The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-14

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vas supposed that Murdoch must be
placed among the unknown.
CINCINNATI, December "a fire 81
Chicago Junction, Ohio, destroyed
eighteen buildings, occupied by bust
less firms. No particulars. Wires
Town.
NORFOLK, December 1.-THE ship
rObique, with cotton, hence to Liver
pool, dragged its anchor and was
blown ashore a, Lambert's point. She
les easy, and will be hauled off when
.he storm a6ateS.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December IL
The following was received by the
of the Democratic House:
''Columbia, December 8 TO Hon. F.
A. Conner and other gentlemen of the
l have the honor to say.
lnsreply to your Inquiries based upon
the resolution of when you handed
me copy on yesterday, that the Uni
ted States troops in the State house
were placed there by an order for the
purpose OF executing such orders as
might be given, and IN this connection
| would say, with reference to the in
1uiries numbered six and seven, that
should your body appear at the State
house for the purpose of entering the
Hall of Represe ntatives and should be
admission by those having
charge of the doors, and such persons
should apply to the officer in command
of the troops at the State house for as
sistance necessary to prevent your en-
ering, the present orders to the officers
would require them to render such as
sistance. L am, gentlemen, your ODE
dent servant, THos. ii. RUGER,
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier Gener-
al, Department of the South"
Except that more Federal troops are
en- rOTte TO this place, everything is re-
marllahly quiet.
New York, December 11.-Mrs. Sa.
rah Goojr,ch, aged eighty-two, be-
came demented from the loss of rela-
tive at the Brooklyn theater fire and
suicide.
John Stephenson, who was injured
in escaping from the Brooklyn fire, has
died.
LII IOOl, bCCCl1lOCl AU1
sinnia took 100, coo in specie.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December o.
Gen. Ignatiif, the Russian ambassador,
and Marquis Salisbury, the British am.
bassadOr, had long interview to-day.
A war tax has been levied on males
between fifty and sixty.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-In the
Senate, Senator Bogy, of Missouri,
presented memorial of himself, Sen.
ators Stevenson and Mcdonald, and
embracing the representatives of the
Democratic committee which witnessed
the count by the returning board in
louisiana, which was ordered to bt
printed.
The resolution submitted yesterday
by Senator Bayard, directing the At
Gorney General to inform the Senate AZ
to the number of deputy United States
marshals employed on November z
election day., was agreed to, with al
amendment submitted by Senator Ed
munds, requiring the Attorney Gen
eral to also communicate to the Senate
full statement as to the necessity fol
their employment, the object thereof
the nature of their duties, etc.
The Senate then proceeded to dis
Cuss the resolution of Senator Mitchell
providing for investigation in regarc
to the appointment of Cronin a
presidential elector in Oregon.
The Senate has decided by fifty tt
four that the joint rules are not II
force.
The judiciary Committee votet
recommending the admission of Bel
ford, from Colorado, by Z to 3. Hous
ton, Ashe and HUI, voted nay and will
make minority report.
The House Is discussing the Join
rules. The question comes up on
motion to take action ON BANDS silve
bill. Garfield is arguing that ther
are no joint rules. The Judiciary Com
mittee adopted a resolution in accord
auce with last nights caucus.
will be caucus.
Most of to-day's session in the Hous
was occupied in the discussion of i'm
portant questions as to whether tn
Joint rule of the two houses, includin
the rule for the counting of the presi
dental votes, are or are not in force
The que s5ion came up on an incidents
point, involving thereby the order G
business, aud which could have bee
decided under one of the regular rule
+ of the House, but which was decide
by the Speaker to be under one OF Il
joint rules, because the language j
that rule is imperative. The correc
ness of the Speakers decision was O
sailed, and the existence of the joir
rules denied by Messrs. Burgefeli {
Ohio, KIsSon OF Ohio, Burchtrd {
Illinois, Howe of Massachusetts,, an
McLeary of Iowa, but the Speak,
maintained his position, laying it dow
as on axiam that what it required tw
bodies to do it required two bodies t
undo, and that therefore the Senat
alone could not abrogate the join
rules. He declared that the count {
three presid entail elections had bee
conducted under those joint rules, an
he saw no reason why the next vol
claration of opinion was applauded o
the Democratic side of the House an
in the galleries.
The bill of last session to utilize tn
product of the gold and silver mini
was then taken up. Under the Speal
er's ruling its discussion is to DO col
tinued to-morrow and next day.
The fortifcation and postoffice az
preparation bills were reported froI
the Committee on Appropriations.
The friends of the new steamboa
bill are reported by some of their bes
men as urging Senator Sherman @
Morton TO call up their measure. The
have some hope of early action.
Nothing is being done by th
friends of the Texas and Pacific Raj
road. All special legislation ha
yielded to politics.
The feeling OF the House is to ad
iourn at an early day until the hol
days, if the Senate will concur. Othel
wise they will meet and adjourn ever
third day until their committees II
turn from the South.
The proceedings in the caucus las
night seem to have produced eheel
full feeling among the Democrats. Th
speeches were not aggressive, but e.
pressed great determination to mair
tain their rights, if it was found the
had any.
CHICAGO. December 12.-Prominen
Democrats of this city met to discus
the political situation. The sentiment
expressed were generally of a pacif
nature, but it was the general opinio
that the House of Representative
must be maiBtained in its rights {
whatever cost. 1t was decided to hol
mass meeting next Friday.
New YORK, December IA HsraI
special from Columbia nubIi.bes n On,