The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-17
Lamar is confined 10 his room.

Aathat - Conuneu 10 ais room.
Congressman Loomis, of Alabama. Is
among these sued by Hallet Kilbourn for
false imprisonment. The amount claimed
is SIS. 600.
Gen. Forney has been renominated at
Gadsden for the Seventh Alabama District.
WASHINGTON, August l0.-Con6rmation
-E. Wilkins rs collector Of customs At
Baltimore.
Senate-The river and harbor bill was
presented by the committee of conference
and passed by vJte OF SO 10 10.
Political debate was resumed.
Mr.. Mcdonald of Indiana said he would
support the resolution of his colleague be-
cause he desired the people of the coun-
Try TO have light upon the subject. II was
time these documents were CT pdrte in their
character, but with all that they were
much more fair and less partisan than the
comments made on that affair by a partisan
press of the country, aud by Senators on
this floor. He denounced the lawless out
rage committed in South Carolina, or any.
where else. He then quoted from the
documents bearing upon the case, and
argued that the white man, Merrihew, was
killed before the negroes We're hurt, but
this circumstance had been studionsly kept
down IN the discussion.
The resolution providing temporarily for
the expenses of the government passed.
Adjourned.
House-Lord, of N. V, offered resolu..
tion reciting that the night of suffrage pre-
scribed by the constitution of the several
states is subject to the Fifteenth Amend
ment, and that the service of said right
should be faithfully maintained and OBJ
served by the United States, aud it is as
serted that the exercise of said right Is, in
,eeh hatax a, eh. -
good citizens, controlled by fraud, in
timidation and violence. He thought
that of the Fifteenth Amend
ment is defeated, and that all citi-
zens, without distinction of race or color,
are entitled to the rights conferred by said
amendment and declaring all attempts by
force, fraud, terror, intimidation, or other
wise TO prevent a free exercise of the rights
of suffrage should meet with certain, con-
dign and effectual punishment; and that In
many cases which have heretofore occurred
OF may hereafter occur in which violence
or murder has been or shall be committed
by one race or class on another, prompt
punishment of the criminal or criminals is
Imperativsly demanded, whether the crime
be one punishable by fine or imprisonment
or demanding the punishment of death. The
question was divided.
ried by ia to "a; the preamble by 12l to
81.
The Committee on Naval Expenditures
reported the following resolutions;
Res0lred, That Isaiah Hanscam, chief of
the Bureau of Construction aud Repairs of
the Navy Department, is unworthy and in
competent to hold that position, and that
the interests of the bureau, the department
and the government require his removal.
ResOlUed, That by reason of the negli-
gence of George w. Rcbeson, Secretary of
the Navy, and his order to pay the firm of
TIlton, Wheelwright & Co. tho claim pre-
sented by them in January, 1874, the gov
ernment of the United States was defranded
by said Tilton, Wheelwright & Co. out of
the sums so paid, towit, $S2 0i9.
ReSOlUed, That copy of the annexed tes-
timony, together with the reports of the
ma jority and minority of the committee
ON these resolutions, with notice OF the
action of the House of Representatives
therein, be laid before the President of the
United States by the clerk of this House.
Adopted by vote of 104 to So.
The appropriation bill was continued
until Monday next.
The majority and minority Of the New
Orleans Federal officers committee re-
ported, which were ordered printed.
CINCINNATI, August II. : The freight
train brakesmen on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Railroad struck, abandoning their
trains at Seymour. They placed the freight
trains on a siding, uncouped them and de-
stroyed the coupling pins.
LITTLE Rock, August 11.-The regular
| Republican convention nominated Joseph
Brooks for Governor. All efforts to hAr-
monize the two wings of the party failed.
ST.. LOUIS, August IL. = The newsboys
have inaugurated strike against the
E0eaing Dispatch. They want il at twenty
cents per dozen. Every boy 10 in the strike.
In consequence of the strike the Dispatch
was kept from the streets.