The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-01
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Washington News-Notes.

DECLINED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-Representatve
Randall has declined service on the tariff
conference committee, as have also Morri.
son and Tucker, who were afterwards ap.
pointed. The speaker then took the matter
under further consideration.
ADVERSELY REPORTED.
MIR, Edmunds this morning reported ad-
versely to the senate from the committee
on judiciary the house bill to provide for
the restoration to citizenship of such citi.
zens OF the United States as have become
naturalized as subjects of Great Britain,
and desire to return to their former al
legiance. This bill was intended to give
force of law to the third s.ticle of the treaty
between the United states and Great
Britain, concluded Nav 30th, 1880, which
provides that "if any citizen of the United
States, naturalized within the dominions of
her Britanic majesty, shall renew his resi-
dence in the United States, the United
States government may, on his own appli-
cation and OH such conditions as that gov
ernment may think fit TO impose, re.admit
him to the character and privileges of cit
izen Of the United States, and Great Britain
shall not in that case claim him as q Brit
ish subject on account of his former natur-
alization."
THE sUNDRY CIVIL
appropriation bill, as amended by the sem
ate committee on appropriations, was re-
ported to the senate this evening by Mr..
Allison and ordered printed.
The senate committee increase the
amount of the bill as passed by the house
by 81 $4,000. Among the items added by
the senate committee are the following
For dry-dock at Mare Island, Sl50, 900; life.
saving service and new life.saving stations,
100000; marine hospital, Memphis, Ten
nessee, $4,000 New Orleans custom house,
$4,000; furniture, gas fixtures etc.,
in public buildings, 100000; compile
tion of the Washington monument, 100000;
public printing and binding, 100000; new
naval observatory, 100000; surveying
public lands, $4,000; protection of public
lands from fraudulent entry, 800, ,0o0 pro-
lection and improvement of the Yellow
stone park, $4,000; bureau of printing and
engraving ("r' 'nses), Sl2i,OOO The COM
mittee hav, rken out the item OF 1921.
OOO for til. Instruction and repairs of
military pos,s and $500 900 for the execution
OF the treaty and agreement with the Sioux
Indians. The house provision relative to
Yellowstone park was stricken out and q
new paragraph inserted, authorizing the
secretary of the interior to lease not ex.
ceeding eighty acres within the park, but
not 10 include the geysers or objects Of in
terest.. All previous contracts or leases will
De declared invalid. The committee also
strike out the section repeating the pre-.
emption laws
IN THE sTAE.RoUTE TRIAL
to-day, lngersoll announced he had finished
with Witness Reerdell, and Wilson and
Henkle asked few questions concerning
Brady, Vale and Miner. But nothing Of
interest was elected Merrick conducted
the redirect examination. A long discuss.
lou took place upon the attempt of the
prosecution to prove that Vale had been
forewarned Of Reerdell's intended course
when he gave him the $40. The court de.
cided to allow the inquiry. Witness said
he had two conversations with Vaile on the
subject, one Of them after December last,
In which he told Vaile that he was In com,
munication with the government that he
was trying to get out Of the case, and had
spoken to some of the government EN-.
ployes; Vale said he had done WELL that IL
II had not been for the fact that he had
been on the stand at the last trial he would.