The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-30
FORTY-EIGurH CONGRESS - FIRST
SESSION.
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WASHINGTON, April 90.-[Pfess. bills
were iayorsbly reported as follows: BY
Mr.. Corkroll, from the committee on ln-
dian affairs. house Joint resolution 10 au-
fAgs 10 the city OF Charlotte, North Caro-.
ius, tor the celebration oil the Mecklen-
burg Declaration of Independence. Passed.
Also, from the same committee, n resolu-
ton 10 loan flags and bunting for use at
the fair in Richmond Virginia, in May,
mex, under the auspices oil the first reSt-
ment OF Virginia volunteers, 20 aid In the
erection OF y home ior manned and diea-
blsd Confederate soldiers. fassod.
Mr.. Cuckrell, while renorting these
measures iavorably, remarked the COM
mittee he'd concluded that legislation Of
this character was not judiciols, and would
not In the future be recommended.
BY Mr.. Garlsnd-From tho judiclsry
committee, TO provide tor the esiablish--
ment OF terms OF court in the District OF
Columbia.
This senate passed the house bill author
izing the Marsh aational bank. of Lincoln,
Nebraska, TO change its name.
phe bill tn provide for the sale of the
IoTa Iudisu reservation in Nebraska and
Kansas was read the third time and after a
short debate passed,
che cnair laid before The senate the un-
finished buainess Of yesterday, being the
plouro-pneumouia Dill.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Morgan
said latitudinaris1i seemed 70 have become
the order OF the day. uud he supposed
senator who protested against the govern
ment undertaking any hing II pleased was
simply ooo=itiered making himself ridlcu-
lous; but taere bad asver been mors dah-
gerous aud desperate piece OF Legislation
than was the bill. The power given by 1t
to the secretary OF The treasury was utterly
indsfensible.
Mr. Plumb remarked that somebody
must execute a law. lie had confidence in
the Judgment OF the secretary OF the treas
ury and had no idea that officer would
abuse any power given him by the bill.
Mr., Morgan ssia the dulcet tones of assur-
ance given by tho senator from Kanaas,
(Mr. Plumb in the officers Of the govern.
ment, were not warranted by recent histo-
Nv. lie (Mr. Morgan had himself within a
| short time shown the senate that n man
who had been iudicted in United States
courts and prosecuted by the attorner-gen.
eral OF the United states tor the crime
of perjury. had actually been ap-
noir,cd United States marshal of the mid.
dla and southern districts of Alabama.
! The departments Of this government, ss
senators could not but know, were so CON
Quoted 81 10 subserve personal politics
even party politics being given bat second
ary consideration, The reward the mar
shal referred 10 was 10 be circulated from
county TO toln,y of his di,trct for the pur'
pose OF influencing colored republicans to
vote for Arthur tor president.
Mr.. Miller. of California, offered nc On
amendment the measure heretofore report
ed by him from the committee on for
eign relations prohibiting the i'm
portstion OF diseased cattle oil
those which had been exposed
| TO contagion, and authorizing the president
| ,-ob;hit IN. Inn mort stiop NJ pd,1ltarotpl
food products from nations that unjustly
discsimina ate sgnii s. the United States. lie
| said any bill relating to contagious cestle
disease was maniiestly Incomplete that did
not provide for the exclusion Of diseased
cattle from England and other countries,
and did not provide Tor the exclusion oil
adulterated aud poisonous food products
from ali countries These contagious cat.
| tie diseases complained OF, Mr.. Miller said,
had not originated in America, but had
come into the United states from England.
Undoubted proof had shown that no trich.
Il inn had been shown anywhere in the world
in American cured meats.
Mr.. Miller said that II was a question for
the senate to consider and decide whether
| IL was time TO give the president power TO
exclude from the United Htates articles com
ing from countries that causelessly or with
| ont good session exclude from theii
own ports articles coming from the United
States. Mr.. Beck said he thought the mat
ter too large TO be attached as an emerd
ment to the pleuro-ppeumon.a bill.
Mr.. Plumb moved 10 lay Mr.. Miller
amendment on the tsble. Agreed to-syes
81; nays. II.
The bill then passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
wAsHrFsros, April 2g.-TPresa Liam,
called mp the Joint resolution di
recting the president to brlpl
TO the attention oil the govern
ment of Venezuela The claim OF J. Il
Wheslock, q citizen Of the United States
for gross outrsges aud tortures inflicted
upon him BY the officers Of that govern
ment, and demand and erforce in such
manner as may seem best Tor the immedi
ate settlement OF the claim.
Lamb gave q orief description Of the out
RACES committed on Wheelock by ofilcor
in order to extort from him n confession o
a crime of which he was not guilty. Tb'
Joint resolution passed.
Washburn asked leave to report from thu
committee on appropriations joint resolu
ton appropriating $40 900 to cefray ex
pepfes attending the visit Of the specia
embassy from S'am TO the United States
bat Weller objected.
The morning hour was dispensed With
and the house went into committee It tn
uho,e on the tariff bill.
Hiscock Instituted comparison between
<be condition Of the business OF the conn