The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-01

the library offered provisions, which ~
eenntO adopted lssf session, for th
Rochamboail papers and records and brief
belonging 10 State Senator Carpenter
Agreed to.
The bill was reported TO the senate Gnt
the amendments in committee Of th'
whole we're agreed to, except that provision
for the repeal Of the law authorizing the
appointment Of assistant secretaries oi wal
and navy, respectively, was struck out,
Il The Till then passed.
On motion ofMr. Cameron, of Wisconsin
the bill making appropriations for certain
claims known as the Fourth of July claims
was taken up and w.ll be unfinished busi
ness Monday.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that as soon as
it is disposed OF he would ask the senate
TO proceed with the Utah bill.
After executive session, the senate adj
journed.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of tho
journal, the speaker proceeded TO call the
committees.
Randall, under instructions from the
committee on ways aud means, called up
the bill TO prevent the importation Of aduI-
terated or spurious toR and there being but
one objection it was considered, amended
and passed
Several other bills were called up and OBJ
iected to.
Belmont reported back resolution
calling for information respecting so much
of the Hawaiian treaty as relates 10 Sand
wioh Islands sugar. Adopted.
Burrows, from the special committee on
improvement OF the Mississippi river, sub
milted a majority report. Ordered printed
and referred to the committee on conf
merce.
Thomas, of Illinois, and Butterworth
U~ar u "a
port.
On motion of Kelley, bills passed for the
admission, free of daty of articles intended
for the industrial ezpo5itions to be held in
Louisville and Denver,
The house then proceeded to considera-
ton of the civil service bill, the pending
question being on the amendment reported
from the committee OF the whole, granting
$4,000 to the legal representatives OF An
drew Heron, of Louisiana, late member OF
the forty eighth congress. There was
! good deal of opposition manifested TO the
proposition to appropriate money for the
heirs of man who haG never served as
representative, and tle amendment was
lost-yeas, 90; nays, 14O.
As there was in the bill a similar allow
ance to the family OF sle late j. 7. upde-
graft, as member-elect to the iorty-eighth
congress, it was struck out by unanimous
consent.
The bill then passed.
Sherwin called up, and the house pro-
ceeded to consider the bill appropriating
$40, 0OO, 900 annually for live years, to and
in the support of common schools.
Sherwin submitted an exhaustive argu-
ment in support of the measure.
Willis, Clements and Wheeler also
favored the bill.
Pending further discussion, Reed, from
the com ilittee on rules, reported the fol-
| lowing resolution: That during the re-
mainder of this session ii shall be in oder
at any time to move to suspend the Im..a,
which motion shall he decided by major
ity vote, to take from the speakers table
house bill No. 5538, with senate amend
ments thereto, entitled bill to retuce in
terna4 taxation and to declare disagree
ment with senate amendments to the same
and to ask for O committee OF conference
thereon, to be composed Of five members on
the part of the house. If such motion shall
| fail, the bill shall remain on the speaker 8
table, unaffected by the decision of the
house on said motion. Laid over for action
till Monday,
Flower introduced bill repeating all in
ternal taxation, except on distilled spirits;
Referred to the committee on ways and
means,
Sherwin then demanded the previous
question on his education bill, pending
which the house adjourned.