The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-18
Forty-ssventh Congressional session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Mr. Edmunds jp.k
troduced, by request, bill to prc.s.,,,-n,cs =
the appointment Of commissif ~ fls,!ssfsSslst .sslt
tigate the subject Of railroad tram
and expressed the opinion that I'M "a
was worth consideration, belie,ar- N
sort Of Legislation was required. ese
The conference report on the agric,
appropriation bill was agreed to. w
The post-oflice appropriation bin was
then considered.
Mr. Davis, referring to the item for neces-
sary and special facilities on trunk lines Of
railways, thought the word "trunk' desig.
mated ana confined the benefit Of the ap-
preparation to two railways, tho Pennsyl-
vania and New York Central, and that the
whole appropriation went to these two roads
and to one city New York;.
Mr.. Plumb said the gentleman was mis-.
taken and sent to the clerks desk and hrd
read letter from the superintendent ofthe
Iaiiway mail service, showing how $751;
OoO Tor this purpose was expended, and
recommending IL a similar appropriation
was made this session 1t should be o con.
tinuation Of the existing service this year.
Debate ensued, and Mr.. Maxey thought
the people west of the Mississippi as we'll
entitled us Others to those mails and unless
the benefits could be fairly distributed they
ought to be discontinued entirely.
~, After further debate and the adoption Of
the amendment striking out the house pro-
vision relating to the compensation to b
paid Pacific roads for mali service. the
morning hour expired and the bill Went
over.
The senate resumed consideration 81
the tariff bill
HOUSE.
Beliord presented memorial for the o.
tablishment of railway communication
with Central and South America. Re-,
ferred.
On motion of Brown, Charles +. Dorcey
was sworn in as q representative from the
} ninth district of Indiana, to succeed the
late Go Hove Ortiz
Rice, OF Massachusetts,, called up the
special order, 1t being joint resolution
proEding for new mixed commission, In
accordance with the treaty of April 25th,
1866, with Venezuela.
/ The cofpmit,ee on public buildings and
grounds t3.dav authorized the expenditure
of $4,000 Tor the purchase of the house In
The AGass sssrs 8 4, j ysSnali,ss this morn.
. ing adoptiT saad ali 81 id, sspdet ION OF The
sub'commiiteNGlesf sijo,a spSciss>s corr
sion to Alabama 20 Investigate the .'-4sse--S
fraud in the election of Shelly, whose. ~,
is contested by Jones'
The joint resolution requests tho presil
dent to o,,en correspondence with the gov
ernment Of Vehezuela, with view to the
appointment OF new commission to sit at
2 Washington and consider the evidence sub.
! mitted TO the former commission, and d.
rects the moneys now In charge OF the de-
parlment of state, received from Venezuela
on accounts OF awards to be distributed pro
rata in payment OF the same, f
After consuming an hour and half In
reading the report on Rice's resolution.
: pending DISCUSSION, Peltibone submitted r.
: unanimous report OF the election committeeI
: in favor of j. T. Caine, to be admitted from
Utah and he was then sworn In.
l Rice then resumed his argument appeal.
/. ing TO the house tU pass the Joint resolution.
! Blount thought congress should view with
, care and suspicion the claims OF American
j. citizens against the republics of South
: America, instancins the Shipherd claim.
Williams said the honor Of the country
5 required that rything Of which Vene.
4 zuela complained should be investigated.
. II had been investigated by the committee
, on foreign affairs, AND this joint resolution
, was the result Of that labor.
! Wilson, Of West Virginia, made cor-
shtutional argument agant the power uE
). congress to legislate Gu this question. Tho
+ joint resolution was u manifest encr0ach.
ment upon the treaty making power, and
4 he protested against It's passage.
F. The joint resolution was then passed.
Q O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania, presented .
0 memorial from the tin plate manufacturers
: of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mis-
souri,, asking for retention oi the high dus'
: ties on tin plate.
1 The house then adjourned. >N-------~~.