The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

been diverted from Kansas to Indiana.
Mr. Window said that il was perhaps
because the negroes, as Mr.. Hill says,
are so fond of the Democratic rule. aud
Indiana is about the only Northern
Democratic State left. Mr. MeDonold
sand: would suggest that il was be-
cause they are mere fond OF Democrat
&c than Republican charity.
W!udom quoted from the report of
Senators B4ysrd, Beck and B'air, sew
ersl yesrs sgo, when they were lnvesti-
gahng ne con0itit n of The uthern ne
groes TO effect that in the natural course
of EVENTS there was no further aiterna-
tive for the negroes between exodus
and extinction. Hill called sttention
To the fact that when this report was
made the Republicans had the control
of the Southern States. The govern
ment's situstinn was then indeed de-
plorGble, and /, had continued there
might hqye been nn alternative be.
tween exodus and cXteiminnliop, hut
the situation is now happily changed.
After some debate in which gals,
Hill, mes, Davis and others psrtici
p&ted, and after slight modification
Of the Voorhees, resolution, the vote
was taken thereupon aad resulted-
ayes 81. nays 10.
HOUSE Bills were introduced AMI
referred as follows:
BE- Gibson, of L puisiana, to author
ize the National Banks to make loans
on real estate; also to repeal section
36l2 of the Revised Statutes with re-
gard to national banks.
BY AcKlen, of Louisiana, for the
regulation of interstate freights and
passengers, aud to relieve the same
from the restrictions of local quaran-
tine.
Hatch, oil Missouri, from Committee
on Agriculture, reported ii bill to r.;
pesl SO much of the internal reveuue
law as prohibits farmers and planters
from selling leaf tobacco 10 Others
than manufacturers without paying Il
special tax. Referred to committee OF
the wole.
Scales, of North C4rolius, ch,i man
of thee mmittee On IRdian AffaIs, re-
ported back the amendmsn.s 10 the
| Senate bill for the removal of the Utes
from L all, aud asked its immediate
consideration.
The House went INTO committee of
the whole, laid aside tue previI Is busl-
ness and proceeded to debate it
at great length. Tie debate
was participated in by Messrs.
Springer, Hooker, Scales and Congor,
who denounced the bin as fraud,
and by Haskell, Of kentucky, who as
serted the right OF the President to
proclaim the entire abroga,ion of the
treaty.
Belford reminded Conger that tie
bill denounced by him es u fraud had
been prepared by the Secretary of the
Interior.
Finally the committee rose without
action, and the House adj urned.
WASHINGTON December 19.-SENATE
At the conclusion of the reading OF
yesterdays j urnal Thurman rose and
said there was evidently no quorum
present and no probability that one
would be obtained; he therefore moved
to adjourn, but withdrew the motion
to allow the following business to bt
transacted:
Butler introduced bill to authouz'
the United States to secure title to GER
tain military and timber reservations
Referred to committee on Military AT
fairs.
Morrill, introduced resolution
which was adopted, irstructing ths
Committee on Public Buildings anC
Grounds to inquire as to the necessity o.
enlarsing the site on the southern sidC
of the building used for the bureau O
en- craving and printing, and the pro
bable cost thereof.
The Vice President appointed Voor
hees, Vance, Pendleton, Window anC
Blaine as committee to investigate th'
causes of the negro emigration from
the Southern to the Western States.
Mr.. Thurman renewed the motion t.
adjourn, ana at 12 30 p. NJ. the SeDat
a. journed until Tuesday, January 6.
HoUsE-Black burn, of Kentucky
from the Committee on Rules, submit
ted tine proposed revision of rules, anC
report in regard thereto, stating that /
was the unanimous report of the com
mittee. After short discuss on as t
the time for considering the report,
was ordered printed and recommends
and made the special order for JsnuaI
G, ard from day to day thereafter, t
: the exclusion of every other order.
The Speaker has appointed the fol
5 lowing committee on the liter Oceani
Canal: King, Of Louisians, chairman
= Singleton, of Illinois; Whitthorn, o
) Tennesse; Marin, of West Virginia
} o. Turner, of Kentucky; Nichols, G
, Georgis; Hutchinson, OF New Yolk
Pege Of Colorado; Conger of Michi
gan Frye, of Maine and Haskell @
? Kansas.
The Speaker appointed the follow
ing committee on the Yorktown cele
bration: Goo1e of Virginia, Hall o
J Vermont, Loring Of Massachusetts
.Aldnch Of Rhode Island, Hawley c
Connecticut, Muller OF NV York
: Brigham of New J.'sey, Dick OF Penn
sylvaBla, Msrtin Of Deiswsre, Talbot
of Maryland, j Y s OF North CaIolina
: Richardson uf S u h CaroliI q, an
Persons OF Georgia.
After the announcement by ia
Speaker of the number Of changes i
commi tees, Kenns, Of Wet Virginia
from the Commit ee on Commerce, re
ported the bill known as the stesmboa
bill. which was made special order 70
the second Tuesday 10 February.
The House then adjourned unii
January e.
New FORK. December 18th
comparative cottoG~statemeDt for IN
week ending to-day rep6Tts--tbe Dei
receipts a. all the United States Bort
during the week &C 210, 447 bsifS; 10
tse same week last year 212. 49r sies
total receipts to this DAG - 36l
bales; last year, 1886 976 bales; ex
ports, 100, lea bales; lsst year, 11S. 5ll
bales total exports TO cate, /, $50 50
bales; last year, l, Pa 12f bales; stool
% hand at all the United States ports
ia. .512 bales; last year, 765. 259 bales
stock on hand at all interior towns
203, 1876 bales; last year, 175, 061 bales
stock at Liverpool, 286, 600 bales; las
year, 333, coo tails; American sfioa
for Great Britain, 344, 600 bales; last
year 81, 900 bales.
Stationary or rising followed by telling
barometer; warmer southerly winds,
cloudy weather and local rains.