The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-22


also vicepnssident and counSIlo, f-or,
each State and Territory; ire seerei.-;es srd
/ q treasurer Those represenr-r rsa D;.tr;,,f
Of Columbia. were Vice Preside7s i W ~
yer Counsellor Gen Albert Pike, Se.--,o.,,
A. H. Kennedy. Convention adiOJ.,eS' ~
night sfne d. The proceedings wefC bsr-
mOnioDs, and thc delegates njOiced that n
friendships had been renewed in their persons,
coming from al sections Of the United States
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, january 15.-Scnate-Nu-
merous petitions for woman's suffrage were
! presented.
The bin TO establish post routes throughout
the country was taken up.
i L0Wse - RESOLUTIONS looking 10 cheap
freights and river and railroad transportation,
and TO put down the fOwbOai combination 1t
the mouth Of tie Mississippi river, were intro
duced and referred iOflic Committee on Rail
roads and Canals
WAsHHGTOE, January G.-Snato-Sena-
tor Lewis of Virginia, introduced a bin TO
remove the political disabilities Of Gen Y. r.
Morgan, of Virginia. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
The balance Of the morning was occupied
on the post route bill
| The consideration of the resolution re-
I ported by the Finance Committee was resumed
| and Senator sherman addressed the Senate.
/ BE argued that specie was the only true stand
ard Of value, and no other could be tablished
| Great Britain and France recognized the i'm
/ pOrtance Of maintaining-t paper at specie
value and performed It, while the United
| States recognized this duty, and refused 10
! perform it. The only reason why National
| Banks had not paid their notes in coin was be-
! cause the United States did not so redeem its
paper. If the United States was out of the
way with its deprecated paper many National
/ Banks would have to redeem their notes in
] gold. Congress is bound both by public faith
and good policy, to bring our, currency to a
/ specie standard. He rests his arguments on
the pledge TO redeem their notes at the earliest
! practicable period in coin. Congress made a
1 promise in response to the public voice but
Congress has done no single act a tendency of
which is TO advance our paper to- gold stand
ard, nor has Congress done any act tendency
of which would leave one to-suppose that the
promise was TO be redeemed Four hundred
millions of the public debt had been paid--a
debt not yet due, and not single dollar Of the
debt due had heen paid We were living now
\ in daily violation of pledge made by Con-
gress, and had actually added to our currency.
| The Senate Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds have decided il will not be ex-
I pedient to consider any new propositions for
erecting government buildings this year, and
! that the work should be confined to those now
/
HouSe-The bill to reimburse distillers for
money paid for test metres, was reported from
| the Committee on Ways and'Means, and after
| discussion as TO the proper reference, was re-
committed to that committee
| WASHINGTON, January 19.-HouSe-Bi
were introduced for purchasing the Monticello
Homestead of Thomas Jefferson, and grant
ing all the public lands in Alabama for
school purposes.
| Mr. Wilson of Tpd;opo ,,,o,,od g., -c,,,,,crJ
the rules and adopt the following resolution:
| WHEREAS, By reason of the present none
tary stringency and the insuffciency of
the amount of circulating medium, the
/ industry and commercial affairs of the
country have been greatly depressed; and
| Whereas, By reason of such stringency, the
revenues of the government have been largely
diminished, in consequence whereof Congress
| has been asked to increase the tax to the
amount of $40, 600, 600; and
! Whereas, Until the recent panic, the re-
venues were ample to meet the current ex-
penses of the governments therefore,
ReSOl0ed, That instead of levying an addi-
tional tax, the true policy lies in the enact
ment of such law or laws as will relieve such
stringency and supply the means necessary to
| the business wants of the country by increas.
ing the circulating medium, thereby reviving
business, increasing the revenues and thus
avoiding the necessity of increasing the pres
! ent rates of taxation or imposition of addi-
! tional taxes on duties.
Res0lDed, That the Committee on Banking
and Currency be instructed to prepare and
report to the House without delay a bill foI
the purpose expressed in the first resolution,
and that said committee have leave to report
at any time
| - Mr. McCrary, Of Iowa, called for the yeas
and Nays
Mr.. Spencer, Of Pennsylvania, inquired
whether the question Of Consideration could
be raised. The Speaker said that that ques
ton was raised The motion was to suspend
that rule and all other rules.
Mr.. Dawes remarked that the subject was
before two committees at present, and haC
been discussed in the House last Saturday
lie suggested that instead of having the vote
now, that the resolutions be simply intro
duced and set down for debate at some Other
i time, so that the various views of the mem
bers might be brought out, and the Commit
tee on Ways and Means and the Committee
on Banking and Currency might have the
benefit of those views
The Committee on Ways and Means pro
posed to report something tomorrow which
would be the subject of debate confined tC
this matter
Mr.. Holman of Indiana, objected to discus
sion.
Mr.. Ransom of Pennsylvania, remarked that
the Committee on Banking and Currency was
holding sessions every day, even during the
sitting of the House, listening to gentlemen
from various parts of the country.
i Mr.. Wilson said that this question of in
creased currency was exciting great deal Of
public attention, and therefore he had drawn
those resolutions for the express purpose oil
testing the sense of the House, and letting the
country know whether there was to be an in
crease of currency.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, wanted to offer M
ameudment, but the Speaker informed him
that he could not do so under motion to sus
pend the rules. The vote was taken and resulted
as follows Yeas 135, nays 9S; so two-thirds
not voting in the affirmative, the resolutions
were rejected.
Mr.. Sener, of Virginia, was appointed chair
man of the Committee on the Department OF
| Justice
The Judiciary Committee was instructed Il
inquire whether legislation is necessary to pre-
vent the illegal use of the American flaeor
commercial vessels.
/ The House then adjourned.
New york.
NEW YoRK, January 16-Therc are only
fonr of the British subjects among the Vir
ginius prisoners now in the city; they all be
long 10 Jamaica, and will be sent home as soon
as possible.
The French Vice Consul here says no ques
tons concerning the Freneh subjects would
be answered.
Santiago Caler, formerly Spanish minister
of Calonie, arrived here on his way.
NV 9oRK, january 16.-Twcnty-onC
/ persons arrested or Tuesday, during the at
tack of the police in Tompkin's square, were
held for trial One of them (aged 10 years
was a Communist. Others of the arrested say
they are neither Communists nor in sympathy
with them, and had no intention Of riotinl
when attacked by the police
New YoRK, January 16.-The National
BricklayeTs Convention adopted the following
WHEREAs, In consequence of the dullnes:
of work, as stated by all local unions repre-
scented here, and prospects FOR work in tho
spring are bad, therefore
ReSolBod bg he N'aional Bricll1ycrs If AzleJ'
yea, That they hold firm their local unions
avoid strikes by al means possible, and do
the best you possibly can 70 help your brother
worlmen wherever found in need and w
also recommend to The bricklayers Of Americz
economy in al thinas possible. and avoid tht