, 1874-01-17
No Actual Disturbance at tho Texas
Stale Capital.
a Fair Prospect for a Peaceful
l0ompromise.
Iowa Legislatures -linety-Eight Ballots
and No Choice for Speaker.
Other State Legislatures.



MEETING OF TIE LEarstATunE.
GALVESTON, Tex.t Jan. 6.-Tho 4Netes haa tho fol-
lowing special: :
AUSTIN, Jan. 16.--At the morning session Epporaon
offered resolution 10 authorizo tho spcaker 10 ap-
point such number Of Bergeants.atArme may bo
necessary to preserve ordor, and retain thca long
al 1palning. TINT 1t 1ooks better to have
sssicped ieu ts oapo SnnE. Adope 81
AIR. Eppnrson reported tho rcsuls Of hs Interview
with Gov. Cook, and WOULD send written communi-
e.ancca. Adjourned.
Tho scnatc; 1t tho morning session, wus called to
Mr. ireand naked for an aoi to provons tic shor'a
paying into the hands Of George ". 1lonoy any por
aon for him ti,e public funds, making 1t o nl,ate-
tho peni;oniury., nj. 1reaud moved Tint Honey and
bal.o De De restrained fE9m pnyng St any in' on
TnH SITUATION.
or the Commander ut t6e pos to protect Tho 'e.r'a
tp!ed."a Tho Commander declined. The Travis
Guards wora oroorod out by Davis to report
,s t. SS 9 1Efs m tho
orders Of Den. IL i Mc0uiloch, Acting Adjutant-e1.
u s hes: srs ssrSs s oa es
inrroviscd company Ind c1snrgo Of thu lower floor.
h ps,es arc sng VII geat c e'nnet Das
Everything quiet to-duy, though armed soldiers are
stationed 1t eyesy entrance OF tie Capitol husldipg
,z,,..,. TIE ~ MAYOR or 1us1lK :3 AnnEsTE1'. , 49,
Travis Rifles marched up from tho stae Armory, euch
menlber srcaihg to hs acquaintance that tho Major
Tho longro was beaten, and coll madc for REIN
forco1nents to reso,1o tho Major. As II by magic,
from every direction ca,o men foot md horsoback
eral rhose white ocks indicatcd that they had aeen
seryice under thc Texas Republc: Tic crowd con-
e snen s saor hs s,rxed sds' haye
TINT the arrest was without authority and should DO
promptly correctel. One company was Immediately
ra1sed, mud placed under command Of Nal nolston Of
Galveston: Thoy marcled 10 tho Capitol and offered
eena Is aosa Gill; a q n nsfs
Ina occurred. Days colorod guards numbering about
forty passed into tue bsaciacnt Of to Capitol without
plo'nan agreed to-aay on
,or " hora rhsre II to 10 nothing often
All the bar-rooms are closed.
Al the troops have disDsnlcd On both sides. There
WAsllNoIoN, D. g., Jan. lo.-Tho Attorney. General
Marshal at Austin, Te1as, 1atel to-Jay, saying "o
newly elected Gov. Cook was tnaugurated Last night.
md he oapio oter sre hen ass as dt.e
tho Legislative Halls. conflict seems inevitable.
4 message from you may envo US from disaster :
peal to tho urttca to peaccaby ndjust their difficult
ties II possible. Cannot sono ouo negotiate set
tlc.ncnt7 hayo po,ror to Interfere with force
nor hare you any duty to PERFORM IN respcct to the
mattor, except 10 use yuur moral influence"
DAVE TO TIE PRESIDENT.
Another telegram was received today from Cor.
Davis, Of Texas. addressed to tho President, saying
TINT, under tue Constitution lie was oucd to hold
oce nn,it tho 28th OF April, and that he was making
preparations 10 protect Tue ocors Of tho state and
nsks for military assistance. Thcre is no probability
TINT thu Government wia Interfere OF 1nafe ans
telegram OF the President to Gov Davls and In tho
rcnluuso Of AttorucJGencra William 10 tho Untctl
States MnsYhnI At Austin.