The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-06

Miller, New Yofhj. A resolution TOT ine
Immediate election NJ officers was debated
and Withdrawn aud the caucus adjourned,
Malone and Illddlebefgerd did not attend.
The postal telegraph bill introduced by
Mr. Edmunds, provides THAT board con-
siatlng Of the secretaries Of state and war
and pOstmastef-goneral bo Onused 70 be
located and arranged four trunk lines OF
postal telegraph, connecting the north
western, nOTtheT. western, south western
and southern parts OF the Urited States
with the city OF Washington and along such
lines, offices TO be established at such
D aces as will be for the public interest for
the time being. From time to time the
lines TO he extended, and additional
facilities established as congress shai
provide. The rates to be established
by board, consisting of the secretaries
Of state, and treasurer and the postmaster
general The lines 10 be constructed and
kept In repair under the direction OF the
secretary OF war and n corps OF engineers.
The secretary OF war 10 be. authorized to
acquire by purchase, subject to the APP
proyal of the president, the right OF way
| for the construction and extension OF the
lines and purposes of location. He is
authorized to take and use such lands
tenenents and hereditaments as will be
necessary and pay a compensation, which
will be deemed reasonable for clerks,
operators, electricians and others employed
to be selected under the proyis-
! ions OF the civil service law after
examination by board appointed for the
purpose; that 100000 be appropriated
from the fiscal year ending June, 1888, The
working and operation of the lines to be
under the direction and charge of the post
master-general. Nothing in this act to be
construed to prohibit individuals or cor.
porations from carrying on the business
of operating the telegraph.
The bill introduced by lngaIls.to remove
certain arrears in pension, provides that oil
pensions which have been or may hereafter
be granted in consequence of death, occur
ring from a cause which originated in the
service since March 4th, 1861, or in conse-
quence of wounds or injuries received
for disease contracted since then shall date
from death or the discharge OF the person
tor whose account the claim has been, or is
hereafter granted. If disability occurred
prior to the discharge, and
If such disability occurred after discharge,
then from the date of actual disability or
from the termination of the right party
having prior title to such pension and in
consequence of death from or for disability
in the service during the late
civil war, the person on whose account the
said pension is claimed shall be conclu.
siyely presumed to have been sound and
free from disease at the date of entering the
service"
The solicitor of the treasury will make
an adverse report on the Application ot.Mrs,
M airy Miller, of New Orleans, tor O license
as master of q steambo
Secretary Teller has decided that the
Choctaw and ChiCkasaw Indian nations
= have no claim against the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas road for material furnished in its
construction, as Indians are paid indi
viduasly.
h e further protection OF the col
, Gamble stating that doubt has arisen
! whether the laws of the United States, now
e in force, are in all respects adequate for the
: protection of citizens OF any race, color OF
= previous condition of servtude
: The bill provides that whenever in any case
e now pending, or which may hereafter Of
pending in any G9GFS in .b any stats s4s
e or be made or any material question whict
q shall arise concerning any civil right OF {
s person or right Of property which shall bt
g assailed or maintained, or assailed or denied
# in any such such issue or question, on thu
}. ground of such issue or question upor
# or affected by race, t GoIor 90 o.
: such party, such issue or question
= any person or persons agains
whom such issue or question
a shall be made, asserted or maintained, o
/ against whom any such deni
It al shall be made on tn
g ground aforesaid, shall be there,upol
t entitled to remove such cause to the circui
o court of the United States for the distric
G within the territorial limits i
]. which such case shall be pend
h ing for proceedings of the trif
II and Judgment in the manner and with Xix
B, proceedings as near as NAV D
1t provided in section $50 of tn
e revised statutes. When the ruin
re or decision, interlocutory or otherwis
y shall be made adversely to the civil riel
rs or claim of any person on the ground
e, race, color or previous condition ofservltud
TO or any witness or Juror in sue
10 case, the person being a party
II, said cause, against whom such rulir
D. or decision shall be made, is ther
le upon entitled to remove such cause to II
lie ever the descision or judgment OF Il
g. court with which such case sha
mt be pending, proceed upon, or be q
lg iected by any matter on the ground OF rae
as color, or previous condition OF servitud
n any person being party to or witness
Juror in such case, and the decisiC
of such court be adverse 60 such pc
previous condition of servitude, the persC
or being the party to such cause against who
N. any such decision NAV be made viii be e
90 titled to a review OF such decision by q
- supreme court upon his writ OF error,
,st be sued out and prosecuted in the san
~, Nv manner as now provided by Law for wri
20 of error by the highest court
Us or such writ of error may be sued out al
o. prosecuted as ola right aud without q
., ing new bail or other securlt
~ unless the justice Of the supren
II, court of the United States, allowing SUI
OF writ of error, or said court itself be of q
~ opinion that public interest or safety
~ quires 1t, no law, usage or custom al
'Ie no practice, decision or rule Of 81
M department Of the government or any sta
~ which may now or hereafter exil
&c. which shall in any manner discrii
w mate between the right OF perso
~ or property upon grounds Of race, color
~, preyious condition Of seryitude, shall
- deemed valid.
at The bill relative to bigamy, polygam
w ETC., introduced by Edmunds, does .
n differ materially from that introduced
- him last session.
"a Senator Wilson offered Joint resoluti
ne proposing the following amen
~ ment TO the constitution: 'Oongre
NJ shall have the power by approDria
GER legislation to protect citizens Of the Unite
Ne States in the exercise and enjoyment
., their rights, privilege and ammunities al
~ assure to them equal protection under q
u law
- Bills were introduced in the senate
o. day providing for a territorial form OF 90
e erument in Alaska, and the ESTABLISHING
~ Of schools there under the management
= the interior departn emit.
pc Senator Sevell introduced bill for q
,le relief OF FitE John Porter.
u Womanis primitive beauty and Wig
he which have been lost, can be restored 81
A retained By the action Of certain constit
%. tional agents. These agents necessari
Nv regulate, build mp, fortiiy and antagoni
nd all existing. female irregularities and :