The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-10
prortcdIUss OI INC iuIIlFVI
SENATE.


master ut Keith, Crimes county
Proceedings of the Forty-cighth Congress
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-ln the senate
resolution Of Mr.. Hale was agreed to ss fol-
Iowa: u....
Resolved, That the secretary Of the navy
ks Siraci,d To inform tho senate as TO what
was the original cost OF vessels whose names
"ro found on the naval register OF lsS3, un-
dor the bureau of construction, repair,
steam engineering equipment, recruiting,
togelher with the total expenses OF repairs
since their construction uhuer inc saIie Du-
reaus or otherwise. -,,-
NJ a resolution setting forth thNt rs II Is
os,srIsd by the New Orleans Pacific
| railway company that as the attorney gen-
oral has decided in favor OF the company 40
I 10 the lands claimed by them and the sec
relaFy Of the interior felt constrained 10 act
upon that opinion. ,u.,.-
sion determines the question mooied III me
claim of the company the secretary OF me
interior suspend action rs 10 issuing ceFslH'
Gates or patents for land. r-,
It was placed on the calendar to be called
up tomorrow, ,,.
lion Of its now rule.
G,Ysijerable debate arose upon the pro-
posed rule relating to appropriation bills
Mr. Rack maintained the Importance
of retaining all matter OF appropriations
n the hands OF the committee on appfopri'
atoms. In the course OF his remarks MIR.
Beck said that there was not hrst'clsss
grocpry or dry goods hoIse in the country
that would carry on business as IL was car
ried on in the treasury department.
Mr.Edmunds thought It would be decided
luxurious to the interests OF the people 10
give the committee having charge OF spec
isl departments of the government a rlght
10 saw how much should be appropriated ior
those special Departments. The result OF
s,ch n course had been an enormous In
crease ia the expense of the government.
Mr.. Plumb proposed an amendment pro-
yidipr the submission of the appropriation
hill for each department to committee
representing that department, and requir-
ing tho committee TO report back within q
week. A..
growing importance OF the agricultural Du'
reau. and thought the committee on agrl-
cuIture should have something to say con-
corning the amount TO De appropriated lor
n. He referred to the exclusion of Aneri.
can pork from the markets OF France ana
Germany, one of the reasons given Tor the
exclusion being the absence OF government
|
was not taken on this subject large pro
portion of the farmers OF the country would
hNvo to change their forms OF industry.
Mr.. Hale moved to strike from the pro-
posed rule the clause which caused The dis
olssion. ,,,
Mr., Sawyer offered resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary oil war
i6r Information 40 to what legislation was
necessary for the immediate carrying out
Of fine uroyiso contained in the appropria-
tion already made for the i'm proyemenG OF
the Fox and ArsConsin rivers.
Mr.. Miller, of California, offered a resolu-
ton, which was agreed to, requesting the
president to furnish the senate with copies
IF the correapondence relating to any nego-
tietions wifi the Spanish government in
regard to discriminating duties III com
meroe between the United States, Cuba
and Porto Rico.
The CHAIR presented communication
frerl tho secretary, transmitting copies OF
vouchers OF the account OF the expense OF
the department OF justice since March an
1891. win tie names oSthe special and as
sistsnt attorneys and detectives employed:
Messages tom the president were laid
b fore the seuate.relating to the Illinois and
Michigan canal, end the work OF the MIS-
sssippi river CDmisslon.
Pan ing discussion on the rules, the
senate went into executive session and
shortly after adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, jan. Stunt introduced
a Joint RESTITUTION for the immediate appro.
pT,ation OF 81 900, 600 in accordance with
The urgent request OF the Mississippi river
commission Referred.
Brigham, from tho committee on post
office ana post roads, reported back res
olution Calling upon The secretary OF the
int erior to report 10 the house whether any
railroad com pany aided by the government
had granted or attempted TO grant any
other corporation or telegraph company
any right 10 operate lines of telegraph be-
ion cling to said railroad company, SO as to
prevent the company from performing its
duty to the government and public. Adopt
ed.
oack a resolution caling upon the post
master genpra! tor inform alton as to whether
a British Spy named O'Brien was allowed
to tamper with administration mails AZ
New York Adopted.
Bills introduced and referred: BY
ID ,rsheimer- polishing the duties on
lumber, timber and other products OF for
Br Raw. of New York Giving congress
| nower to pass Uniform laws regulating
marriages in the states and territories.
By Baeley-To protect applicants Tor
pensions and prevent fraud IN the pension
! rfice: also to purchase trade dollars by
( fractional coins OF the United States.
( nv Besch - Proposing the following
,nondment 10 the constitutions: first-uni.
or m laws on TIE subject Of marriage and
! dly,rce: sscond-gving the president
n,w. 20 veto one or more Items OF the APP,
nropr iation bill; third-creating statue OF
| iimita tiOns on all claims against the united
states. fourth-credit money and property
O. the United States not to be loaned or CIV