The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-16

! 10 base FetsliatOTy msss urea.
The morning hour expired and the mat
tar went over TO tho executive session.
Adjourned.
WAsnHGgos, Jan. lb-ln the houie,
Morrison. nom the ways and means o1n'
mlttee reported back aTesnlutl0u rtQufsinf
the secretary ol tho treasury 10 lur, leu the
houfo copies OF tue letters OF COLLECTION on
/ internal revenue relative 20 suspending lhe
collection OF the tax ON whisky iisltu IN
September. October, November ANA We
comhpr, 1880. Adopted.
| Cobb chairman OF the committee on pnp.
/ lic lands, reported a bill dtelNl = i"il''el
cert tiu general land granta made 20 certain
|Haiel in aid Of the construction OF rail-
roads. 81,
committee on military affairs, reported q
] bil authorizing tho prviideut 70 appoint
and rctiie Alfred Piegsanton as major gen
eral.
Steele, OF the same committee, submit ted
| the View OF the minority % the iil2 Jofn
| Porter bill. Ordered prinled.
King chairman OF the committee on
Missitsippi lcyces, reported n Dill 10 close
| Tho gaps In the leveea OF the Mississippi
| river and for the improvement oil nnVlga'
! ton. |. appropriate 81 OOD,Oo0 TO be eS'
pendei In accordance with the recommon-
/ dalton NJ the Mississippi river commission.
]
! Nurev, chairman OF the committee on
Irosi.olll,es and post roads, reported bill
making all public roads aud hig1 ways posl'
routes. ,,.
| LYMAN, Of the committee on military
l RG'.ir.. reported resolution calling ON We
See ctary OF war 90 name tho rank sud reg
lmsut or ojrps OF every officer OF tne afmNt
/ rrp1rted utshie to perform fall uutY iom
| January Is 1876 ull December 3lst 1855, or
recommended for retirement during ihe
same period. Adopted ,-,,- a.
Minis oirred resolution directing Tho
COMMITTEES % judiciary 20 report Wh''Ntr
! the president BY and win tha cnntei OF
| the senate can, negotirte treaties with for
! ,ipn poyerr ments by which tho dutits lev
| led by congress or foreign governments, can
| be CHANGED or abroga,ed. Adopted
Green til,red rsso ution aulhoriz ng
1 the COMMITTEES on public health 70 inquire
into the truth OF the allegations OF adulter'
atoms OF food, aud ifsuch practices exist
! 10 suggcss the legislation necessary 70 cor
rect the wrong and giving the com
mites authority TO employ chemical ana
medical es perts. Referred.
Mills, Of the committee on ways and
means rerorted as substitute Tor the res
olutions offered by Hewett and Belmont, u
resolution, requesting the president 20 fur
nish the house the Information in his pos
session concerning tho under-valuation,
false classification aud other irregular prac-
ties i'm ,so importation OF foreign goods
since January 1, 1882, and prior thereto,
aud further requesting him 10 recommend
the lecislt ion needed 90 prevent frauds on
the revents resulting from tho causes spec
| flied. Adpted.
Townsh,nd introduced a bill authorizing
the presd,nt during the recess of congress
| to prohibI any imports Injurious 10 the
punlic helfh, from those countries which
on the sanif ground prohibit the importa'
ton Of Am rican pork. referred.
Curtin offered a resolution requesting tho
pre- ident 10 furnish copies OF the cores
pondence N regard 10 tho reported arrest
| In Russiat lPo' aud of R.inhardt Wager, a
citizen OF. he United States. Adopted.
Cxot dew York. chairman Of the COM
mittee on naval tnaiTs, reported back
resoIutio, calling on the secretary OF the
navy for a formation an to whether any
OF the Of GERS of the navy had received
gift or pi sent from any prince or foreign
state without the consent OF congress; also
wbetherl,be United states officers or sail
ors rendDt led service to the Bri ish navy IN
the rece,e bonn bardment OF Alexandria
Cox sail he had Investigated tho resoiu-
tons and found there was u basis for them. !
Hill ssitiihe was advised that one OF the !
of,cers ofIhe navy boosted OF receiving
presents film other governments. IL was !
within bid jwn knowledge that ons officer
received tkery valuable present from me
goysrnmIIs of Sweden and Norway. AS
To the sedDhd resolution, there were some
officers Who did great good at the lombard
ment oflAlt xandria. He bad 10 DOUBT
that an aiswer to the resolution would re-
dound to, he honor ofsome OF the men Ia
the navy. Ii any one had been assisting
Great BrL ain, against The rules oil natioh-
atty, IL should be known.
R1binstn, OF New York, said 1t was
charged dat our naval officers made theIl'
selves Sd conspicuous and obeequious ~
aiding Etgland, that he hoped tn, re would
b. no objection.
The rea,lutions we're adopted. -.
Springtr offered resolution calling on
The post h sster general for copies OF the
correspojience between the department oil
ms ice And the post-oflico department
touchingthe prosecution OF persons charged
with fraid in connection with the star route
ssryice: also, Tor ala iLemi1ed 81 sM9bb OF
the Expenditures of the post'oliice depart
meut from March 4th, 1881, to January lst'
1884 for IN investigation OF said frauds.
Hscock objected to present con'iueraliop'
ReieTred
Shelly offered q resolution directing the
committee on rivers and harbors 10 enquire
into The necessity OF immediate appropria-
lions for continuing. works on impor'ant
river nd harbor improvements where work
has bseno is about to be ,uspendded 'or
Hatch, OF Missouri, presented the me,
mortal IL the committee OF the National
Live Stock convention, which was ordered
printed. ,,.oo -,
rivers and barbors, reported a bill appro-
pristing 800, 600 for continuing the I'M
proyement In the Mississippi river. Re-
ierred to Tho committee OF the whole.
This house went into committee Of the
whole, Cox, OF New York, In the chair, Tor
Its confederation.
Will, made q brief statement Of the pur
port of the bill. stating that an appropria-
ton Unnecessary to prevent injury to the
valuable plant OF the government ana 70
enable the commission 10 proceed IN 'ne
work At improvement.
elAjrd, referring to the debate which
took q see some days ago on the question:
OF Indifference of the report OF the MISS
issippiriver com mission, said that he wish
ed to dali the attention OF the country 10
the fact that while the republican Party Was
willing to make liberal appropriations lor
the Improvement OF the Mississippi river
the gentlemen on the democratic side were
higgliig about the committees jurisdic-
KIM dejied that there was any conflict
between tie Mississippi river levees COM
mittedand the river and haroor committee.
BslfSrd vent on to point out TO the house
its line of tuty, which he declared was TO
unlock tho vaults OF the national treasury.
[Lsugtterl There was $l,0C0OoO 10 the
treasury Npt out Of the channel Of bust
ness ard Trade. Businets firms were fall
ing all otpr the country because money
was yep1 out of employment. Suppose
$4,000 90 was appropriated for the Missis-
sippi ritbr, where would IL GOT Not
10 FranG or England, but TO the horny
handed sfts OF toll In this country. TWAS
the dufvtf the Majority OF the house To
compel tkt government 20 execute and en-