The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-05

measure in the closing hours of the
session.
The motion was agreed to, and the
bill went over accordingly.
The bill passed to establish bureau
OF navigation in the treasury depart
ment under the Commissioner of Navi-
cation.
On motion of Mr.. Bayard, the bill for
the relief of William McGarrahan was
indefinitely postponed.
The Senate at 1880 went into execu-
tive session and when the doors were
reopened the Senate took recess until
10 O'Clock tomorrow.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, July 4.-'The House met
at III O'Clock this morning, in continue.
ton of Thursdays session.
Ihe conference report on the bill tC
consolidate the Bureau of Military Jus.
tice and corps of Judge Advocates was
agreed TO.
The House then resumed considera.
tion OF the Senate amendments to the
Mexican Pension bill, but the want of q
quorum was disclosed, and after several
rou calls call of the House was or.
dered.
Brewer, of New York, moved at II m.
that the House go into committee of the
whole for the purpose Of considering
that great State paper, the Declaration
OF independence, and that important
document be now read for the informa.
tion OF members not absent from the
post of duty.
The Speaker ruled the motion was moi
privileged.
Roll call followed roll call in monoto
nous succession on motions to adjourn
and for calls of the House until 80
when Randall presented the conference
report on the General Deficiency Appro
priation bill. 1t announces agreement
on all amendments in controversy ex
cept twenty-three.
Calkins moved that the House reced,
irom its disagreements to the amend
ments in controversy, appropriatine
small sums for paving streets arounC
pubic buildings in Des Moines, st. louis
and Grand Rapids. Lost--yeas, 65; nays
Il6.
A similar motion in regard to thu
amendment making appropriation to re
lmburse eX-President Hayes the amour
paid for expenses of the commission ap
| pointed to go to Louisiana in 1877, met
similar fate.
| The report was agreed to, and Ran
dali, Burns and Calkins were reappointeC
conferees.
Willis presented the conference repor
on the River andH arbor Appropriation
bill. Agreed to.
The bill rs it passed the House appro
| priated Yl2,0S6,2OO; as agreed to in con
ference II appropriates Sl3,S99700.
| Mcmillan submitted conference re
port on the bill introduced by him limit
ing the time within which prosecution
may be instituted against person
carged with violating internal revenue
laws. Agreed to.
! As agreed to the bill reduces the tim
within which offenders may be prOsecu
ted from five to three years, when the pen
atty Is Imprisonment in the pententiary
and to two years in all other cases.
Filibustering against the Mexical
Pension bill was then continued unit
4:45, when the House took recess until
O'Clock this evening.
At the evening session the House re
sumed consideration of the Mexica
Pension bill, and in vie,
of the strong opposition to the meas
ure, both on the part of thos
who thought granting service pensio
was inadvisable and of those who wer
opposed to the restrictions placed upo
IL by the Senate, IL was moved that tn
amendments be non-concurred in and
conference ordered.
Hewitt, of Alabama, objected.
Shelley suggested the bill be lai
aside and the House proceed {
the consideration of private pensio
bills, and Calkins asked Townshen
to comply with that suggestion, at tn
same time complimenting him on tn
gallant fight he had made for the Mex
can Pension bill.