ar
ticles of war, imposing limitation of two
years from the date of enlistment against
prosecutions for desertion.
To promote the efficiency of the navy,
making drunkenness or incapacity arising
from misconduct and not contracted
in the line of duty sufficient reason to
prevent an officer of the navy being placed
on the retired list, and allowing lin, upon
discharge by the president, one years pay.
The pensions arrears resolution came up
as unfinished business, and was laid aside
temporarily.
Mr.. Dawes, by special assent. then ad-
dressed the senate in favor of civil service
reform, his remarks being mainly upon the
reference of his bill providing for the en-
tranceinto or promotion in the civil service OF
the government by competitive examina.
uon, which was taken up to enable him to
be heard upon il.
Mr., Pendleton also spoke on the same
subject, after which the subject was disposed
OF by the reference of the bill to the com.
mittee or civil service reform.
Mr.. Ilumb, from the committee on pub
lie land, reported iavorably bill to provide
Tor the payment of what is known as the 8
per cent. claim of public land states in re-
gard TO lands entered within their limits by
military scrip and land warrants.
Mr; Vance introduced bill for the relief
OF otiicers ON the retired list of the army
and navy. IL empowers the president TO
detail such retired officers as may apply to
him for employment in the Indian and
pension bureaus, life-saving service and
other branches of the civil service. Such
officers. to receive while performing this
duty, the full pay ami allowances OF their
rank and no more.
After, executive session the senate ad-
journed.
Reed asked that the Geneva award bill be
made the special order for Tuesday, the
2lst inst.
Buckner objected.
Williams, OF Wisconsin, chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, reported a
resolution calling on the secretary of state
for all correspondence relating TO periis 10
american missionaries in Persia, and for
information as TO the propriety of estab.
fishing a diplomatic rule with Persia.
Adopted.
The house passed bill providing for the
payment Oi claims vi clerks in the census
bureau which were assigned 10 other par.
ties before the appropriation for their pay.
ment was made.
Under the call of states number OF bills
were introduced and referred among them
the following:
by E!lis-To authorize the construction
oi sup canal TO connect Lake PonChar.
train and the Mississippi river.
BY Carlisle, of kentucky-To amend tho
laws relating to the internal revenue, and
fixing the tax on each proof gallon at iifly
cents.
By Herndon, OF Alabama Granting the
right-ot.way over the public lands in Ala.
hamn, and to grant lands In said state
IN aid of the Gulf & Chicago Airline rail.
way, and for the benefit of public schools in
said state.
by Warner, of Tennessee repeal the
law creating national banks, aud to abolish
national banks,
Senate amendment 10 house bill for the
relief OF colored cmigrants was concurrcd
in.
Anderson, from the committee on aprioul.
tnre, reported bill defining the powers of
the department Of agriculture. iiaced ON |
the calendar.
The morning hour was dispensed with.
and the consideration of the apportion. |
mcnt bill was resumed.
Prescott stated that he was directed bv !
the committee on the census 10 call thu prc. |
vious question when six hours more had |
been consumed In debate. A very noisy ,lis |
cussion arose az To whether the time do. |
voted TO debate upon the bill could not be |
SO limited that vote could be reached 10. |
morrew evening. but there was great al. |
versity OF opinion rs TO the exact limit 10 |
be placed upon the debate. No definite NO. |
ton was arrived at, though Prescott gave
notice that he would call the previous
question at the end Of the debate.
The b'li was debated by several members
until 4Dp. M, when, without action or
taking up other business, the house al.
journed.
SENATORIAL SWINGS.
WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator Call.
Of Florida, introduced bill to grant the
over public lands and military
reservation TO the jacksonville. 81. Augps.
tine q Halifax River railroad company.
The senate committee on public buildings
and grounds to-day authorized Senator
Jones, OF Florida, TO report for passage =
bill apprppriating $1,000 for the erection of
a public building al Key West, for the post.
Office and federal court.
Senator George to-day introduced bill
IN relation to the division Of the state of
Mississippi into two Judicial districts
the northern and the southernl, and 10 pro-
vide for the times and places Of holding
United States district court IN the north.
ern districts. |
COMBINATIONS.
The senate cenhrmed John Gallagher.
IT,, Of Pennsylvania, consul general 10 Rio
de Janeiro, and the following pcstmas,ers.