The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-02-12


ment Another amendment abolishes mileage
4 to officers. and limits them 70 their actual
Il travelling expenses. These amendments Wers
adopted IN committee, and have 10 be voted
on again In the House
Mr.. Hodges, from Arkansas, was admitted
70 his seat on pTiHsa Jlcis right, and sworn In
The Southern Trans-Confinental Railroad
bin and bin extending the time for present
ing claims 10 the Southern Claims COMMITTEES,
were reported, and on q point OF order carried
into committee Of the whole.
WASHINGTON, February 4--CoL FOOte, OF
Mobile, who has been here some days upon
revenue business. leaves homeWafd tonight.
WASHINGTON, February 5.--Sea,dte-Sena-
tor Carpenter introduced bill 10 restore the
rights OF the State of Louisiana, and said he
would ask that it be printed and lie on the
z able for the present Early next week n
would ask the Indulgence of the Senate 10
submit some remarhsexplanator Of the bib,
and would then ask il 10 be referred. 50
ordered
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consider
alton of the bill for the protection and prose
cutiOn of the works of improvement at the
mouth Of the Mississippi river.
WAsHISGToN, February BIN the House
the bill 10 restore the rights OF the State
of Louisiana commences with long pream-
bic declaring that there is no Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney
/ General Auditor of Public Accounts, Super
! intendent of Education or Legislature elected
] by the legal voters of the State of Louisiana,
/ according TO the Constitution and laws thereof.
The bin provides for holding an election in
/ Louisiana on the fourth Tuesday of
/ Nav. next. for the above named State
officers for such members of the Legis-
lature as ought 10 have been chosen In No
vember, 1872, and the President Of
/ the United States is required to appoint some
person or designate some officer of the army,
not below the rank of major general, to act
as superintendent of said election; said super
intendent to appoint two citizens OF Louisiana
of opposite political parties to be State regis
! trars, the registration to be commenced with
/ in twenty days after the enactment of this
bill, and be completed ten days prior to the
date of the election.
WASHINGTON, February 9.-Senate-Sena-
tor MerrimOn presented petition for the inn
provement of the mouth of Cape Fear river,
North Carolina. Referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
Judge Hagar, the newly elected Senator
from California, was sworn In.
WASHINGTON, February 9.-lSeRGte-The
bill investigating district affairs passed.
Senator Hagar, of California, has been
! placed on the Committee on Territories.
Senator Merrimon, of North Carolina, pre-
sented petition from ship masters and others
of Wilmington, asking an appropriation for
the improvement of the mouth of Cape Fear
river
The bin for the relief of the East Tennessee
University, apprOpriating $4,000 to compen-
safe that institution for property belonging to
it, occupied and destroyed by the Federal
army, was taken up.
Senator Waldron, of New Hampshire, said
the property taken by the Federal troops was
not taken as a military necessity, but as mat
! ter of convenience, and it is thought the claim
is Just One bill was passed by a vote of forty
/ yeas to twenty nays.
| The bankrupt bill was resumed. The amend
ment abolishing registers in bankruptcy was
rejected. The amendment authorizing no
taries public to take dispositions was passed
The amendment authorizing assignees to bring
suits for sums less than $500, unless the court
having charge of the case should order other
| wise, was adopted.
Senator Gordon introduced Il billto amend
! the internal revenue law. 1t provides that all
the provisions of the law heretofore, except
] ing in relation to stamps upon written instru-
ments, and all penalties imposed by the
law for omission Or failure to, stamp such in
struments as bear date prior to the establish
ment of the revenue department in States en-
gagged in the rebellion, be repealed
It further provides that the time allowed
for stamping deeds, mortgages and other
/ DdDGIS,
ment of said revenue districts be extended to
-, 1877 Any Justice of the peace in said
insurTectionary States may attach stamps here
tofore required on said documents, and the
commissioner of internal revenue is author
lied to furnish stamps for such purposes.
The bill is prefaced by a preamble declaring
that in the late insurrectionary States, during
the war, it was impossible to procure the rev
enue stamps required by law to be attached
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corded. ,,i -r-.-..,-
House bills introduced-Reduc postage
to two cents; repeating tax on whisky and
tobacco two bills, by White and Bell, of
Georgia, granting aid to the Atlantic and
Great Western Canal Company; by Stone, of
Missouri, for the construction of ship canal;
by Vance, of North Carolina, to incorporate
the branches of contemplated Southern trains
of the Continental Railroad under the name
and style of the North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Georgia Extension Railway. 1t pro-
vides for the Consolidation of the North Caro-
lima, Western North Carolina, Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford and Spartanburg
and Union Railroads. The bonds of the com
pany are placed at six per cent, to be in
dorsed by the State of North Carolina and
the Treasurer of the United States.
Mr. CobErn offered a resolution declaring it
to be the sense of the House that Congress
should not adjourn until some measures are
enacted providing for reform in the present
system of currency, on the subject of trans
poTtation and for the more economical adj
ministration of the government. The rules
were suspended and the resolution adopted
without the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Smith of Ohio, moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution declaring it to
be within the constitutional power of Con-
gross by law, so to regulate commerce among
The STATES as to protect that portion of internal
commerce which is among the several States
from all unjust or oppressive tolls, taxes and
distinctions or other burdens, whether i'm
posed by railroad companies or by combina-
tons thereof, or by other common carriers, and
that the present condition and magnitude of
commerce among the States demand from
them a wise exercise of those powers and du-
tics Carried by a vote Of 40 yeas to Ga nays
Tho Committee on Privileges and Elections.
heard Sykes Y. Spencer to-day. Spencer
claimed that the Democrats offered to elect
him Senator If he would bFeaku up the court
house Legislature. His plea makes no allu-
sion to alleged bribery A further hearing
will be had next Thursday. Chandler rep
resents Spencer, and General John L. Nor
gan represents Sykes
WAsuINGToN, February 9.-Mr Smith, of
North Carolina, introduced in the House
to-day a bin proposing to abolish all internal
revenue taxes on whisky and tobacco, and to
collect an equivalent amount of revenue by
means of increased duties on imported goods.
Referred 10 Conlnratee on Ways and Means.
HoNSd--As usual on Monday, number of
miscellaneous bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
WASHINGTON, February 10.--ScHate- Sena-
tor Anthony presented a petition from citizens
representing the National Bank of Rhode
Island, protesting against any legislation TO
diminish the volume of currency in that State
for the purpose Of giving il TO other sections.
Referred to the Committee on Finance
Senator West presented memorial from
the New OrleaSs Chamber of Commerce, ask
ing an appropriation TO reopen the New Or
leans Mint
WASHINGTON, February f0-Senator Cor
don, Of Georgia, introduced bin to relieve
the political disabilities Of Raphael Semmes,
of Alabama.
Senator Bayard submitted a resolution re-
guessing the President TO transmit to the Senate
the information called for in the resolution of
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