The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-16
WASHINGTON
Protective Politicians Placed In q
Peculiar Pickle.
Evarts 20 Make a Giant Effort for the
Pacific Land Grants.
The Senate SIN Investigating the
Danvllle Election Riots.
Dramatic Scene Ia the House In the
Manning-Chalmers Case.
The Right 10 the Seat 10 be Settled on
Its Merits.
More Money Appropriated to aid the
Ohio Valley Sufferers.
other Happenings al the Capital.
More Money Appropriated 10 aid the
Ohio Valley Sufferers.
Other Happenings al the Capital.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Is 5-t5peclal Fifty
protective tariff democrats In the house are
priva ely opposed to the Morrison bill.
Curiosity IL awake to Tee what they will do
when they are called on tor pubic expires.
sion.
Tomorrow before the se,nte judiciary
committee, William NJ. Evati, OF New
York, will make giant effort in behalf OF
the Pacific land graut.
John Martin, OF Paris, Is here asking for
the Federal court at Paris. II the new branch
IS created.
Wellborn's youngest child, Just recovered
from the measles, is down with the scar Il
fever.
Postmastsrs commissioned to-day: J. r..
Culp, at Coryell; Don Teas, ct Tilden and
w. w. W Wilkinson, J, X. Dempsey, and IL
A Rathron tt the new postciiices Of Profit,
Young county; Saragosss, Pecos county;
and Warfeld, Tom Green county, respec.
lively.
The Galveston deep water committee.
composed of Messrs. Moody, Runge Belo
and Wells are due here tonight. They
we're heard from to. day on the road east o I
St. Louis and may be detained by the Il ,od.
The delegation have a great and difficult
work before them.
requently discussed among Texans here.
30 far the Texas press does not seem 10 be
paying any attention to the matter, owing,
no doubt to the fact that the public mind
has been absorbed with the legislature.
Will there be two conventions is often
asked-one for delegates TO the ma.
tional convention aud one for the state
nominations. 1t Is also actively discussed
whether the next governor will come from
west Texas or not. The psm.s talged OF
here arc ireland, Flemiag, Roberto,
Adams, and Terrell. These persons are
not urged tor the place, bl talked of Gs
possibilities IN ihr ro'it'ca' H. terry. There
Is @ strong oisp0s ton shown To give Ire.
land IA chance to b'iug order out OF the
fence cutting troubles. This Ia urged as
the fair thing to do. IL ~ O. 80 regre' ted
ths, the Legislature did not give him $3.50. =
600 in, tead OF $50 COO.
1t is not.be fact that the Mississippi
river convention recently in session here
0id nt create the impression ~ ought -
have created. Even the press was spirsey
represe ted. Outside locker ON were lew.
The proceedings were s,ereotgped and dry.
There were no snap and vIgor ia the delib.
erlt ons. To account in measure ter this
one must Investigate the nilusnces ~ work
to keep the d. velopment of water curses
in the background. This is : serious ma
t--, and will crop out in IA i3 &c ii.h power
before the river ana barbor bill is com.
pleted. The convention had men Of mark
IN ~ but they cauld not create IA good.
who le8ome feeling in the pubic mlnd
Their resolutions were " tlou ii i'e and en-
thu iusm. Bes'd the lsck ofsplrii in the
whole proceeding there Was no much un-
d,rhanded work, not in a bad sense, but
IL side work TO do what is needed
la great way So M not I, give the press
and peuI le 4 tue east chance t. hsh. the
impTOv, myI.t ui the river. Fr this millions
OF III npy wi be bed and he fear Is that
the appl cation vi be detected N ptrt ere
the blis are framed, The correction did
some goo work, nut should harr hai more
facts ahd tisnr,s ready now - oack up
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