The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-01

far as relates to the TWO States. II
declared president by the joint com
mi. sion he will endeavor TO meet all
questions and decide them in accord,
snce with the spirit of the Constitu
ton and with justice to all classes Of
| people, but the question of deciding
between the two rival factions il
these States is one which should b,
settled with grave and careful consid
Grafton, after full consultation with
his constitutional advisers. Governor
Hayes has not settled these questions,
and does not propose to, until after ht
is duly installed in the President,
chair and has had time to call about
him his cabinet"
1t TRANSFERRED that at the interview
Senator Sherman indicated that hi.
visit to Columbus had no purpose Of
influencing Governor Hayes to commit
himself to policy towards the South
All efforts, so far, to authent cate
the letter from Hayes, as telegrapheG
to the New. York Post, have failed.
Rear Admiral John Rogers has beer
ordered 10 commanded the Naval Oh
servatory, ric6 Davis, deceased.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-Obiec
tions to Rhode Island were prepared,
and among the signatures were Sena
tor Gordon, of Georgia, and Repre-.
sentative Mills, of Texas.
CHARLESTON, S. c., February 90
The Nelcs and Courier publishes a spe.
cial from its Columbia reporter, who in.
terviewed Governor Hampton last
night as to his views concerning the
proper course of the Democrats in Con
gress, who said: 81 think it not ad
visable to throw obstacles in the way
of the decision of the commission. We
submitted our case to the tribunal, al
if we have been deceived or betrayed,
we can better aft >rd to suffer.defeat,
which brings no dishonor to our party,
than to acquire the imputation of acting
in bad faith. Other Legitimate means
of redress are still open, without re
sorting to parliamentary tactics, which
may imperil the peace of the country
and would surely place us in false
position. The interests of the whole
country demand peaceful settlement
of the pending question.
CHICAGO, February 26.-Jeaquin NJ.
Alcads, Francisco Preitos, Jose lyle
sias, Calderon, son of Senior Iglesias,
Alfonso Mia, Sebastian Marcia and
Carlos Alvarez Rul arrived last night
and go East tomorrow, stopping first
at Niagara Falls, and thence to New
York.
PoUGHKEErsIE, N. Y, February 20.
A gang of men tore up the switches on
the west side of the Duchess and Co
lumbia Railroad track at Duchess juno
ton yesterday, putting stop to the
transfer of coal across the river at that
point. This Is part of an attempt to
force the western terminus OF the road
to Denning's Point.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, February GA
scaffolding in the blast furnace of the
Bethlehem Iron Company's works gave
way with seven men this morning. Six
fell to the bottom, seventy feet; two
killed, four seriously wounded, and the
seventh saved his life by jumping from
the scaffolding on top of the wall.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The
Senate reassembled at 10 o'clock, and
n accordance with the notice given
yesterday, Senator Mcdonald called up
the House resolution in respect to the
memory of the late Speaker Kerr, and
appropriate eulogles were delivered by
Senators Mcdonald, Wallace, Wright,
Bayard, Booth and Morton, after
which the resolutions were unanimous
ly agreed to.
The Committee on Foreign Relations
reported fsvorably on the bill to pay
William NJ. Scraggs, Minister to Bo
gotta, certain moneys.
The joint committee on Chinese re-
ported. Ordered printed.
The bill creating a sinking fund for
the Pacific Railroad was postponed to
December next. Yeas, 30; nays, %.
The bill for public buildings at Aus
tin, Texas, passed.
The House bill which passed to-day
regarding vacancies in the Office Of
president was read by title. Referred
to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
The credentials of John T. Morgan,
elected from Alabama, were presented.
EA0CuLlbC ECoSlOus
WASHINGTON, February 81 - The
House is in committee of the whole on
the sundry appropriation bill.
BY Blount and AtkIns's efforts to-
day in getting $270, 600 to pay South
ern Gnte-beLium mail contractors, APP
propriated by the sundry civil bill,
Georgia will De benefited about $50, 600!
Mr.. Blount made it a point that the
law forbidding the payment was in
the nature of q bill of dttdinder and
cl srly unconstitutional.
Most OF the session was spent in the
consideration of the sundry civil APP
preparation bill, which, however, was
not completed.
A bill to provide for vacancies in
the offices of president apd vice presi-
dent that may arise through the fail.
ure of the two houses to count the
electoral vote was reported by Mr..
Field, Of New York, from the Com
mitteo on Privileges, and, after discus
sion. was passed. The only deviation
from a party vote was in the fact that
Purman, of Florida, voted with the
Democrats, and that thirteen Democrats,
including Mr.. Hancock, of Texas, and
Mr.. Knott, of Kentucky, voted with
the Republicans. The bin provides
that in case OF such vacancy in the
presidential Office. it shall be filed by
the President of the Senate, If there be
one, or the Speaker OF the House, il
there be one, or by the Secretary oil
State in Office at the time the vacancy
happens.
A motion to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution recognizing the
Democratic governments of Loaisiani
and South Carolina was made by
Schleicher of Texas, and failed fol
want of a two-thirds majority. Sc
also with a resolution offered by Wat
terson of Kentucky, commencing tbs
President for his report and opinions
IN support OF the Nichols government
in Louisiana.
The clause to pay Southern mai
contractors for work done before thu
war was restored to the sundry civi
bill.
The House took q recess till II
o'clock tomorrow, by q vote Of 100 t.
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WASHINGTON, February 27.- Th'
letter telegraphed yesterday cannot b,
located, but it exists, and partly &c
counts for the progress which has beer
allowed to be made in the count. Tn,
Herdlds Washington special says re
garding it: "There is letter in tow
from Governor Hayes himself whicl
approves in the most explicit and direc
manner Of the speech Of Mr.. Foste
last week, in which he expressed hi