The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-22

ihe Senate and House, Aftera Rather
Quiet Session, Adjourn 10 Thurs.
day iu Ronor Of Washlng-
tons Natal Day.
ine Rains Continue to Descend and
the Waters to Rise...A Yer,
Gloomy Outlook.
Inc virginia Rcadjusters Scored an.
other Great Victory In the Sen.
ate Yesterday.
Fluctuations Of Futures at Gotham...
The Stock Market.
Insurgents Reported to have Routed
the Austrians.
ouier domestic and Foreign News.
Fluctuations Of Futures at Gotham...
The Stock Market.
other Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-seventh Congress
SENATE.


Forty-seventh Congress
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 2i----Mr. Frye, in
thu memorial Of tho New York
YORK chamber Of commerce in favor ofthe
that so-called hiah protectionists favored
q delay Of the bill was 4 fallacy. As one
OF the class he heartily favored n general
revision and amendment.
Mr. l.apham presented resolutions Of the
New York Legislature upou the necessity of
for tax in the firm Of bead money forthe
inspection OF emigrants landing from tor
cign ports in New York harbor.
Mr., Morgan offered resolution, which
was adopted, providing for an adjournment
from to-day until Thursday as mark OF
proper respect and honor to the memory of
George Washington.
ON motor, of Mr. Hale the senate at 1905
took up the house apportionment bill,
Mr., Morrill. expressed the belief that an
increase OF representatives would
impair the efficient transaction
OF business, and suggested that
with an increase at every decade twould
be ultimately impossible to provide hall
Of sufficient capacity to hold the house. He
did not, however, feel at liberty to oppose
the bill
Aiter similar remarks by several senators
the bill passed viva voce.
The pensions resolution was brought
up again as unfinished business.
Several short speeches were made and
amendments offered, when finallya motion
bv Mr. Hawley TO lay the whole subject on
the table was carried--yeas, 20; nays, %.
The following was the vote:
feas-Anthony Bayard, Beck, Came
al ovt Ma, 80
sin, Conger, Davis, of West Virginia, Gar
man, Hoover, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, of
Florida Lapham, Mitchell, Moran, Nor
rill, Platt, Pugh, Ransom, Rogers, SAWYER,
Slater, Vance and WindOm-26.
Nays-Allison, Blair, Brown, Butler. Call.
Davis (of Illinois), Dawes, Grover, Hamp.
ton, Harris, Harrison, ingalls,, Logan, Nc
pill, Maxey. Plumb, Saunder Vest, Van
Wyck and Williams-23.
The Grant retirement bill was taken up
and laid over as unfinished business for
Thursday.
After !deliberation in executive session the
senate adjourned till Thursday.
HOUSE.
Cassidy, Of Nevada, presented resoiu.
ton OF the democratic central committee of
! Utah, stating the democratic party depre-
Gates any affiliation with the Mormons.
Referred.
On motion of Steele of Indiana, senate
bill to enable the postmaster-general to del
egate TO the third assistant-postmaste gen.
eral authority to sign warrants, was taken
from the speakers table and passed. The
morning hour having been dispensed with
the house ut l2:35 went into committee of
the whole on the post-ofiice appropriation
| bill.
The clause under consideration was that
appropriating $40, 900 for transportation
by railroad routes OF United States mails.
There were three proposed amendments
pending, the first being that offered by
Robeson, OF New. Jersey, providing that
mails shall be carried without extra charges
on fast trains run over the railroads by
which they are carried whenever the posi.
mastergeneral shall deem II desirable.
To this Cannon, of Illinois, offered nm
amendment providing that IL railroad com.
panies shall fail 10 carry mails on
their fast trains their compensation shall be
reduced so per cent. Cannons amendment
was accepted by Robeson and Robeson's
amendment as amended was agreed-to s5
toC9.
The clause oppropriating $4,000 for IN.
land transportation by steamboat roufes
having been reached, Singleton, of illinois
offered proyiso. prohibiting the discontin.
linnce of steamboat mail service ON the
Mississippi river between ST. Louis and St.
Paul Minnesota, as navigation OF the river
remains open.
After long discussion the amendment
was ruled out on point of order
Hooker, OF Mississippi, offered an amend
ment providing that the ostmaster.gener
shall not have the power to discontinue
any mail service on any river of the Initial
States. unless service can be better nsr.
formed by railroads or star routes. RpIea
out on point of order "'e"
The clause reading river 10 star.rou,o
transportation having been reached I'm
degraif of Ohio, offered an amendment nrp p
yidlng that when mail contractors ref,sa ~
perform contract the postmaster. genera,
shall have authority to make ten1poro,w
contract without. Ruled out ON a point ~
order. r'''
Holman, Of Indiana, offered nm o,.,s
ment providing that whenever" "'",mu, amr
contractor shall submit his con-. cory
tract for transportation Of mail. ,V
on any route for less sum than he con. con-.
tracted to perform the service for. Tho noo,.
master-general may declare the ORIGINAL
contract void and enter into n con.
tract with the sub.contractor n
perform. the service on terms
on which the terminal contractor performs
Atkins, Of Tennessee, moved 10 a,.ra
oAsotsuhiVut W tuc uuuitlOn OF
the following provision: That the sub.conn.
tractor shall enter into good and
sufficient bond, and the original contracior
shall not be removed from his contract nm.
I'll more and sufficient bond hiss been made
BY the snb.contractor He offered this as
\ would have the effect Of prcyentinr
the. practice Of sub-letting Contracts
He knew q man In Washington who haI
peer psen discharged nom the pest.otilce, and
who, few years ago, was an assistant dog
catcher, but he know that he ilnallv
got. to be contractor and
tod to-day i had ess contracts and sub.lei every
Blake, Of Missouri, offered a. a substitute,
Provided, II shall be unlawful for any con.
tractor 70 sub-let any contract, but hc shall
be required to fnl6ll the same according TO
Pending further action the committee
Lacey, nom the committee on post.of,c,s
and postroads, reported back bin 10 e.
tablish the postal depository @ : branch or
The post Office department.