The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-18

ccptlblc wafer, ana tnut thcy were not
even clean morally. After that performs
the Senator from Alaska after debate
had closed AZ the "Uriah liccp" of
the Senate, and suppose he were to
say he was the "Joscph Surface" Of
American politics; that he was u snivel-
ling political "Pecksniil," who had been
on al sides of every political question;
who had belonged to every po,
belonged to none that he had
within the privileges of debate or in ac-
cordance with the proprictics of lcgisla-
tive proceedings? These observations,
Mr.. Ingalls, said. he used ns Illus
trations. They had no personal
application. Az to the imputations of
the Senator from Georgia upon his
tMr. lngalls) personal courage and APP
pearancc, he begged To say TO the Sena-
tor from Georgia that he (Nlr. Ingalls,
here distinctly avowcd all that he had
hitherto said in any sense that Mr..
Brown saw lit to attribute TO 1t, and
he tMr. Ingalls, did not
shield himself behind behind. the the pri-
Tho usual breathing pause following the
delivery of this sentence was character
lied by dead silence in the chamber
and in the crowded galleries, when In
gals added: This * all desire to say,
sir in response To the gentleman. \
general buzz was heard and the galleries
were instantly half empticd.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June l7.-Slocum pre-
scented the conference report on the Filz
John Porter bill. The effect Is to strike
out of the bill the words, "togethcr with
all the rights, titlos and privileges and
to insert the words, provided that said
iitz John Porter shall receive no pay,
compensation or allowance whatever,
prior To his appointment under this act"
instead of the following words in the bill,
"but this act shall not be construed as
authorizing pay, compensation or allow
anccs prior To his appointment under
it,"
The conference report was agreed to
l5S to 81.
Payson, from the committee on public
lands, reported back the bill To restore
all lands held in indemnity limits for
railway and wagon road purposes.
Placed onthe House calendar.
The House then went into committee
of the whole, Dunn In the chair. on the
deficiency bill.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected. ~
Randall moved MS an additional section
his proposition against political assess
mcnts.
Cannon made the point that the
amendment was not in order under the
rules.
Randall, admitting that the amend.
ment was open To point Oh
point had been made, adding that
the judgement of the people was that
political assessments had been carried
ON To an outrageous extent.
Kasson urged that the amendment
was objectional, not only rs
being against the rule, but but
ms being against good policy.
If a farmer sold hundred bushels OF
oats to an army commissioners he could
not use any of the money
for disseminating political informa-
ton or for printing tick
cts. 4 member of Congress
desiring reelection would not be
permitted to spend any of MS own
money for the ordinary purposes OF his
election while his competitor mot beng
mcmber) might cNpcnd any amount
he chose.
The chairman expressing the regret
that such wholesome proposition,
and one so conducive TO the pub
lie morals, was out of order, felt
constrained to sustain the point OF order.
The proposition was therefore not adj
mitted.
The committee then rose and the house
agreed in the bulk to all amendments re-
ported, except that striking
ont the provision as to the COM
pensation of fourth-class postmasters.
Tho vote on striking it out was taken by
yeas and nays, and resultcd-,,yeas lol;
nays, Sl-the result being in the interest
of postmasters: The blll theh passed.
Hewitt, of New York, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported
n bill to carry into effect tho
convention between the United Stptos
and Mexico, signed the 10Th of January,
1883, with favorable report. The re,
port was ordered printed and the bill
placed on the calendar.
The bill TO prohibit the importation of
labor under contract being tho special
order for to-day, was postponed III
Thursday, and tina; day set apart for It's
consideration.
The House then proceeded to the con-
siloration of tho IN reported FROM
the Committee ON Pacific Rail-
roads to amend several Paciiic
railroad acts, and II required the com
panies to file within ninety days from the
passage of this act, or within sixty days
after the completion surveys OF list OF
sections of land claimed by them, ana
TO deposit the cost of surveying ana SEQ
lecting and conveying the same.
Tho first question was taken ON
the amendment by Payson 20
the one offered by Hanback,.
Uanback's was that all lands
embraced in the notice To he given ny
the Secretary of the Interior to the rail-
road company to take out its patents,
shall be subject to State, Territorial and
municipal taxation, and after sixty days
from the date of notice. PaysonS was,
that the lien of the United States for
cost and expenses of surveying shall
not be effected by the sale of lands.
Payson's amendment was adopted,
and then Hanback's, rs so amended was
also adopted, on II vote by tellers.
Crisp demanded the yeas and nays on
the amendment, declaring II was an
abandonment of the security when the
government now had in these lands.
The vote by yeas and nays resulted III:
Yeas, ~; nays, 81. SO the amendment
was agreed to.
vote was then taken on Payson's
substitute for the bill, and amended.
IL provides that il railway companies
shall not comply within sixty days
from the receipt OF notice to pay costs Of
surveying land, then their right to such
land shall cease and the lands shall DO
restored to the public domain for settle
ment under the homestead laws.
Tho substitute was agreed To and the
bill in that shape passed.
The House then took up the bill to
amend the Thurman act, but without
action.
Adjourned.
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