The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14

challenge tho gentleman 10 Justify any
president who uses hlg discretion after con-
gress has appropriated the money
Kasson--"l accept the challenge, and say
! will support any president, republican or
democrat, IN expanding as little as he can,
unless required by express law To, expcnd
IL. Geneial Grant took the ground OF dis.
erection, and further than that, President
Arthur, contrary 10 the statement OF the
gentleman, vetoed the bill on the ground
of extravaganza, and also because II appro.
priated for objects not within constitutional
limitations"
Cox enquired whether Mclean meant to
cay that republicans from New York were
influenced in their action by railroad in-
terests.
Mclean replied he had not addressed
himself to that question.
Townshend, of Illinois, Anterior and
others asserted that papers of the west as
well as the press of New York had op-
posed the river and harbor blu,
and Robson suggested, in explanation,
that the great lines of railway ran to Chi
cago and st. Louis, and incidentally men
toned that there were eight railroads IN
his district. -,
The discussion, which had been carried
on amid great noise and confusion, here
closed. ;,
Kassop, from the committee on civil
service reform, reported bill to improve
the civil service. Ordered printed and re-
committed. $50,
On motion of Epson, of Texas, the bill
was passed to rectify title of the United
States to the site of the military post at
Ell Paso.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY McCoid-To regulate interstate com.
merce.
Bv Morse-For the importation, free OF
duty, of books printed for the use OF the
blind.
COMMITTEE WORK.
At meeting of the Joint ship committee
this morning bill to prohibit the payment
of advance wages to seamen was approved
and ordered reported to the house. An
amendment was added allowing shipmas-
tiers to ship their own seamen without IN
tervention of shipping commissioner. The
effect of the passage of this provision VIII
be to do away with shipping commissioners
at all ports.
NOMINATIONS.
The president nominated Clayton Nc
Michael for marshal of the United States
for the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Messrs. Voorhees,,
Sherman, McDill, Vest, ingalls,, Chilcott
and Miller, of New York, presented petit
tons for the passage ora bill to increase the
pensions Of one.armed and one leggeu SOL
diers. Referred.
MI. Brown introduced a bill to repeal the
internal revenue act of 1866, and al laws
and parts Of laws enlarging, extending or
amending. Referred.
Mr. Vest offered resolution which was
adopted, directing the secretary OF war to
send to the senate copies of any contracts
made by the interior department. regarding
Yellowstone National park, or any part
thereof to any person or company, with
privileges for the erection of hotels, tele-
graph lines and running stages therein.
At the close OF the morning hour, MIR.
Beck called up his resolution for an investi-
CATION into political assessments during the
last campaign, and said that, having but
little personal knowledge on the subject,
and thinking discussion in advance OF the
entertainments of the facts Improbable, he
would content himself at present with ask
ing a vote on the resolution.
Mr.. Hale thought that, if the conduct Of
the last campaign was to be investigated
by the senate, the Investigation
ought to extend to both parties
Therefore he offered substitute setting
forth. the names of members OF the con
gressional executive committee OF both
parties, reciting the allegation that the
uenOtIhUlC buu lSNiNN
tions On liq'ior dealers, brewers and Other
associations, and directing the committee
on judiciary to investigate these charges, as
well rs those made against the republican
| committee.
Mr., Beck said the committee substitute
proposed to investigate matters over whlct
congress has no control, and was evldeatly
intended to embarrass Legitimate ieglsla
| lion proposed in the original resolution.
After a brief discussion of the substitute
| it was ordered prinieo, and at the sugges
ton of Mr.. Harris the matter went over I'LL
| tomorrow.
Alto o'clock the senate resumed consider
alton of the bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Garland spoke in advocacy OF the piii
rs passed by the judiciary committee, and
then the same committee amendments rs
reported by Mr.. ingalls, were agreed TO.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the provls
ion that man who fails for twenty days &c
discharge an attachment against ms
property in a civil suit shall be deemed
bankrupt. Agreedto.
The secretary of war was directed to fur
nish estimates of the Mississippi river com
mission for work of improving the riyei
during the next fiscal year
The time was extended for ming Claims II
the United States service.
Adjourned.
Kelley. chairman of the committee OF
ways and means, reported a concurrent
resolution for printing 10000 copies OF the
renort of the tariff commission, which was
nas,ed: also 4 resolution setting apart Wed
nesday. the 18Th Of December, tor CO. side
rpt'on Of certain hills on the calender nro
viously reported from the ccmmittees., he
stated that the bills referred to related ex
clusively to the administration OF the law
The resolution was adopted.
Upson. .of Texas, introduced n bill tC
ratify the title of the United States TO Tho
site Of the military post at FL Psso' Texas
| Referred.
Haskell. of Kansas, presented memo
rial from the non mormon people OF Utah
Referred.
THE house then went into committee o.
The whole on the Indian appropriation bill
The total amount Of the appropriation pro
vided for In the bill is So 20S ,999, being Sl74,
300 less than the appropriations OF the cur
rent year and sl,5l67jj less than the esI
mates.
RYAN. of Kansas, who has charge OF the
Hill explained that the reductiOns were
principally IN appropriations Tor subsist
eDce. a.. =
In explaining the reduction OF Indian in
spectors from five to three, he sald tne cotl
mittee had based It's action on The sugEes
ton ofthe secretary Of the interior, that ]
allowed two addition agents he could us
pense with two inspectors.
on motion Of Haskell, Of Kansas, ar
amendment was adopted for the Insertion
| I'M patents authorized 10 be Issued 70 Ger
| tain individual Indians by the treaty o
1850 with the Sioux Indiana, OF provlsioi
that lands obtained BY that treaty shah r.
main forever inalienable and not subject Z
terafion. 49,. -
Affar disc Iuri0n the committee hTltt
and rerorted the bill 20 the house, and j
was passed. -
The house again went iuto committee o
the whole. Dunnell II Minnesota ~ tni
chair on the state oi the union.
After some further unimporiant bushes
I The house 81 i0urnrd.
WssurEoTnN. Dec b-he-rs. is'ftn
| sherman. WindOn and mitchell lIe-tnlsu
petitions for the pssssge o. blil 70 lnsi',, ~