The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-04
Congress Makes Some Impression upon
the Mountain Of Work Accumu-
lated Before lt...About
the Star Reuters.
MacLean, the WOuld.be Assassin OF
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.
Examined Yesterday.
Nirgiuia'S Officials EyOnerated..-Whit.
ney and Huntington Pool Their
Issues.
Expressions OfSympathy and Congratu-
lation Sent to the Queen.
The New York Post on Futures..-The
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Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsuINGToN, March 3.-Mr. Butler pre-
sented, read and at length explained
from the bench, bar, executive
officers, commercial boards, professors of
colleges, journalists and others, numbering
in all over 200 citizens of South Carolina
for national aid for the education of the
youth of that state. In support of his bill
on the subject he said the state had the
ofas good free-school system
as any in the union. The difficulty in the
way of realizing all that was desired from
that system was want Of money, and it
would be great hardship to tax the people
for school purposes more than they were
now taxed. He denied that assessments
for taxation in South Carolina We're less
property and briefly advocated the neces-
sity of desired legislation. Referred.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on the
library, reported adversely upon the peti-
tions of the Wisconsin Geographical and
Chicago Historical societies for congress
sional committee to attend the celebration
at New Orleans, on April 7, of the discovery
of the mouth of the Mississippi by La
Sale. The committee, in their report,
which was read say the event to be COM
memorated is of great historical interest
and eminently worthy of recognition, but
they think congressman ought not be re-
quired TO absent themselves from sessions
Mt time when public business urgently
demands their presence. The recommend
alton OF the,committee was agreed to.
An order for adjournment from to-day
until Monday was adopted
A bill to authorize the compilation and
printing of the naval documentary history
oithe war OF the rebellion was introduced
and reported by Mr.. Anthony, came up in
the order of the call and passed.
Senate hill to amend sections i457 of
the revised statutes relative to license fees
of officers of steam vessels was also passed
1t reduces charges for certificates of licens
of masters engineers, pilots and mates of
steam vessels to fifty cents each, instead
of 50.
Senate bill authorizing a Joint committee
to provide for the erection of statue to Chief
Justice Marshall in Washington was then
taken up and passed.
Discussion of the Chinese bill was re-
sufned at Ei5, pnd Mr.. Farley continued
and concluded his remarks, after which de-
bate took broad turn for time, several
senators participating.
The discussion lasted until i:15, when an
executive session was moved, it being seen
from the number Of speakers and amend
ments that the bill could not be concluded
to-day.
Efforts were made, however, to force
the bill to vote, but the bill went over till
Monday.
After brief executive session, the senate
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
0'Neil, Of Pennsylvania, presented q
resolution efthe tobacco board of trade, OF
Philadelphia, asking that congress either
pass promptly bill for the abolition of the
tax on tobacco and cigars, or agree TO q
Joint resolution to the effect that II is pn-
wise 10 tNnper with the tax during the
present congress. Referred. Also resolu.
tion of the Philadelphia board of marine
underwriters in favor of n bill putting the
signal service of the United States army ell
a permanent basis. Referred.
Gibson, of Louisiana, introduced O
bill making appropriations for the construc-
tion, repair, completion and preservation oi
certain work on the Mississippi rive,
in accordance with the recommendation
plans, ETC., ofthe Mississippi river improve
ment commission. II makes an appropria.
tion of $jll3,otO for the initial work of con.
tracting the channel an protecting the
caving banks inJtho six reaches of the river
constituting u length of Isl miles, namely:
New Madrid reach, 80 miles; Memphis
reach, Ii miles Helena reach, 30 miles;
Ch0ctaw Bend reach, 35 miles, and Lake
Providence reach, 20 miles. II also appro.
PIRATES s1000,0vO for the building and re.
pairing of leyees and closing the gaps in
levees, and S50,0ao for iortications nj
Atchafalaya and at the mouth of Red
river Referred
ON motion of Richardson, of New York,
bill was passed reducing the license fees oI
masters, chief engineers and tirst-class
pilots of steam vessels from $40 to Sl.J
and Of masters, engineers and pilots of the
inferior grade, from So to seyenty.ilve
cents
AT the conclusion of the morning hour
devoted TO the reports Of private bills, the
house at l2i5 went into committee of the
whole, Belford, Of Colorado, in the chair, on
the private calendar.
At 3i5 the committee rose and the house
passed two or three privair relief bills.
Adjourned.
NouiNArIoN
The president nominated William l..
Scruggs, OF Georga,as United States consul
at Panama.
CAPITAL IIEN..
The assistant attorney. general has com.
pleted preparation Of the indictments In all
the siar.route cases so far considered by the
grand jury. There are seventeen of these
Indictments; fourteen Of them have already
been endorsed by the grand jury as true
bills. The remainder, which includ,s 3
hose against Brady, will be presented
In court tomorrow. The indictment against /
Brady, Dorsey ct al. is n most voluminous
document and contains one of the largest
counts ever prepared This count exceeds
in length any In the famous Tweed eases In
New York, which were somewhat remark.
able In that respect. IL contains one hun.
drcd special allegations of fraudulent acts
and covers transactions In twenty.one post
routes.
The following Is copy OF telegram sent
by the secretary OF state TO Lowell to-day.
Lowell. Minister London;
"Thc president and people Of the United
States congratulate her majesty on her be.
ing providentially protected from the as.
sassin. Remembering the sympathy of her
majesty and the British people In our re.
cent national bereavement, the feeling of
Indignation and thankfulncss for the
queens safety isdeep and universal.
tSigned,l "FRELiSonryskS."
Huntingdon whitney Combination.