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

our meats would M something upon Whith
20 base Ts'allatoTy measures,
The morning hour expired sud the mat
. ter vent over TO The executive session,
Adjourned,
WAsHIgdfos, Jan. l6-ln the hOuis,
( NuTTflu, from the ways aud meaps COM
mlitro reported back arrs0luiionv qut sung
40 fe-Erlary o. the treasury % turkish the
hOuF' copies Of the leUUra Of collection OF
internal revenue relative 10 suspendinF The
collection Of the TAX on whisky listed M
September, O1inheT, November Gui he
cemhrr. lsS), Adopted.
COBB ohaifma 81 OF the committee o. pub
lie lands. reported "a bill deolai x i0TiriI Ell
certain general land granite made 10 certain
s,R'eB IN aid Of tho construction u rail-
roads.
In committee Of the whole Bsync, NJ the
committee on military affairs, reported o
bill authorizing the president 20 appeal.
aud rttige Alfred Pleasan,on as major gen.
eTal.
Steele, OF the same committee, submitted
the views OF the minority on the Filz John
Porter bill. Ordered printed.
King, chairman OF the committee on
Mississippi leytes, reported bill 20 close
the gaps In the leyees OF the Mississippi
river and for the improvement OF nayiga-
ton. IL approprla,es 81 100000 TO be eS'
pended Ia accordance with the recommen-
dalton OF the Mississippi river commission
Referred 10 this committee OF the whole.
Morcy, chairman u She committee OF
yos'-otliges aud post roads reported bill
makiug all public roads aud big ways post
routes,
Lyman, Of The committee on military
affairs, r. ported q resolution calling on the
secretary OF war 10 name the rank ara reg.
imegi or corps OF 6yery officer OF the srmN,
reported unable 10 perform full Gnty from
January lst 1876 tn December Slst 1880, or
recommended Tor retirement during the
same period. Adopted.
Mills Gff'r resolution directing the
committee on judiciary 10 report whether
the presiden. by and with the consent Of
the .eagte can, negotiate treaties with for.
,irn governments by which the duties lev
led by congress or foreign governments, can
be changed or ahrosa'od. Adopt a.
Green ,ifered rCso ution authoria ne
the committee on public health 10 inquire
into the truth of the allegations OF adulter-
atoms OF food, aud II ,uCl practices exist,
10 suggts. the legislation necessary TO cor
rect the wrong and giving the COM
mittee authority to employ chemical and
medical experts. Referred.
Mills, OF the committee on ways ana
means, reported as substitute for the res
olutions offered by Hewett and Belmont, a
resolution requesting the president 10 fur
nish the house the Information in his pos
session concerning the under.valu ation,
false class lication and other irregular prac'
ticgs in the importation of foreign goods
since January !, 1882, and prior thereto,
and further requesting him 10 recommend
the legislation needed tn prevent frauds on
the revenue resulting trOm the causes spec
flied. Adopted,
Towushend introduced bill authorizing
the president during the recess of congress
TO prohibit any imports Injurious To the
puolic health, from those countries which
on the same ground prohibit the importa-
ton of American pork. Referred.
Curtin offered resolution requesting the
president to furnish copies OF the cores.
pondence in regard to the reporter arrest
In Russian Poland of Rtinhardt Wagner, q
citizen OF the United States. Adopted.
C'x OF New York. chairman of the COM
mittee on naval affairs, reported back
calling on the secretary OF the
navy for information as TO whether any
OF the officers of the navy had received
gift or present from any prince or ioreig
state without the consent OF congress; also
whether the United States officers or sail
ors rendered service to the British navy in |
the recent bonn bardment of Alexandria
Cox said he had Investigated the reselu-
tions and found there was basis for them
Hill said he was advised that one OF the
officers of the navy boosted OF receiving |
presents from other governments. II was
witain his owa knowledge that one othcer |
a very valuable present from the |
of Sweden and Norway. AS
to the second resolution. there were soma
officers who did gEsSt good at the lombard
ment of Alexandria. He had no doubt
that an answer to the jesolution would Ie-
dound to the honor ofsome OF the men liz
he navy. If any one had been assisting |
Great Britain, against the rules OF hatloA-
(, ha known
Robinson, OF New York, said it was
charged that our naval officers made them
selves so conspicuous and obsequious IN |
aiding England, that he hoped there would |
be no objection.
The resolutions were adopted.
Springer offered q resolution calling on
the post master general for copies OF the
between the department OF
Justice and the post-oflice department.
touching the prosecution OF persons charged
with fraud in connectio with the star route |
service; also, for an itemized statement OF
The expenditures of the post.of1ice depart
ment from March 4th, 1881, to January LIST, |
1884, for an investigation OF said frauds.
Hscock objected to present consideration,
Referred.
Shelly offered resolution directing the
committee on rivers and harbors to enquire
into the necessity of immediate appropria-
lions for continuing. works on important
river and harbor improvements where work |
has been or is about to be suspended for
want of IA appropriation. Referred.
Hatch, OF Missouri, presented the me.
mortal of the committee OF the National
Live Stock convention, which was ordered
printed.
Willis, chairman OF the committee on
.ivers and barbors, reported bill appro-
Dria,ing 500 600 for continuing the inn
orovement in the Mississippi river. Re-
If In Uh
The house went into committee OF the
whole, Cox, OF New York, in the chair, for
is consideration.
Willis made a brief statement of the pur'
port of the bill, stating that an appropria-
ion is necessary to prevent injury to the
valuable plant Of the government and to
enable the commission to proceed IN the
work OF improvement.
Bedford, referring to the debate which
ook place some days ago on the question
If the reference of the report of the Miss.
ssippi river com mission, said that he wish
ID to call the attention of the country to
he fact that while the republican party was
Wiling to make liberal appropriations. for
he improvement Of the Mississippi river
he gentlemen on the democratic side we re
liggling about the committees jurisdic.
King denied that there was any conflict
yet ween the Mississippi river levees COM
nittee and the river and hsrbor committee.
Bedford went on to point out to the house
to line of duty, which he declared was to
,nlock the vaults OF the national treasury.
Lsughter.l There was $1,000000 In the
reasury kept out of the channel of bust
less and trade. Business firms were fail
ng ali over the country because money {
vas kept out of employment. Suppose
;2O 900, 600 was appropriated for the Missis-
ippi river, where would it go2 Not
o France or England, but to the horny
cd anna of toll in thia cnnnirY. IL WAS