The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-13
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SESSION.
aEsAfE
wAsHtrafoE, March ii.-tPtss. Mr.
Allison presented TIE memorial and lolni
resolution u the Iowa Legislature urging
the nsilonhl government IN avail itself Of
tho power granted by the constitution 10
Isgulaie commerce between the states and
praying congress 20 pass laws in pursuance
e that rgwef for the regulation Of railroad
ras and heights NJ tu0h figures 90 Will
allow q reasonable feluTn aud no more on
lhe amount actually expended Ia lhe con-
siTuutiOn Of the rosds,
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on pub
o lands, presented q report Oi that COM
miltee ia support al the hill yesterday re-
ported from the committee Wy himself TO
prov dc for ihe settlements Tignts OF states,
persons and ineorpofatiNns interested m
land grants, which may hsresheT be de-
clnred forfeited,
Bills were introduced aud referred rs FOL
lows:
by Nr. Miller, OF New York-Proylding
for the suspension Of the coinage OF stand
ard silver dOllars for two years aud tho Is
sue Of 81 and 50 treasury notes.
| by Mr. Ingails--fo make Lake DoTgna
an on let, TO improve low water navigation
OF the Mississippi river from New Ot'auy
10 Cairo.
BY Mr.. Logan (by reques,) TO give pom
sions 10 dependent relatives OF deceased
I soldiers.
SIR. Logan called up tho house message
on the military academy appropriation bill
AND novel uoG-ooneurTenee In tho house
amendments and the appointment OF u
committee o! conference upon the dlsa-
greement between thetWo houses. Agreed
10.
The senate then went into executive scs.
sion for the fnIther consideration ~ the
Mexican treaty ard when the doors re-
| opened adjourned.
HOUSE,.
WAsuMGros, March ll.-[Press.l -ACr-
r'sln reported iayorsbly from the ways and
means committee the bill 10 reduce import
duties and the war tarih (the new tariff
Dil, accompanied with written report.
mcki Iney submitted the views Of the mi
nCrity.
Under call OF committees reports were
Submitted:
BY McCord, from the judiciary committee
Providing Tor an additional associate jus.
tice for Dakota.
BY Rosecraus from the commission on
military aifairs-Favorsoty, a bill 10 au-
thoTis the Cheyenne, Black Hills & Mon
tans Railway Company to build acros.
Fort Russell and Laramie military reserya.
ton.
Al,c, favorably, the bill to place Colonel
George w. Getty on the retired list ss
moi or. general.
The house then, on motion OF Townshend,
went into committee OF the whole on the
posl.oifice appropriation bill.
Bingham opposed the bill. The recent
reduction in postage must not be made
wish limited appropriation. IL was the
purpose OF The democrats TO 70 before the
public and cain they had cut down the
expenses OF the post .Ciiice department, but
IL they did go IL was without due regards 10
the demands Of the beryice.
Holman defended the bill against i'd
verse criticisms. He denied that II in any
way tended to cripple the service, and as
serted hat on the contrary while the meas
ure was economic In its appropriations 1t
was one calculated TO make the pot flee
department even more efficient thar st
present.
Townsend deprecat d the bringing in Of
politics TO the consideration OF a
bill of this character. He com pared
the bill with the bill OF this year
TO show that the republican party in the
lest house had made poor pretense OF
ecoro my in order TO throw the necessity
passing n deficiency appropriation upon
the present congress.
The bill having been read by sections,
Horr moved 10 increase TO Sl,225 OOO the
appropriation for compensation OF poot-
masters.
Pending action the committee rose.
Payson, from the committee on public
lands reported back resolution calling on
the secretary of the interior Tor certain in
formation touching lands patented to the
& Missouri River railway COM
pany. Adopted.
Adjourned