The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-12
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
Tho Text OF Pending Measures OF Local
Interest.
what Congress win do During the
l~ Present Week.
Tho Senate VIII Jog Along Under Easy
Sail,
While the House Will Have to work
and Watch.
Other Events at tho Nations Capital.
THE nEoIsLArIvE HOROSCOPE.

Other Events at the Nations Capital
THE LEGISLATIVE HOROSCOPE.
WAsHIEoroS, May li.-GPress. The
COMMITTED n the district Of Columbia will
Be entitled 10 the floor In the house 90
morrow afternoon, on the usual call for the
Introduction Of bills. The committee pro-
pose asking consid sration OF measure pro-
viding for the extension OF the sewerage
system OF Washington.
Tuesday hes bcen SGT apart by the house
for the dis usslon OF the bills reported by the
oommittee on territories. The committee
has not yet decided upon the bills to be
considered.
Randall expects to try to SECURE the pas.
sage OF appropriation bills Wednesday and
Thursday. The army, District Of Col ambis,
and consular and diplomatic bills have
been reported to the house.
, The chairman OF the appropriation CON-
mittee will Try 10 bring up the District oil
Columbia bill frat. He win, however, be
antagonized by tho chsirmen oil various
committees. who viii try to secure the
passage OF measures which have been re-
ported.
bill upon the question OF the presidential
count and SUGGEST IN; Singleton. OF the
bill authorizing the consit tuction OF build
ing for the eccom IN dation of the congress
siOnal library. and Payson, OF the bill pro.
viding for the forfeiture OF the land grant OF
the Oregon Central railroad: Inc
&iends OF tho respective measures
will be raised every morning until the vaIi.
ous questions Of precedence ore definitely
detefmined. Unlsss the house decides
otherwise, Friday will DO devoted to pri-
vste bills. The consideration OF such bust.
ness as may be pr sen,ed by the committee
on Judiciary. has been made the special
The Indian, pension and agricultural ap.
proprist.on bills, and the Utah bill, will
nrobabiy Occupy the senate during the
week, with the possibility hat the bill to
eatablish bureau of labor statistics may
be reached before its close.
The house shipping bill, which has been
paeyed by the senate. has not yet been re-
issssd by that body, but awaits action
upon Mr.. Frye's motion Tor Q. conference
oommittee, This question will probably
come up on Monday or Tuesday, and may
qive rise tn considerable de bate, the request
for q conference upon the amendments
which have not 6een considered by both
houses being with one exception unpIece'
deuted In the proceedings OF the senate.
There are more than 160 senate bills, now
upop the house calendar in ad-
dition to a mass OF original measures
sWaiting the action OF the mouse, and for
this reason the senate is proceeding In q
Very leisuIely manner with everything but
ths appropriation bills and other house
There Il little hope Of action by the house
during the present session upon any new
senate bills not OF the first Importance;
TARIFF TALK.
WAsuINaroN, May 11.-[Press. J. Five
damooratio mem erso the ways aud mesri
com mittee- Blackburn, Blount
Herbert and Hewitt - met at the
houSe Of the last named last
night, upon bis invitation to
Intends to introduce in the house to.mor-
row. What this bill will propose has al
rssed upon recommendation OF the
secretary OF the treasury and
upcs decisions rendered by the treasury
department. with respect to the construc-
tion Of the preeens tariff law, which are
designed to remove the the diticu ses that
Of the lav. Hewitt is chairman Of the
sub-committee OF the ways and means
committee to which this meter was
he has been at work upon
It since. He has, however, added to these
provisions, others which ,Sa PROPOSE PROPOSE
tariff on the same articles and reduction
Of the tariff on others that will. in his opio-
ion reduce the revenue ffom. customs
about 500, 600 ono per year. In thelstter por-
tion ofbis bill IL is understood he will pro-
vide for.the eniargemento OF the present free
iist TO the extent OF putting on that list
~ articles enumerated ns9.ss inf IN the S' irss &c
Il was reported to the house, and u few
others, and that he also adoots the
limitation clause of the Morrison
bill with respect. to the extent
collected on the articles enumerated in the
cotton, wool and metal schedule Of the
present T:wts T1s ooeSSs Soo,s o the miss iss
night was to secure the opin-
lon Of the mem bers Of tine democratic
majority OF the ways and means commit
lee. respecting the introduction. OF
the proposed bill at this time.
The mater was informally discussed,
the consider htion of the bill by the commit.
tee. Hewitt will, however, introduce il IN
the house to-morrog. Chairman Morrison,
Of the committee on ways and means, said
when asked nbout the matter said that the
committee never CONSIDERED anything
beyond the Morrison bill, and
since the defeat Of that measure
they had not had meeting. He did not
know how the Committee or tho majority In
the house would trea' the proposed
Hewitt BILL but the committec could have
no objection 20 the introduction OF the
msssufe BY Hewitt and its reference to
them.
SWAIN.
WAsHrreroN, Msy i0.-(Press.I .I-John X.
Bealcok, Cashier OF the bfm OF Bateman d
Oo.. WAS tho first witness examined By
Tho Swain court of inquiry to-day. He
feetified the 5000 due nil was presented
10 the bank for p.yment By Robert 7.
Humphrey, while Bae eman was absent In
nees. O. the representative OF Baseman,
kbe foil amount OF the due bill
md intereat. Chandler then announced
That with tho exception OF one witness
he VA ready to rest tho caee OF Bnteman.
The testimony Of this witness was such
that he thought they might agree on facts
without calling the wltnesa. psymaster
Corey was called aud exsmined By the
iudes advocate. Early in April, 1888. he
aid, Bateman came to his Office, said be and
others had made arrangements to pool their
clalme Against Colonel Morrow and wanted
20 know II arrangement could be made 10
have bis pay PAID here In washington to
trus'ee. Witness said Colonel Morrow
had control OF his own pay and could IL he
ohoso mnks application to have his pay
pad here Ia Wssn,ng on. Mex. day Colo
inel Morrow sent letter to the paymaster-
espersl, - ting forth that Middleton had
been appointed trustee By his creditors and
that he (Morro~) had made an
sssiRnment 10 Middleton. He requested
that hts pay be paid TO Middleton.
That lett.r osms 70 witness, VINO was then
n charge Of .he Office. witness showed
~ letter TO the secretary, who ssid he