The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-10
WASHINGTON.
The Mississippi Appropriation Under
Debate
In beth Houses Pork 10 be Protected
at Any Price.
A wrangle In the Senate-0,hcr News.

Mr.. Coke manfully opposed the policy OF
division In short and vigorous spesoh' In
view of the fact that he is on the commerce
committee the force OF his position In this
matter IL we'll appreciated.
Mr.. Msxsy Is opposed 10 division also In
an interview he said that the division OF tho
labor OF the commerce committee In the
house will expedite tho river aud harbor
bills sufficiently without making two conf
nlittess In the senate.
Mr.. Maxey to-day presented petition OF
merchants Of Paris, Texas, for an appro'
priation Of 81. goo To pay rebate on tobacco
I'm com lIancs with request OF citizens
Of Kansas, Reagan Int, oductd petition for
a law TO prohibit the stockholders, agents
and attorneys Of any corporation from vot.
ing or setting IN either house OF congress
while any question affecting such corpora
ton is pending.
The postofdce of McLoary, Preside coun-
Nv. with O. w. Brown as postmaster, was
established to-day. The postofice OF Arc
Ola. Fort Band county, has bssn dlscon-
tinued and the mail now goes TO Duke.
Virginia Davis wns to-day commissioned
postmistress at Goodrich. The bond OF $500
".
kaufman county, was approved to-day.
Proceedings of the Forty Eighth Congress
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Mr. Plumb pre-
seutec the petition Of 10000 ex.soldiers for
the establishment ola soldiers home In
Kansas,
Mr.. Anthony offered resolution 10
structing the committee on foreign rela'
tions to inquire into the expediency OF leg
islation to enable the executive department
10 protect our interests against govern
ments which have prohibited and restrained
the importation of healthful meats from
the United States. Laid over TIL to'mor'
row.
Petitions were presented:
By Mr.. Sater-From the citizens
Of Oregon, PRAYING that the lands
granted TO the Oregon Central rail-
Wey which have not been earned, be re-
taken by the United States
BY Mr.. Logan-Praying the passage OF On
act Mentioning ex.penstOners OF war.
Mr.. Logan introduced u bill for the con-
struotion OF bridge across the missouri
river by the Chicago, Rock Island " Kansas
City Railway company.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed TO:
Resolved, That the encouragement be
instructed TO transmit 10 the senate copies
of tho reports, with the accompanying pa.
Ders. maze DIV the ulHtIenl tAuHilntio VI
The department of justice concerning the
business OF the courts OF the United states
in Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and Texas,
which reports relate TO abuses by officers OF
said courts and the marshals OF said dis
tricts in charge OF collecting and account
ing for the fees and other abuses referred TO
in the report OF Brewster Cameron, general
agent ofths department OF justice, made
January b, 1854.
A bill passed for the payment OF $4,000 to
the parents of Lieutenant Schwatka, the
arctic explorer. The claim arose out ,oc OF
by the government for military reserva-
The bill authorizing the First National
bank of Fort Worth Texas, to increase its
capital stock passed
new rule. The first question was the
amendment OF Mr.. Hale to the rule reat-
ing to appropriation bills to strike out the
clause permitting reference OF the dis-
triet of Columbia appropriations TO the
senate committee OF the district. Agreed To.
Mr. Plumb's amendment referring appro.
priation bills for different departments OF
The government in the first place to the
committees respectively having charge in
the senate OF the interests OF these depart
ments was not agreed to. Further action
on this rule was postponed until after the
consideration OF next reserved rule which,
tee tee on internal improvements to
consist of nine senator's, to whom
shall be referred all subjects relating to the
improvements OF rivers and harbors and
also river and harbor bills.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out this pro-
vision. The committee on commerce. had
always faithfully performed their duties
and were perfectly competent TO deal with
the river and harbor bill. The standing
committee by this rule increases from
thirty.four to thirty-eight. He thought
that some committee should be dis.
pensed with and greater activity required
ofthose that remained, until the country
was better satisfied and better served IL
looked somewhat as though the committee
had been provided in order to secure the
secretary.
Mr.. Coke favored the amendment
Mr.. Frye white disclaiming any reflection
on the committee Oh commerce as AT pres
ent constituted though the committee
twenty years IN pIoposlng , mo
protaction or revival OF our
shipping. Mr.. Frye referred TO the intense
activity that chsracterizes public men IN
England in regard to the shipping OF the
country. England had gained the victory
in the shipping line over every nation OF
the world, and while he could not help ad-
miring the steady purpose and manner IN
which Eugland bad gone TO
work to accomp, n,a,.v H. and % sv was
where that she works for money. she
fought us for nearly fifty years because we
owned slaves, and when the war came she
promised that the slave on the one hand
should have freedom and on the other
should continue in slavery. She saw
the opportunity, and forgetting
principle supplied the South with
munitions Of war and arms OF every kind.
We captured T63 OF her blockade runners
with $40, 900, 900 worth Of arms and ammu-
milton. She fitted out her Alabama to
prey on our shipping and joined Spain and
France In an attack In Mexico, ready TO
march on us as the occasion presented IT.
.elf and If II had not .,t been ..aa
box-she probably would have dismembsred
our country. So England forgot or ig-
nored ali tine principles she held 30 dear IN
order t. get market for hsi goods and to
employ her ships, she built up great bur
mess and has 1t yet. Mr.. Frye amin ad.
verted With some severity to the system OIL
compSlry piot,ge anes wnlc ch,n ne caars'
Mr.. Mcmillan said there was much difier-
snce of opinion in regard TO such dues aud
il was not clear that they should be abol-
ished. With regard TO the work OF the
committee pn commerce, Mr.. Mcmillan
said that during the last congress II m ide
sixty repois on great variety OF
subjects. The Merchant marine had
not been neglected. With regard to
the river andharbor bill, he thought IL one
of the most uleiul and beneficial bills cBn-
gress had to dial with, and the criticisms
made on the rrcr and hsrbor bills would
apply 10 otherbills also.
without resning conclusion on the
rule the senate went into executive session
and soon sdjounsd.