The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-13

in accordance with such plans as tho COM
missioner shall from time 10 time report ~
congress through The tecF,targ OF war,
Adopted.
Oimo,ion OF 0'Neill, an amendment was
ndopt'di providing that hereafter oil pur.
oaates o. supplies urh materials ghail be
made by contract, niier tdvertisrment.
The COMMITTEES rosa aud the legisiatiye
day (~lhurtdaS) opered. Tho speaker an.
nounced the appointment Of F0iiet, Hutch,
ina and Cann0n TO confer IA the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill
Tho speaker laid before the
hou 10 comml licilion from
tue atioFney-rtueral ugutmittlug a letie
ifom The Untted Nta'e8 district attorney. o.
tao Dislr o. OF Columbia. concerning the
tiIgl Ia Che case Of H1llbtt klIbourne We. j..
g. Thoui ON. Rn'eI red.
lhc district attorney say; | fesr that
unless cougrCsl thnil either direct thAt
the Judgment VIZ CA now stands Tor $4,000
shell be- paid 81 snail modify the laws so
inst inu 'lgneUliQa Of the government with
l'e case fhali Csasn when huul fCtiln shall
have been tHteu on tho bill OF etcortioue
Dv the supreme ouu OF the United Stnies,
ne 6ovtramsut may have 20 pay a much
iatgec son than .2JCJ0.
Toe huusr Went iuio rmmittec Of The
wuole WELDON IN toe chain GA tho riyer
ntd hafbor ull.
bslfoid offered 30 amendment providing
tnft ell appropriation iu this hiil snail be
p-.d 10 oliver roin o. tho United StctoF, o.
ia SILVER certificates
lie said the coin Of the country was licked
no in tho treasury, but both THESE officers,
be thanked God, s0uld O. port from Office
Msrch an next. The "euunl'crl party hst
uouilnsted n man who bad been willing 10
rtclGnl@1 tho great silver product of Colo
rdio, fnd " the democratic nrtty had sense
enough 20 nominate o. D.. candidate John
~ IH.nfH.N. HH- .a.#. m#AnHL 81 .l...
very Welt whe,hes d or The o,hcr Nefo
t'tc.Cd.
Weller: Why not pay urtes q tondhold.
e. iu that y mo Of mnrCy2'
Beliord: lncy ough' 90 DO paid ia that
} I'd Of money
Weller: b. ime..
Tho amendmeut ats l1f,-7t 10 50
Tho committee rose and reported the bill
b the house.
Oates moved 20 slriks out tho Hennepon
canal clause.
VIVA naid that upon oortul'ction with
all the mtmbeIs OF the committee CA riyers
nnd harhors, except tNc, and no their in
stance he b'l determined TO ob.sin . s5gF-
rate yo,e on tho camel proisot.
Henderson, az illinois, expressed
surprl,e Ht the course pursued
by Willie. For one he bad
not consented thct ib's coL.sa should be
followed.
MNFpnN hhN SO hbutuef rvs mntE OF
the committee 10 had not hrtu cJuSv'teu:
The motion to strike u yrs agreed to-
yeas. 10; NAYS, l22.
Murphy then moved TO lay the bin
aud pending amendments on ~ table.
The motion was lost-yeas. Oh nays, l..
Tho bill then pPesed-yea', l57; nays, l. 1.
The spcskrr G~npOrpced that the vote on
the motion TO striks out the Hennepen
ca mat clause had not been correctly stated.
TIE Gc.u1 vote wa, rs yeas; nays, l02.
Eaton called up the senate oil regulating
tho electoral count, with Hn gmeLdmest,
prepared by the house committee on state
presidential law, in the nature OF q sub
siiiuie.
Eaton fsid he would btieny review the
house bill and then yieia The door 10 lis
Colleaguea on the committee.
Hisc0ck ipqnired whethe' debate would
continue Tomorrow.
Eaton replied IL was the most important
measure which could CONS before congress,
and he hopeGit would BE- consider a.. lie
then CuumeI3t. : mo methods p-op08ad
iOr counting the electoral yo.-E. lud l0id
h9 had subscribed bus name 10 the Dii
o. house c1miIl tee, hut iu 90
doing had cast ide MA own convictions OF
constitutional law. He believed that under
tho constitution the house G. reUrerenta.
lives t0.day hnd the cole power TO c1uu,
the eiec.o'pl votes. H. made o sior5 or.
cumont against the prryisionsoi tue senate
bill, but was interrupted by Brown, OF Ia.
diana, who raise similar objections.
Eaton said he was not welded 10 the
house bill. lie saw one way out of the
difficulty and that wgs by a per capita vote.
Gentlemen might cay that was not right
because one patty would always be Ia ma
jonty 30 o)ngres5. he believed, however,
IN the integrity Of mankind, rnd thought
there were honest mon ia congress in both
parties whom he could trust
Brown said the most daugerou3 tribunal
to settle the controversy Of p%residentual
election was the congress OF the United
States. So hello him God, he would rather
try i. botore hjust ce Of peace and common
jury.
Alter some further dcsultory discus, iona,
Pryor, OF Alsb' ma, delivered q carefully
prepared speech In favor OF the house bill
addressing himself 10 the historical, Legal
and constitutional points involved. Before
he concluded the house adjourned.