The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-09

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mend he general subj set 20 your considsr-
ation.
fsisnsdI CmFsrER A. ARruUG,
Executive Mansion, January 5, 1884,
National notes.
WAsuiNaros, jan. s.-A democratic
mtmbsr OF the 1ayt and means commit
/ teo ssyH that the ucil1u OF tho protective
democrats IA The house iaa'ill a matter Of
/ doubt, bat the action NJ the democrats ON
/ tho committee will be conservative and
calculated TO unite the party ia favor OF
! tAiin reform,
Mrs. Lueretla r. Patterson, wife of sons
| tor John j. Patterson ot South Caroline,
! died Of heart discase this morning.
House committee on public lands acted
/ iay1rAbly upon the report nom the SUB
committee on land grant iOrfeiiurgi, deelar-
ing forfeited the grants Of seven roads ~
follows: Gull & Ship Island, Elyton y
Boards Bluh, Savannah & Albany. Tuaca-
, loosa u Mobile, 81. Louis, Iron Mountag
I & Southern, formerly Iron Mountain, Mis-
souri, & Iron Mountain 81 Arkansas, Mobile
q New Orleans, ana the Memphis <
/ Charleston. u WIS determined 20 hear tue
/ attorney Of the Texas Pacific road At
special meeting on TLur'day VI committee
TO consider the forfeiture OF tho land grant
a. that company.
Ala meeting Of the house committee on
/ pOst.utiices aud poet roads, Rogers, Ward,
Taylor. Bingham and Wakefield were ap'
20 ntsd members OF subcommittee on
postal telegraph.
The prsadsnt hss nominated Chief
Engineer Charles II LornE ~ chief OF the
bureau OF steam engineering OF the navy
de partmeut.
The hours committee on patents agreed
unanim ous.y 20 report isyorsbly bill au'
thOflz.ne the attorney general 10 begin pro
oeedinEs ia any United states cifcult court
TO SET aside patsnt when 10 shall appear 10
| his satisfaction that such patent was prOCur'
! ed by fraud or interpreted aud en-
poWering the c0uria OF tue United Stniet 10
adiudge such patent void Ia whole or part,
upon proofoi their fraudulent procurne
The committee slsO agreed 10 report
iayorably q bill 10 amend the patsui laws
20 as to provide that when an article IL
patented in foreign countries, previously 10
obtaining patent In the United Slater, Is
patented here the patant doc1 not expire
til seventeen years alter tho date OF issue
Of the foreign patent.
The house committed on military affairs
will report lhvoably bill relative TO lie
date OF muHtorng In certain officers. The
object Of tho measure i8 90 pay heec OH
GERS iOr al tho timO served hemher- ut
The committee arc OF the opinion that
nearly svery regiment Of tho late war had
one Or tWo officers who will ba aliec'5l br
the bil!. In uomo instances they served
wear or mora before they ware mustered
ia.
All interstate commerce bills before tho
4 committee on commerce will bc considered
by the whole COMMITTEES aud have prsce.
droce OF all other business. Tho Chairman
Of the committee Is instructed TO rep0r,
! back to the house a. any time for reierencs.
Secretary Chandler Is making arrange
ments to have the bodies of Lteuisnsnt-
Commander belong and companions 90
propriatsly rsCeiysd on their arrival IN New
/ y In NJ afFI n a IFs ~
naval officers TO receive the
bodies, and they will be accompanied
| hy the relatives and frends,o. the deceased
| Upon reaching New York the bodies will
bs taken to tho New York navy yard,
where y temporary vault will be erected
which will remain until they ere inRlly
utsrrsd ia accordance with the Wi9hss OF
their friends.
Postmastor.G General Gresham to-day re-
/ apondsd to o resolution OF the houis call
! ing for Information % 10 tho distribution IN
! lie department CT circulars isslng con-
tributions from clefks for poii zeal pun
| poses. II . says IN reply. 'i Anv" The honor
| TO s.Etc the, on Saturday, the 5.h instant,
| was informed. that thvre Was distributed
/ IN the dspartmenta number ~ fsulafs, oil
watch The following is COPY:
! 40 Indiana Republ caus In Washington
| Tire republican tta'e central cuuulic1
/ is ROW orgauislg The state for tbs ensEiAg
! ca,nsait-n with area. confidence OF slccsgs
| Il their sifOr,B arc properly s'c)udsd.
| Your attention 10 respectfully IN
| v.tod to th' &c. that r13@ey
| 10 now needed to meet the expspss Of the
preliminary wsrk and tho COMMITTEES must
| relV on your zeal and sense OF justice Tor
assistance in this matter. They have sent
! a subscription paper asking voluntary con-
| tribution from all true Republican
states now in Warrington which
have osen placed in my hands aud am
rsadv to serve sueh subscriptions ana remit |
the proceeds OF theA. IAs p,iA 10 TO t9kc
montnly subscription OF six months pAya-
bic the FIRST oil each month. Please inform
~ at Oncs IA. amount you will contribute, !
bogiuniu. Decemhar 1883.
Respectfully. etc.
W s. UDEIL.
The s4erstary OF the interior has ordered |
the .ttc at public auction on February 2I.k |
tbs agency building and 22,O0O acras Of
land Al Hot SPRING, or Oip Caitents, In. |
dian retsrvatiin, New Mexico. No bid Of
les. than sl5. 900 will be entertained.
The lettsr OF the chief OF engineers To the
secretary OF wsr, dated November 27th, |
ISss. saws: Surveys have demonstrated the |
perfect feasibility Of a route for lienuepin |
canal. Three lines have hssa surveyed, |
known resptstvsly ao the Morals Dozer |
WATERFOWL and Rock leland routss. hs
submits the ioli owing estimates OF he cost
of each route: Morals Dozsr rouie-con-
slruotloh OF canal and feeder, including |
right OF way, $751; ,367; main
tenanco of ordinary repairs an
nusllv, SsS COO Watsrtown route
construction OF canal aud feeders, in
Guiding right OF way, 81, 2O7.7iG; maintain
ancs OF ord nary re pairs annually, s9l 40:
Rock Island route-cons'ruction OF
canal and feeders, including right
OF way. S6672, 500; maintsinince
Of ordinary repairs annually, |
s9l 800. These estimates are based upon
following Dimensions OF the canal: eighty |
feet wide at the surface, seven feet deep, |
seven locks, 40 feet long. thirty feet wide,
Tue cost Of enlarging the Illinois aud
Michigan canal. so as TO confirm with these |
dimensions, h. estimates at S2.loS,2l9; /
cost of the annusl maintainauce. keeping |
i'm repair, $50 600 He thinks no change
from the line OF the can oil or the number or /
location OF locks Is necessary.
James Stevenson, OF the geological sur
yey. has reported TO Major Powell, rs one /
OF The results OF last seasons field operations
the discovery OF several more ruined
csyo and cliff cities, differing |
in .oms respects from any h. had
before examined. The most remarkable
was a village of 65 underground dwellings, |
being situsted near the summit OF one
tn. volcanic Foot hills Of the San Francisco /
mountains, in the San Juan region, Arr
zsDa. -,
be made this week.
Congress and the Outlook.
wAsHtsoros, Jan. 5.-TCDrr.sponsencsl /