The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-03-04
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sary for the cigars sold or moved from fac
tories.
The Pacific Mail corruption committee
turn King and irwin over 20 the next House.
Other papers go to the district attorney foI
such action - he thought fit. Newspaper
men who accepted money for corrupt pur.
poses are 10 &c excluded from the report.
ers' gallery.
The House minority aad majority Missis-
sippi reports were rdered pslr. j.
The appropriation for thc payi. at OF the
awards Of the Southern Claims Commission
has passed.
The Election Committee SIS .aitted a
report that Lawrence was, and 5 pher was
NOT elected from Louisiana.
The consideration Of the caucus force
bill was resumed.
Speaker Blaine told Butler he was a
scoundrel. Trouble arose from the Demo
Gratis approaching the clerks desk during
roll call, their object being 70 see il, by not
voting, they could prevent a quorum, and
force q call Of the House. After the Demo-
Gratis had been ordered TO their seats, But
Ter stalked up to the clerks desk, and, lean
ing on his elbow, watched the progress Of
the call. He was ordered away. He said
he had as much right there as Speaker
Blaine, who. at the time, was on the floor
near the clerks desk, Cessna being in the
chair. Calls Of order resulted in the affair
being dropped. The House is now voting
upon the clause striking out ha65as corpus.
An amendment making the suspension APP
plicable to Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
hama was adopted. There is every indica-
ton of an all-night session.
WASHINGTON, March /. = Senate - The
force bill was received from the House and
read first time by title. Thurman, Bsyard
and others objected tn the second reading,
and il remains on the Vice Presidents table
! till tomorrow. The second reading will
throw it over another day and it will come up
on direct issue Wednesday, and the session
all determined the bill shall not reach the
President.
H0uS-Tho bin passed shortly sfor mid
night was amended so as to limit to the
President the right TO suspend the writ of
habeas corpus in Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
! iapa and Arkansas, and to expire at the end
of two years. Bill passed by vote of 1856
to ia.
Before the last vote was taken on the pas
sage. of the bill, Young, of Georgia, said
he desired the country to know one fact
that out of the forty Democratic Represen-
tatives from the States to be afflicted by
the provisions of this bill, not one of them
has been allowed a word in the discussion
upon its merits; on the contrary, the gen.
tleman in charge of it has seen proper to
deny any time to any Of the Representa-
| tives from the Southern States who intended
to oppose the bull, except few minutes to
! three of them.
A motion to suspend the rules and adopt
| the resolution reported by the Louisiana
| 10, ,.Rta ofI
to IS.
A similar motion to bring the resolution
to vote directly and separately, was car
ried by "a vote of 172 to Sc; Stephens, OF
Georgia, being the only Democrat voting
aye.
The resolution recommending the resto-
ration to the Louisiana House of Represen-
tatives of persons wrongfully deprived of
| seats was then adopted without division,
and the resolution recognizing the Kellogg
government till his term expired, was adj
opted By party vote.
WASHINGTON, March o. Senate - The
force bill was read in the Senate second
time, by title, but objection was made to
the third. reading, and 1t was laid over, no
motion being made to refer to any commit
tee.
WASHINGTON, March 2. - Senate - An
| amendment to the tax on tea and coffee of
ten cents per pound was lost by a vote of
6 yeas to Sc nays.
Mr.. JOhnson's amendment, exempting to-
bacco, and brandy manufactured from the
operation of the increased tax, was adop-
ted by vote of IS to 20.
Mr.. Jones then moved to lay the bill on
the table, which was carried by vote of
so to 90.
The Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 9. = House - The
House, at As A. NJ. passed the sundrY
civil appropriation bill, having been in SEES
sion upon it from P. NJ, and then ad-
journed.
The bill regulating the taxes in the Dis
urICJ OF COIutIUIa pSsseu, prUVIuIug a TAX
of one and half per cent. Church prop
erty, actually used for churches, is exempt.
Washington city.
WAsHIEGToN, February 24.-In reply to
a card published in New Orleans papers by
certain prominent citizens in relation to
the Conservatives in Washington, stating
that Governor McEnery had lost the conf
dence of the people of Louisiana, the Con-
sentative Committee here desire to state
that they have at no time, either directly
or indirectly, individually or collectively,
in any manner expressed any such opinion,
] but have refrained from treating in relation
to the question of 1879, except so far as
compelled to do so in the Wheeler PROPOSE
tons, and now declare that had any such
opinion been expressed in their hearing or
within their knowledge they should not
have hesitatea to promptly deny and cor
rect the same as unfounded in truth.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The minor
ity report of the Mississippi Committee re-
ho II
ninety-nine per cent. of the taxes which are
collected and dlsbursed by negroes. The
city debt in 1869 was $1S, 600, now it is
400, 900. This burden was imposed by
reckless legislation upon a population of
TO- 900, less than half of whom are white
A corrupt and infamous ring composed Of
negroes who were expelled from Vicksburg
and the county several years ago, and who,
by forgery and peculation and systematic
frauds on the revenue, have impaired the
credit, impoverished the people and aug
mented taxes to a practical confscation.
Crosby, the sheriff and tax collector, was a
personal friend of these corrupt officials,
and by manipulating juries rendered con-
viction impossible. He admitted 70 bail
personal friends who were charged with
the gravest crimes, on worthless bonds.
Judge Brown publicly declared that the
| prosecution Of CardoZa was persecution,
when every honest man in Vicksburg knew
his guilt, and by his partIsanship destroyed
public confidence in his court. A tax
payers league was organized, irrespective of
party; CrOsby's bonds we're worthless; the
taxpayers had a right to demand CrosbY's
resignation; his resignation was voluntary,
and not the result of violence or threats I;
the killing of two whites and twenty or
thirty negroes was owing to an attempt of
the negroes of Warren county to invade
Vicksburg, which Crosby advised at the in
aticafinn- of GnrarnnP Araosy PTePuratiOn5
for the defense of the city were made by
the mayor and the citizens, who were JUS
titled by natures highest law-self-preser-
vstiOn; they acted for the defense of their
families and homes; it was mercy to the
women, white and black, that the negroes
were checked; had they entered the city.