The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15


The entire morning. session was consumed
n this tedious work, which was inter-
.nrted alter recess to allow the examina-
ion of Senator I. M. Bowen, OF COLORADO
lie proceeded TO give an account OF ice ue,
,elopment of Colorado, the extension oI
railway communication, the CROWN OF we
cattle interests, ana the state OF man Ia
cilities. ,o.
Middleton, the banker referred to yester'
day by Reerdell in connection with tne
80 600 check, alleged to have been gwen 10
i3elford. said this morning that the record
of entries of checks for August and sep,
TENDER, 1879, does not show one OF sum OF
80 900 charged against Dorsey, as Reerdeii
said it would. "Some of Dorsey,s cheeks
said Middleton, 'were very badly written,
owing to his eyeslght, ana we were nioIe
than careful with his checks when there
was departure from the general way, III
which they were drawn. | do remember
that there was a check of Dorsey's whlch
was not paid until after identification, put
nv best recollection is IL was for small
amount and not for 5000"
The witness identified his signature 10
several letters and petitions relating 10 ool-
orado routes, and said these papers cor
rectly represented the neens OF the county .
No cross-examination. The examination
of office papers was then resumed. Wheh
the reading of the petitions had progressed
several hours the court endeayored
to pring it to an end by declaring
the petitions filed after orders Tor
expedition had been made were worthless.
lngersoll replied at some length: lie saiu
the petitions represented the Will OF the
people and their voice.
"What people?" inquired the court.
Ingersoll (hodlng up q petition)- =" Ihe
paronnu w hp stoned this OptltlOn. ~
The court (contemptuously)-"
Ingersoll asserted that every signer was
entitled to as much consideration as y
he had been the president OF the Unlteo
States. That was his idea Of republic
The court replied that this thing OF calling
the law-making power the voice OF the
people was doing injustice to the phrase
Merrick said SO might the voice OF the De
PENDANTS have been called the voice OF the
people when they asked their share Ill the
distribution of the national tunds. inc
reading of papers was resumed ana cohtlh
ued up to adjournment.
The question as to when the tax on CAPT
tai and deposits of banks, bankers ano
national banking associations VIII cease
under the operation of the act or March 81
TO reduce the internal revenue taxation, has
not been decided, No decision will be made
on this question until case arises. me
statement that IN opin on has been asked
from the encouragement IS incorrect. IL
is the opinion OF certain officers OF the
treasury department that under sectlon 10
which prescribes the repeal OF existing
laws enumerated in this act, shall not afieci
any right accrued or accruing, that II VIII
probably be held that such taxes must
be levied for the period ending March 80,
the date of the passage of the act. Unless
this ruling shall prevail, the national banks
will have paid taxes on capital and deposits
to January LIST and other banks and bankers
to December 1st, giving the latter an auVan'
tage of q months taxes.
The secretary of the interior decided the
case involving the claim OF the state OF
California to tract of land OF about lOo wv
acres lying upon the borders OF Lake .ld'
lare. The decision approves the Creighton
survey, and awards the landsto the state OF
California, under the swamp Immigrants OF
September 2Sth, 1850,
A cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all members except the postmaster,g gen
eral Arrangements were considered lof
riilIing existing vacancies in the civil service.
The president reappointed Nathaniel b.
Banks United States marshal OF boston
His present term of Office will expire Mon
day next. -, r,, III
MCGEE United States marshal Tor the west
ern district of Missouri, vice Z. U. Allen,
resigned.
The treasury department is in receipt oil
all sorts of inquiries in regard to the proper
G Instruction of certain provisions oil the new
tariff bull. IL is stated on good authority
that none of these tariff questions VIII De
passed upon by the department unul the
new law goes into effect.
Hon, David Davis will be married at
Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tuesday
morning next. The bridal party will start
for California the same evening, stopping O
few days in Bloomington, Illinois, en route:
Secretary Frelinghuysen has learned
from the consul at Curacao that lmmedl'
ately after the Valencia was fired upon be
called upon the governor in relation 10 the
matter and found that he had already be;
gun an investigation as TO the firing ana
tSe reg possibIe The Investigation
was conducted by the encouragement
and the ofiense was found TO be due to an
old regulation OF the time OF slavery and
nassports. and to the fault of the police
who had not Immediately presented the
Valencia's port-pass 10 the guard. Inc re-
sponsible officer OF police has heen pun
ished and the regulation changed, so tna'
the firing of a shot by the tort is now pro
hIbited. The governor has e4p1os-ou 70
greet for the occurrence.
Mr.. Blaine was called upon to-day Tor the
purpose OF ascertaining what iounustloI
thert was for a report current at late houl
last night that pistol was fred through
carriage in which he and Representaiiy,
Mckinley were riding, one evening lasl
week. Mr.. Blaine said, ION IhursdaS
evening last, Mr.. Mckinley and myself
rode from the capitol TO the Ebbitt house II
the same carriage. From the Ebbitl
house. where stopped lev
minutes, ! rode home alone. dismissed
the carriage as soon as i ascertained ina
none of my family were out 20 be sent Tor
The next day about noon l learned th1l
one of the large panes OF the glass IN th'
carriage bad been broken ana fragments Q
glass scattered rrofusely over the seat on
which Mckinley and had been sitting, A
few hours after heard OF / J inquired o
Mckinley whether he had noticed any nois.
or breakage during our ride, and ne sac
not The slightest lie remembered that Tbs
windows OF both doors in the carriage wer,
closed before we left the capitol
the air being quite sharp. He re
membered this distin-tly, as
did also. for be threw bis cigar away with
The remark that he would not smoke IN
close carriage. OF course, the pistoi-5al
fired INTO the carriage must have gons
through, and no ball has been found: III
nv opinion, the hole was never made ~ 4
pistoi ball. II more resembles crash IRON
4 stone hurled violently. Nnat - you,
theory about it7n inquired the reporter.
have none" replied Mr.. Blaine. on,
know the window was not broken while
vss in the carriage. What occurred after
wards / have no means Of knowing. MI
Blaine also sal he attached 20 importance
or signifceDce whatever 20 the broken car
risgs window, and regretted any notice haf
been taken Of u.
shooting Match
sr. Lours. March 9.-Ths pigeon shoot
inc match between Captain Boenrdus and
DR.. Carver. City double birds tventy-on'
ysris rise. Illinois state rules iof -
eide, came of this Afternoon, and 20 II. ~
Nv Bornrius. his sc0re beng tl % ~ -,
e.~dus killed the last ten BIRDS siralfnt
Prior 10 the match en- exhibition cories'
18th clev pigeons wns given ~ the sefns
parties. Carver winning VIII ~ ~ r, -
No. two men haVe cIosed c0ntrari 81
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