The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

Telegram Company says that q DIS
patch from the Servian government re-
quests the Porte TO instruct the Otto
man ambassador at Vienna to enter
into negotiations with the Servian di-
plomstic agent there, Servla having
no representative at Constantinople.
/ The Prince of Montenegro has not
vet replied to a dispatch inviting him
10 the treaty for peace directly with
! the Porte.
PARIS, January 29.-Max. Outrey,
the newly appointed minister of the
United States. will sail for New York
from Hsvre, February 8.
WASHINGTON, January 30.-Senstor
Wright, of Iowa, submitted a resolu-
ton that the Senate proceed, IN &C
cOrdance with the provisions OF The
electoral count bill, to appoint by ripd
r9ce vote five senators to be mem beers
of the commission in said act provided
for. He gave notice that he would
call the resolution up for consideration
at , so p. NJ. to-day.
Senator Edmuuds submitted reso-
luton authorizing and directing the
President of the Senate TO appoint two
tellcrs on the part of the Senate 20
perform the duties required of them by
the electoral count bill, which recent
ly passed. Agreed to.
Senator Allison submitted a resolu-
tion providing that the proceedings be-
fore the commission authorized by the
above bill be printed in the C0ngres-
SioHal Record from day to dsy. Laid
over.
Senator Hsmlin submitted a resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on
Rules 10 inquire and report what, if
any, rule should be adopted for the
admission of persons to the Capitol
during the counting of the votes for
president and vice president, and that
SAID committee confer with the Com
mittee on Rules of the House of Rep
resentatives on the subject. Agreed to.
The Senate voted unanimously for
Edmunds, Morton, Frelinghuysen,
Thurman and Bayard for seats in the
commission, except that each caudi-
date in voting dropped his own name.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
appointing fifty special policemen for
duty at the capital during the count
ing of the vote. Adjourned.
rhe House bill for the payment of
$500, 900 to Eads has passed.
Messrs. Payne, HuteI, Abbott, Gar
field and Hoar are elected members on
the part of the House of the electoral
commission.
WASHINGTON, January 30. - The
] oh ligh . IN
police board, the presidents objection
Notwithstanding.
The vote in the House for represen-
tatives on the grand commission was
unanimous except in Mr.. Garfeld's
case, who lost thirty votes, mostly
from members declining to name him.
WASHINGTON, January 30.-Mr. Ste
| phens rested reasonably well last night
and is more comfortable this morning
than for several days past.
A leading Louisiana Republican says
that neither West nor Casey under
stood the President to say Saturday
that it would be improper to change
the Statu quo in Louisiana pending the
electoral count.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands reported favorably on the bill
granting the right of way to the Hot
| Springs Railroad over the Hot Springs
reservation.
The President stated yesterday that
he would not take any action regard
! ing either party in Louisiana, as he
would be prejudicing the matter of the
electoral vote, and if trouble occurs
will supersede the present status by a
military government with Gen. Augur
at the head.
WASHINGTON, January 30--The Su-
preme Judges are in council. They
will select the fifth judge at an ad-
! journed meeting tonight.
WASHINGTON, January so. - The
cabinet meeting was unimpOrtant.
The judges have sent to the House
and Senate, under seal, the names of
their appointment of the fifth judge.
The general impression favors Bradley.
WASHINGTON, January 3d. Tele-
graph Manager Barnes, OF New Or
leans, delivered the dispatches re-
CURED of him to Morrison's Louisiana
committee.
Senator West was examined to-day.
He was asked to divulge the key to
the cipher dispatches, which he de-
clined to do unless allowed to take
out private kilograms. This permits
sion was refused, and after some unim-
portant heterogeneous he was dis
charged.
kenner will tomorrow produce his
private memoranda of proceedings in
ing board.
Congressman Field, who is conduct
ing the examination, is glecful over his
progress.
Littlefield, In purging himself OF
cOntempts, testified that he did make
the change in the Vernon parish re.
turns by order of j. Madison Wells.
He refused to forge the name of the
supervisor and some one else did it.
Littlefield, before the Morrison com.
mittee, is purging his contempts.
Kellogg is before the Committee on
Privileges and Powers.
Kenner testities that Wells and An
derson opposed DR.. Kennedy as the
fifth member of the board don't know
why. Kenner knows Hayes carried
Louisiana by throwing out votes.
WASHINGTON, January 0.-Foul
batteries of artillery, recently ord ereo
here, have been ordered back to Fort
ress Monroe. 1t is thought that Other
troops will leave for the North ano
West shortly.
A. F. Britton succeeds Murtagh OF
the police board.
There is no do no that Judge Brad
ley has been elected IS the fifth judge
on the commission. The formal an
nouncement will be made tomorrow
SAVANNAH, Ga, January 30.-A Tai
lahassee special to the Ns0s says the
J Assembly passed bill to pay the Dem
: ocratlc presidential electors.
, A resolution was introduced asking
: Congress for an appropriation of $50,
600 to improve the mouth of the APP
; aIachicola river.
ELIZABETH, n. j., January 3d.
} Henrietta Grinnell atten pied to poison
: the employees of the family by putting
J arsenic in the milk. Five of then
are very sick, but so far none are dead
ST. LOUIS, January 30.-McDonald,
, convicted of whisky frauds, has beer
Internationally pardoned and released
from the penitentlary.
LONDON, January 30.-There was
severe gale in South and Southwes
England yesterday and last night, &C
compsnied by rain and sleet, which
| caused considerable arrangement x
tho teIeoranh linee The w-afher /.