The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-13
ToRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST
SESSION.
ROUSE.

WARRINGTON. March 8,-[Press.J Phelps
asked leave to present resolutions OF the
New Jersey senate protesting against she
Morrison tariff bill, but u number Of ohjec.
tions were made on the democratic side and
the resolutions were not received. Under
the call OF committees iho following
reports were submitted: Turner, from the
o,mmi.tee on elections. A resolution con-
frmipg the right OF Skinner. OF North Caro-.
Ii ns, to his seat in the house. Laid over
The house by o vote OF yeas 1l5 mayo l2I
refused to go Into committee of the whole
for consideration OF the bonded whisky ex-
tension bill.
Dinghy reported adversely, from the com.
mittee on shipping, the bill authorizing the
purchase of foreign-built ships by United
IL atea c,;issns for use In the foreign carry
ing trade. Placed on the calendar.
Slocum presented the views OF the NIL
nority, which were ordered printed.
Morrison moved that the house 10 into
q committee Of the whole on revenue bills,
banding which Townshepd, OF Illinois,
moved that the house 20 into Q committee
on the general appropriation bill.
The speaker stated that vote would first
on Morrison's motion. and Randall de-
msnd cd. the yeas and nays.
Raed, OF Maine, inquired whether II the
motion were carried the committee would
be required to consider the international
revenue bill.
The speaker replied 1t would be required
to consider bills raising the reven ne ifthsre
were any such on the calendar.
The OBJECT OF Morrison's motion WAS to
take up for consideration the bonded e1.
tension bill. The house, however, refused
to adopt it---yeas, lis; nays,.2
This was in no sense party vote, as o
large number OF democrats voted in the
negative With the republicsnsa and an almost
IL has f,f n Aaa
the body OF the democrats in the affirm alive.
Nor can It be considered in the light OF o
strict test vote on the whiakey bill, es the
fact that it was antagonized by an
appropriation bill induced many
members to vote against it who will
probably support 1t when 1t comes
pquarely before the house, and several re-
publicans voted for IL for the purpose Of
Immediately moving to strike out the en-
acting clause.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the post-office appropriations
bill.
Townsend explained the provisions Of the
Horr said there would undoubtedly be q
deficiency of 5000 600 If tho bill passed in
its present shape; and li,.,.t the On.
9s.a ' Sss thu tns ou ss%Ri''s down pro- 81
81 9OO, 600 salaries Of postmasters. He was
opposed to this provision, contendiug that
postmasters in large cities fully earned the
salaries they received. He invited special
attention to the provision tor the reduction
Of com pensation to railroads. Though he
thought it unwise he made no special OBJ.
lection to It, his opposition being directed
to - the claim an,v authorizing III na4 oa the
Of that compensation to the land grant
roads. This did not apply to the Union
Pacific system, and it was doubt
full whether it applied to the
Northern Pacific. It affected fifty
little roads scattered through the csuntry.
only ten of which were on paying basis.
While one gentleman from Indiana (Hol-
MANI was here declining to pay these roads
what they earned, another gentleman from
Indiana Cobb was in another room taking
away what had been given them. 1t was
unjust, unfair and unbscomiDg the dignity
of great nation to desl with these roads
other than as one individual would deal
with another.
Sumner, OF California, advocated the
establishing Of a postal telegraph. ASSOCIATE
ing its constitutionality and maintaining
declared that If there had been a
postal telegraph in 1875 Samuel j..
Tilden would have taken possession of the
position to which he had been elected then
and to which it was likely he would get
elected again in 1884.
The committee, without further action,
rose.
Hunt offered q resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information
ss to whether he has made or pub.
lished any rules or regulations relating
to the control or navigation of the South
Pass Of the Mississippi river or any other
public wster In the state Of Louisiana, and
If 10 by what authority. Adopted.
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