The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-03
Tho LabOrlug Meu In Force At Tho
Capiiai.
Secretary Folger Comes 10 mrs Nil
ler'a Rssoue-A auniy DOcunsHl.
Mlscellaa,.us Wa,hIsyIou Ssw' Hens,

mittCo rs prepared Tor lac N"lh OFT cI3-lal-
king these points bu. the western press in
lew cases "a deuouuo.ng Reagan and bis
committee. Reagan replies to.day
in letter % these uogapapar IN
which he demonstrates that thore arc
s27 900 O0O.O0O worth of products aud mN
terial moved by railroads every year. only
about 3 per cent of which ia material 800
which railroads htVo au interest Iha
arvumant lu reply 90 tnH claim tHa
roads that they should have Longer umc
for hearing than any oinor inherent, The
committee will heor any correspondence On
"A bill OF his own on interstate rogulttion
but all other hearings are closed.
John Bennett WIS to-day apo tou
poa,msster AZ Derby.
The bond ofG. W. Newman pos'mss,or
al Glen Cove Tor 5000 was approved to-day.
National Notes.
WA,nrNaros, Feo. 2.-General II. G..
Wright, chief engineer, will DO retired on
the 9Th Of March IL IL understood that
Colonel John Newton will succeed him.
Secretary Folgsr has referred the appli'
cation OF Mrs. Mary a. Miller Tor license
as master ofa steamboat, TO the local IN
spector of tho New Orleans district. with
instructions TO inquire concerning her quail
ihcatlons aud position, and II found compe-
tent, to issue her license.
The secretary In q letter TO the inspector
says: woman Mary a. Miller by name,
seeks to be licensed as master OF steam YES
sci ON the inland waters OF the United states
know nothing i'm perative IL the reason oil
things, in national law, III public policy
or in good morals way IL womsn-if
she be skilled, honest, intelligent, hardy
prudent rougn-may not nave
the command of "A steam vessel ana nhVi-
gate il and manage and conduct the onsi
ness carried on with il. To do that is to be
master of a steam vessel The secretary
quoted sections OF the law bearing upon
the subject, and says that doubtless these
sections speak in the masculine gender. III
it be said that, therefore, they no not COZ.
templats licensing a person feminine, 1t
ia merely technical and close
to reply that the statutes
are in derogation of the common law by
which and not in contraventon OF winch
any person, whether female or mao may
paddle his or her canoe or steer MS or
her own vessel. / see no reason IA
the written or unwritten law why Mrs. Mill
Ter NAV not lawfully demand examination
and If she prove herself duly qualified,
have q license to serve as master OF steam
yes, vessel. =, Nor ,h. is 0ro there and n sen
or her social status or "woman's rights"
40. called; having been put on Gods foot
stool by Him she has the right TO earn her
bread In any moral decent way which Is
omen TO apy OF His toiliDg creatures. III
she chooses to do so as master OF steam
vessel, 1t is an honest calling, II she IS ht,ed
for it, though clothed in in. Sin as
the right to follow it and no man should
saw her nav Let LEGAL inspectors, putting be-
hind them Ill thought OF her sex, without
antagonsm and without psruslity' MAKE
diligent inquiry rs 10 her character, care
fully examine her and the proofs she o ifsrs'
and n they are satisfied that her capacity
her experience, her Dabits, fre end charac-
ter warrant the belief that she can be safely
entrusted with the duties ana responsiDll'
ities of master OF steam vessel, Iet them
Signedl CHARLES D. ohosn,
Acknowledgement Brewster lo-day placed
ut the DISPOSAL OF the house committee on
expenditures in the department OF justice
the entire force OF special examiners OF me
department, to be sent alone or Win SUD
committee to investigate TIE alleged lrregu
lar,ties i'm offices o. United States officials
A subcommittee, accompanied by aspe
cial examiner, will probably go TO New
York in a short time, u investigate the
office of supervisor OF elections.
The house committee on puoilc Ianul
have decided to re port bill declaring th'
forfeiture of the land grants OF the Oregon
q California and California Il Oregon rail
roads except such tracts as have beer
pntented. The grants to the two road
amount TO 100000 acres, one-tenth o
which have been patented. Tee land i
valued "ou, At 81 s to pr January sSs is i lSss
A number OF representatives OF iaoor or
ders appeared before the house committe'
ON labor to day and argued against inc I'M
portation Of foreign lanorera under contract
IT. V. Powderly, ex.meyor OF scranton, SAT-
herepresented the Knights o. L ~ t M W
har Ills rs
ISOLATION desires an eight hour Law, legisin
tion preventing foreigners purchasing larg
tracts of public land in this country ant
preventing importation OF foreigners unde
contract. H.,
varisns and said they re urned home ate
saving comparatively small Gums OF money
One finily OF nine persons was lostapcet
that lived on S25 per month. Tncir ole
Was seid to be mush and water SIX days
with meat ON Sundays. The Hungarian
he raid, are fact becoming a. obnoxious II
sha ssst AZ the Chinese in their habits. II
some cases rs many rs ten lived In s.sinsl
NJ Leach, OF New York, and q. Bullion
of Ohio, were questioned regarding the I'm
portstion Of Beigians TO work In the elas
fsotories The former raid the foreigners re
cSived IS per cent. less wages than tn
member of the committee asked II tn
onerattyes advocated strikes In order tina
,bs mica of coal .nd coke might he raised
Barclay replied that they ala, ana
had been offer d 'he privilege OF organism
men for STRIKE.
isstions selected John NcLslland, OF Ne'
Jersey: John Murray, cf Ohio; ): v; roN
Derry, James Campbell and john scnncks'
Of Penpsyivania, ne = committee 10 renal
AZ Washington and urge the passage
Representat,ve Foran's bill.
The senate committee on judiciary nav
ordered the Lowell bankruptcy bill iavofl
Div reported, with amendment: IL pr
serves state exemption and authorizes u
voluntary proceedings only against pc
sons whose debts amount
mora than Sl,Wo, ana Oh,
against traders. IL diminishes the nuu
her of commissioners in bankruptcy on
half. Many amendments suggested py u
bankruptcy convention. which met mere
few DAYS since, have been Incorporated
The bill Senator Hous'on will report
Monday. Some features OF the bill
smone those contended for by the ives
en- senators ~ the last congress ana the
adoption greatly increases The chsncss
rs passage.
REPRESENTATIVE Hopkins, chairman OF q
house committee on labsr, has In complain
With Editions OF various iahor organiztio
IN the coInfrv prepared bill which ne ~
nresert 70 the hone for ~. renee on NJ
Ssv. uroyidine for The enforcement OF the
ho1r law. He sagss Tns moral innnen