The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-09


Belmont of New York, offered a resolu-
tion calling on the president to furnish the
house with a transcript of the letters of
Jacob X. Shepherd, of New York, dated
June >, August ., Septem Der %, November
10, 1881, and replies thereto, now ON the
files of the state department also copies of
any other letters already communicated,
from which names of persons or firms have
been omitted, and requesting the president
to inform the house what measures have
been taken as to letters declared to be mis-
sing from the files OF the department.
Adopted.
Under the call Of states resolutions and
bills were presented as follows:
BY Springer, of lllinois-Calllng on the
president for information as to the right or
authority under which the republics of
South and North America were invited 10
send p commission 10 the peace congress 70
be held in Washington in November, 1852.
BY King, of Louisiana-A bill appro-
priating $1,000 to enable the commissioner
Of agriculture to investigate the origin and
spread of cocoa grass.
BY Mills, of Texas-A resolution calling
on the secretary OF the interior for infOrma-
tion aS to the number Of acres of public
lands that have been granted by congress,
both directly to corporations and through
states what railroads have been subsidized
and the number OF acres granted each.
Also, directing him to report TO the house
the net earnings of the Central Pacific, Kan
sas Pacific. Union Pacific, central branch Of
the Union Pacific aud the Sioux City q Pa
cific, from the commencement Of the opera
tion of each Of said companies to the present
time. Referred to committee on public
lands.
By Houk. Of Tennessee-For the pay
mentof legal claimants.
By Wise. of Virginia-To complete the
monument TO Martha Washington.
Burrows, Of Michigan, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill defining the
qualification Of territorial delegates in the
house OF representatives. IL provides that
no person who is guilty Of bigamy or poly
gamy shall he eligible 10 a seat i'm congress
as a delegate from any territory.
The house was in very inattentive mood,
and when the speaker put the question
there were few response. lie, however,
declared the motion carried, and the bill
passed. and il was only then that the bust
Of laughter npprised many members Of the
measure which had been adopted.
Mr. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution reciting the allegation that
Thomas Shields and two citizeIls Of the
United states we're confined in
the jail in Mexico ioT breach .7,
they wrote 20 Minister Morgan. bat received
,no answer ard directing fhe secretsry 30
Nnfp % examine into the mntter aud repsu
tAe facts o. she house. Adupttsi
N0vce. nf Virginia, moved o. suspend tie
ruiA.s and ,sas- bill f0r the appointment %
p ac1Amirfee Uu the subject of TIE aic0ho ic
Hqu1A tniiir.
BraAg Of Wisconsin. demanded q second.
The rAQfiDn was sec0nded-ti2 % Gl-and
there lang NJ dissent err-sssed On either
side Of tte discussion. q 70 -rs taken on
the ad0rfi0n q the mo- on ..i D. was
losi-yeasA l12, nays. -.
This wasNf strict party rfe. el..rt -hli
BeifzhoOrerl f.I0er-1u. l.re. 1T Art.r-
sas. Ladd. S1rnonf0n ard re rreI viii
TIE republicans in tht on -rrrir. r..
Davis n Illinois. Nuuf aH. Grrf.ar 7
Wisconsin With the der 1erafs u fI. ur-l-
tive
The house then. ct rHf 4
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