The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-17
Various Other Interesting Items.

Forty. seventh Congressional Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-At the close of
the evening business the consideration of
the bill for the relief Of Ben. Halliday was
resumed. After the disposal of the Halliday
relief bill, Messrs. Plat and Harrison will
endeavor to secure the passage of bill to
regulate the practice in patent suits. The
latter spoke this morning of the hardships
now suffered by the people of the west la
connection with these SUITS Plumb will
move to consider the post-oflice appropria-
ton bill tomorrow.
Mr."Davis, from the committee on Indian
affairs, to-day reported II bill, provi ling for
the al 6 tmcnt OF lands in the several terri
loriesi to the Ottawas, of the Indian Terri
tory.
Also bill rati'ying the agreement with
the Indians, granting the right-of-way to
the Carson Il Colorado railroad through the
Walker river reservation in Nevada.
At the close Of the morning hour the
Halliday bill went over,
Mr.. HILL from the post.olice committee,
reported iavorably the house bill to modify
the postal money-order system.
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the tariff bill.
After a long debate, in which Beck So
verely criticised the bill, the motion to in
crease the duty on bchromate of potash to
81 cents per pound, was lost, and the item
was left as reported, at 3 cents.
Pending the question, it being an amend
ment offered by MIR. German to make the
duty on bichro.nate of potash "a cents per
pound.
HOUSE.
Joseph II. Taylor was sworn in as rep
resentative of the sixteenth district of
Ohio. to succeed updegraii, deceased.
The foreign affairs committee to-day, af-
ter hearing the reading of the cOmmuni-
cation of the secretary of thg treasury cx-
planatory to the making of The Hawaiian
treaty, by n majority vote authorized Har.
rison, OF Iowa, to report to the house in
favor OF retnihing the treaty. but in modi-
fled form,
| fepGnt and Belmont disscntcd from the
report of the majority,
Belmont stated the treasury department,
rather than the treaty itself, was now on
trial. Owing to the admission fee, the
duty on sugars was not contemplated by
| the treaty.
Among the measures introduced in the
house was u bill by Haskell for the relief OF
| the Kansas City, Colorado & Gull Railroad
| company,
Powell, OF Wisconsin, gave notice that
| to -morrow he will offer resolution To
change the rules, so AS to provide that dur.
ing the morning hour of each day 1t shall
| be in order for committees to call up meas
urcs, which have been reported iavorably
for present consideration.
Carpenter, of Iowa, submitted the con
| ference report on the agricultural appropri
at In NJ n aa al
to, appropriates $4,000 more than IL did
when it passed the house. The total amount
of the appropriation is $iO5,6i0,
| A bill amending an act regulating the
removal OF causes from state to Federal
courts, was then considered us the specia
order, and long debate ensued.
Pending discussion, Kelly, from the ways
and means committee, reported the tariff
bill, which was referred to the committed
OF the whole.
Hammond, of Georgia, from the commit
tee on the judiciary, submitted n report OF
the matter Of the contingent member from
Nebraska. Ordered printed and recon
mitted.
The report states that Thomas Major, the
| contingent member, Is responsible for the
misintormation which induced the com
mittee to report in his favor
and that he was aided therein b!
j. J. Alexander, secretary Of state Of Ne
braska; Pat A. Howes, contingent mcmbe
the 4ith congress; DR.. Il. Schwenk an,
George II. Roberts, attorney. general q
Nebraska, and that the testimony of w, II
Davis, Of Nebraska, Majors private secrc
tary, is false.
The report recommends the adoption OF
the resolution requiring the clerk OF tn
house to furnish printed copy of this re
mort and evidence to each Of the following
officers; The district attorney of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, attorney general of thu
United States, and the Governor of Nebras
ka, that they may take such action q
they may deem suitable TO the gravity q
the wrong committee by the persons who's
conduct in this conclusion is set forth
The report oxoneratcs Representative Val
entinc, of Nebraska, from any knowledg
, Of, or completely, In the fraud.
The bill for the removal of causes fror
state to Federal courts was then passed
yeas, l3i; nays, 81.
The naval appropriation bill was re
, ported. On motion Of House, Of Tcnne;
see, = joint resolution was passed, authors
ing the secretary OF war to loan 100 tent
to the directors of the competitive drill q
Nashville.