The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-08
WASHINGTON.
Hon the War Against Governor lee
land Is 4eseiIng.

Hon Inc War Against Governor lee
laud Is Reaeiing.
Agreement-Proceedlnss Of
,ae River Convention.
The Work Done by Congress.
WtusGros, Feb. 7.-tSpecial 1.-The
attacks on Governor Ireland are deprecated
hue, Tho bii,ua,sI ol the 6ght has
b.udly led 20 tt,icmelta ilat viii hsrm
Che slate moro 'lcn tApY will tho governor
Already the eastern press 20 giving cu'-
rs.cy to reports that the 81 ce-oulcrB WI
po son the Watering poade, wells and rit'
urs unl1ss The hte.Fiasa Io.lcy shall rIo'
vail. This IS o brCE.haudGd spU'ie5 Of e..
position OF the rpplloht ineHci noy OF 40
governor 10 moot emergencies Imaginative
evils thus irumped up are destroying inter-
est and conlleuca 10 peXis lauds aud 1.-Two
stock investments. II would look batter
up hero IL tho governor was supported In
his wish 10 punl,h tho iencc.outtsri and
any other evils growing cut Of spl,olulncis
at tho protection Of property. -, ,--..,
An agreement was made to-day between
agents Of tho Santa Fe railway and Gem
efal Dodge, OF tho For. Worth Il Denver
raiirosd, by which the latter road will not
Cross Red river nearer than ninety miles OF
the Santa Fo crossing.
The ways and means committee have
about concluded TO admit arguments for
aud against tariff reduction in specially
important cases.
Forty Eighth Congross-.-rlrst Session.
SENATE.
WA.nIEGTos, Feb. 7.-Mr. Call offered
resolution requesting tho president OF the
United States to prevent the delivery o
hguero, the CUBAN patriot nos in prison Al
Key West, Florida. on the demand OF the
Soanl.h government, on the pretended
charge OF highway robbery. Mr.. Gall bad
read tho proceedings OF n meeting ~ Amer
lean citizens at Key West, denouncing the
demands OF Spsin as ac,uated by
purely political reasons, and defending
Geperal Aguero from imputnlions apsins'
him. Referred TO the committee On foreign
The following bill w.s reported fayorably
ehdAr:
By Mr.. Dolph--Trom' committee on com.
mercs, bill TO amend the Revised Statutes
so o. TO authorize the unloading 81 coal,
sAlt, etc., In the bulk within . collection
district under tho superintendencs OF ths
customs officer at the expense sfths parties
interested.
Mr.. Hills bill relating to lands occupied
BY certain settlers aud formerly believed
reservation was taken up, and after
an nms ment by Mr.. Cockrell providing
that the lands referred 10 be returned to
| the public domain, the bill passed.
The chair laid before the senate tho I'M
finished business, Is being the Mexican
land grant titles bill. 1t was de.
! bsted daring the remainder OF the day.
Several amendments were pioposed mud
| the debate participated in by Messrs. Bay
ard. Plumb, Conger, McPhtrson, Marcy
Harrison, Edmund,, Gail and Laphara.
Mr. Bower VAS about TO address the zen
ate on his pending amendment when ad'
iournment was agreed TO.
| WASH EeToS, Feb. 7.--D0ckery, from the
committee on accounts, reported resolu'
! ion declaring vacant the position Of steno-
! grapheTs TO committees and proYiting thni
| hereafter on TIE request Of the committee
The speaker employ reporter At \ compcn.
setion fixed by the committee.
Hammond introduced bill TO authorize
tho withdrawal from disiillery warehouse
without taxation of alcohol or other rpiftf
20 be nsed in TIE msnufsc nrs Of drug,
medicines and other chemicals. Referred
Beech, from the committee on agriculture,
reoorted n resolu ION directing the com.
mittee TO inquire into tho manufacture and
SAFE OF oleom argerine, etc. Piacsd on the
mouse calendar.
| Hill. from tina COMMITTEES on foreign az
fairs. reported bill susoenaing for five
wears the operation Of the Revised Statues
Ia relation 10 the Guano Islands. Placed CT
tha house calendar.
Dingley, from the conmit,se on shipping
interests, reported bi to constitute u
bureau ctnavigstios in tho tTrasuier'a de-
! parttnent. Ksierrod 10 conmltiee OF the
! whole.
The house proceeded to the consideration
Of the resolution approving the rules OF tht
! Forty-sixth congress as amended by THE
house.
Weller In vehement manner advocated
an amendment relating 10 printing
bills aud reports. In the c0urse
OF his brief remarks nc MANAGE - aim
blow at the national banking gys'em, 10
condemn the pctiOn NJ the rspub ic
porty In demonsti2ing liver, TO express the
wish for democratic success az
the next election and s'lta Tat
hrlughouI the country Randall was
| ooked upon as a friend OF mOnoDnl'tp.
This lset remark elected some lsughter ~
which Randall good hum0rdiy joined and
contented himself with rep ylrg that he hsd
tved enough TO lear such misrepresenta-
tons
Bedford offered M amendment granting
clerk TO every member of congress not
| T.. doc MI
the amendment. Beltord criticised the rules
OF the house; declared that a man who la1
brains enough TO understand them had no
brains for any other purpose. Tney were
established in the interest If the olgarchy
1.-THE Back Hose brigade. which proposed 10
override the majority OF the house. There
we're several farces In the house; the Brah-
Minis Of the ways and means COMMITTEE;
The white bu'toned mandarin
OF the appropriation committee,
the diguified committee on rules; the
speaker of the house and the iliustrious
gentleman from Indiana, Holman, in
whose presence the nation uncovered its
head. IL the members OF The house
had the courage ut their convictions they
wCnld vote fer hrs proposition, but they
| had not. Referring 70 the remarks made
by Weller upon the difficulty members
had In understanding the bill upon which
action was asked, beiord raised Laugh by
asserting that tue gentleman had
not sense enough TO cempre-
bend the Dill and he wanted 10 help nm
by giving him a clerk, who would illumi-
nate him. Look at the ,enate; fifty of $
members were miilionaires capable OF hiring
| their own cirrl Is nty-siN a them were
poor devils who bad got 10 the senate on
| their own merits Loud 'aughter.l II these
| fiity senators used the public treasury
TO employ clerk Why could not
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