The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-29

,gcl' mcnsifou. e'lnes sssins, eiylliss.
The senate then went lnto eseoutlye
session. When The doors 20 opened
speeches IN neln0fian Ia The lste Rep
ttsunisliye Duncan, " iennsylyania,
Pennsylvania, aud others, and the son
Ai,s adjourned.
Hills introduced aud refefredi
Hy Mr.. lOSECRANSi ApprOpriAting
sIDOG1 Ia provido further Aid aud en-.
Tor perfeotinR and manu-
featuring the highest class OF guns.
Mr.. flNDLAf offered resolution
calling on the secretary Of state fur IN,
formation as 10 whether any citizen ot
the United States, or person dOmiolied
within tho same, we're concerned ini or
participated, directly or indirectly, In
tho bringing about Of tho recent oNplO-
siOns In London, provided the transmits
sion of such information IL compatible
with public interests,
Mr.WHlTE, of kentucky, introduced
u joint resolution Teclilng that the COM
niissiOners Of internal revenue ana tho
secretary of the treasury have, by un-
warTantable regulations, assumed 10
extend the bonded period Tor distilled
spirits, aud provides that the office OF
commissioner of Internal revenue and
the entire system OF internal revenue
taxation he abolished.
Mr. WHITE remarked that his resoln-
tl0n was blow against the secretary of
the treasury and the commissioners OF
internal revenue.
Mr.. BLACKBURN sarcastically sng-
gested that those gentlemen might SUR
yiya the blow.
The resolution was referred.
Mr.. BLAND oil red resolution call
Ing upon the secretary OF the treasury
Tor Information whether the Clearing
House association oi New York refuses
10 receive silver dollars or certificates in
settlement of balances, anu whether an
officer of the United States accedes 10
this practice; also, what amount of gold
has come into the United States treas
ury In exchange, AT par, for silver dol
lars and certificates during the present
month. aud whether any national bank
attempts To discredit silver dollars. Re
ferred.
Mr.. HEWITT, of Now York, offered a
resolution calling upon the secretary OF
state 10 inform tho house whether that
dapartmont Is In possession of any III
formation tending Ia connect any por-
son or persons, resident In this country
and enjoying the protection OF It's
laws, with the attempt To destroy
life and property within inc d9,
which We have treaties OF pence
and amity, and requesting him
TO make a recommendation as 10 what
legislation will be desirable, II so
needed, TO be enacted into law for the
punishment of such outrages. Referred
TO the committee on foreign affairs.
A bill was introduced and referred by
IA, IL Il y. tAr
the punishment of crimes committed by
means of explosive compounds.
BY Mr.. G.D.WISE, a resolution calling
upon the secretary of the navy for re-
port of the orders under which the Tai
lapoosa was cruising Mt the time she
was sunk, and for Information as To
wha. time she left Washington, and
what place she visited up to tho time of
the collision.
MIR. FORNEY, from the committee
on appropriation, reported the army APP
preparation bill. Referred to the COM
mittce of the whole. 1t provides for an
appropriation of s2i, i29O53. Estimated
amount, S26, 10, 40.
MIR. FOLLETr reported bill appro-
priating $4,000 to enable tho commission
ers of the District OF Columbia TO main
tain public order during the ceremonies
attending the inauguration OF the next
president. Passed.
The house then went into committee
on the District of Columbia appropria-
ton.
At 2:31 the committee rose and ro-
ported the bi to the house, but no final
action was taken.
Mr.. O'NEILL, of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented protest from the Philadelphia
board OF trade against the proposed
Spanish treaty. Referred.
The public business was then sus-
pended, and the house proceeded to the
consideration of the resolution express
sive of the report of the, house at the
death of w. A. Duncan, late represen-
tatiye of Pennsylvania.
After eulogistic addresses by Messrs.
Ermentrout, Swope, Atkinson, Post,
Bayne, Hopkins and Randall, the reso,,
lutions were unanimously adopted and
the house as mark OF respect to the
memory of deceased adjourned.