The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-06
TBLEGRAFaIC MINIS.
DOMESTIC.

WASHINGTON. February 26-The bill
reported by Edmunds to-day to protect the
constitutional rights of citizens Furnishes
by fine and Imprisonment any person or
persons who seek by intimidation. unlawful
menace, or any other unlawful means to
prevent the peaceable assembling of citi-
zens for the purpose Of petitioning Congress
for redress of grievances, or considering
the subject of nomination or the choice of
any person to be member or delegate of
the House Of Representatives, or who shall
disturb or break up any such assemblage,
or prevent any citizen from exercising the
right OF suffrage. Persons or officers charged
with any duty under this act, who shall re-
fuse or knowingly omit to give full effect to
their duties shall forfeit $500 to the agriev-
ed parry Every person who shall cast an
unlawful vote or ballot is to be punished by
fine of $500, or by Imprisonment for not
more than five years, or both Assault aud
bribery to be visited with fine of $1,000 or
impris ,nment for not more than two years
or both.
ROME, March Cardinal Fillippo Gaidi
is dead, aged sixty-four.
The Pope yesterday held a consistory
and raised Cardinal Minis, secretary of
state, to the order of Cardinal of Priests,
and nominated Cardinal Edordo Elbarmo as
Camerlango of the Sacred College in place of
Cardinal Ferriere, whose term has expired.
His Holiness also precanized thirty-four
archbishops and bishops No cardinals
were created.
LONDON, March 1.-The Pal Mall Gu
zette'S Rome correspondent says ''The Pope
has sent DR.. Newman the announcement
that he will be created Cardinal at the
consistory to be held March 3"
GLASGOW, March 1.-The Clyde ship
wrights have accepted, without resistance,
an increase of their working hours from
fifty-one to tifty-four hours per week.
WASHINGTON, March -SENArE-When
the motion to reconsider the bill making an
appropriation to pay the arrears Of the
pensions was agreed TO, Hoar offered an
amendment that no pension shall ever
be paid under this act to Jefferson Davis,
late President OF the so-called Southern
Confederacy. Hoar said that the name in
his proviso had not been singled out by any
selection of his own or from any person
who agreed with him politically. The
name had been selected by Davis himself by
his own act in marked and conspicuous
character by an attack on the life of the
man mad never given an utterance to an ex-
preston of regret for such attack, nor had
he followed the example of so many of his
associates by asking Congress to remove his
political disabilities. He spurned the Glenn
ency of the republic to-day. 1t was now
proposed to put the name of this person,
whose treason had not been repented of, on
the pension rolls of the country, and to tax
no Wild nd 70 fha
pension.
Garland said he did not know what mo-
tive the Senator from Massachusetts, had in
introducing his amendment, but it was a
curious spectacle to exhibit to the American
people at this late hour of the day, while
the government pensions Longstreet by
small postotfice in Georgia, Republican
administration sent Governor Orr as Minis
ter to Russia, and Mosby, who boosted that
he was the Marion IN the second war, to
China as consul. He felt satisfied that JEFF
ferson Davis would scorn the pension that
gentleman did not ask it. He had served
under Mr.. Davis in civil capacity. Mr..
Davis was gallant soldier in the Mexican
war. His services were on record, and al
though they did not surpass, they equalled
those of Greece and Rome
Mr.. Shields took a different view from
both sides. He thought that by singing out
Jefferson Davis from 10,000,006 of people
in the South it was giving him distinction
greater than he deserved.
Bailey said the country was to-day long
ing and asking for peace, and he appealed
to the Senators on the other side to do
nothing to prevent it. The people of the
South, having lost all in the war, were poor,
and they desired to restore their industries.
Maxey briefly spoke of services render
ed by Davis in the Mexican war, and
said he would leave it for those who fought
with him to pass judgment on the amend
ment of the Senator from Massachusetts.
Mr.. Thurman said the amendment asked
him to single out Jefferson Davis for pun
ishment, when other men, who went as far
as he did, were not only not punished, but
have been appointed to fill the highest sta
tons in the government. In this connec-
ton he mentioned the name of Alderman,
formerly United States Attorney General,
present Postmaster General Key, Gen.
Longstreet, postmaster at Gainesville, and
Mosby, of guerrilla fame, and many other
of the same class appointed by the Repub-
ican administration. He said on the bench
were two men who were actively engaged
in the Confederate service, who were just
as guilty as Jefferson Davis. The propo-
sition before them came from the Senator
from the State of Massachusetts,, whose
treason had been more violent and longer
than that of any other State in the Union.
Thurman did not want to pick out Jefferson
Davis as martyr, when all others who
acted with him walk the earth unchal-
lenged.
Mr.. Lamar, replying to Hoar, said he
must confess his surprise and regret that
the Senator from Massachusetts sho uld
have waDtonly and without provocation
flung this insult. Edmunds called the
Senator to order for this language Mr..
LAMAR suppose it is in order to fling
insults but out of order for those who are
insulted to hurl back the blow. 1 appeal
from the decision of the chair. The ques-
ton being taken the decision of the chair
was over-ruled. Yeas, 10; Nays, 81. La
mar proceeded in eulogizing DAVIS and pro-
testing against the attempts to single him
out for obloquy from a body of Southern
people who had chosen him for their lead
er, in a cause dear alike to him and all his
followers.
The debate was continued by Blaine,
Hoar, Lamar and others. Chandler said
that eighteen years ago. he and Jefferson
Davis came into the Senate together, and
both at the time swore to support the Con-
stitution of the United States. Davis had
come from Pierce's cabinet, and when he
took the oath there was treason in his
heart and perjury on his lips. He took an
oath to support government he meaut to
overthrow. He Chandler, considering the
conduct of Davis during the war, did not
expect to hear eulogies on Jefferson Davis
on the floor of the Senate. He was sur
prised to hear them, especially. as every
man, woman and child in the North be-
lieved JEFF Davis to be double-dyed traitor
Coke said that that Davis was not any
worse than he was and very many others of
the Southern people who selected him as
their leader. He was not ashamed to vote
for Davis any more than he was to vote
for any other man or any subject. AZ was
said Mr.. Coke, 'as much of rebel as JEFF.
Davis After luther discussion, in which
Messrs. Gordon, Window, Ransom and
others participated, the last ramed saying
that the Mexican veteran amendment
was voted in with the aid of eight Repub-
lican votes and that the bill was passed
with fourteen Republicans voting for it
but for the Republicans, he wanted it to
understood, the bill would not now be the
law Of the land. Hoar's amendment to ex-