The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-07
Capitol City Cuttings.
rnh rELEaRArH BILL.


AUSTIN, March c. spaclall-Th,
friends OF tho telegraph bill are to the for,
with an array of argument in answe
TO the Western union objections to TIA,
bill. In answer 10 the Western Union
that il costs moro to handle messayes nj
small offices than IN large cities; the,
say as u matter OF fact 10 costs les,
as upwards of go Western Union
offices cost nothing except stationery,
| the railroad companies paying all OK.
penses. They say they know no reason
why tine Western Union charges for a
message from Buuham TO Brenham 25
cents, aud from Bonham TO BRYAN. p
near point, 90 cents; VeNarkina Co Fort
| Worth % cents, and TgNarkana To Ter.
rell 40 cents.
The Western Union, II is stated, now
refuses to send night messages Tor bus
mess men living of their line and com
pels them TO pay for from four TO six
words extra ON every message. All of
this and much more.
The bill, they claim, proposes 60 rem.
edy these evils.
MIR. sHANNON'S LEVEL HEAD.
Mr.. shannon this morning charac.
torized the Jones railroad bin
rs simply an act in the
interest Of the cotton factors OF Houston
and Galveston, and IL seems he * Rhout
| right, as tho lobby Is here working ia ils
interest He cOntendud that the present
law was all that Is necessary, and the
masses of tho people have never com.
planned or its provisions.
TIM PROHIBITION PROSPECT.
The Joint resolution submitting the
| question Of a plohibltory amendment Ia
the people has beon reported favorably
/ ny Tho house committee, aud the senate
committee this morning recommended
that tho house resolution DO considered
and that the senate resolution ON the
same subject lie on the table. Tho inn
preston Is that the resolution will pass.
pENTrENriARY AFFAIRS
are getting more muddled daily, aud
some OF tho contractors want 10 return
| 70 the state tho conylG,s contracted for
/ LITTLE LEGISLATION ON LAND LIKELY
Nearly the ontiro day In tho hou so
was consumed in Offering amendments
TO the land hill and speaking, The lis
Cussiou was very heated and animated
with occasional flashes of rannour and
spirit Some very able speeches were
made.
Mr.. Browning lod the majority and
fought bravely the host OF tho minority,
all of whom aimed their shafts at him.
Mr.. Pendleton (of BelD moved To
reconsider the vote by which
the bill was engrOssed and To iay that
motion ON the liable, which was losl,and
tho bill may come up again tomorrow.
! 10 will probably go through the house,
but n will probably be killed in the
senate, and Mr.. Peacook's senate bill
then 80 to the house and probably be
| killed there, which will leave the lease
law rs at present.
/ TIE DALLAS CHARTER.
Tho Dallas representatives aud Alder
man Maroney and Mr.. Gavin, held an
/ informal conference this AFTERNOON. IN,
/ indications are that tho Dallas charter
with Mr. Maroneys consent, will z,
! throuVh the house az It did before thu
/ reconsideration; that is, with MIR. Kim
/ brough's amendment.
| Grand concert here tonight for Tn,
| benefit Of Hal Gosling's widow. Tn,
I receipts will be large.
/ AusrIN's NEW POSTMASTER TsES'
From reliable Information received
here, Capt. John q. Johnson's pole will
knock the post.oilice porsimmOn, Col
! Rutherford and others, however, are IL
| Washington soaluusly working tor Oh,
same, but are doomed 10 disappnlnt
ment, Capt. Johnson IL now quarter
master for tho frontier force, N well
known IN this entlrO section, and bis ar
polnlmeut will undoubtedly give enir
Satisfaction.
OPPOSED 80 A REDUCTION IN CLERICAL
FORCE.
A gooily number OF tho representa-
tiypS are decidedly opposed 90 tn
sweeping reductions made In the sallr
ias OF department clerks. They ga,
Texas IL not a pauper, and IL ahlo an
! should bo willing TO pay for eiilcier
clerical services.
No RELIANCE WHATEVER.
The rumur that Gov. Ireland Is seel
: ing 20 go TO congress in the place OF Mi
Ter has been started by set OF bus