The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-04
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WASHINGTON, May 2.-The Senate is dis
cussing the resolution of Hamlin, to amend
the rules so as to have deliberations of the
Senate in the impeachment trial in public.
In the investigation by the Committee
on Foreign Relations, Schenck was ask d
whether he thought it proper for an Ameri-
can minister to buy and sell stocks. The
committee insisted upon a direct answer.
Schenck, so far, has confined his answer to
the assertion that he did not consider what
he had done in the Emma Mime business a
wrong act.
The Committee on Banking and Currency
will report favorably on the bill authori-
ziug the Secretary of the Treasury to ex-
change ten millions silver change for ten
millions legal tender, These legal tenders
to be again exchanged for fractional cur
repcy, which shall be destroyed.
House-The motion that the Committee
on Real Estate Pool be directed to summon
Halet Kllbourne again and examine his
books, as proposed in his letter, Gre ated
great excitement.
The motion was tabled.
Cox IN the chair.
The joint resolution authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to place fully
| equipped life-saving station ut the Centen-
NAL passed.
Tarbox, of Massachusetts,, asked the
unanimous consent of tie House to offer a
resolution reciting the fact that the e.. p.
r. r. Co., in the year III or ~ became the
owner of certain Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad lands, for which the Union
Pacific Company paid considt ,tion hugely
in excess of their actual or market value,
and that the directors have neglected to
| INV tha
to do so, and therefore instructing the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire whether such
| transaction took place and what were the
circumstances and inducements, and from
whom such bonds were obtained, on what
condition and whether the transaction was
with corrupt design or in furtherance oi
any corrupt object, The unanimous con-
sent was given and the resolution was
adopted.
Senate.-The Finance Committee re-
ported the House bill for the appointment
of receiver for national banks, with
| amendments.
The bill appropriating $50, 900 for the
Apache Indians passed.
Conkling, from the Committee on Com
merce, stated, regarding the steamb)a bill
which passed the House, that several per
sons desired to be heard upon the bill, fol
whom the committee were waiting.
A resolution instructing the Committee
on Commerce to inquire what legislation il
necessary to regulate immigration, and t.
report by bill or otherwise, went over.
Robertson introduced bill for the re
lief of S. p. Gibson, of South Carolina.
MerrimOn submitted g substitute to pre-
vent officers from soliciting or making con
triLutions to elections. Referred to tn,
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The japanese indemnity question was dis
cussed to executive session. Adjourned.
! WASHINGTON, May 2.-The President anC
Cabinet will go in body to the Centennis
on May 10.
A full Cabinet except Pierrepont.
The President recognized Zureino i
BarTera, Consul of Spain, at New Orleans
Portraits of the Postmaster Generals
from Franklin to Jewell, inclusive, hay
been forwarded to the Centennial.
The latest official advices fror. the Ri
Grande represent all quiet. DIzz has mad
no forward movement. 1t is understoo,
that the Mexicsn Government is sending
heavy force from the interior to meet hii
within a week.
Mails now due at / 80 from the Mort
will arrive at noon.
General Terry will command the expedi
ton which is about leaving Fort Lincoln
/ instead of General Custer, who remains i
, command Of The post at Fort Lincoln. Thi
arrangement will allow Custer to renal
here TO testify before the Impeachment
court
Gen. Reynolds telegraphs Clymer tha
upon returning from the field he saw fo
the first time The testimony given by Gen
McCook, before his counties, March q
II is absolutely false 50 far as itFefeEs to hi
being in any measure In csllusion with cor
tractors, or having received valuable pre-
. ents from them
VIM. ]. Murtagh, of the National Repsl
licIA, testified that he had received $i20
from the Freedmen's Bank, and had PAL
) it back. He did not know who was =.
spoasible for the article charging Chairma
Douglass with using money appropriate
for his committee % reward his constitE
: ents and a journalist Douglass made
! statement uader oath, concluding thI
E either the writer or bis informsnt Was LA
J In the Committee on Foreign Adairi