The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-22


Mr.. Garland called mp and asked lmms.
diaie confederation VI the Dill providing Tor
tho punishmcut Of persons ialttlg porsou.
a,Inr officers aud employes OF ire United
I, In n,ovides tha, ssy psrso, wEo sith Inc
intsnt TO defFsuh, thsll falsely personato
government oflcerl or employed, or re-
ceiye any valuable consideration or docu.
ment BY reason ofeuch personatlon, shall
be dremed gully OF ebony, and on ocpYlc-
ton be tned not % exceed $1,000, or I'M
prlsonment not 10 exceed three yeafs or
both, Ia the discretion OF the court.
The senate suspended furthe- cOnsidera.
ton of The mornlng bushes, In ordor to re-
sumo debate on the bill which provides Tor
the issue OF circulation OF national banking
associations, and Mr.. Morgan addressed Ihe
senate In support OF he amendment ohered
by oim, permitting national banks 20 de-
po'it bonds OF s.parate states 40 security
ior circulation.
While Mr.. Morgan was epsstlng, Mr..
Sherman INTERVIEWED with JOINT rescll'
ton, which inmrdigtoly passed, hppEoprl'
aling $1,000 for the con,lngcn; fpnd OF tho
senate.
ar. Sherman said tho resolution vas
oceseaTy 10 enable tho committee on
privileges and elections 10 continue the
iuYesti CATION.
A long debate 10 loved on Mr.. &organ's
amendment, participant ID In by hsasr1.
Maxsy. Plumb, Batter. Beck, George, Har'
ris. Allison, lngails, Bayard, Morrill, Al
drich and Mcpherson.
Finally Mr.. Morgas Withdrew hll omend'
melt and the question REQUIRED on tho PHI
Mr.. George arose - address tho senate,
but the motion for IN executive session
prevailed aud tho senate soon thereafter
adjourned until Monday.
:. WAsHIaaroH, Feb. 81 Il Press -Dibroll
reported tho agricultural Appropriation
bill. Ordered printed aud recon mit,ed.
The house went into committee OF the
whole bland in tho chair on the military
academy bill.
Ii, lord ia speaking to formal amend
ment said he might select tue brightest
boy in his state, have him examined By the
president of the state university and send
him To West Point academy and while he
might be bright, q Burnside, diamond gem
tleman at the institution wonli declare
that unlees ho answered some obtrnse
au, stiono In grammer properly no would
be IeIec.ed. What in the name OF God had
grammsr to do with lighting batter
MoMilsn offered an amendment that
hereafter any student found gully OF hez-
Inc shall be expelled from the academy.
Kvif.r opposed the amendment ana II
wa. ruled out on q point OF order.
Belt RI moved TO strike out the pfovlsioh
for longevity pay OF professors. Ia me
ciurso of his remarks he declared - MS
b Iettbat not rem per Of congress could
pass examination 40 West Point. There
was NOT mem Der OF the house who cOnid
answer the questions prOpounded by the
professora ~ the the IN t'rY academy any
more than no could answer quesNoni pro-
pounded by Cranks Of the CIV! service cont
mission, who were running tueir ln'lltu ioH
l. Af,f Y.
tupy get their friends in oiHca Gnd turn
every body tl.e oui.
Htlmsn mud Thomas supported tho mo-
ton aud Z lis opposed it.
The motion wts lost.
McAtoo offered IA amendment reducing
from 5000 ID Sl,NO the expenses OF ,ne
hoard III yisiturs. The board went 10 west
/ oint 40 indulge 10 Iapcy ball aud TINS
ball degenerated into vicious s)cial
matrimonial market to which aspiring
mammos BROUGHT their glddy daughters
TO palm them off on the unfortunate stu
dents.
Bedford enpporied tho amendment and
ted AS n reason why the amount
could be reduced tae argument that q ticket
from Washington to West Point, with n
hot 10 OF champagne included. cost only
SIS Here was an appropriation OF S3,uUO
TO emit IL the board to buy kid gloves, pat.
ent l!ather shoes, swlliow-.ail coats ana
ri III ID shirts. M nj.
academy. IL had been said that snobs
ruled 1T West Point. He was sorry such
an observation should have been made by
his COLLEAGUES (Cox) and he weuld advise
that gpnil sman next time he made II TO do
so to the face of the men whom he insulted
aud not under the protection OF the mouse.
The suobbery at West Point was simply
such az befitled the discipline oil a
aol. "a %
the profession OF arms. She had not ony
furnished officers in tho war, but IN
al stl -ndid achievement, made in pcace
W,st Point had more than IN share.
He entered his protest arnin't this criti-
cism End bore testimony 10 tho manner IN
which. both Ia peace and war, the grad yates
OF that institution bad shown that they
deserved the goodwill Of the country
which gsyo them tteir education. 400,
The amendment vas lost and tho bill
reported back TO the house and passed
yeas, 800; nays, -(Aiken, Alexander ,
Ballentne, Barksdals).
The motion to adj purn until Monday was
los,--yeas Ill; nays, l54, but The motion to
adionrp over Wsshinssons birthday was
agreed tn. -
Money, chairman OF The committee on
post.oflices and posi-roads reported the
pes,-route bill, and 1t passed.
On motion of Money the senate amend
ments 10 the house bill declaring. all public
roads post-routes, was concurred In.
The speaker laid before the house the FOL
| lowing message from the PRESIDENT
| TO the Honss OF Rer resentitives
transmit herewith the report OF the eec.
ret.ry Of state, dated the 2lst instant,
whereby your honor bic body ana through
Won the people Of the United States msy
| become epprised OF tho generous contflou-
ton made by her Brit'anio msissty'e gov,
| -,,to fnr nj al Of
| Lieutenant Greeley Arctic exploring
party, by presenting to the United States
the Arct c steamship Alert,
When he reading of the message had
bssr finished, Randall called for the rad
| iig OF the report in full. The oiier was 80
generous, com ng from friendly power,
| tnat Il ought to be treated with respect.
The report OF the q cretsry OF ttate was
re al end several times applsuded.
Randall asked byiunGnimou5 consent that
the c,mmunicst OF . be sprpnd upon the
| journal Of the honse as n marx OF The so u
mants OF the hone. He further asked that
tue commui icsti)n b. referred 10 The con-.
mitlee on icreign affairs wita the oOJ'ct OF
having more formal rnd appropriate rec
ignition ri the act of the British govern
IA mt. GApplsuse.1
zoe |" extlsimed Fineriv.
| Randall then put his r. ques, In The form
of motion, aud Vt was agreed TO. Fine',y
aud Robinson, Of New YORK, Notihs ia nc
| negative. -,
'ysn We not have ships Of our own with
ont begginsf' queried Robinson OF ths
spelker.
The chair cannot answer that qu.t
ton. :" responded the speaker.
| Adjourned until Saturday.
sse-----
Must Keep Faith.
CHICAGO. Feb. 81 General and l'cel
irciyht apen OF oil sast bound fast freight
and pool lines to-day received t-teram'