The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-11
soutb Dakota to Apply for Admission
~ o State.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE MOVE.
sesntor Lamar Arrives and Furnishes a
Very Readable Intervisw-Hiso pin-
10. .. Legislative Prospects
and ovalana's Foley
A wELt-KNoWN EDITOR DEAD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Throe meas
urss of Importance are mentioned a
likely to como up this week for discus
sion in the senate.
On Monday Senator Slater intends Il
call up the house bill to declare for
fixture of certain lands granted in ak
of the construction OF railroad II
Oregon, known as the Oregon Contra
railroad bill.
On Tuesday, Senator Harrison will
call up the bill for the admission o
southern Dakota as a state. The meas
ure is expected TO give rise to consider
able discussion, which Will probably b'
political In character.
On Thursday, Senator Cullum will, i
possible, call up the Interstate com
merce bill. IL is probable the reg
ular order will be- temporarily laiC
aside early in The week to Civ,
Senator Hill an opportunity Il
make u speech on his silver resolu
ton, offered last week.
In the house of representatives, Mr.
Reagan intends pressing the Interstate
commerce bill, discussion OF which was
begun last week, I'D it is thought {
vote will be taken on the measure b.
Thursday.
When tho Interstate commerce bill Il
on it's way, Representative tewett will
ask that the bill TO carry out the pro
visions of the Mexican reciprocal treaty
reported from the ways aud means com'
miLtee last session, be considered.
Representative Payson intends to urge
the consideration OF his bill 10 restore
to the public domain all lands held
within the indemnity limits for railroad
and wagon road con panies. He says
the passage OF his measure by congress
would open for settlement under the
public land laws more than lD,0OO,OOu
acres.
Tho committee on public buildings
will make an effort to pass number OF
bills providing for the erection OF public
buildings in various cities.
ID ATH OF A PROMINENT JOURNALIST.
Oscar Mautfet Harris. for twenty-five
years u prominent Washington Journal
list, died in this city to-day, OF cUnsunp-
ton. Mr.. Harris edited the National
Republican,, the National Iutelligencer,
aud the Evening Critic, at different
times, and tor fifteen years reported the
proceedings of congress. He reported
the Surratt tria's and the execution, the
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ana
other important events, aud continued
an active journalistic career un.il the
time Of his death.
8OhE sTATIbTIOB.
Mr.. Nimuo, chief OF the bureau OF
statistics. has submitted his annual
showing the imports of mer-
with the rates Of duty and the
of duty q ilected thereon. II
appears that the act of March 3, 1888,
RED uced the average ad valOrem rates
as follows: On iron aud steel, aud the
thereof, "a 10 per cent:
clo tn NJ wool, ll.B per cent; comoin IS
Of wool, o5.7 per cent; carpet wO 4
2-S2 per cent; manufacturers of wool,
2-D per cent, and manufacturers Of
silk, 9-l5 per cent The act mentione.
raised average I'D valoren rates AS fol-
lows: On sugar and nielada, l 10 per
cent; manu- aclurers of cotton, z Is 100
per cent; earthen and Chinaware, IA 56
per cent; glass and glassware, & 3 IOU
per cent; spirits and wines, 81 per
cent, and malt liquors. 3.05 per cent.
SENATOR LAMAR
arrived in the city yest 'rday, having
been detained at hIs house 10y sickness.
a representative of tho Asso lated
of obtaining an expression of
his views concerning the polio,
pf the coming admlni> tration. In
reply, he senator said on the subject: l
dunk it due ~ the presidenL-ei. cL uhat
the Democratic party aud the country
should await with patience and cont
dence Ihe appearance Of mis- inaugural
address and first message, for III those,
'hink. viii DO found turesha dow-
ing Oi the policy OF his nj miIistratiou.
Any expression of opinion III the me n
time can only be of the nlost general
character, based upou the welt known
additions OF Democratic government
an on GOV. CleVeiand's OF
.icial course hitherto, which,
after wide publicity and discussion,
has been approved by the people. So
far AS l may personally venture 10 ex-
press an Opiuion, l should say
MIR, Cleveland, az president, will
but not, think, parsia.pnio"s,
economy III the conduct OF the govern
ment, ano will Insist upon the most rigid
and accountability on the part
Of public officials.
THE TARIFF.
In reply to n question w to the proba-
Die action OF congress with re-
gard TO the tariff, Senator Lamar
J id it was highly improbable
hat any action would DO taken OH the
,ariff this session. Next session, how
sver, there would he proposed by the
Democrats such q scheme of reduction
Is need cause no uueasiness whatever
n the business community. He
1t would he wise Tor the manu-
'acturers of the country to compromise
with the tariff retOrners and the Tariff
'Ciormers with the manufacturers OH
OF duties to revenue
with such discrimination in
he arrangement OF the details
within limit as to afford ample
to American industries.
Revenue reform and manufacturing
property ought not to DO an
ngouislic, for we are now,
aid the senator, the foremost
uring nation IN the world. GU.
system is so vast, 30 iuti-
natrly blended with our whole social
tructure, that representatives Of the
people may surely he trusted to SEQ that
shall suffer no shock by reason
# legislation.
THE SOUTH AND CLEy ELAND.
The senator WAS asked: How is the
lection OF Cleveland regarded in the
ouLb, with relation to its proba BILE ef-
sets on that secti0nS
i cannot, said he, make a better an
wer to that question than to refer you 10
Ten. G"rdOn's letter, recently published. |
t speaks the sentiments If the |
9hete southern people, especially in its |
any purpose of sectional
acknowledgements. In my opinion his
lection will have most decisive
fleet in bringing the south into
earty relations with the north. |
he soathern people do not regard |
lection avs triumph of their section, or
NY section. They simply regard it as
ldicatiDg the triumph in the nailon
the principles of good govern
sst i S9' g nsaIy 'U more y thas
UU,0O0 were east by the people OF the
orth. Under his administration. there
ire, the prep0nderance of political
'rc-s will continue to ne northern.
he south simply recognizes in the
suit of the election the placing
power for tie first time since
.e war of an Administrations