The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-15
WASHINGTON.
Authsny Declines the Presidency Of
the Senate
AID Edmunds Il Chos,n-Ths Railway
land Cases.

Aid Edmunds Il Chossn-Ihs Railway
LAND Cases.
Other News From the Nations Capital.
WAsuIgaroE, Jan. IA Especial. Ma
than Hatton aud j. @. Tracy of Houston
w. A, saylor of Austin aud J. 1. Psils o.
palestine, representing the Davis repub.
lean element OF Texas, as they call II, are
here 10 urge the appointment OF A. j.
Evans IN place OF MerFell, aGd seek the
eontrol of the federal patronage In Texas.
Tom Randolph and Judge Bink.ey' OF
shefman, are here showing the induce
ments of Sherman over Gainesville for n
branch of the federal court. &. q. Potter Is
here in behalf Of Gainesville.
Maxey aud Coke favor he Mexican
treaty now under consideration by the
senate.
Among the important bills introduced by
Texans to-day arc the following:
BY Mills: To reimburse the citizens OF
BRENNAN for property burned by itderals
In 1896.
BY wellborn-To quiet land titles in
Mississippi.
BY Mills-To provide for the redemption
OF national bank circulation.
By Throokm ortog-To grant right OF
way through the Indian Territory to the
Fort Worth & Denver railway also to
build a $500 600 federal building AT San An
tonic; also to provide for delegate 10 rep
rent the Indian Territory tribs: In congress
also to proyidc for revision Of the distri'
button Of the common property ofthe Poo
ria. Ksskaskia ard Piokashaw tribe. a. 70
in 1867.
The post.ofrlce Of Union, Wilson county
is established with s. r. Johnson as post
master.
The service between Montague and New
port has aeen increased TO six times week
C.F. w. LANCE aud A. w. Mckinney
have been appointed postmasters at Cherry
Springs and Crosby, respectively.
Atalate hour tonight T. is claim ed that
john n. Camp, special agent of the treas
ury department. for Texas, with headquar
tiers at Galveston. will be removed. a
New York man not mixed up with Texa
politics, whose name is withheld for thu
present, is likely to &c. the place. The sup
position is that he is one Of Arthur's poit
ic,l chums and will work up Arthur II
Texas.
Proceedings of the Forty-Elghth Con
grcss.
SENATE,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.--ln the senate Mr.
Vest presented a petition OF pork packer
of st. Louis, praying for retsliatory l0gis
,.,ion 70 protect them against the exclus
ion Of American pork from Germany ant
France. =,
After some further action Mr.. Hill spok'
on his postal telegraph bill. .
AZ the conclusion OF Mr.. HilPs speech
messages from the president were read
transmitting communications from the sec
retsry Of the interior, submitting estimates
If settlements with certain fresdmsn fol
ads forming part Of Oklahoma
d a t for the relief Of tho Mission INDIAN
!, a.. 70 of California and an estimate o
a. a surysy OF land purchased from
fhc Green indians for the use OF Seminoles
Mr. Call introduced bill to repeal Nil
laws and parts oflavs prohibiting pensions
In wounded and disabled soldiers OF thu
limited States without proof of loyalty.
Mr.. Cockrell offered the following, which
RESOLVED, That the secretary ofthe treas
urv be directed to report to the senate al
soon as nay be possible the amounts o
gold coin and bullion deposited in thu
Treasury and sub treasury designated as
deposit OF the United States III exchange
for silver certificates and for which silver
certificates were issued during the caen-
der wears from 1878 TO 1855. or. II NOR,
convenient, during the fiscal years iron
1879 to 1888, and during tho first six months
OF 1888; also whether there has been any
refusal to receive such gold coin or bullior
or silver certificates, and Il 80 Inc reason
therefor.
MI Sherman called up for action the
aenate resolution OF MIR, Edmunus oi De
Gambler 18th, that the senate now proceed
10 the election OF president pro tenn, ant
moved that Mr.. Henry b. Anthony, o
Rhode Island be elected to that office. LIZ
mrkipg the motion Mr.. Sherman said tina
NJ. Anthony was senator who, Of thos
now in the senate, had longest occupied
sent in 1t. That he had been five time
elected BY his state 10 represent its peopl
in this body, and many times elected BY
common consent as president pro tenn o
the senate, and always had faithfully DIS
charged the duties OF that office. Unde
the circumstances, therefore, he hope.
there would. be IN entire unanimity in elect
ing Mr.. Anthony.
Hr. Pendleton without dissenting from
the opinions expressed by the senator IRON
Ohio (Sherman,) az to the qualifications
fitness, integrity, ability and patriotism o
the gentleman for ONCE, wished L
amend By striking out the name OF Mr.. An
thopy and inserting the name OF Thoma
r. Bsyard, OF Delaware.
The amendment was not agreed to-.
The question recurring on the motion
Mr., Sherman II was agreed to.
Senator Anthony was declared dul,
elected to the Office OF president pro tenn Q
the senate and was invited by the chat
(hr. Edmunds) to come forward to b
Whersupon Mr.. Anthony arose in BIZ
place and not without emotion In VOC
Tor this distinguished honor. 1t would b
be s6sctntiou TO say that 1t came entirely
uuexpectedly for l have been some tim'
avare OF your kind and hsttering action
II would be still more affectation to deny
that acceptance would give me pride ant
pleasure. but the state Of m!
health, which you all know
IL precaricus, forbids me TO assume am
labor can honorably avoid. Although
vould not hesitate TO undertake any bur
den laid upon me BY my brother senators
even at the sacrifice Of health, IL II wer
fhoueht could perform II peter than an
other. vet I think It is no shrinking iron
dutv. no cowardly indifference tina
induces me TO decline the position which
20 many senator can fill with equal aut
greater advantage to the senate aud coun.
Try. Therefor, senators, With 2 hear
overfiowing with gratitude for all you
kindness to me. most respectfully decline
The ouesfion arose whether the declina.