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

Rouge & Vicksburg; ~. Louis u Iroi
Mountain; Houghton q 0nionogan. IN
Wisconsin Central; St. Paul q Pacific; ~
Vincent Extension to, ana n,svon S Gsnira
and Texas & Pacifo;. also sppropriaiiinl
river at the head OF the pass0s, and Cs.'o u
DesMoines rapids; also granting peneion
to survivors OF the Mexican war; also L
compel payment by the Kansas Pacific
Railroad company for the cost ofsurveying
selecting and conveying certain lands
granted It and 10 create q sinking fund TO-
the Kansas Pacific, Sioux. City q
Pacific and central branch OF the unioI
Pacific railways; also resolution
calling upon he secretary Of he ihb ii
| for inforMa'iOu degrading the atbemptec
! assignment and transieT cf lends granted
the Texas 4; Pacific TO the Southern Pacific
railway, New Mexico, Southern Pacific
Arizona, Los Angeles and San Diego, Cail
fornia.
By Rosecrans To indemnify Caiifor.
| mia for the expenses incu FRED in the Indian
| wars: also to prevent undue discrimination
in railway transportation; also to incorpo'
rate maritime company caragua.
By Sumner-To fix and establish maxi
mum rates for the U mon Pacific and Texas
/, Pacific railroads.
The bin provides that after forty days
| fiom the passage, the act to be unlawful Tor
those compaDy's to charge more than three
cents per mile for first-class passengers ana
| two cents for second.ctass and one and one
| half cents for third.class.
By Tully-To declare forfeited all I'M
earned land grants in California.
BY Paysou--DeclariDg forfeited the land
grants of q large number Of roads, lpvoiv-
ing many millions OF acres OF land. me
names OF the roads and the
nj
Texas & Pacific, 100000 acres;
California Arizona e. New Mexico, Gulf &
Ship Island, Tuscaloosa & Mobile. Mo6il
& New Orleans, aggregating l,6OO 900 acres;
Savannah & Albany, involving 10000,
Iron Mountain, Arkansas. ! $780, 900; Mem
phis & Charleston, $4,000; Mobile Ger
ard, $4,000; 0ntenagon q state
1870, 900; Elyton & Boards Bluff, 800 600;
Oregon e California e California IL Or.
egon, unpatented lands 4,l63,0e0; part OF
the Northern Pacific, from Wallawalla to
Portland, $500, 900; New Orleans d jack
son, 600; Iron Mountain, Missouri.
sol COO: part of the Atlantic & Pacific. East
Albuquerque. and West MALARIA, 5000 .0Oo;
BY Springer-Proposing constitutional
amendment prohibiting special legislation;
also to facilitate the promotion and retlr-
ment from active service, on their own APP
pications. officers OF the army OF tae sew
efai rebellions, generals, officers and vol
unteers.
Bedford-To regulate railway traffic.
Also to authorize the appointment OF
special commissioner for promoting COM
mercial intercourse OF the United States
with South and Central Americas. Also
providing for the deposit OF silver bullion IN
The treasury and the issue OF certificates
therefor. :,
By Waite-To limit the purchase Of sill.
yer By the secretary of the treasury.
By Olements-To repeal the internal
revenue laws.
Bv Ciements-To establish board
of commissioners Tor interstate commerce.
By Townsend-To abolish the post
age on second-class matter and reduce the
postage on transient newspapers; also au-
thorizing the president during
the recesses of congress, to prohibit
the importation OF articles injurious to
public health from countries which on the
same grounds prohibit the importation OF
American goods; also to place tax on salt
used In curing meats on the same lootlns
as salt used in curing fish.
By Thomas-To equalize boun'ies; also,
to divide Illinois into thiee judicial dis
tricts.
By Finnerty--To construct four gunboats
and three additional cruisers for the navy.
By Cobb-To equalize pensions; also, TO
prevent the secretary OF the interior Is
suing patents to lands granted to aid the
CONSTRUCTION OF railways when the railroads
ara not completed in the time fixed by
law.
BY Holman-te limit the disposal of pub.
lie lands adapted to agriculture, to actual
settler, under tn e homestead laws.
By.Colkin-Proposing constitutional
amendment, providing that no state, pub
lie or private corporation, or person, de-
nff tuar ~
law, nor abridge their rights, privileges or
immunities, on account OF race, color or
previous condition of servitude.
By Lowfy-Repealing the Limitation OF
the time of filing claims for pensions; also C
resolution requesting the pres dent to COM
municate 10 the house any correspondence
between this government and Great britain
referring to the trial or O'Donnell, a citizen
O, the United States, for the alleged murder
of the informer Carey.
By LAMBDA resolution calling upon the
attorney general for an itemized account OF
expenditure in the prosecution OF the star
route cases.
By Matson-The appointment of COM
mittee Of investigation, for revising the
pension laws.
By Holmes-To establish natural expert
mental stations in connection with the ag-
ricuitural colleges.
By Henderson, upon the secre-
tary of the treasury fer copies of the cor
respodepce of the foreign governments,
touching upon the Introduction on the i'm
portation OF swine.
Nv Weller and Cook-Removing the duty
on certain kinds of lumber and fence wire.
By McCord-ProvidiDg that in the case
| of the removal, death, resignation or IN,
ability of the president the secretary oil
state act as president until especial elec'
ton Is held. NJ
elimination by railways and sub]ectlne
/ them TO the control OF the states unueI
certain circumstanS yes; also, 10 create az
agricultural commission; also, TO create !
postal telegraph; also, 10 re- postage on
drop letters TO / cent; also, resolution
calling upon the secretary OF the interior
Tor Information whether the Unioh Pacific
had complied with the provisions oil the
| Thurman act.
By Peters-0ranting PERSONS to soldier,
| of the rebellion when they have reached o.
years. 49, mi
ture and presumption laws.
| Nv White-ro lessen crime aud numei
eufferibg from alcoholism BY restricting TN
use of distilled spirits TO scientinc sne
medicinal purposes; also 20 permit soldier
ana "a lors 10 obtain In money the vslne Q
the homes eads 10 which they are entiue'
and also proposing q constitutional amend
4 rnent granting the right OF snttraee y
| v-ornen: aleo appropriating S2o,ODO.OOO
wear, for Eve years, 10 aid the common
nv Mr.. Turner-Requiring that yea
. and usvs be taken on the passage Oh an
bill appropristing more than 49,, 80 a..