The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-13

pany. TO the New Orleans Pacific company
| This is known IN the Backbone
rairoad grant" The resolution was laid
over AMI ordered printed. .
| A resolution was offered by Mr.. Coke, Ia
be referred to the committee on foreign re-
latiops, ahen appointed. 1t requests the
president TO demand Of the Spanish gov
eminent the repayment to citizens OF the
| United States money paid by them on ship
ments OF cattle from the United States To
Cuba.
Mr., Ingalls, introduced bill to repeal the
pre- emption and timber culture laws and
to amend the homestead laws,
The senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec Mr.. Hoar pre-
sented Joint resolution from the
| legislature OF Massachusetts,, opposing con-
vict labor on public works of the United
States,
Mr.. Blair presented e joint resolution
from the Legislature OF New Hampshire, op,
DOSING further land grants to railroads and
the renewal OF forfeited land grants.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill to repeal the
| internal revenue laws now in force and to
abolish the internal revenue bureau
Other bills were introduced as follows;
Mr.. Cull)n--ro reorganizs the lesisia
! tive power OF Utah.
Mr.. Notwithstanding Arkansas for
swamp and overflow lands, sold by The
| United States since 1857; also TO authorize
| he erection of o Federal building at Fort
Smith; al5J to donate the part OF the aoan-
dOned military reservation at Fort omlth
for the benefit OF the public schools at that
| place; also the adjustment OF claims OF ar
| kansas against the United States.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin-To provide
| for the appointment ofanother circultjuuge
Of the Tn judicial circuit court OF the
| United States.
MIR. Logan-To provide for the granting OF
public lands TO soldiers and sailors III the
Mr., Oockrell-To provide for the
sppointment OF d special commits
| sioner 10 visit the principal
pal countries in Central and South America
| for the purpose of collecting information,
| looking to the extension of Americ III trade
and commerce and the Strengthening Of
friendly and mutually advantageous rela-
tions, between the United States and other
nations.
MIR. Blair-A resolution proposing con
sIitutional amendment regarding alcoholic
| liquors, the proposed amendment 10 pro;
hibit the manufacture or sale OF distilled
alcoholic intoxicating liquors except Tor
medical, mechanical, chemical ana sclen-
| Jitic purposes.
Upon the resolution of Mr.. Logan, it was
agreed TO call upon the secretary OF war
|
immediate appropriation fQr tho compile
| ton of work on the Rock Island arsenal.
| Mr.. Morrell then read e prepared address
on coinage, giving his we'll known Vows
| upou the silver question, at Length.
| MIR, Morgan offered resolution, which
| relates to the ingtruC.ing OF the commlttee
on Indian affairs to inquire into the eI-
! pedienCy of creating a mLlLsry achGeiinS
west Of the Mississippi river, Tor framing
and educating the Indian youths and men,
| M to the proper age, rs soldiers ana to adj
| nit them, when qualified, into the regular
army. r,
nerning the federal election Whlch
provides the uss OF patented
ballot box ana counting device, Whicn re-
duires all ballOting and counting OF ballots
| TO be dope ut open meeting, which must
not be adjourned until al ballots are count
90: the charge of which the officer shall be a
United States marshal or supervisor, who
shall be the custodian OF the boxes as a rep
resentative OF the attorney general, who
shall have the primary charge and respon-
sibility of such boxes.
A message was received from the presi
dent, and the senate went into executive
session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE,
McCord took the oath Of Office. The
house then adjourned until Monday.
The democratic senator's held caucu'
this morning Pendleton presiding, to ar
range the party's membership commit
tees, and some feeling was display ed IN
respect to the habit of older members II
securing the majority Of the imPortan
places on committees, to the exclusion o
the younger members. Tie folloTlnl
committee was appointed to arrange tins
minority membership to the beat lnteres
OF all, and report their action at the mex
caucus: Harris, C0ckrell, Garland, Butler
George, Morgan, and Call. The executive
order consolidating the internal revenue
districts reported as applied TO the Wlscon
sin, the districts OF that state to remain un
changed.
, Mr. Randall objected to the passage oftht
resolution for the immediate appropriation
OF 20, 900 printed records of the United Stat
supreme court; referred to the committe o
, the whole. He said that all deticiencte
should have a thorough investigation, no
only by the house but also by the com
mittee.
The Virginia contested election case o
} Garrison vs. Mayo was referred to the com
mitee on elections when appointed, with
instructions 10 report upon the legal ques
= tons involved therein and ordered that
when the house adjourn tomorrow it be to
meet Monday.
Mr.. Jones submitted the customary reso'
luton, announcing the death OF Thomas II
Herndon, Ct Alabama, and in respect 10 his
memory, Il be declared that the house be
sdjNn med, understanding that no business
DO transacted tomorrow.
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