The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-19

Jerome Collins had every opportunity
before the court II inquiry 10 ssoertaip
the facts In the case and that In his opinion
tho proposed reopening Of the case IL highly
insIpedisRt, aud - wouli sss piiliess sac
rllsss IT, again tasr open tho graves OF the
dead, tor tae purOoss OF indecently oslling
public attention to what he oonrt OF en-.
quiry di ectly termed trivial diiiicu ties
such as occur on shipboard even under ths
most favorable oircumAtspces, and who
bad 10 influence In brinsin ing about the dis
astois oi ths expedition and no psrnioious
effect upon It's genera conduct.
roRrY-EIGuTu CONGREss FIEsT
SESSION.
WAsairGroY, D o., March is.-rPress J
The tsnAte altar a long debate
snd the adoption OF an amend.
ment to Mr.. P,umb's resolution In
cressing tho appropriation from SIS 900 20
$4,000 ar stamping out the cattle disease
IN Ksnsss, pa.sed the joint resolution by q
vote of 81 to 20.
By 2r Rll-From tho cham Der o. COM
merco OF Denver, praying the retirement OF
,a,.il treasury notes
By Mr.. Cullnm--FTom members Of the
Wyo uing territory legislature, orAying Ad-
diticual compsusntion
Mr. Hsniey introduced bill suthors'ng
the .ecreiary Of the navy 10 offer a reward
OF $25 OOO tor rsscuiug or a6ceitaining The
tate IT the q reely Arctic expedition,
Mr. HaSl'y said such u reward might in'
duco ships cruelns Ia or about the Arctic
seas to keep n lookout for an exploring
psrty or 20 turn occss0ssily out Of their
c1ursn in order to gather
information ahont il. This above
is The plan sugse I'D by George ferran,
tho sctiys trave Ter, whom called before the
~ .as.l. E.a.-w -. ..t k.
cerning the rescue Of Gretly aud his cos-
rsd-s
The bill 10 aid In tho establishmsnt nnd
temporary support of com mon schools was
t.Eer no. Ii pwopristes the frat yesr
$3.50 O,00o the sec,ud $l4 000,Ol0, the
third $4,000 .000. aud a. on TOR ten Year,,
decreasing 81 OUJ,0UO yearly, 10 be operated
In common school ecucA'iDp, the ,Ipendi'
urs oi each siste to 30 ON the baris of IL
teracy.
Mr.. Blair Addressed the senate on tho bill.
U tns cJno vsion o. Mr. % airs ,ptech the
fet at wentinto ex cutive session hud room
adjourned.
EoUtz.
WAsxIrorcs, hErch ie.-[pssi.l-R.-
p 1rts were sunmiusd:
BY z liot From tho committee on clsc
tons, z rtfolp.ion o5nhtmi o tha rilst OF
II Petefs OF Kalgss % his seSt In Tie
By Culberson oi Trxs.-Frop ,ths corn.
mitlee on judiciary. % change tho eastern
aud northsrn judicial dia riot Of Texss aud
tach o /. a part Ol the Indian r,rrito.y.
Plsosd on the b ,use Ca endsr.
BY R-asan--Eroui ths committee on
Commerce, authorizing tho ooustruci ion OF
bridges across tho Rio GrLnds W. Laredo
aud Essls Rsss, rjso-d sn tss bouss cal.
gndar.
q D.. F..,, A.. ..n.. .--ttl.n
RpDropriating gls, go FOR tho oonetruotion
oi vessel ffr hs revenue msIins aud n
stsam isunon for use in AlgskLn waters
Referred " tho Committee on oppropTi u.
tisns.
,,so authorizing tho construction OF
hassee eCfoss ise ki~oun river at Siblsy
Gfld LssyenNorth. flScsd on the house
edla.dur.
By Ro,srs--Frsm the som nitiea on post.
odioes and PoS-rosds, TO prohibit Mailing
iottars. circuisrs or BaSspspera aoDtsiuinR
lottery advertisements. Lain on the table.
Ey Ions1 rson hs sxm9 somnltteo, %
regulate tho compensation Of RAILROADS for
transportation OF msils. Referred 10 the
committso Of ths whole.
BY Perkiss-- From the committee on In
dian Affairn, for the sale of the Iowa Indiaus
reservation In Kansas and HeDratka
Placed on the house calendar.
Z
gIai ting night OF Wv through the sioux
Indian reservation in Dakota, to the Cnics.
70, Milwaukee Il ST. Paul aud Dakots Osn'
irnl railroads. Plsos q on the hOuse csisn-
uar.
Petit ons were presented and referred:
Al tho expiration OF the morning hour,
Townsend moved tie houes 20 into COM
m tee OF the who o on tn. postOtic- APP
prlpiirtion bill, AID declined to yield TO
Cuttin. sho wished au opportunity TO nnh-
init report from the foreign affairs COM
M tee upon the Lasker resolutions. There
upoa the mem ners of that committee mus.
tered their iorcea ana attempted TO votr
down the motion, but though they made
good fight the appropriation oummittte
came uut successful and the house went
into committee of the whole, Bloust In the
chair, oo the bill stated.
Cannon raised q point Of order against the
second section
Cannon and Kei'er argued in support OF
the point and Holman, Randall and Town
shend In opposition thereto, but the chair,
In q clear, logical decision fued against hiG
party friends aud sustained the pOint Of or
der.
10 speaking 10 formal smsndment, At
n reviewed and characterized the various
lee ures OF the bill, declaring IL made the
mot niggnrdly Appropriation OF any nppro-
pristion .bill be nad ever considered.
lie was opposed to tne proviso linn
iting compensation for mail terSics
20 land grant roSds ard sad IN epite OF
himself the tnoueht would rise no that
there was vicious legislation behind the
clause. After the committee had discuss.
ed tine meiter flr rome time tho Rfest OBJ
Iector from Indiana rose and presented an
to his own bill. IA, took In
the very roads he had excluded In framing
his hi |. though he (Aiksn) did not charge
sny body with having jon in the blll that
ACT on had excited suspicion in hrs mind.
The next thing In the bill which attracted
his attention was an Appropriation OF S4,-
6O0, 600 for star routa service. and addition
u Imaginary appropriations OF 81 ,oOO, 600.
Where was that nillion? 1he postmaster.
general had rad something nbout
the unexpended bslanca OF 81 100 600.
Why had not the COMMITTEES re-appfo-
priaied the whole of that sum ? What was
10 become of the 81 ,o0D COS? In his mind
there wss covert legislation right there.
lie criticized the committee for making no
provision for special NAL fsclities, ann
riticuled the excuse pres nied that lit had
rot been estimated for" The committee
had refused to giye IL because tho post
did not ask IL. Way, IN the
name OF common sense, did n ob jsct to
giving what hs did ask forf This species
OF riggsrdly legislation which was mani-
Tested on every page OF tae bill showed con
clusveiy 10 any rigni-minded, thinking
man that the purpose OF the bill was to get
up a cheap notoriety for grand economy.
A pplauee on the republican side,
Holman denied Indignantly there was
anything covert in the pi l. and hoped the
gentleman would specifically point out
wherein the committes on appropriations
or any member sought TO deceive the house
or country.
Reagan offered an amendment extending
10 members OF congres, the right TO use the
cisl business.
Ia~,.nsnd Whiis al Eaatuaxx s,.l