The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-06


ent consideration and stated that he wanted
time TO examine it. lie subsequently, with
drew his objection and the report was
sgreed TO. No explanation Of the bill as
agreed upon was made.
Mr.. Window, OF Minnesota, from the con
ference committee on sundry civil appro-
prIation bills. submitteaR report, but OBJ
lection was made TO its present considera-
ton 0y Mr.. Edmunds and it was laid aside
temporarily. The Senate then. az ) o'clock,
took recess until o'clock p. N.
The Senate has agreed to confirm the re-
ports on the sundry, civil and river and
harbor bills.
The Senate passed the House bill appro-
printing $3.50, 900, the interest OF which is
to be paid to the printing house for the
blind at Louisville for furnishing embossed
books and tangible apparatus for the blind
throughout the country.
HoUSE-The House spent the first hour
this morning in disposing OF some business
on the Speakers table.
Bills in relation to the Northern Pacific.
and Kansas Pacific railroad were referred
to the committee of the whole.
Bills relating to homestead settlement on
public lands within the railroad limits were
passed.
The report of the conference committee
on the fertilization bill was presented and
agreed to.
The House has now before it under
strict party vote of the Committee on Ex-
penditures in the State department. the
question for the impeachment of Geo F.
Seward.
Thereports of the conference committee
on the sundry bill, fertilization bill, river
and harbor bill have been adopted by the
House.
When the census bill came over to the
House with message that the Senate had
agreed to the House amendments, Mr.. Cox,
of New York, on whose motion the amend
mehts had been adopted, received the hearty
congratulations of the members of his
neighborhood. These amendments SUBJ
stantially place the bill as originally intro
duced by Cox as it now stands. The bill
provides for one hundred and fifty supervi-
sors, to be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. Enumerators are one to about
every thousand inhabitants and there are
to be experts employed on all great indus
tries and resources of the country. The
machinery of the bill is regarded as simple
and efficient
The committee of conference on the leg
islative bill tonight concluded that it is i'm
possible for them to agree. They will,
therefore, report disagreement. Although
another conference may be appointed, there
seems to be no probability that the differ
ences between the House and the Senate, on
the political amendments, will be reconciled.
The bill is therefore believed to be certain to
fail with the expiration of the session.
The army appropriation bill will, also,
doubtless fail of inaction, the committee of
conference appointed having come to
dead lock in regard to the House clause
prohibiting the presence of troops at the
polls under any circumstances. The CON-
mittee reached an agreement on all other
points of the bill, but, of course, their
work will 60 for nothing, unless the agree
ment shall extend to the remaining subject
Of the controversy.
RENO, March "A fire Yesterday de-
stroyed the entire business portion of the
town. The loss is estimated at 81 ,O0O, 900,
with only Sl50,O00 insurance. Five per-
sons were burned to death.
In the House tonight, Potter presented a
report of his committee and that of the mi
nority
Pending action, the conference report on
the postotfice appropriation bill was pre-
scented and adopted
SAN Francisco, March "a universal
feeling of deep regret and indignation ex-
lists throughout the State and the Pacific
coast over the Presidents veto of the bill
to restrict the Chinese immigration. At
a mass meeting held at Bullesto, San BENZ
to county, the President was burned in
effigy, and at Fairfield, county seat of
Sonora county, flags were at half mast At
Dutch Flat the best Chinese shanty within
town was burned on receipt of the news
GALVESTON, March 3.-In the municipal
election to-day, Charles H. Leonard, Tnde-
pendent, was elected mayor over W. NJ
Stafford by small majority