The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-09
WASHINGTON.
The House SIN Grinding It's Grlst Of
Bills.
Railways Threatened With Forfeiture
OF Their Grants.


. NOTION jan o. L'F'NtNt-l ~ w
: senate finance COMMITTEES reported favor
ably on the bill 10 Increase the capital Of
the First National bank OF Fort Worth TO
$4,000.
Mr.. Coke introduced blil 20 purchase
land at nj Paso Tor = ous.om-house and
postoflics building.
Mr.. Throckmorlon introduced tlll for a
federal court q Gsinssyillo: for a pension
for Gen. A. b. Norton Of Dallas, and iors
rlght.oiway through the Indian territory
for the oklohoma and Kansas railway.
wellborn introduced bill togrant PEN
sion TO James llammops.
oehlltree introduced bin Tor Wagon
bridges over the Rio Grande river at Laredo
aud Piedrns Negras.
The senate to-day confirmed Kato Brown
n. post.mistrsss ~ gainesville; o. also con.
hrmed the post masters A. Harrie and Fla
isnia, recently raised 20 presidential Of
fees.
The public lands committee will hear
argument from the Texas Pacific railway
next Thursday.
No,srs. Culborgou, DfoGdhesd and Tay-
Tor. of the judiciary committee, were sp-
pointed a Aub.committes 70 consider The
bill relating TO laAd grant forisi!sres that
have been referred 20 The Judiciary com
mlttee. Wellbon will favor, as chairman
ofhls committee, libsral and progressive
policy as to railways through the Indian
territory.
The five hundred dollar bond Of James
Mcdowell, postmaster at Pitisburg, was
approved.
William Grant was commissioned post.
master at K,iih, Crimes county.
Proceedings OF the Forty-cighth Congress
lEHATE.
WAsuIsGroy Jan. SIN tho senate
resolution OF DIR. Hale Was agreed to AZ fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the secretary of tho navy
he directed TO inform The senate a. TO what
was the original cost OF vessels who'ensmes
are iouud on the naval register Of 1883 un'
der the bureau Of construction, repair
steam engineering equipment, rccruillhg
together with the total expenses OF repairs
since their CONSTRUCTION GhutF 9h5 tNnlt Que
r,aus or otherwise.
Mr. Van Wyck presented the preamble
81 A resolution setting forth th7t as 10 Is
asserted by the New Orleans Pacific
railway company that rs tue attorney gen
eral has decided IN favor OF the company 40
10 the lands claimed by them and the sec
retary of the interior felt constrained 70 act
upon that opinion.
RsaoIyed-ThAt until congress at this sa3-
sion determines the question mooIed IN the
claim of the company the secretary OF tho
interior suspend seton IS 10 issuing csrtih
Gates or patents for land.
4, vvaa placsd on the calendar TO DO eElllu
up tomorrow II .t,
The senate then resumed the conHdera-
ton Of its new rule.
Considerable debate aroIs upon the pro-
posed rule relating to Appropriation OuIs'
Mr. Back maintained the Importance
of retaining all matter OF appropriations
n the hands OF the committss on approon'
atoms. In the course OF his remarks Mr..
Beck said that there was not nrstolNss
grocery or dry goods horse in the country
that would carry on business AS It was ear
ried on In the treasury department.
Mr. Edmunds thought il would be decided
Injurious TO the intsrests of the people 10
giya the committee having charge OF spec
isl Department OF the government a right
To say how much should be appropriated of
those spscial departments. Tue result OF
snch course had been en- enormous IN
crease in the expense Of the government.
M Plumb proporsd an amendment pro |
yiding the submlltion OF The appropriation
bill for each department 90 committee
represet ting thai department, and requir-
ing the committee 10 TsPOl' O"'A "NN'"
week. 80 A..
growing importance Of the a,rl liltural bu-
rsau, and thought No committee on asrl-
suIture should have something 10 say con-
earning the amount to be 0pproprlatsd Tor
IL He referred TO the exclusion Of Amer.
can pork from the markets OF France ana
Germany, one OF the reasons given for the
EXCLUSION being the absence o. government
inspection in this county. III come action
was not taken on this subject IsrRo pre-.
norton OF the farmers OF the country would
have TO change their forms OF Industry.
Mr.. Hale moved to strike from the pro-
posad rule the clause which caused The dis
Mr, SAWYER offered a resolution which was
agreed to, calling ON the secretary oil war
for Information as TO what legislation was
NECESSARY for the immediate carrying out
Of the proviso contained in the epproprla-
ton already made for the i'm provement OF
the Fox and ATsconsn rivers
Mr.. Miller, of California, offered resolu-
tion, which was agreed TO. requesting the
president to furnish the senate with copies
of the correspondence relating to any neso'
tiations W IN the Spanish government in
regard 10 discriminating duties in COM
msrce between the United States, Cuba
and Porto Rico. ,,,..
{"
frem the secretary, transmitting copies oil
vouchers of the account OF the expense OF
tine Department of justice since March An,
1881 with the names ofthe special ana as
sistant attorneys aud detectives employed:
Messages from the president were laid
before the senate relating to the Illinois and
Michigan canal, and the work OF the Mis-
sissippi river cpmission. a.
PEN ing discussion on the rules, the
senate went into executive session and
shortly after adjourned.
WARRINGTON, Jan. Stunt introduces
f. ioint resolution for the immediate appro- |
nr,ation of 81, 900 600 in accordance with |
The urgent request OF the Mississippi river
commission. Referred.
brigham, from the committee on post
efices and post rOads, reported BACK res
olution calling upon the secretary OF tns
railroad company aided by the government
had granted or attempted TO grant any
other corporation or telegraph company |
snv right 10 operate lines OF telegraph De- |
Ionying 10 said railroad company, so as to |
nrevsnt the company from performing it's
dntv to the government and public. Adopt |
cd. o.,.d |
back a resolution calling upon tns post
MASTER general Tor informal ssto wh 1ss
a British spy named OBnen was allowed
20 taup.r with administration mails a.
New York. Adopted. n.
rms introduced and referred Nv |
p,rshetmer-- polishing the duties on |
lumber timber and other products oil ior'
Nv Raw, OF New York-Giviug congress
poxer 10 PASS uniform laws regulating /
marriages IN the states and territories.
n