The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-03
The New York Democratic Factions
Clasp Hands and then Elect L.
L. Patterson Speaker Of
the Assembly.
The Forty.Seyenth Congress...The Sen
ate Still Pottering with the
Sherman Funding Bill.
resolutions of sympathy with the Rus.
sian lsraelites Passed In
New York.
A BIZ Repeating the Export Tax on
Tobacco Reportedto the House.
SlosSon Ahead la the International Bill.
lizard Match at Paris.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-seventh Congress.

was received from the secretary of the
treasury to the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Vance in regard to Irregularities in the
sixth internal revenue collection district OF
North Carolina.
Mr. Ferry, from the committee on post
offices, reported adversely on joint resolution
granting the ranking privilege to senators
ana representatives for official business.
Indefinitely postponed
Several amendments increasing the ap.
preparation for clerks salaries were rejected
ana ruled out on points of order.
Mr.. Morgan's resolutions for the printing
OF testimony, ETC., in regard to experiments
with heavy guns and proectiles being built
by tne government, and calling for the re-
port OF the mixed commission, etc, were
taken up and adopted with modification
suggested by its author.
AT Los p. m. the per cent bond hill was
called up; discussion being upon Mr.
Plumbs amendment to apply revenues
over SloO,0OO,OO0 to reduction of public
debt. p'''
Mr.. Bayard moved to amend SO as to re.
quire that the SlO0,O0O,0O0 to be retained in
the treasury shall be Of standard coin yalne
lie wanted the dollars to be real. honest
dollars, not paper,
Mr.. Plumb sgnifed his willingness to ac-
cept the amendment, as he had
supposed the only dollars in the treasury
were standard coin dollars, but upon III.
point made by Mr.. Garland it was ruled
that vote must be taken.
Mr.. Bayard's motion was then adopted
ayes, 81; nays, II.
Mr. plumb's amendment was rejected
ayes, 25 nays, 27.
An amanlnont b,, NJ, H..
that bonds bearing - per cent, interest are
hereby declared legal, elected n continu.
ance of discussion upon the ratification OF
the funding ofthe 5'sand G's by ex. Secretary
Window.
Debate was continued at considerable
length, principally, between Senator'S Win.
dom, Hoar, Vest and ingalls,. Finally the
amendment as originally proposed by Mr..
ingalls,, and modified by Mr.. Hoar' was
adopted-ayes, i3, nays 10.
1t is as follows: That the secretary of tho
treasury is hereby authorized TO receive a.
the trea ury aud office of .I - stnnI
treasnrsr t's-e'.s United St, ",
postal money order office, legal money "A
the united states to the amount of $50, or
any multiple OF that sum, or any bonds of
the United States treasury, at 81 per cent
interest, which are hereby declared
valid and to issue in exchange
therefor an equal amount of registered or
coupon bonds.
Several messages from the President, in.
closing communications from the heads of
departments were read and referred,
motion Tor executive session was voted
down, as were several other subsequent
motions for adjournment, by opponents
OF the bill, Mr.. Sherman declaring his inten-
tion to have the bill disposed of, If possiblc
without further delay, and the majority of
the senate supported him.
Mr.. Keller renewed the amendment Of
Mr.. Plumb, with sundry additional features
requiring the application of surplus revenue
pcaled to by Mr.. Allison and Others moi ~ 70
ietard and endanger the bill, withdrew il.
Mr., Hawley renewed his amendment of.
iered in committee of the whole.
AZ O'Clock friends Of the bill manifested
a disposition 10 prolong the session to reach
u final vote.
MIR. voorhees, then took the floor and pro.
cceded TO arraign the Window funding
measure, but had made no material nro,
gress when motion to adjourn prevailed
and the senate adjourned,
HOUSE.
stephens, of Georgia, from the committee
on coinage, weights and measures, reported
DUCK lhe loiloWing blllS, ana they were re.
ierred to the committee of the whole. IN
authorize new metric gold coin for inter.
national use, TO be known as the stella. II
authorizes the coinage of the gold metric
dollar, two dollars and fraction OF dollar
Also, for the coinage of the gold doublc
eagle, eagle and halt eagle.
Dunell, OF Maine, from the ways and
means committee, reported bill repeaiing
so much of section 1885 as imposes nm OK,
port tax on tobacco. Referred TO the com.
mittee of the whole.
The House nj l:l6 y. m. went into com.
mittcc of the whole, Calkins, of Indiana. In
The chair, on the post.ofllcc appropriation
bill.
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, offered nm
increasing by 100000 the an.
preparation for the expenses of the free do.
livery system, and an appropriation of that
amount for the extension of the system.
Hcspokc In advocation Of his amendment,
saying I would give fair increase Of salary
10 auxiliary letter carriers, many of whom
received but 800 year, and were a hard.
class of men.
Propositions here were made TO fix tho
AMOUNT appropriated for the extension of
Inc irc edclivery system at SIS, 600 or ST5..
w but pending vote thereon the com.
nittee rose and the house adjourned.
An Extra session.