The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-31
SUBMITTING SUGGESTIONS.
The National Board OF Trade Pays
Attention to
STRICTLY BUSINESS MATTERS,
And Makes Many Important Recon-.
mendatiOns to Congress,
AND THEN ADJouRNS SINE DIE,
Secretary Teller's Lucid Ideas About
Oklahoma Lands, and Secretary
Chandler'sl Views on the
Navy Communicated.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
XLvIII Congress
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Mr. BECK !
presented memorial from number of |
naval officers, protesting against the
passage of the resolution against giving
the thanks of congress to Commander |
Schley and Lieut.. Emery. The memor-
ialists say the resolution would advance
these gentlemen one grade, and this adj |
vance would affect all the officers now
above them in the list of their
ranks. They say "while not
wishing to detract from the merits of
these most excellent and worthy Off
GERS, we would respectfully represent
that their services in the Greely eXpedi-
ton were not of a character which enti-
Ties them to such marked distinction
and advantages over their comrades"
Mr.. HOAR, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported favorably reso-
luton providing that the two houses of
congress assemble in the hall of the
house on February IL, to count the
electoral vote. Mr.. Hoar called up the
house resolution of similar import, and,
after amending it to correspond with
the senate resolution, it was agreed to.
The amendment increases the number
of tellers.
Mr.. HOAR asked unanimous consent
to take up the Pacific railroad bill. He
ana not wish to push the bill to a vote
to-day, but would like the bill and &C.
companying report read, when he
would make short statement on the
subject and then propose to let the bill
stand over till tomorrow. The bill and
the report were then read.
MIR. HOAR then continued his re-
marks. After referring TO the evils
growing out of the carly management
OF the road, he said that now the stock
OF the racine roads had almost entirely
changed hands. 1t was now largely
held by persons in humble stations i'm
life-by widows, orphans and trustees
OF charitable and educational institu-
tions and savings banks that held
and managed the funds of such
persons and institutions. Mr.. Adams
the president, had made an an
alysis of the stock, and from
such analysis ii appeared that onl,
about one-siXth of the entire stock va
now held by persons who could be kur
posed to hold 1t for speculation or stpct6
Jobbing purposes. 1t did not, therefore
seem Just or right for tho United State
TO deal with the question in the present
condition of the Pacific roads by con
stantly remembering and citing agains
them the faults or wrong doings o
twenty years ago. The roads should bt
dealt with to-day with absolute Justice
taking care, of course, that the interest
OF the government were properly lookel
after.
MIR, HOAR continued at great lengtl
in explanation and advocacy of tn
commission bill. His argument for th
most part being similar TO that used i
the report accompanying the bill an
heretofore published.
After brief discussion, participated i
| by Messrs. Hoar, ,Sewell and Conger, til
hour OFF, o'clock ARRIVING, the matte
went over and
The CHAIR laid before the senate th
] Interstate commerce bill, on which
MIR. PGGH addressed the senate. II
favored the commission bill and Oh
posed the Reagan bill.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Pugh's r.
marks the senate went into executiy
n session and when .hU doors reopene
4 adjourned,
HOUSE.
a communication from Speaker Ca
Isle designated Mr.. Blackburn ,
speaker pro tenn. for to-day.
Tho CHAIR laid before the house
communication from the secretary
the navy, in response to resolutio
calling for Information concerning tl
4 recent collision of the Tallapoosa. X
lerred' The secretary stated that Il
steamer was ON her regular freightir
cruise.
Mr.. ToWNSHEND reported the pos
Office appropriation bill. Referred
committee of the whole.
The house then went into committC
| IhA NWhnlA N VNpf. 30 81
When the house had passed half
dozen private bills,
The SPEAKER laid before the hOu
the following message from the Pre-.
dent:
To the House OF Representatives.
When the expedition for the relief
Lieutenant Greedy and his party wa
being prepared in the early part of b
year of 1854, and search for suitable Va
sells was being made, the Alert, then Il
property of Great Britain, and whi
had been the advance shin
/. the expedition under Sir Geor
Mares, was found to be ]
4 culiarly fitted for the intend
service. This government immediate
offered to purchase that vessel, up,
. which her majesty's ,governme
generously presented her
the United States, refusing to accept a
pay whateyer,for the vessel. The Ale
rendered important and timely seryi
in the expedition for the reliefo of Iiel
Greedy and party, which in its resul
o proved satisfactory TO the goyernme
M and TO the people of this country. Ia
u Of the opinion that {
q Alert should now be return
" to her majesty's government, with su
able acknowledgment for its genero
and graceful act of courtesy In
promptly putting the vessel at {
p service of the United States, and, the
4 fore, recommend that authority may
given me by the congress to carry {
y this purpose. Referred.
Also a communication from the sec
tary OF state, recommending the passs
of joint resolution permitting milits
officers to be sent rs military Instruct,
to Corea, In compliance with the
quest OF the Corean government.
Recess I'LL Sp. M, the session to be
consideration of pension bills.
4 The, house, at tho evening sossit
" passed thirty pension bills, and
iourned until tomorrow.
To-day while the house was consid
ing the private bill for the payment
Indian depreciation claims, the VIII
subject OF payments of that charao
was briefly discussed.
Mr.. HOLMAN took the position I
the government should only be h
~ liable whore there were treaty funds
" longing TO the Indians from which p
y ment could be made.
VI Mr.. GEORGE, of Oregon, content
strongly that this was n narrow vi
and made an extended argum