The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-27

Miscellaneous Washington News Items
DEEP wArEr WOnIk.

harbor Improvement plans are as follows:
The agent of EadB reoedos from aeveral
points IN his bill, agreeing to modify II 10
10 payments. The modlied bill will be
presented In the house by Mr.. Reagan and
In the senate by Mr.. haxey. On motion
OF Wellborn the bill will bo submitted 10
members OF tho Texas delegation who could
not attend the last meeting, and thus co.
nure unity of action. Captain Eads was
formally invited TO come TO Washington
and present his yievl 10 the river and
hsrbor committee aGd to the Texas delega-
tion on the pr1cticspility Of his hsrbor i'm
provement plan.
OUR DELEGATIONS DoINGs.--PosTAL
NOTES.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 26.-[speclsl.l-Mr.
Stewart of Texas introduced Joint resolu.
tiou day, authorizing the secretary Of
war TO supply the military encampmeat
at Houston with tents,
T.. d. Bloys has been commissioned post
master at Honey Grove and J. b. Baker at
Coperss Coal.
Mr.. Throckmorton opresented to-day the
petition Of citizens Of Fort Worth, asking
for the passage OF bill to give the Fort
Wdrth d Denver railway right.of- way
through the Indian Territory, and Mr..
Liller presented { Editions for the improve
mept OF Pass CavilIo, Texas.
DR.. GREEN AND SENATOR HILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. o6.-[Pressl. When
DR.. Norvin Green, president OF the Western
Union Telegraph company, appeared be-
tore the sub-com mitteo OF the senate com.
mi(,ee on postoitices and post roads to-day,
Senator II II asked that oil contracts with
nress assoaietiOne be laid before the com
mit,ee. DR.. Green requested that the ques.
tion of furnishing the subcommittee with
Comics OF contracts With railroad companies,
cable com nnies and press associations be
referred 10 the whols committee. He claim
ed that neither the subcommittee, nor the
whole committee, pcr the senate had the
bower to require the witness to produce
aid contracts; besides, copies OF them can
not be made without the board OF drectors'
consent, nor could they be produced with
ont the consent OF other parties to the con-
tract, DIR. Green declined TO furnish infor-
nation concerning the receipts from the
Gold and Stock Telegraph company, from
cable contracts, etc. He said there was
nothing In thsse contracts which he was
"a not Willing the committee should know,
Dat he declined TO answer on great primer
The inquiries were insuisisal in their
Senator Hin said: Yen are . public
corporation are yol nots Congress has the
rirbt 10 leRislate In the matter. has 1t notf"
"No, cir; not the least In the world, !" re-
plisd Gwynn. oeunssl for DR.. Green.
Senator Hill: DO you deny me right
sioo2;sr''' to regulate your interstate bus
0wynu: mo; but congress has no right
10 interfere with the management OF our
private business"
Senator Hll: IT can't agree with you on
that; consider the question pertinent"
owyan: VERY WE'LL We Will try that
Dr.. Green here said that he Just received
stelsgram from Mr.. William Henry Smith.
general manager Of the New York and
Western Associated Press association In re.
lstion TO what ne (Dr. Green) was reported
10 have said yesterday: He asked II the
committee would ask Mr.. Smith TO appear
in person before the committees; that would
becstter than to receive telegram.
The telegram from the general manager
Of the Associated Press, which DR.. Green
offered to the committee, referred to the
incorrect inference drawn by the commit
tes from clauses In the existing contracts
that there must be some exclusive priv
rect this Impression. Mr.. Smith said there
ysalno exclusive privilege. and that res.
SgVatlons were for the protection OF
mali papers In Texas, Colorado and other
ssetions OF the west. The extension OF
rates Of the new contract, which are based
ssst, would have been hardship TO papers
Of the southwest and west, and It was
asrsed they should not be required to pay
more than they were paying In November,
1851, before the contract was executed:
Alter the original contract. executed
IL 1857. and the c contfaos sup.
reserved inconsistent with the contract be.
fore the committee. Mr.. Smith expressed
The hope that DR.. Green would explain to
The committee the notifications that had
been made in the original contract by
mutual consent about twelve years ago.
This original contract WAS the nrst written
systemise business that had crown by de-
efees @ the wires were extended and news
papers became able or enterprising enough
10 take news report. Il was made when
both telegraph and press business
were small and undeveloped. The clause
hat the press business should be done OF.
clusivsly BY the Western Union wires. and
VIlIiam Oftop. president Of the telegraph
ccmpeny, msdoa proposition and II was
suoepted In behalf Of the a ssoctated Press
b Richard Smith and Horace White. Thus
IA Va 81 brscsd In the original contract.
Gpoe then there had been no attempt
3 Bind the press and the latter he's enjoyed
No PRIVILEGED that 10 not open 70 other
nopcrs. M. Smith added that II the com-
sistss shall conssns 70 call any N.Y. body X
.;I;s. VIZ -; s:i. S:; nj. s.s
> - ~ accurate information. Heretofore
~ witnesses had been sonspicuous
- their lack Of infor nation and
iSefr proludioss. He suggested the names
q David y. Stone, president OF the New
York Associated Plsss; Joseph nsdilI'
S6 RSchard Smith, walter n. Haidenau.
S1eIAs a. Dana, Whitslsw Reid and James
0SedSn Bsunsts, who are responsible for
+ : ppooont Management - persons cepa-
s. x talking iutsll'gsntly on the subject.
lem DANvILLE INVESTIGATION.
kAsurporoE, Feb. 26.-[Press.l -Stsphen
vHns fooloredl testified before shs DanvIlle
esmnlttoo that he vas In hardware store
~ 6av bofore the fight and saw two white
- fosdine about 125 double-barreled
eIns: went into another hard ware store
"a found the whites loading double-bar'
RufSs Ratchet (colcred) heard Q white
~sn uav at the postoffice that ''the white
kIfs were going {, rule this town II We
hSvo TO kill all the nsgeere.
Jchu Holderness (cs.ored) described the
- I'd the evsnts which preceded II; he
Mimi for Bssil Graves erocery store;
Veus 20 The back door Of the etcrs In
- oourss Of bic business; found y looked;
leSksd. and ths clsrk hid
- VSS y ~ end b o