The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-27
TELBGRAFhiC NEWS.


seventy-hfth ballot Judge Miller o
Gonzales, expressing great desire /
preserve the Democratic entity of thi
district withdrew his usms, aud move,
that the nomination of Judge c. Cp
son Of San Antonio be made unanl
NOUS, which was done amid the mos
intense enthusiasm.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 10
Fettoio- Citizens Of tie Senate and Heus
81 Representatives.. Tue failure of the
last Congress to make the REQUISITE
appropriation for legislative ana jadi.
cial purposes for the expenses OF til,
several executive departments oil
the government, and for the sup
port of the army. has made il
necessary to cali special session OF
the Forty sixth Congress. The esu.
mates of appropriations, needed which
were sent to Congress by the Secreta
~ OF the Treasury at the opening OF
the last session, are renewed, and are
herewith transmitted to both the Sen.
ate and the House of Representa-
tiyes. Regretting the existence OF
the emergency which requires q spe.
cial session OF Congress at q time
when it is the general Judgment of the
country that the public welfare will
be best promoted by permanency
in our legislation and by peace and
rest, commend these few necessary
measures to your consideration.
RUTHERFORD 3. HAYES.
Accompanying the message are esti-
mates from the Secretary of the Treas
ury of the money needed for the army,
and Legislative, executive and judicial
expenses of the government. The esti-
mates are the same as those submitted
at the opening of the session, with the
exception Of the items provided for at
that session. Under the army bill the
last Congress made provision for the
military academy at West Point and
for Notifications and armature. This
leaves, according TO the estimates,
$2S, $40, 500 yet to be appropriated for
the support and maintenance of that
branch. None of the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriations were
provided Tor, even in part. The esti-
mates for these expenses Is SIG, $40, =
601.91. To these appropriations is to
be added an item for court expenses,
which is generally placed in the sun
dry civil bill, but which was left out
of that bill at the last session. The
estimate for these expenses Is
So, 000, 900.
WASHINGTON, March IS SENATE
Hill, Of Georgia, presented the creden-
tisls of his collese ue, Gordon. He said
the latter was detained iron. the SEN
ate by sickness.
Mum rous bills were introduced, in
Guiding one by E4ton, of Louisiana,
to revive the court of commission of
Alabama claims.
BY Burnside-To reorganize the
army of the Unted States.
BY Beck-To remove all the politi-
cal disabilities imposed by the four
teenth article of the Constitution.
Also, bill to repeal the act of July,
1852, requiring the test oath.
Edmunds offered preamble and
resolution, with view of coDlinIng
the business of the extra session to the
objects for which it was called. The
resolution lies over.
Wallace submitted list of the
standing committees. W ich, under a
of the rules, was agreed to-
The Senate, at quarter 10 one, took
an hours recess, until the message
could be recei we'd from the President.
The Fice-Presldent laid before the
Senate a memorial from the several
members of the Ksi,sas Legislature
charging them with corruption in the
election of Ingalls,, snd asking for an
to prove their assertions.
Referred to Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
A resolution was offered by Wallace,
asking for detailed statement of the
acts of marshals in New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and
orsryISuu to the employment
of deputies for services and relating to
the conduct of the last November cleo
tons. Conking objected, and the
resolution went over.
Bruce, at his own request, was ex.
cused from the Committee on Missis-
sippi Levees and Pensions.
Senators Gordon and Hampton not
having arrived their names were, for
the present, withdrawn from the COM
mittees to which they are assigned, and
their places left vacant.
Senator Salisbury presented reso-
luton asking for information regarding
treasury negotiations with the syndi
cate. ~'
Senator Morrill, objected and il went
over. ..-,..,
A resolution was adopted respecting
\ complete index of the congressional
debates from the commencement of the
government to the present time.
L. HoUsE--The House has under con-
'ideration aud discussion the disputed
election case from the second congress
'ionsl district of Florida.
Frye moved to amend resolution
offered yesterday, that the vote be
now administered to Hull, by providing
hat prima facie, as well as the ulti-
nate right of each contestant be
to committee on elections
when appointed and that In the
meantime neither be sworn. The
amendment was rejected. Yeas,
81; Nays 140. As between Re-
,ublicans and Democrats, it was a
trict party vote; as to Greenbackers,
Barlow, De la Mstyr. Ford Forsyth,
Russell of North Carolina,
Stevenson, Weaver, Wright and Yo-
rum, IA, voted with the Republic ans
md Lsdd with the Democrats, The
original resolu ion was then adopted,
md the oath administered to Hull.
Representative Sparks, of Illinois, a
member of the House Committee on
appropriations Of last session. has
'een authorized by prominent Demo
ratio members of the present Con-
,ress to submit to the House, at the
irst practicable moment, the army ap.
bill and call for its i'm
Mediate consideration. The bill, as it
will be reported by Mr.. Sparks, is
In its provisions with that
'assed by the last House and which
allied of enactment in consequence of
he incorporation therein of q Cause
the presence OF troops Eat
he polls on election days.
II is anticipated by prominent men,
'ers OF the last Committee on Appro- |
that there will be little or no |
clay at this time in securing the pas
age Of the army bill, including the |
revious objectionable claim. 1t is
tated on good authority that the
resent intention of former members I
he Committee on Appropriations and |
fading members of the II Tuse is to
byiate the necessity Of organizing any
{ the regular committees during the
xtra session by pursuing tie course