The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-11

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where beta or either one OF said cars ara II
use, the company utiug ouch Cur or car
shall forfeit to the employe or 4
h's heirs, u bo should die lfom suol
injury 5000 As q penalty
Tnis penalty to be- no bar /,
the recovery ~ any sum or damages 70
such injury which CON petont court ma,
award. IL provides further that AM
contract entered into by the ipjure,
enploye prior TO mourning the injury b.
which no may agree TO waive his right {,
recover damages for such injury, shall b.
null and void.
rORTT.EIGHrH CONGRESS - FIRST
SESSION.
| SENATE.
| WAsHISGToS. Ayrl 10 -[Press. FIN The
senate IL was agreed that when the senate
adjourn to-day It be to Monday next.
The chair laid before the senate a com
municstion from tho secretary Of the treas.
ury urging the necessity for new revenue
cruisers for Alaskan waters, and recon-
mendlng the appropriation OF $4,000 for
the purpose.
Mr.. Miller. OF California, presented Q
memorial joint re'olution from the leg.
isature OF Ualifoi mia utgng the adoption by
congress OF the bill introduced by Sumner
In the house relating to postal telegraph.
| X ports made from committees as fol-
| lows
| BY Mr. Vest. for the COMMITTEES on Com
merce-Fsvorsbly to tho bill authorizing
the construction OF u bridge across tho Mic
siesippi At s.. Louis.
ByMr Miller, OF California. for the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations--An original
amendmen, TO the consular and dlplo'
matte appropriation bill TO take place OF
| The bill refer ed to that committed and In
| iHnnfH IN nrnEfna fnr iha a. NJ mn pt pf p
special commissioner IN visit the principal
South American countries for the purpose
| of collecting Information looking to the OK
tension OF our trade in that direction.
BY Mr.. Wilson for the Committee on Post
siiicea and postrohds--hn amendment to a
po.totllos APPROPRIATION bill to take the
place OF the bill referred to that committee:
postmsstor's ealaries under the act oil
March 3rd, 1853.
| Blls introduced aud referred
BY Mr.. BOwen-Fo protect employees oil
| railroads engaged in Interstate commerce.
BY Mr.. Hill-To declare forfeited tho
land granted the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge & V,cksburg railroad company
table for a iew DAYS as he wished TO make
some remarks upoa IL before referring to a
committee.
The Eenaie resumed the consideration oil
| the naval appropriation bill.
Mr. Beck, in the course of the debate, ssid
tho United States could not lend WAL
steamer 30 California without being de.
pendent on foreign nations tor coeling YES
sells.
| On reaching tho amending clause appro'
prating 800 600 to complete the ordnance
| outfit OF the three new cruisers and ore
dispslch boat, Mr.. Beck moved an amend
ment By making the amount $500 COO. He
cid this, Lo said after lately hearing the
statements OF Commodore Scard that al
increased amount would BIO necessary.
| Mr.. Beok's amendment, and then the
com mittee amendment, was agreed TO,
| On II sching the amerdmUrt OF the COM
mittee that provide for the construction OF
new aieel cruiserl, a bil. for the CONSTITUTE
ton of which the senate passed some weeks
| sg0, Mr.. Beck rated the point that the
amendment, a. he supposed, way new leg.
islaiion and not in order.
The chair ruied 1t was in ordar.
Mr.. Bayard was OF the belief that this
provision was in order but he could not
bring his mind 10 agree that IT was proper
for the committee on appropriations to in
Guide an appropriation bill legislation
which would increase the number OF ships
in the navy or OF regiments in the army.
Mr.. MCPHERSON said he did not care what
the rules o! the senate said about this mat.
concluded action on the b II providing for
three cruisers, which had already been
passed by the senate made 1t discourtesy
and indiguity to that body to engraft the
provisions of that bill into the appropria.
tion bill, and he had no doubt that it wo3ld
be go considered by the house. Then In
case the two houses did not come 70 an
agreement. il would he again charged that
the democrats we're trying TO starve the
government. He did not wish to sec any
money applied to duplicating the chips
now under contract till 1t should appear
whether they were success.
Mr.. Beck said he had made the point OF
order because he knew tho rule, Of the
senate had been strict about these matters.
According to the ruling Of the chair, he
said, we could build 100 cruisers by amend.
ment TO the appropriation bill as easy as
we could build T. We might as well
put in,o the bill further provision that
John Roach should bs the builder. Inut
would he in order. He supposed the gen.
eral welfare clause would cover tho prov-
sion. Then Roach would contribute $l0,-
900 to a campaign fund.
Mr.. Beck also objected to duplicating
ships a. present In course Of construction
until their working qualities wero tested,
and at any rate they were not war ships
proper but were commerce destroyers
whose duty IL might become, in case OF
foreign wsr, to destroy American com.
merce, SINGS the commerce was carried in
English vessels.
MIR. Jones said that when the president
informed the senate thst the interest OF the
people OF the United States required that
something should DO done towards putting
the navy In q condition BETTING the digni-
ty and greatness Of the nation, he Jones)
was not going TO refuse to listen to him on
the grounds that the president was a re-
publican. How can the government be
maintained by such course? IL the OH
GERS did not - thor duty, let them be i'm
peached and turned ont OF power, but,
above all things, let not the interest Of the
republic take harm.
Pending the debate on the amendment
providing for the construction OF steel
cruisers the senate went into executive ses
sion and when the doors reopened adjourn
ed till Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April l0.-tPress. 1.-The
house met at IL In continuation Of Wednes.
davis session.
Eaton, OF the committee on laws relating
t. the election Of president and vice-presi-
dent, reported back the senate bill on that
subject with an amendment In the nature
Of q substitute.
The following is the text oil the tubsti-
tuie.
SECTION l.. That the electors Of each state
shall meet and give their votes on the sec
ond Monday in December next following
their appointment at such place In each |
state ss the legislature Of such state shall
direct.
Sec. 2. That II shall be the duty of the |
executive OF each ttate to cause litts of
names OF electors OF such state, duly sscer.
tanned according TO the Law Of the state to |
have been chosen, to be made and certified
and TO be deliveted as soon as may be after
,uch discrimination shall be had to the
electors, and beibrs the day on which they
are 70 ouired bv INV 10 meet: that coperees