The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-02

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BERLIN. December 9-Thc an d
s0rbiLs tpic with The new spapcrs heI
/ Is tie iina4cill situation. The roSu
: Of t0-mnrrog's sitting IN thu BON ie-
: roth, where the ChsucellOI's letter O.
the customs OF tariff Will be considered
: Is awaited with great interest. Tn
free traders intend calling a hu NEE
ing IN this city soon for the purpose
protesting agaiRs. Prince bismarck
policy.
WASHINGTON, December SO-Th
Teller committee met this mornin
pursuant 10 Saturdays adjournment
Present, chairman and Senators Cam
eron. OF Wisconsin. Bailey Kirkwoo.
and Garland. The chairman havin:
laId before the committee the opinion
of the Acting Attorney General tina
the $50, 600 appropriation of last Jun
is available. and announced thai
| Comptroller Porter will approve a re,
qdisition to place 1t to the credit o
the contingent fund of the Senate sub
ject to the drafts of this committee
Senators Bailey and Garland raised I'll,
point that the committee should de-
eide for itself whether it can OF can
not legally use the money. Messrs.
Garland and Bailey agreed with the
opinion expressed by the Comptroller
and although another officer of the
! government had given a different con-
struchon to the statutes, the commit
tee which is to create the liability,
should be guided by its own cOncIu-
| siOns and judgment as to the prOpriety
of sanctioning construction that a
majority of its mombers might believe
to he wholly erroneous.
Senator kirkwOod remarked that he
has never had any doubt that the
COmptroller's opinion is wrong; but,
however this might be, insisted that
there was no necessity for the commit
tee to go behind the admitted fact that
the financial officer of the Senate now
has the money.
Messrs. Teller aud Cameron OK
pressed a similar opinion and the sub
ject was dropped.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron a resolu
ton was then adopted that sub com
mittee of five be appointed to 90 to
New Orleans, Charleston, and such
other points as it Che subcommittee
may determine to take testimony, and
to report to the full committee The
chairman thereupon appointed the
above named five members who were
present 10 constitute this committee.
In response to an inquiry of Mr..
Bailey, as to when the majority pro-
posed that the subcommittee shonld
start, Mr.. Teller said he would
ready to start in two hours,
and Mr.. Kirkwood remarked that he
would also then be ready, provided he
could pack his shirts by that time.
Bailey and Garfield said they had
other committee work, etc, on hand
which would occupy them during the
recess, and there were also some mat
ters to which they should give atten-
ton, for a short time, after the reas-
scmbling, therefore they suggested
that the departure of the sub-commit-
tee be deferred until few days after
Congress meets.
Teller and Cameron urged that the
work of investigation should be
promptly begun in order to complete
1T before the fourth of March.
The dilatory Senators rejOIned that
they, also, were DESTROYS that the in
vestigation should be prompt and
thorough. They wished to finish up
their own official work before their
departure, because, after that time,
they and the other members of the
committee would be occupied all the
rest of the session by this invcstiga-
ton in the Southern and Northern
States, ranging from Louisiana through
Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New York and to Mas
sachusetts, all of which had been men
toned.
Teller (o Bailey - "And perhaps,
also, in Tennessee"
Bailey - Probably, also, IN your
State, Colorado" Laughter
Kirkwood inquired if anybody had
yet suggested Iowa as an additional
field for investigation.
A motion was submitted By Garland,
that the subcommittee leave Wash
Ington on the ninth proXimo, but was
defeated by party vote of , to 2;
and after some further colloquy it was
finally agreed, unanimously, that it
Thursday. 1t was also understood that
other subcommittee shall be appoint
ed hereafter.
On motion of Garfield, resolution
was adopted requesting the President
and the Attorney General to furnish to
the committee all the information IN
their possession relative to violations
of the rights of citizens in the States
named in the Presidents message and
the Attorney Generals report, so far
as in their judgment may be cOmpati-
BILE with the public interests. The
committee then adjourned, subject to
the call of the chairman.
CINCINNATI, December 30.-The Lou
isville Courier journal has special
from Breathlll county, KY, which
says that the officers of the law have
been much to blame for the blood
that has been shed there since the close
of the war. II the civil officers had
taken a firm stand when the Strong
and Amick difficulty broke out as they
have now, it would have put stop to
the laWlessness. The others saw that
the law could be trampled upon with
impunity and they commenced the set
Element of every petty dispute with
the knife and revolver. This has been
going on so long that the lawbreak-
ers will have become t. thoroughly
lmbued with the idea that the civil Off
GERS and government intend putting
down the strife at whatever cost before
peace will reign. A number of grand
iurymen have already made their ap-
pearance. Judge Randall, the newly
elected judge of Linden, states the
panel Is comprised of men who will do
their duty fearlessly. The sheriff who
has been so active says the outlaws are
extremely bitter against him, and
when the troops leave he will march
out with them. The prisoners II jill
are very bitter against the troops, fire.
quently cursing their guard and saying
lone day Is not always"
WASHINGTON, December 30.-When
business closed at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day the available coin balance
was $926, 900, 900, OF which 5000, 600, =
900 is gold. The currency balance
was S12 500, 600.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in a
cOnveTsa-iOm to-day laughed ut tire re-
port published to the effect that he is
to be in New York City on Thursday
next to witness the effect of specie re-
sumption, all of which he denied, as
he has no further business requiring
his presence In that city now. ''Why, "
said he, "a good many persons think
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