The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-04

that committee. No objection being
made, Senator Logan was excused. and
Senator Conkiing appointed to fill the
vacancy.
WAsHINGToN, December 29.-In the
Senate this morning Senator Gordon |
presented the memorial of Wade |
Hampton, VIM. B. Simpson, W. D. |
Wallace ard sixty-eight senators and |
representatives in the General Assem- |
bly, of South Carolina, addressed TO |
Congress, reciung at length the points |
which have recently transpired in that |
State, the interference of the military,
etc., and asking Congress to take such
action as will cause q Cessation of milf
tary interference in the affairs of the
State and enable the governor and leg
islature to exercise the duties of the
offices to which they were elected.
The memorial having been read. Sen
ator Gordon moved that it be referred
to the Committee en- Judiciary.
Senator Freiiughuysen moved to
amend so as to refer it to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections instead
of the Jude airy Comm ttee.
Pending the discussion, Senator Cor
don, by unanimous consent, submitted
a resolution recognizing the Hampton
government as the legal government OF
South Carolina.
Senator Morton and ethers made Oh
lection, and it was laid over.
The question being on the amend
ment of Senator Freiinghuysen, twelve
senators voted in the affirmative and
thirteen in the negative. No quorum
present.
The Senate then adjourned until
Tuesday next.
There were not fifty members present
so the House adjourned after passing
a few pension bills; no committees
meet on the House side. The Repub
licaa electoral vote of Louisiana has
been received by mail, but none from
either party yet by messengers.
WASHINGTON, December 9.-Iu the
House, Mr.. Levy presented memorial,
signed by Thomas 4. Adams. president
of the Board of Underwriters of New
Orleans; Cyrus Bussey, president OF
the Chamber of Commerce; VIM. c.
| Black, president New Orleans Cotton
Exchange; Il. 5. Howard, president
Merchants Exchange; John G. Gaines,
president New Orleans Clearing House ;
James \. Aiken, president New Or
leans and Red River transportation
| Company, and w. T. BOuriuan, pres
ldent Red River Pilots Association,
for the Improvement of Red River from
Jefferson, Texas, to its mouth. 1t was
ordered published in the Record.
Mr.. Levy will, tomorrow, introduce
a bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for the
| purposes Indicated in the memorial.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-The
Committee on Privileges and Elections
have commenced ON Oregon. Chad
wick, Secretary of State of Oregon, ties
titled that the first intimation lie had
of Watts being postmaster was
after the election; the Governor and
himself agreed to be governed in
making the list by the acts of Con
gress and statutes of Oregon; the
Governor heard an argument before
acting.
/ Odell, Republican clector, testified
that during the proceedings lie, Odell,
was elected president and Cartwright
secretary; Watts rendered his resigna-
ton, which was accepted a; CrOnin then
said, ''you refuse to recognize meg
Witness replied, $50, sir, but we want
certificates; you must not think that
we will not act with you, and you
must never go from here and say we
would not act with YOU" Crouin then
left and the college proceeded to cast
| hi al RI hl
vacancy in the college caused by his
own resignation.
WASHINGTON, December 30 - The
Committee on Privileges and Elections
in the House have summoned Mr..
Cronin in the Oregon electoral case.
ReSOlCed by the Senate, That the State
government now existing in South
Carolina and represented by Wade
Hampton as Governor is the lawful
government of said State; that 1t is
republican in form, and that every as,
sistanCe necessary to sustain its proper
and lawful authority in said State
should be given 10y the United States
when properly called upon for that
purpose, to the end that the laws may
be faithfully and promptly executed,
life and property protected and de-
Tended and all viOlators of the law,
State or national, brought TO speedy
punishment for their crimes.
NEW ORLEANS, December 29.-ThC
Senate committee was engaged all the
morning in heaIlng the rebutting testi
mony In regard to the OuachIta par
ish. Salisbury asked for Information
in regard to the seeming inaccuracy il
reference to the statement of the re
turning board in regard to the tota
vote for the Republican electors. ThC
chairman said that all the necessary
documents would be furnished. The
Senate sub. committee after hearing ont
witness adjourned to Ella PInkston':
residence to take her testimony. The
House committee is examining CO... Pat
ton, chairman of the State Demo
cratic committee, while the sub-com
mittee up to noon has been unable t.
do any thing, having no stenogrspher
1t is said the House committee will re-eX
anime all the witnesses who have beer
before the Senate committee.
New ORLEANS, December 29.-Gov
ernor Kellogg, in replying to the pro
test against barricading the State
house, says that as Governor he as
sumes the right to control the APP
proaches TO the House of Representa-
lives.
PORT ROYAL, S. c., December go
The fire is yet uncontrolled on boart
the Harvey Mills. The ship is along
side Port Royal dock. Steam fir,
engines and water boats are waiting OF
her. A heavy gale is blowing from tn,
northwest. II. G. Fleming, the su
perintendent OF the Port Royal rail
road, is on the spot with force o
citizens, sailors and marines @ssistin,
to save the ship.
BcsroN, December 29.-Patrick J
McDermott, the surviving principal il
the boxing match at River Hall yester
day, which resulted in the suddel
death of Daniel Davidson, is dis
charged. II was shown that the latte
died from heart disease.
CINCINNATI, December 29.-Brema
Der, Moore & Co.'s large paper mill. a
Laurel, Indiana, is burned. Loss $3.50,
900.
LONDON, December s9.-Appreher
SONS at Bucharest are that the Rus
slams may cross the Danube on the ice
There has been q hard frost. and tn,
Russian army are suffering from thei
march and lyphus fever. 4 Time
Berlin correspondent says no lmmedi
ate rupture msy be expected. Thi
same papers Vienna and Paris cor
respondents tslIe the same view of th,