The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-25
Eor.y.eirhth Congress -seoond Session
SENATE

WILMINGTON, Jan. 24.-Er. Hale re.
rortsd fnyorably the house joint resolution
for the roliei OF the Greeley expeuition.
The senate voted down all attempts 20 linn
/. Tho sxp.n.c OF the expedition, and at.or
arrseip. to sn amendment providing that
mart of rhc relief party shall be composed
OF volunteers, tho joint reislution was
agreed 10. ,,-.,.-
relations, reported aeversely the JOINT ESQ
intjon abroeating the Hawsiin treaty. Tne
rs.oIntion now goes TO the calendar.
Mr.. Sherman presented n minority rs
nrt on the same SUBJECT and ordered
pointed. 49,. .,t,,.o On oo,t.
offices and post roads reported iavoraoIy on
the bill making sli puDhc roans poa'
routos. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Logan submitted join resolution
nrovidipg for the rem oval OF the remains oi
The late Major General Odd, from Havana
to Washington.
Bv request Of other senator's, Mr.. IL gan
allowed II to he laid over until to:morro ~
The dill by Mr.. Miller oil New f0rI, au-
tborizipg the president to pay the Chlnese
goyernmeot tao fund now under control oil
The secretary of state OF the United states
Lnovn ns the Chinese indemnify funi, was
called no. IL was u bill. Mr.. Miller
said. In Keeping with tno CLILesa
idempity bill passed by Consiess,
This monev had been given oy emma Tor
tho ernres. purpose Of lluquidating GER
tain specific claims. These claims had boen
iinouidated and large balance lett whicn
belosgs TO China AID ought To pe returned
Referred to the committee on ioreign re-
lations. ,.,
Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada, reported, with
amendment, the resolution Ieia.'ne ~
CLERKS FOR senators. The amendmsn' IL that
the clerks shall be appointed only for the
session at Sc per day. The resolution' 30
amended, was agreed 70.
The chair announced that the next bust
ness In order was the consideration OF inc
klsata civil government bill.
MIR. Sherman enquircd when his rstoiu-
lion relating to the Virginia anu Aiss'sS'PP'
elections would b. la order.
The chair replied that the resolution
would not come before the senate III regu-
lar order till tomorrow. ,,,,,a
The senate then resumed consideration
of the Alasks bill. .m a.. da
bate was participated in by Messrs; HAITI
son. Plumber, Vest, Frye. Jones, (FloridA
Hoar, Van Wyck and Morgan..
The al aupe prohibiting the Importation
manufacture or sale of liquors, gavothe de
bate little livlinsss.
Messrs. Plumb aud Frye fsvored ina
NJ. Vest opposed the adoption OF any
rule Tor Xlssf. that aid not apply
70 other territories. Whatever view
Wsre held about prohibition, he though
Il would not do to exclude liquor, for med
icipal use In . country where the thermon'
etsr frequsutly indicates . 'emR r. ..
not hvpccrIte enough, thank God, to vote
for q bill with slch q swe.ping clause.
Mr.. Harrison defended the bill.
motion was agreed to excepting from
the prohibitory clause liquors needed FOL
medicisal and scientific purposes
ON the CLAUSE relating TO COMPENSATION o.
the mnr,hsl OF the territory, which the bill
provide shall be paid BY SALARY ana partly
Van WICK moved TO amend by proviSi 8
that ali fees be paid into the 'reasu,y' Ini'
was good place 40, 40 oss'n .n .,
vor. OF .,c, p.y,p,s BY S's salary for
.ha .,sstsst outrages had been committed
on innocent people by the cupidity OF men
1dre,sed in little b-iei au'
shorty" who lived by fees Homes,
settlers who had cut stick-weod for fuel had
been dragged from their nom ,s1
under the pretense o. havi he com m.rsb ,J
might be able to charge fees for his service
IN srresting them. The same
.h,,, happeped uudtr the inter.
nj s"s revenue law. The people
of the country are feeling tutrnsei as .ne
course and processes OF INT ia" 'Sre oe'nt
brought into contempt.
iMr. Van wyck's amendment agreed to
Mr Lorab's Joint rtsou un r.isrng is
General ODDS body wa 'Aken up ano
passed. .a;o,,,
till Monday. "A
After an executive session the senate 40
] ourned. -.