The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-15
National Notes

National Notes
WAsHISaToY, Jan 1.-THE caucus OF re-
publican senators this morning TO consider
the senate presidency decided 10 me even
Ser, .or Anthony declines tho Office that
iSenstor Edmunds shall be reelected.
Among the persons mentioned AZ possible
,delepates To the national republican con-
vention at Chicago are X, G. Ingersoll ,
Frederick Douglass, A. M. Clapp, X. 3.
Laws, Professor Gregory and DR.. Purvis. q,
VI The house committee on elections heard
tAhe argument in the Chalmers-M Manning
6ontested election case. 1t will be contin-
Tied tomorrow.
y Hon. Phillip Phillips died this forenoon,
uHe represented tho Mobile, Alabama, dis
}trict In congress from 1853 TO 1865.
\ The issue of standard silver dollars for The
week ending January 18th was $40 goo; for
the corresponding period last year, 1854 ,995
Graves introduced a bill to-day pro-
vidiug that the Jurisdiction of the Uni,fd
States shall not pe deemed to extend TO any
judicial or other officer elected or appointed
under the laws of any state, to compel such
officers to perform any official act arising
under the laws of the state; also extending
the Jurisdiction OF the court Of claims 10
the adjustment Of all claims for damages
arising from the use, appropriation or In
| Jury to property by the army or navy our
| ing the late civil war.
In Spouse to the house resolution on Tho
| an biect the secretary OF the treasury has
addr ,ed a letter to that body ststing that
| the employees from Indiana In his depart
ment received assessment circulars from the
Indiana republican state central commit
tee, bat he has been unable TO discover the
person distributing them. He also states
tina he IL informed that during the last po-
! lilical contest circulars were received from
,,olitical committee In New York, but he
was not able TO obtain copy
The supreme court OF the U ni'ei states
to-day denied the motion Of MyraC. Gaines
to compel the city OF New orleans 70 In
Hcuor Romero. minister OF Mexico, paid
to.da to the secretary Of state the eighth
inskailment OF indemnity due January 81,
1854 from Mexico TO the United States.
Mr.. Beck introduced bill Identical In
provisions to that introduced In the house
by Willis, to provide for an extension q
of distilled spirits; also, a bill TO
provide that the act empowering
thel secretary OF the treasury to apply
surplus money of the treasury for the pur-
chate or redemption OF United States bonds
for cancellation shall net be construed 70
An tbor.ze him TO purchase at premium
any outstanding bonds OF the n,.eo
lt meeting Of the House COMMITTEES on
puAic lands to-day Chairman Cobb sub
mitlted a report declaring forfeited TIE
lsnH grants to the Gulf q ship
Is,Ind. Tuscaloosa & Mobile. Mobile
NeG Orleans. Elyton 4 Beard Bluff
MsGobis a Charleston and Savannsn.
AMsnv. New Orleans state line and Iron
MI tain of Arkansas. railroad companies
on HE ground that they have not complied
vi,x he terms Of the grants BY building
ths roads. The report was adopted and
~ kreS 10 be presented 10 the house.
n Eaton read a dissenting opinion 10
A. Speclsl case Of the Gulf a Ship Island
"a. He held the condition Of 'bs
- <orn states for the seven years from
is- 6Sch that no railroad enterprise could
=. 1ried on. IL was not an era Of railroad
" snf since the lapse OF the
s ~. the state OF Mississippi. q
~ the grsat VS. msde, hsd,