The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-04

made by Messrs Ingulls. Dawes, Cockrsll
Morrill, and Plumb.


dali, under instructions from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported back lel-
ter nom the secretary Of the treasury, rels-
tive 10 the rebste on tobacco. Randall asid
inc claims could be paid ~ .h,er months.
An lntimation had crspt into puhlic notice
IN At persons having aims by the sulpioy'
ment Of sgents at 6percent. commission
OF claims. He would ray 20 tho house and
claimants thcro was no OCCASION Whatever
for claimants IT. 20 to any expense to secure
payment. 30 that II they employed sRants
after this statement they would 20 at their
own volition.
Wrhhurn offered preamble and rescln-
tIop, reci'iDg that q petition had been pre-.
een,ed TO the speaker coDcerning the jer-
nette Ariic expedition. tho conduct OF sur
viving members and the manner OF inyes-
tigntion OF the naval court Of inquiry; thai
thr -inct presented involve he honor
and bumssity Of officers OF the unitsd
States seIvce, as we'll as tae propcr RESPECT
lhnes wA6 persisted Ia tho expedition. aud
IL ~ that the all, god oourt Of inquiry re-
fused 10 adm, valnabls testimony 20 he
given t. bring out ths facts IN the case
and directing the .cnmmiitee On naval e.
fairs 20 investga't tbs iActsconnscied with
the expedition and said uDoiiicer-l'Se and
lka conduct ihers>--.nd send
for persons aud papers. Adopted.
In conclusion wish the resolution Wash.
burn presented Tor prirt NJ IN the Record
tho petition OF DR.. Daniel Il. Collins, oroth-
or of Jerome j. Colline, OF tho jrsnne,te
expedition, setting forth that after tbs
month Of Sept. mber Jerome Collins, to-
gether with others, was treated with every
indignity aud outrage, even 20 being
deprived OF all scientific In
struments md nppllarcse NECESSARY
to hts position as metsorologis, Of the expe-
dition; that on or about The ond Of the year
1870, whila the Jearhet,o way hell in the
ice Jerome ] Collins was placai uuder Gus.
picion or arrest BY tina commanding officer
aud remained so until he died OF etarya-
ton and cold on The bank OF the
river Lena. ia northern Siberia. Tine
ps,i,iop recitsd the attempt OF the
officers and crew In three parties to save
their lives after the loss Of the Jeanette
and t1e loes OF two psrtles, while the third
(under Chief Engineer MelyiIle) found
places OF safety The petition therrupon
charges that Melville made no effort 90
obtain information as TO the condition or
location of the missing parties. and he re-.
fused permission 90 any Of his party to
make search DR.. Collins alleges further
that the evidences afforded 10 the naval
c0ust. aud that which will be gwen by the
survivors goes 10 show beyond any rtasoB-
able doubt that had Melville performed the
duty devoiving upon him AZ commander Of
the party ard obeyed the directions given
him by Lieutenant De Longto immediately
communicate with tue Rnssisn authorities
and gone to the rescue aud conducted the
search for the captains parry. each and
every member Of thst party, with
the exception OF Erickson, would
have been rescued aud alive to-day. The
Petitioner further charges that the naval
court OF inquiry into the l6's OF the Jean
nctte refused 10 admit or allow to be given
valuable testimony, and that The cour,
ruled out nearly every question that would
bring out ths true history OF the exoedi'
ton; that many witnesses were, IL is al
legged by competent suthori'y, de-
pendent upon and under the juris-
diction OF and sfraid Of the
persecution oftbe naval department; that
the official s'enographer OF the court pun
liclv declared in writing that i'm portant and
valuable testimony was suppressed, and
that the proceedings of the court were cal
Gu nted TO cpver up al matters relating 10
tho expedition.
ColIios offered . pr.amhls and resolution
recitiDg that memorial mad neen present.
ed bv the shareholders OF the Poetic Ma
tionsl bank. OF Boston, charging frauds
asd misconduct on the part of certsin
United States officials In com bination with
the directors oi tue bank. aud directing the
COMMITTEES on banking and currency to
consider the expedicucy Of making an I'M
mediate investigation of said charges and
so amending the o. king laws as to pre-
vent sucn fraud and Inisconduct In the
future. Adopted.
Bills introduced and referred:
BY Ca,dwel TO prohibit the importa-
ton into the United States OF paupsr Ia
barers, lsxzn-oni aud beggsrs.
BY Wehborn--Far The erection OF a pab-
Ito building At Fort Worth, Tsxss
BY Havoc * ny. requsst-ro l'qnld>fe
the national war debt Ia gold and silver
bullion; - increase the Icircnl ton
the collection OF internal revenue. Tue
means by which these resu t. ara to be OBJ.
tanned IL the issue OF 81 200 0O0, 900 IA green
backs.
Townsherd moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill pensioning the survivors OF
the Mexican war The bill does not apply
like that pending before the house to SOL
diers Of the Black Hawk and other Indian
wars.
Townshend explained the Gill and stated
It combined, in 20 far as they related TO the
-oldiers Of fhe Mexican war thu essential
features Of bill introduced bv himself the
frat bill day this SEASON. and the bill re-
ported from tho committee pensions and
the suggestions OF the convention OF Next
eau soiuieIs recently nsid in snis oisy. ~
was confined exclusively to those who
had served sixty days ~ the Mexican war
o. who had actually served with tho army
and navy, or had participated In any battle
Ia that war, and the widows Of such soldiers
who had been MANNED before their dts
charge. The Mexican war had ended thir-
ty-sIx years ago, and the average age OF the
survivors was now 80 years. This bill was
in line with ths prscedents esssblishcd In
pensioninR soldiers Of the revolutionary
war and the war OF 1912.
Browne, OF Indiauia, opposed the bill be-
cause n would put on the pension rolls oil
who uctually appeared on tho same muster
rol OF the army OF the United States IN the
war with Mexico. II would put on the
rolls men who nevor saw q living or dead
Mexican and never heard the discharge OF a
gun unless II we're fired by accident. IL
put on the rolls men who did not need pom
s.ons. He Was willing to give prnsion -
every man who actuslly served In Mexico
or who participated in any battle In tho
Mexican war without regard to the time OF
servics and to nut on the rolls every man
who was on the muster roll tor iixty days
who could show he WAS In such pecunt-
ary condition ~ 70 need the ssss'anos
Of tue government How did the gentle.
men Of the majority forget the 1900 600
10 the war Vitb Mexico? They happened
n tnlnk Of tbs Creek war, OF tho Black
Hawk War and Seminole var.
Why did they happen to think Of wars
proceoused By The ssates to capture runa.
way negrossf Why did they remember
WsPs bToueht on By esatee By violation OF
troo>ioo betWoon the United States
and savage tribes and then forx.t
theso other menf Was Il becsuss
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