The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-22

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have them vote, because the very nature
against polygamy, and all it
| influences. II would be unconstitu
tional to undertake to disfranchise an,
man or woman on account Of opinion
hut everybody, except perhap
Judge Black, would agree tina
in point OF law that congress
could regulate suffrage in the District OF
| Columbia, or in any territory, conld con
6ne it 10 property-holders of 500, 900 each
| TO bankers or to any class.
Mr.. Blair moved to amend the seventh
section OF the bill so as to make it:
provisions apply to persons instead
of females only, and only e
persons lawfully convicted Of the crime o.
bieamy or polygamy.
The bill and amendment were still pend
ing when the sena adjourned.
HOUSE.
The senate amendments to the pension
appropriation bill were concurred in.
Caswell submitted the conference report
on the postotfice appropriation bill, stating
the corferees had been unable 10 agree.
A new conference was ordered.
The house went into committee OF the
whole on the sundry civil bill.
The pending amendment was that offered
last evening by McCook. under the direo-
ton Of the military committee, as follows;
That lands reserved for military purposes,
which In the opinion of the president may
be no longer desirable for such purposes, or
20 much thereof as he may designate, shall
be placed under the control of the secretary
OF the interior, to be disposed OF; provided,
said lands shall not be placed under control
OF the secretary of the interior until the d.
rection ofthe president therefor has been
filed il the interior department; provided,
also. that said lands shall not be subject to
location by warrant or scrip of any descrip'
ton, nor to the homestead or pre-emptlon
laws of the United States; further, that
said lands shall not be sold until they have
been surveyed and plated under the direc.
ton of the secretary of the interior, and
appraised by three competent men, to be
appointed by him, and Their appraisal APP
proved by the president, and said lands
shall be sold at public sale TO the highest
bidder for cash, and shall not be sold at less
than the appraised value, and in such sub
divisions as may be most advantageous to
the government, no sub division to exceed
100 acres.
On motion of Washburn, McCook's
amendment was amended by providing
that the lands shall not be sold at less than
81 % per acre.
On motion of Carpenter the amendment
was further amended to provide so that any
settlers who were in actual occupation Of a
portion of any reservation, and continued
such occupation at the present time, shall
be entitled to l0cate land on which they
live under the homestead laws.
The amendment as amended was
adopted.
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ing the secretary of war to detail for service ia
the signal corps not to exceed eight commits.
stoned officers, exclusive of two lieutenants
of the signal corps authorized by law. In
advocation of this amendment he made an
attack upon the administration of the
signal service under General Hazen. He
believed this bureau was partly civil and
wholly unmilitary; and it should be trans
TERED to some department of the govern
ment, and especially that it should be
placed under the charge of a head who had
some scientific knowledge. and some stand
ing ana reputation among the re.
sponsible scientists of the country.
The speech which he had printed some
time ago in the Record had been criticised
because it had not been delivered ON the
floor Of the house. In order to avoid any
misunderstanding, he had formulated his
statements in a brief form, rs follows
First, The administration of the signal
service bureau under Howgate was the
most corrupt, pronigate and dishonest
which ever existed in the annals of the gov-
eminent. Second, Howgates methods
were characterized by the employment of
the whole signal service force, who had log
rolled to influence congress to pass legisa-
tion for the bureau. Third, while appa.
raptiv ayNapIipu Al full "a, no r;nt q, 4
keeping mp the efficiency ofservice, Howgate
was stealing hundreds of thousands ofdol.
lars Theamount OF larcenies reachedS60O COO
Fourth, while this corrupt and felonious
scheme was in progress, Howgate was sur
rounded by q number of educated and
well'paid employes,who were either marvel.
ously stupid or criminally culpable. Fifth,
that no investigation of any kind has been
made to ascertain the character and extent
of these frauds, nor had the perpetrator
been brought to trial. There were some
reasons for this, which some persons around
the signal bureau knew better than
anybody else. Sixth. General W. b. Hazen
had never brought Howgate to trial, but
had left every employee of lIowgate in con
troll of the bureau. At this point Betz.
hoover asked to print some of Howgate' S
letters in the Record. Taylor, OF
Ohio, objected, and he continue
with the presentation OF his charges.
Seventh that Ha2en not only failed to
bring Howgate to justice, but adopted pre-
csely the methods of Howgatc in using en-
ployes of the bureau to influence congress
through boards of trade, etc. Eighth, that
HaSen had made false pretenses to the war
department. to secure details of regular
officers, to be used for that purpose.
Tavlnr nj nhtn in ranly laFanlnl
Hazen's integrity, and criticised Betz.
hoover's action in making an assault on
that officer in speech which was not openly
delivered, but which was printed in the Re.
was was founded nt '' on T Incorrect '''V in,
formation. This morning the gentleman
again made an assault on Hazen, the bur
den of his speech being that that officer did
not prosecute Howgate. What had he Ia
do with that prosecution 1t was an unju.t
charge. 1t was an unreasonable charge. II
was without foundation, aud like the whole
OF the TRADE, it was based on false informa.
ton. The gentleman had charged General
Hazen with being Il general without bat
tie, a commander without history. Had
he known the slightest rudments of his
country's history he would have known that
the general had been under fire us man
times as any officer in the service. In con
clusion of this charge, the gentleman had
said that Hazen s'tutted on the stage ant
wore the muniments of war, shorn of al
that makes it honorable. He (Taylorl die
not know what General Hazen wore. 1fh,
wore the "muniments" of war, he wor,
something no other general did. The mu
niments of war and muniments which
made 1t honorable for the gentleman who
spoke that kind of English to instruct thi
committee about how to be anything,
Calkins bore testimony TO General lila
| zen's bravery during the war.
Beltzhoover thea went on with his speci
iication OF charges.
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