The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-04

WASHINGTON, April 2S. = House = The
Sergeant-st-arms has presented facts in the
Kilbourn case to the House. Referred to
Judiciary Committee. E
The bill removing the disabilities OF Gen.
Slaughter, of Alabama, passed. 1t had
already passed the Senate.
The legislative and executive appropri-
alton bill is up, with an amendment, giving
S14, 900 for an assay office in New Orleans,
upon which n separate vote was demanded.
While the bill was in the hands of the com.
mittee il was adopted, and is now part OF
the bill. The appropriation for an assay
office Id Charlotte, North Carolina, was re
duced from $4,000 TO $2700, and is also a
part of the bill.
The committee investigating the case of
Gen. BOughton, reported that he had been
indicted but that the indictments had been
dismissed. They report that affairs in
Texas were in an unsettled condition. and,
without recommending any action, asked
to he discharged.
Gen. Boughton who had been waiting the
result to embark in other business, resigned
his place as clerk of the Military Com
mi:tee.
The investigation of the release of the
vessel Mary Merritt is progressing fayora-
bly, for Bristow.
Senate = The Senate suspended legsla
tive business, and at 30 the impeach-
ment trial was resumed.
Chief Justice Carter TODAY rendered his
decision in the Kilbourn hGbedS corpus case.
After reviewing the causes leading to the
issuance of the writ, the issue of the writ,
the return thereto and clsims of thesrespec-
tive counsel, be decided that section l04 OF
h..r i...H Sto . -
nesses, and approved January %, 1874, il
explanatory Of section 102 of previous acts
in relation to such witnesses, the last leeis-
lation on the subject, and the point OF law
in the two sections are rs follows:
Section 102. Every person who having
been summoned rs witness by the attor-
ney of either house of Congress to give ties
timony or produce papers upon any matter
under inquiry before either house of Con
gress, wihully make default, or who, hav
ins appeared, refuses to answer any question
pertinent to the question under inquiry,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor punish.
able by fine of not more than one thousand
dollars nor less than one hundred dollar
and Imprisonment in a common all for MOI
less than one month nor more than twelvf
months. --
Section 10f. Wherever a witness sum
moned, as mentioned in section 102, fails
to testify, and the facts are reported to
either honse, the President of the Senate OF
the Speaker Of the House, as the case may
be, shall certify TO the fact under the seal
oi the Senate or the House to the districi
attorney for the District of Columbia,
whose duty it shall be to bring the matter
before the grand jury Tor their action.
He therefore decided that the ase is ont
of mlsdemeanOr, and punishable by the
courts, and said, in conclusion. that the re
lator will be rendered to domiDion of tbi
indictment.
WASHINGTON, April 2s. Gossip has il
that a resolution will he introduced IN thu
House in few days 10 investigate the con-
duct of Col. Ordway, sergeant-at- arms un
der Blaine. II is alleged that great dis
crepancies exist IN his accounts, aggregst-
ing thousands of dollars.
Clapp refuses to appear before the Com
mIttee on Printing.
WASHINGTON, April 2s. = Walter -.
French. OF Boston, has been appointed
journal clerk of the House
A quarter OF a million OF legal tenders
have been retired. The outstanding legal
tenders amount to $37, 500, COO
Prof Rurs in, Of Toulouse. has discovered
AuONuci pihutb VI NbG NHEiltu
Six aud q half millions of dollars will be
disbursed Monday on the Alabama claims.
Briefs in Senator Spencei's CASE have
been submitted. They will be argued at
the next meeting.
There was long Cabinet session. The
question regarding the original documents
was discussed, bu; no decision reached, as
Bristow was attending the meeting Of a
committee.
Ames was before the Mississippi election
committee, and testified 20 the existence Of
q general system OF intimidation. fraud and
violence, by which the, voters in the Repub-
lican counties were preFented from v0t-
ing. He found it impossible without
\ bloody collision between the mass
Is, as he was not supported cy
troops, TO secure negroes their rights in
the recent election. There were riots,
shooting, threats, and the peace otEicers
ove1wed. Il is claimed that the pretext
that they were robbing the state by exees.
sive taxation was wholly ungrounded; that
taxation in Mississippi was only seventy
cents per head against sixteen dollars IN
New York. II Is proposed 10 have him con-
time his testimony several days.
Bristow ioss bis temper in the committee
room 10 day, and intinAted that Bright, Of
Tennessee, had gone even outsida Of the
COMMITTEES room 70 get evidence in the case
prejudicisl 70 BAN, and be refused 10 shake