The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-01
Doisgs OF Oar DeIegation-Texas Per-
sOnals and Post. Offices.
DR.. NOrviu Green Talks for the Tele'
graph.
The Full Proceedings Of Congress


weston hsrbor hope for an early appearance
Of the Galveston deep'watsr COMM tee
The postoillces of Avant, Freeetone
county, q. W. White postmaster, Buck.
ner, Parker county, J. s. Morton, postmas'
ter; CUBAN. TAYLOR county, q. Il. Taylor,
postmaster; Kirkland, HMdeman county,
II. b. Hutch postmaster, have been estab.
tablished.
Postmssters commissioned to-day are:
o. u. Hipnsmith, at Purdon; Is. b. Rogers,
at Maginnis; w. q. Stewart; at McDsde; L.
O. Jackson, at Bull Head and J. Rains, at
Bold Prince.
Forty-Eightb Congress-First Session.
SENATE.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 81. "A food OF petit
tons were presented from dozen or more
states praving tor prohibitory liquor Ia VS.
in the District OF Columbia and territories.
Referred.
The conferences report on the Greedy re.
lief bill was taken up, and the senate re.
fused. % TO q, to concur in tho report and
resolved to appoint new committee.
Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
BY MIR. Blair-To pay the employees OF
the government wages withheld for yiolo-
lation OF the e;ght-hour law.
BY Mr.. Platt-To relieve commercial
travellers from license taxes.
! Mr.. Coke presented the joint memoirs
Of the legislature OF Texas request.
ing senators and representatives Of
the state in CO. eress to urge
the passage OF an act for the Improvement
Of Galveston harbor on the basis OF the
pending proposition OF CAPTAIN Eads.
The chair laid before the senate a mes
sage from the president transmitting
further papers relating to the discrimination
against Uni,ed States commerce in Cuba
aud Porio Rico.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Plat, was
then taken mp and agreed TO, directing in
vestigations by the senate committee on post
offices aud post roads into the
and If such account had been
affected by contracts between the Western
Union and other companies and by large
stock dividends.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the bill providing method OF settling
incomplete titles to lands acquired by the
United States from the republic of Mexico.
After considerable debate, and without
action, the senate, alter an executive SEES
sion, adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
WAsHrHoroN, Jan. 3l.-Anderson. from
the committee on public land. reported a
resolution which was adopted, calling on
what authority 1s9 eco acres OF land certi.
6ed of the state OF Kansas had been granted
TO the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fs rail-
Dad.
commerce, reported back the resolution
calling on the secretary OF the treasury for
information regarding the trade between
the United States and Mexico. and traffic
over railros ads connecting the two countries.
AT the conclusion of the morning hour
the house proceeded to the consideration OF
the calendar. Precedence vas given bills
reported from the committee on public
land:
The first bill was that declaring. forfeited
certain grants land m ade TO certain states,
"a aid in the construction of railroads.
It forieiis all lands Granted to Mississippi
n Ter act Of sAugust II. 1856, except
81, ,o.d grant tom IA yaol. aia to to- st sns
Line, Alsbsnla, al D the lands granted Ala.
bama undvr the act OF june Bid, 1856, and
March 3rd, 1857, to aid in the con-
struction OF road from Elyton
10 the Tennessee river; the Memphis &
Chsrlesron road. and Savannah d Albany
rosd; also, lands granted Louisville; to aia
road from New Orleans to state
line: also lands granted to Arkansas to cid
in the construction OF q road from q point
where the Iron Mountain road intersects
the southerA boundary 10 point near
Helena. ,.
visions of the bill. stating that the lands
vhIch IL was proposed to forfeit had not
heen earned by the various companies,
and declaring himself IN favor OF forfeiling
every acre granted .ailroad companies
which had not been earned in strict sccord.
ancs with the law. Meme OF the lands srec,ed
nv the bill were patented either TO the siNe
or the com panies and in its second section
The bill fully protected settlers who had
entered upon the lands.
Van Eaton. member of the committee
on public lands, offered an amend
ment, excepting from the PROVISIONS OF
the bill land granted TO Mississippi,
Ia aid In the construction OF n railroad from
brandon 10 the Gull Of Mexico, commonly
called the Gulf & Ship Island railroad.
After debate the amendment was re-
jected, and the bill passed..
The next bill on the calender was that
declaring the forfeiture Of lands granted the
Texas a Pacific railroad company under the
act of congress, approved March Sd, ISL,
and acts supplemental thereto. Inc
repoYt accompanying tie bill hsng very
iene. IL was ordered printed in the Record,
and without debate the bill passed-yeas,
go; nays, 1. Barr. Of Pennsylvania.
UaRs OF the president transmitting the report
ofths secretary Of state with accompanying
pspers relative TO the restriction OF the I'm
poftation OF American hog products Into
6ermauv and France.
Immsdis ely . clash Of jurisdiction sress
q 10 which Committee WAS entitled TO the
report of the secretary OF state,
TcVushend favoriDg the com mittee on
commerce, Hatch. OF Missouri. the commit.
Is on agriculture, and Curtin the commit
tee on foreign Affairs.
Finaily the matter was compromised to
the mutual satisfaction ef all parties BY or
derine the message printed and laying IL on
the table.
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