The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-30

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Oregon.
Capt. Whitney, manager of III
Western Union Telegraph COMPANY
Washington, was then sworn, and pr,
duced schedule showing over SO
kilograms were delivered TO the Mo-
rison committee; thought Morriso
returned the dispatches, but did nc
recollect the time.
James o. Green, son of Presiden
Green, of the telegraph company, ties
tiled to destroying a trunk full of tel
egrams which were sent from Wash
lngton to New York. The witness
impression was thst they referred t
the sale of political offices. He coul,
not say what political offices. He IN
derstood that it was in connection Will
the election.
Mr.. Green, In his testimony, sait
the kilograms that he saw were signed
by Tyner, VINO is second assistan
Postmaster General, and the Impres
sion he gathered was that they referred
to the sale of some political office, bu
what Office he could not say. Witness
admitted that he forwarded to Wash
ington, at the request of President Or
ton, the entire telegraphic correspond
ence between Judge Tyner and Mr.
Foster, of Indianapolis, who were the
parties holding the correspondence re-
ferred to. The letter making this re-
quest was destroyed by witness, in
compliance with Orton's instructions.
Representative Evans, of Indiana,
was examined relative to a certain
package supposed to contain portion
of the cipher kilograms sent to the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. Witness denied any
knowledge of the contents of the pack
sge, asserting that a clerk of the COM
mittee gave the bundle to him for safe
keeping, and he turned it over, intact,
to the second assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Brady, who evidently has them
now.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-SENATE
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the credentials of Hon. James
Shields, elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Bogy.
Placed on file.
HOUSE Occupied with reference of
bills introduced under call of States.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-The Sem
ate Judiciary Committee has authorized
Edmunds to report for passage,
with some suggested changes which
will not alter the general purport, of
the House Joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment to prohibit
the claims of disloyal persons for prop
erty injured or destroyed in the late
war.
WASHINGTON, January 81. HOUSE.
Wright's bill for a government loan
of $500 to any person desiring to take
advantage of the provisions of the
homestead act was defeated by % to
212.
Pending the motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill for the erecting
of public buildings at several places,
including Augusta, Georgia; Oxford,
Mississippi; Key West, Florida; Lynch
burg, Virginia, and Montgomery.
House adjourned.
SENATE-The bill introduced to re-
organize and discipline the militia of
the United States was referred.
The bill abolishing the volunteer
navy of the United States passed. 1t
dispenses with the services of a num-
Der of medical officers.
Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back House joint res
olution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution, prohibiting the pay
ment of the claims of disloyal per
sons for property injured in the late
war. The amendment is in the nature
of substitute. Placed on the calendar.
Edmunds, in submitting the report of
the said Judiciary Committee, thought
the resolution, as it passed the House,
was totally inadequate for the purposes
indicated by the title. He would soon
call it up for consideration.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the bill to pay War
rem Mitchell for cotton captured by the
United States at Savannah. This led
to lengthy discussion and without
action.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-The fol-
lowing Is the full text of the PROPOSE
ton reported from the Senate Judici-
airy Committee as substitute for the
constitutional amendment on the same
subject proposed by the joint resolu-
ton which passed the House under a |
of the rules on the last day
of last session: ''Art. 16. No claim
against the United States shall ever |
hereafter be sustained or allowed by |
Congress or any department officer or |
court of the United States, or money |
paid by the United States or from
their funds, whether as damages, COM
pensation or otherwise, for or on &C
count of any property, real, personal
or mixed, taken, used, injured or de-
stroyed by United States troops, or
by or through any officer, civil or
military, or other persons acting,
or protesting to act, under or
by the authority of the United
States, of their enemies, or taken,
used, injured or destroyed from any
other causes whatever during the exis-
tence of the late instruction or rebel
lion against the government of the
United States unless the owner thereof,
and IN the case of any corporation, its
governing authority and management,
was during all the time of such insur-
rection or rebellion loyal in fact to the
government of the United States and
gave neither aid nor encouragement to
the enemy. No pension, bounty,
grant, pecuniary indemnity or pecuni-
airy benefit shall ever be paid or proyid-
ed for, by and under the authority of |
Congress or any State or on account
Of any military or other service or
injury suffered in hostility to the gov
arnment of the United States. No
pardon or amnesty, past or future,
hall have any effect to take any per-
IoH, case or claim out of the purviow of
his article.".
CHARLESTON, s. c., January 27.-
The Teller committee was occupied
mainly in hearing Democratic testi-
nony concerning the conduct of the
canvass and election in Williamsburg
md Sumter counties.
Edward Perry, printer of Charles
on, swore he printed 10, 900 Republi-
an tissue tickets for E. w. NJ.
dackey, Republican candidate for
congress at the last election.
New ORLEANS, January 27.-In the
enatorial caucus it was agreed to drop
he lowest candidate. On the fifth
allot Eustis, Kenner and Jones each
ad 25 votes, and Manning 1. Ad-
burned till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-The let
er of Secretary Sherman giving rea-
ons for the removal of Collector Ar
bur at New York was made public to-