The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17
National Notes.

/ WAsHINCTOE, Jan, l5.-At meeting o
the house committee on puolic lands this
morning consideration WAS given the srgu'
ment OF General Pryor, made yesterday, in
favor ol the transfer of tho Texas Pacific
land grant to the Southern Pacific. The
| subcommittee in charge Of the forfeiture OF
! lard grants to railroads was directed TO re
port bill declaring the land grant for.
! ioited. The report will be made 10 the fall
committee tomorrow. IL is based on the
grounds that the Texas Pacific company
did not comply with the requil ements Of
! the act granting the land, and the South
ern Pacific had defeated the building Of the
Texas Pucitic for the purpose OF preventing
I n competing line with the Central Pacific
The object OF congrss5in making the grant,
! the committee says, was 10 secure rival
! line from San Diego to the east,
Al meeting OF the senate finance COM
mittee 10 day Mr.. Sherman proposed an
important amendment to his own bIii, de-
signed TO meet the objection that the meas
uTe would base the amount OF circulation
upon Ructuating standard. lie proposed
TO authorize the secretary to issue national
hank notes IN TO % per cent. OF the face
value of the per cent. bonds deposited as
security for their circulation. Where higher
rate bonds are deposited be proposed to
compute the interest as above ut 8 per
run. Thus, per cent. bonds having twenty
three years to run being deposited as Sc
curity for circulation enti.le the bank de-
posting them to receive currency at the
rate OF $1,000 for each 800 bond deposited,
that being 80 per cent. of the face value.
and 90 per cent. additional for all excess in
interest over 8 per cent.
The following were the combinations to-
day: Rueben Allen, Indian agent tor the
BIackfset Montana; Thomas Wreng, re-
ceiver OF public moneys, Concordia Kansas;
James Lewis surveyor-general of LOUISE
ana; George B. Everett, register,
Mitchell, Dakota; D. s. Hoffman,
register, Lake City, Colorado: Walter 6.
Holbut, receiver of pubic moneys: Chey'
enne; A. +. Lenning, register, Dardanelle,
Arkansas; A. s. Whipple, receiver of public
BIoyse Honey Cove Texas,
The live stock dealers, through Repre-
sen tstiye Hsich, submitted TO the house
petition, asking legislation 10 protect their
in o-ests. The memoralists ask that
congress provide the means for the
extinction OF the disease pleuro-
pneumonia. This they say, can only be
done by The slaughter OF all iatected cattle.
1t is estimated that expense IF such meas
ure would be $500 900, Not more than
$500, 600 need be Immediately available.
The memorial further recommends with q
view to retiring the prejudice of foreign
customers, rigid system of inspection of
all meat produCts for export, the expense
OF all such inspection to be borne by the
exporter. The states whose legislatures
are now in sc ssion have taken slept to CO.
operate. The consideration OF congress /,
earnestly urged.
Representatives Steele and Cutcheon, o.
the committee on military affairs, submit
ted the yi.ws OF the minority of the Fitz
John Porter bill. They state that
the sn. bill II t acts ,is ssde The juds
bunal ever organized in this country
thereby conflicl ing with the very spirit of
the constitution. 1t would have the effect
of saying that the judgment of the court
was either corrupt or founded on
mistaken evidence, though that evil
dence was taken when the events were
fresh in the minds of ths witnesses and
congress..h has higberregard for the evidence
OF officers of the army at the time Sighting
against the union than for that given by
federal officers.
The opening Of the contested election
case of Chalmers versus Manning, was con.
Guided.
A meeting of the ways ana means com.
mittee was held and the question Of taking
resolution authorizing the president during
the recess of congress to prohibit the i'm
portation of unwholesome goods from
countries restricting the importation
of products of this country.
No action was taken at present for the rea
son that should bill be reported affecting
importation and at the same time affecting
the revenue should come from the ways
and means committee. Secretary Freling-
huysen, in an interview with member OF
the house, eaid he would better go slow for
the present consideration ofthe subject. The
introduction OF certain measures had al
ready accomplished some good. The Sec
rotary was of the opinion that 1t was better
to wait and see il the mere Introduction of
the measure would not have sufficient effect
in making actual legislation unnecessary.
The secretary of the treasury desires an
additional appropriation of $35 600 for
custom house at st.. Louis,
and that $780, 00, the amount appropriated
for public buildings at Cincinnati be made
available Immediately. The secretary asks
that the sum set down for the completion
of the marine hospital at Memphis be ap-
at AN early day.