The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-07
National Notes.

WAsHIS0roF, Feb. O.-Ihe senate coni-
nittee on agriculture havs unanimously
ordered a favorable report on the bill to
prevent the spread OF plurO-pneumonis
prepared by representatives Of the cattle
interest and introduced ~ Sanntor Miller.
The house committee 90 appropriations
com Dlets naval appropriations to-morrlw.
/, provides for an APPROPRIATION OF SlA,
$40 1876 being IS 326, 304 less than estimates
snd 81, 565, 1888 less than the appropriation
for the current yer. Sufficient amount
was sgreed upop TO ss0plete the Tour steel
tr users proposed bY the secretary OF the
navy Nothing slvsn, however, for the
completion OF the monitors Tor Hhlch
SO, 500, 600 was asked. -,
Withdrawal of The trade dollar wss dis.
cussed by the house COMMITTEES on coinage,
weight and measures aud tina sub commit
tee having charge of The subject reporter
bill. The proposed measure provides thar
until Jsnnary Isl, 1856, trade dollars D,
received a. face valuo IN payment oil az
dues to he United States and shall not ne
ayaiu u ,id out or In any other manner
reissuei. Holders of The cola may rene"
IN exchange, dollar for dollar
auy silver coin OF the Untei Stntes on
preser { ,,inn o OF tho trade dollar at o.ics
of the tr -ssurer, asglstant trea .urer, or any
mints OF the United STATES. Thr bill also
provides that the trade dollar be re-c'ined
isto aby authorized coin OF the govern
ment
Delegates to the Mississippi river conven-
ton called mt the Wnie House to-day IN
body and paid their respects 10 Inc pre- l.
dem S'anard. the chairman, MADE u snort
address, ia which he expressed the thanks
OF the delegates h the president Tor ire
intere,t shown in Miss ssi. pi river i'm
proyenenis aud his effort 10 secure iavora
b : action BIZ congress The presioen. re-
niied, saving that his views on this snbJect
wee well known md had been express.i
in his message 10 congress. lie hopen !he
convention would secure the legisl ahoh
des red looking to the speedy AM perma,
men, Improvement OF the great Mississippi
river.
When tbs Mississippi river convention
rcar,en, bled to-day delegates began To pour
i'm resolutions uoon the chair, che most o.
which were deferred immedia ely TO the
conmiitae on resolutions. A X sn'as dele
gate oT.red a resolution. when was
adopttd, requesting the sersennt at arms 70
dsulay our rational u'e ia auu 49,, ts'
| hpl during the meeting ni the c'nVeh,lnh
md e.ueciaiiy on tins rps;ium and about
| The speaksc's chair. A resolution was
| sdoot.d inviting Senator Logan aud menu
hers of the Missis-ipni river c,mmutte
10 visit the CONVEX tion. a 20 i1lu-
ton passed, invting all members
| n, congress, O attend the convention. AT
ms ns,nt n Young man entered bearing a
large American nag, which was saiu.eu
with boisterous applause. me nag was
unturIed auu placed on the platform pc
hind he presidents chair. A resolution
was offered aud referred, approving OF the
plans for improvement made by The United
States engineer officers delsripg that pup.
| lie works ought TO be done by the othcers
Of the United Saves; that no work should
be done BY contract, and no conyicts en-
Moved on any public works except public
roads. and that congress should entertain
no project TO establish artificial water ways
until the condition OF nsvigatasles reams Ii
! ,suuroved.