The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20
For,s-Firsh Congress.

WASHINGTON, February i2--SENArs-
Sargent oiCaliioraia. from the Committee o.
Naval Ailairs, reported isvorahlY on the Sen
/, ate bill 70 regulate the applications for res
l. tor1tiors oni the active list of the navy
: II provides lhst applications of ofllcer
= OF the navy for restoration 10 the active lis
, and also similar applications on the retireS
Il as well as pay therein, shall be made t,
tAe Secretary of the Navy, who shall there
upon order tile board Of officers not be
low rhe grade of the applicant TO inyes
tigate his case and report thereon, and said
, report with recommendation thereon ol
the Secretary of the Navy shall be forward.
cd 10 Congress for its action thereon. Nc
such application shall be made excep, here
in provided. lie also reported from the
same committee adversely or the Senate
bill authorizing the establishment of naval
station and depot at Port Royal. South
Carolina, and it Was indefinitely postponed.
Allison, from the Committee on Indian
AsaIrs, reported back the resolution in
structing the committee 10 inquire into the
recent escape of the Cheyenne Indians and
the subsequent slaughter, together with the
communications from the Secretary of War
and Secretary of the Interior on the SUBJ
Ject. He said the committee were unable.
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port this session, but that il was q matter
| of Importance, and should be inquired into ;
therefore. on behalf of the eomnittee. he
submitted a resolution for the appointment
OF select committee OF five To examine
iuto the circumstances attending the escape,
etc. Agreed to
White presented the resolutions OF the
Baltimore board of trade aud the remon.
strances of ship owners OF that city against
the proposed amendment 10 the postoiIice
appropriation bill % establish Brazilian
mail steamship liros, which were ordered
| printed and laid on the table the bill now
! being before the Senste.
The Senate passed the House bill Great
ing the northern Judicial district of Texas.
The bill to supply additional library ac-
commodatious was discussed, and the bill
TO restrict Chinese immigration was taken
up.
In the House to-day. majority and min
| ority reports of the Committee ON Elections,
in the Florida contested election case of
Findley VS.. Bisbee, were submitted and laid
on the table tor further sstion.
The majority report favors Fndley's
claim and is signed by all the Democratic
members Of the committee. except Turney,
of Pennsylvania. who joins the Republicans
in favor of Bisbee.
The House was III committee on the legisla
| tive, judicial and executive appropriation
bill. After protracted discussion, the House
proceeded 10 consider the bill by paragraph,
for amendment. After making some
progress, the committee rose.
Reagan, of Texas, chairman of the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported the river and
harbOr appropriation bill, which was order
ed printed and recommitted.
The Senate agreed TO conference report
on the naval bill, which was passed.
A joint resolution providing for n CON-
mittee to consider and report on what legis-
lation is needed for better regulation Of
! commerce among States WAS submitted and
referred to Committee on Commerce.
The postal appropriation bill, with sundry
amendments, was reported back from the
committee and placed on calender.
Tie Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill for the erection of library build
ing on Judiciary Square.
Joseph Richardson was nominated post
master at Houston, Texas
NEW ORLEANS, February l3 The Louis
lana Jockey Club spring meeting begins
April 10.
The costumes for the grand pageant of
the king carnival have arrived and it is con-
fidently stated that the procession on Msrdi
Giras will be both elegant and attractive
Untruthful reports TO the effect that yell
low fever prevails here have been tele-
graphed from st. Louis to Chicago and other
points.
WASHINGTON, February l3.-HoUsE-
Cobb, of Indiana, moved 10 take up for
consideration the contested election case of
Finlay V. Bisbee, from the first district of
Florida. Atkins, Of Tennessee, antagon-
lied the motion, he desiring 10 proceed
with the appropriation bill. for he said if
the legislative bill was not passed this week
he did not see how the Appropriation Com
mittee could get the civil sundry bill ready
in time to be passed. The motion to pro-
ceed with the election case was defeated.
Previous TO the announcement, Cobb
changed his vote to the negative and then
moved to reconsider. Atkins moved TO
lay that motion on the table. This motion
wac defeated. The question required on
reconsidering the vote by which the House
refused to take up the contested election
case, and it was agreed to. The Republi-
cans then resorted to fllibustering tactics
Finally the election case was postponed
until Wednesday next.
The House then discussed the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bill.
After disposing of sixty-three pages of the
bill the remainder of the days session was
devoted to the memorial services In honor
ofthe late Julian Hartridge
SESATR-Senator Kellogg introduced
bill TO secure the completion of line of
railway from San Antonio Texas. TO a
point at or near Fort Clark, and thence to
point at or near FL Paso upon the Rio
Grande, TO be known as the Mexican and
Pacific extension Of the Galveston and San
Antonio railway, He spoke briefly in favor
OF the construction of this road, which asked
but ten thousand dollars a mile from the
government. Referred.
WASHINGTON, February l4.-SESATE-
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the credentials Of Hon. Benjamin +. Jonas,
eleSted United States Senator from Louis
lana.
The credentials of Hon. James i.
Groome, elected United States Senator from
Maryland, were read and placed on file.
Ransom, of North Carolina, presented
the credentials Of u. B. Vance. elected |
United States Senator from North Carolina, !
which were read and placed on file.
WASHINGTON, February l4.-HoUsR -
The bill to pay John J. Armstrong, of Vir.
ginia, Sls40 for the rent Of wharf in Alex. |
andria during the war was discussed at |
great length. Conger started of in opposi- |
ton to the bill, contending that if its prin- |
ciple was a correct one the troops that |
marched across Long Bridge ought 10 have |
been preceded by the army wagons loaded |
with specie 10 meet the enemy and pay /
owners OF property, which was to be used |
for war purposes, what they demanded for |
their property. Shelby, of Alabama, had |
no sympathy generally with these claims :;
there were no Confederates presenting such |
claims there were not in Alabama twenty |
war claims and he certainly would not vote
for any Alabama claims wherein loyalty /
was set up. Butler, Of Massachusetts ex |
pressed views on the war claims. SO long /
as such claims were presented for damages
done during the war or for property occu-
pied during the war, so long would there
be a misunderstanding between both sections /
Of the Union both SIDES desired that by
cones should be bygones and that al about
the war should be forgotten there was one
thing, however. which could not be forgot
ten and that was the yalor and patriotism
Of those who fought for the Union in the
hour OF dircst peril, nor would tho bravery,
and he might say y..i 10 the
cause which they esponsed o. lire who
fought on the other side be forg. ten be
was willing that the States sho-id he put
upon the same ground that the fathers
Of the republic had put them upon in the
war Of tie revolution By assuming AL their
iebts for raising and recruiting troops, AID