The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-27
dOwue will move the following Ilsolu.

uOWne VIII move tue toiloWlng Haota'
ton:
Resolved, That this House, while
willing to support Her Majesty,s gov
! eminent in all necessary measures for
| defending the possessions of Ear Ma
jesty in South Africa, regrets that ~
ultimstum calculated TO produce iia-
mediate war, should have bsen pre-.
sented to the Zulu King without
authority from tho responsible ad-
visers of the crown. and that an oIfens-
i've war should have been commences
without an imperative aud pressing
necessity or adequate preparation, aud
the House regrets that, after the cen
sure passed upon the high commisx.
sioaer by Her Msjesty's government IN
a dispatch of the nineteenth Of March.
the conduct Of affairs in South Alrica
should be retained in his hands. 49,
The government will meet this reso-
luton with direct negative motioual55
Sir Charles Dixie in the same form rs
that debated in the House OF Commons
WASHINGTON, March 25-The SEN
ate Finance Committee to-day held les !
tirst meeting for the presents session,
but transacted no business beyond re-
ferring the bills on its docket 10 4 sub
committee.
Immediately after the adjournment
of The Senate to-day the members OF
the Senate and House Democratic eau
Gus committees met in joint session "a
determine what action shall be. taken
IN reference TO the repeal Of the ses-
eral sections OF the revised statntee--
which are obnoxious TO the DemScranc
party.
Cry OF Mexico, March IS, via Ha-
vanA 24.-Congress will meet on tho
first OF April. Strong efforts viii be
made for the approval of certain con-
cessiohs TO foreigners. A French coci-
pany will solicit concessions for the
laying of cable from Yucatan Co
Cuba, with connection at Key West.
The commercial prospect is improv--
ing. Importations At Vera Cruz and
Tampico have augmented considerably
within the past two weeks.
Rumors of the resignation oil Sena-
tors Romero and Riva PAlacio are IN.
founded.
KANSAS CITY MARKETS.
KANSAS CRY, March %. --Bacon-cloas
sides $40; rib and long $500.
Cattle - Corn-fed Texas steers $50
o.
wheat-No: 9. spot, OOAc bid. No.
3 spot, SSlic bid.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NKw ORLEANS, March 25.-Cotion
dull; sales $500 bales; ordinary &c;
good ordinary 8 Nc; low middling 91fc;
middling 93sc; good middling 1850;
middling fair l14c; receipts, net 3972
bales; gross 3415 bales; exports 10
Great Britain 6l8S bales; coastwise l4s0
bales; stock on hand 236, $50 bales.
Flour-strong superfine $500; Xxx
IS. 1904; xxx $4.2505.00; higher
grades $5.25@6.00. Corn easier at 14Gh
47c. Oats quiet and firm at 38MSec.
Pork quiet and weak; old, 1910; new,
$1l. Lard easier; fierce, 6k6l7llc| I
keg; 7S4c. Dry salt meats fruor;
shoulders are quoted in first hands.
loose, 4@41Sc; packed 4Ikn4i(c. clear
rib 51s@5Ac clear sides 5lf610tSc
Bacon rirmer; shoulders, new, quoted a.
4S4c; clear rib g. clear sides &C. Hams
dull and lower; choice sugar-cured.
canvased, S@9slc, as in size. Whisky
steady; Western rectlfied $1.050l.10.
Coffee quiet; jobbing lots of ordinary
to prime 102z@16c. Sugar Quiet and
weak; common TO good common 41m
sic; fair to fully fair 51kN5a<cs vel
low clarified 6a4@71<c; prime to,cholce
Molasses in good demand az
full prices; fermentlng 2002Sc; common
22@23c; fair 24@26c; prime 10 choice
27@S5c. Rice duh and lower at $40
exc. Wheat quoted, 10 arrive, No.
st. Louis, at 81. i0@1.il.
Sight par. Sterling bank 4. S5t<. Con.
soils 4S7s@493s. .recf. -l9i
GALVESTON MARKETS.
GALVESTON, March 25. - Cotton