The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

tac conditions o the r,speciYe grants |
shall b. GCc.afsi fosfestei 10 the |
Uai;ed S.sies sad sbal be restored TO
the public 6oGssiG snd &c thrown open
to settlement within neiy days after
the psssags of tbis ao,. The
following s-e The names OF
some CT tue ra:lr, ad cumpApies
IF -c,ed 10y this resolution, together
with the amount of lana herett .re
granted aud by this act Withdrawn
them: Tae Atlantic and PSci6c, 4a.-
600. 600 acres; Texss en1 Pacific, Is =
600 600 acres; Northern Paeidc. A.,
600, 600 acres; Gulf aud Ship Isi4nd,
600. 600 acres; Alabama and florida,
4l9, coo acres; Cuoss ana Tenns, see,
1872, 900 cores; Mobile ana Girlrd,
$50, COO scres; Alabam1 and Chatta-
noOgs, sos, 900 acres; PeqsscoIa and
Georgia, 156 coo sores; F.orida, At
lsntic and Gulf Cen,ral, 1888, 000 acres;
North Louisiana and Texas, Gil, coo
, acres; New Orleans. Baton Rouge and
Vicksourg. 3 500, Geo acre., s.. Louis
and Iron Mountain, 660 600 acres; Lit
tie Rock aud Font Smith, 009, 900
acres. The resolution WIS referred TO
the JudiciaryfC mmittec.
HoUaE- RSb:-sop, froB. the Judi
cIary Committee, reported the bll! for
an additional judicial district in the
State of Gaorgio, which passed.
McCord, of Iowa, for the Committee
on Manufactures, reported back the
joint resolution proposing a constiiu-
tional amendment to give Congress the
power to grant and protect trade marks,
aud spoke in its favor. There was
strong opposition To the resolution on
the Democratic side, and after some
discussion it was referred, together
with bill introduced by A'mtieId, of
North Carolina, on the ssme subject,
to the Judiciary Committee.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the military academy
appropriation bill. Alter 5, me discus
sion, the committee rose and reported
the bill to the House without amend
ment, and was passed.
Dibrell, OF Tennessee, frcm the
Committee on Military II airs, reported
| back Senate bill for the transfer of the
arsenal property in Cbsil stcn, South
Carolina, to the trustees Of Holy Com
munion Church Iasti ute. Passed.
The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December 49,. SENATE
TheV,ce President laid before the S, n
ate communication from he Secretary
of the Tieasurv, tfansmItting in COM
pliauce With Senate resolut.0n callirg
therefor, Information cOnctInng the
fleet upon the revenues aud upon coll
sumers, of the repeal of the duty on
tea and coffee. Referred 10 the Com
mite on Finance.
Salisbury from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported a
resolutionth that an attachment he issued
to the sergeant-at-srms, commanding
him to bring TO the bar of
of the Senate for contempt, MIR. Smith
and other witnesses subj ead by the
subcommittee to investigate the
charges against Senator Ingalls,, asd
who have refused to t-stiiy. Adopt
ed.
Hoar presented petition signed by
Robert c. Winthrop. Charles Francis
Adams and other distinguished citizens
and members of the Massachusetts, His.
t5rical Society, praying for a suitable
appropriation for the erection of a
monument to commemorate the victory
of Yorktown. Referred to the Com
mittee on Library.
A committee of beth houses to con
slider the subject of agriculture and re-
port what ought 10 be done by the gov
ernment to promote the agricultural in
teTests, was adopted.
The Senate proceeded to consider
the pension appropriation bill, and 1t
was passed.
Hoar presented petition of citizens,
asking the appointment of labor COM
mission. Referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor.
The resolution introduced by Davis
of West Virginia yesterday was re-
ported from the Committee on Agricul-
ture. It instructs the agricultural com
mittoes OF both houses TO consider the
subject of agriculture and report whal
ought to be done by the government &c
promote the agricultural Interests.
The Senate then proceeded 10 con-
slider the pension appropriation bill,
and it was passed.
The Senate took up Voorhees, resoiu
ton for the appointment OF a commit
tee to Investigate The rauses of negro
emigration from the South. VoOrhee!
spoke upon it
The taking up by the Ssnste + VGor'
hees' resolution for the sppGintIEent Of {
committee to investigate the pegIf
exodus from the South, led To a Ions
and animated debaty, which occupied
most of the sfternto1. voorhees, saic
it was desirable to know whether tht
exodus was or was not caused as al
legged by unjust political treatment Of
the negroes in the South. Indiana did
not wis1 to be colonized by negroes
any more than California to be colo
nized By Chinese. He considered Mr..
Windom's amendment, providing fol
inqnIfy with regard to the setting apart
of separate territory for negro colo.
nies, premature, end let the committee
act on its own discretion with regard
to such suggestion.
After brief Defense by Window OF
his amendment, Hill OF Georgia said ht
was tired OF these congressional inves'
iga.ins g The negro exodus would
settle ITSELF Talk about be csuse Of
the movement was all genmOn,-tht
negroes were coDiented in direct pro-
portion to the time the Southern State:
had been freed from corrupt, bad
rule. The number of cOlored
school children IN Georgia would pro-
oably reach 80 900 this year, and the
tax books showed the coloTed people
IF that State TO own more than five
million dollars of real estate. The die
content among the negroes was in the
4 unthrifty and worthless classes, who
were worked upon by designing men.
He had doubted the capacity of the
blacks to become good citizens,
but was glad TO admit they had done
better than was expected. They had
found their old masters instead Of be-
ing their worst enemies, as they hld
been told, were their best friends
would not however further oppc se the
resolution then to dprecate 1T on geu-
eral p'inpiples.
The t. was then taken on Win
jom's amendment which was REACTED,
Hill and Garland voting with tue r.
publicans.
The debate was then resumed.
Ransom, of North Clrolina, said he
voted against the amendment because
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