The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-17
''fs-ssventh coagress-secoua ss..,o.,
SENATE

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WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.--Mr. Edmupds IN
.soouoed, by request, bill to prc~.-1s
tue appointment of commissii ss I
tigate the subject of railroad trans IA
ana expressed the opinion thatt- n
was worth consideration, belie
sort oil legislation was required.
Inc conference report on the agricS.
appropriation bill was agreed to.
Inc post-oflice appropriation hin M ~
then considered.
Mr. Davis, referring to the item for neca..
sary and special facilities on trunk Ina. ~
ranWays, thought the word "trunk,i des;v-.
na.eu ana confined the benefit of ths AZ.
paUP.iau9n 10 two railways, the PennsvI.
w vJu,n anu New York Central, and that he
ana to one city New York;. 'o"u'
Mr.. Plumb said the gentleman was m;.-
sss ana sent to the clerks desk and ira
.eau letter rom the superintendent ofthe
900 enwS wa man service, showing how 1855.
wv ior this purpose was extended ana
recommending IL similar appropr,ntinn
, Nus made this session 1t should he a cdn.
''' nnh OF the existing service this year.
Deoate ensued, and Mr.. Marcy Thought
e sne people west OF the Mississippi as We'll
INV toa as others TO those mails and unless
ought to be discontinued entirely.
=, AFTER further debate ana the ndontiou ~
,n9 amendment striking out the house pro.
VISION reiating to the Compensation TO- -.
paio racine roads for mali ~
over. 'Ao WI Wd6t,
The senate resumed copsldera,,or
the tariff bill. 'a''oh ef
,o peilord presented memorial for tho ~.
vii, Tn OF railway communication
ferred. n''ioa' ne1,
un motion Of Brown, Charles +. Dorcevt
was sworn In as a representative from, ~
h,h'h district OF Indiana, to succeed ths
late Go Hove 0rth. ''No''u Wy
\kice, of Massachusetts. called M TX.
SPECIAL order, 1t being Joint resolution i'm
proS}ding for new mixed commjssion n
a ssc with the treaty of April 25th.
The coRmittee on public buildings and 4
grounds tsday authorized the expenditure
vi wh S,Sy sn ,or ahe purchase OF the house in
The Aoqse e,Ssi'1sIsl ,mmi,tss ,n,. -,
ing adoi5rR ,llee. siricV. u,,ee .nn morn-
81! Urinary y 4 sss W. " COM ~ esN
sion 70 Alabama so Investigate .he a v
fraud IN The election of Shelly. whose
Is contested by Jones. ""o'e A
ino JolhV resolution requests tho pros{
iehl 10 orea correspondence with m. cc,,
eminent OF Veheznela, with q view 10 o ~.
Y augpIali,tneht oil new commission to sjt a.
, w ;asnins'oh ana consider the evidence sinh.
n n,u 70 the iormcr commission, and al.
, NV, ,mo moneys now in charge of the az.
N annem oi state, received from Venezuela
IN accounts OF awards to be distrbuted ,s.s
ava IN payment ofthe same. ~
hi,er consuming an hour and hale n
eauIlg the report on Rice's resuIutfnr
'ehulhg discussion, Pettibone submitfcd
luminous report OF the election commiftHs
y favor Oh Il. Game, to be admitted frox
J, "a, ana he was then sworn I'm,
lice then resumed his argument, ANIMAL
" 70 tne house to pass the Joint resolution
nioun' thought congress should view with
!, III amu suspicion the claims OF American
'm1eiica, instancins the Shipherd claim
Williams said the honor Of tho corni,v
,In,reu mat everything OF which Vene.
ieia complained should be inyentigataSs
nad been investigated by the committe.
foreign affairs, AND this Joint res0fnrinr
as the result OF that labor.
wilson, OF West Virginia, made con.
,.utlonai argument againt the power or n
,ngress 70 legislate ch this question. ThG II
lnt resolution was q manifest encroach.
gu. upon the treaty making power, and
protested against its passage, $50
d dne JOINT resolution was then passed.
" Neili OF Pennsylvania, presented n
'morlal rom the TN plate Manufacturers
pennsylvania. West Virginia and Mia.
g on tin plate. 20 W.
The house then adjourned. No.