The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-21
FORTY EIGHTH CONGRESs---.-YIRST
SESSION.
gpNATU.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 19.-lPreSs.I-h
Dawes from the COMMITTEES on Indian Of
fairs reported bill providing for the pm
ishment Of trespassers on Indian lspds hy
Imprisonment for one ysar or line OF 500
or both. The action OF tina committee Me,
| upon the Recommendation OF me 'cre'ary
OF the interior and was especially intsndtd
| to keep Pa'ne and hlB 10 10 vers ou. OF the
Ok xhowa country.
Mr.. Morrill, from ths committee on I'm
ancs reported sov,r.tly The biz authoriz-
In the payapDt Of cuefpm duties In leRs
teL der NJ t,', but esksd IN deiereuce to the
wish OF another senator that it b9 plsoad on
the calendar. He eiso repsrted adversely
on the b /, providing for ihn rssiremcnt o.
I'm III legal tender ntts.
The bill to provide for tbs issue OF circu
lalion 10 pa.ionol banks was taken up,
when Mr.. Biyard addressed 'hs senate In
opposition 10 Mr.. Piumb's amendment.
The debate was $ long one end par'ic!'
pst.d in bv Mtssrs. Bay srd, McPberson.
piumb, Vest, Allison and Mitch, II.
Messrs. Bayard and ; llison's oppositiou
10 Mr.. Plumb's amendmsLt was based,
among other tbings upon the fundamental
cnanges which those pr positions wouli IN
volvs in the character OF Onr government.
Mr.. Plumb withdrew his modification III
yesterday, which provided that the true III
paper money ou'st anding, inclusive OF gold
and silver eititicates, shall remain as now
exi.ting.
Alter further discussion by Messrs.
Maxey, Beck, Coke ana Pugh, Mr.. Morgan
ssid he proposed 10 offer an amendment To
the amendment of the senator from Kan
sas, TO provide that where ever any por.
tion of The circulation of Is national bar k
ne surranr cred in consequences of She call
u "a. hx,t t,a IDtt aI fats
governmert an equal amount OF treasury
note, shall be issnsd by The government IN
lieu thereof, so rs to prevent shrinka4e OF
cucuatloo."T
After on executive session the senate ad.
journed.
WARRINGTON. Feb. 19.-TPress. lin the
house during the early hours OF the morn
ing, there was scene Of great confusion
aud excite ment.
Hisc9ck attemp' ed to have the bill read
The democ ta's objec ed with great emDha
sis. Hs was standing full in front OF the
speakers desk, where he was surrounded
by an excited crowd OF sdherents and oppo
nepts, and finally the disorder became &C
great that the services OF the sergeant-at-
arms was required to restore some degree
of order.
Tucker, approaching to within \ couple
OF feet NJ Htscock, addressed MIN directly
and called him to order.
The gentleman calls me to ORDER" ex'
claimed Hiscock excltedly, "because his
side is unwill ng to have advertised to the
country the bill which they attempt to
force down the house
At .. m. motion was agreed to re-
voking all leaves OF absence granted for this
legislative day, and at 8:15 quorum was
Obtained and Hewett's motion making the
Mexican pension bi the special order for
the 21st, was seconded-1e5 to !.
The resolution was then adopted-yeas,
l75: nays, 35.
The announcement of the result was re-
ceived with app,ause on the Democratic
side. The house adjourned at 9:l5 this
morning IN IL Wednesday, after being in
eession throughout the night.