The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-04-03
Rorty-Sixth Congress Called SsS.
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WAsHISBToN, March 26.-The Psesi
, dent sent the following nominations /,
the Senate to-day: ID. White OF Ne,
York to be envoy extraordinary an
minister p'enipotentisry to Germany
Cornelius A. Logan Of Illinois, to j.
minister resident to Central Americs,
States.
The Senate committee to inquire in
to the alleged frauds in the late eitc
tions met this morning. The chair
man offered in evidence the statute =,
listing to political assessments and n,
Presidents order Of June ~ on N,
same subject.
Gorham, late Secretary of the Seaat,
was sworn and examined as TO his cor.
nection with raising money duriaz Il,
congressional campaign Of 1878
lie said about sos, 900 in al, We.
raised for the Republican campsis1
purposes. of which $93. 900 came frou
Federal officials and employees of al
grades, the remainder being derived
from friends Of the party not holdin.,
office of $93, 900, probably $40, 600 OF
SO, 600 came from Senator's and Rspub.
licsns. No assessment was made, the
contributions in all cases were vo!un
tsry.
In reply to Senator Mcdonald, wit.
ness stated that no contributions wero
asked for from national banks as such
a canvass among the wealthy friend
of the cause in New York city resulted
in obtaining about $l3, 900, ana
there may have been some
bankers among these contributors. No
lady employees of the government
were asked to subscribe. but some re-
fused being excepted and insisted Oh
contributing to the SOS, 900. About
$50, 900 was expended for documents,
including postage, etc. About S12,-
600 was paid employers of the commit
Zee, about $s, for furniture and
general expenses. This left $55, SOC.
of which $54, 600 was sent to the dll-
ferent states, and SIS, 900 was paid to
the speakers for their expenses. OF
the balance Sc, 900, So, 700 was lost by
the failure of the German-AmericaL
National bank, and 5000 remain on
hsnd.
HoUsE-Mr. Atkins in rising to make
a motion TO adjourn stated that he
thought it probable that on tomorrow
morning one or perhaps both of the ap.
preparation bills would be introduced.
The Democratic members OF the House
and Senate desired to have confer
ence on the subject of these sppropria-
ton bills, ani would prefer to hold
that conference to-day rather THAI
postpone it until tonight.
MIR. Garfield said he was anxious TO
get through with the special business
for which Congress had been called
together, but If the gentleman from
Tennessee (Atkins) thought it prob
able that the appropriation bills would
be introduced tomorrow he would
have no objection to the present ad-
journment of the House. He, how
eyer asked Atkins to withdraw the
motion and allow the Offering of
resolution affecting the rules of the
House, to which request Atkins assent
ed.
Objections was made to the intro
duction of Fry's resolution, and be
gave notice that he would next Moo
day move to suspend the rules and
adopt it.
Conger then moved to reconsider
the vote by which his resolution was
referred pending the motion to lay on
the table. House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The House
army appropriation bill was, this morn
ing,> introduced by Mr.. Sparks, of
Illinois, member of the appropriation
committee in tho last House. lie
stated that it was substantially the bill
which had passed the last House with
reorganization features stricken out.
~ Son " - r-~I.iIs;A;~z, Ata-
use of troops at the polls. The bill
was referred to the committee of the
whole, and the House is now in COM
mittee for the purpose of considering
it.
In executive session to-day the Sen
ate confirmed the nominations Of DIS.
s. NJ. Bemis, OF louisiana, Henry J.
Bowditch, of Massachusetts,, Jas. NJ
Csbell, of Virginia, Hosmer A. John
son, of Illinois, and r. w. White, OF
Tennessee, to be five members of the
National Board of Health.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-HousE-
Young, of OHIO, referring to the ap-
pointment of select committee to in
vestigate the election OF his colleague.
Butterworth and himself, sent to the
clerks desk and had read an extract
from the report of the grand jury
which had just examined the matter
10 the effect that the grand jury after
examining fifty witnesses found no
ground to take further proceedings
regarding it. he explained that the
object was to prove to the members OF
the House that his colleague and him.
self were not considered In the county
of Hamilton as very bad persons.
The House then at o'clock went in
to committee of the whole on the army
appropriation bill.
After the adoption OF two or thret
amendments of no particular general
interest, Thicker, OF Virginia, offered
an amendment repeating section 1915
Of the Revised Statutes. This is the
section which prohibits the appoint
meht TO the army Of any person who
served in sny capacity in the military,
naval or civil service of the Confeder-
ate States. Conger made q pomt OF
order against the amendment. Tucker
argued that the amendment was ger
main. BE trusted the amendment
would meet with universal spprcba-
ton on both sides, and that the stigma
which rested en- q very large class OF
the people OF the Southern States
would be, as q matter OF justice, wiped
out OF the statute book. After come
discussion between Messrs. Tucker
and Conger, the latter stated thAt HE
party friends desired to meet the issue
IN manly way and therefore he with
drew bis point OF order. Mr.. Sparks,
Of Illinois, renewed IL.
The chsirmsn sustained the point
on the ground that the amendment wac
not in direction Of economy AM
changed the existing law.
An amendment to amend tse act
granting pensions to soldiers and sail
ors Of the war Of 1912 was Taied out
Of order.
McCoCk. Of New York, novsd 70
strike out the SECTIONS prohibiting pro
motions or appointments IN the army
beyond the rank Of captain, kept N
engineer corps. In the difcussiop
which followed some sharp Iemarkf
were interchauged between Sparks, OF
and Conger. Of Michigan, g.
to services rendered by them resBec-
lively during the late war, Sparks stst-
ing that, Ike the gentleman from
he bad been q little to-
coHardlY 20 fRht on either eide- Con /