The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

the House It's non-concurrence in the
Senate bill.
WASHINGTON. March 30.-HoUsE-
Morton of New York presented 3
memorial from Quirrel, Winturn 4 Co.,
Brown Bros. q Co, Nose, Taylor 6
Co. and other mercantile and banking
houses of New York, praying fot
an amendment of the Revised Statutes
SO that the duties on sugar shall be as-
sessed upon the quantity delivered
from, instead of upon the quantity en-
tered into the bonded ware houses.
Referred.
F. Wood gave notice that when the
diplomatic and Iodian appropriation
bills haYe been disposed OF he would
call up the funding bill for consider
alton.
The morning hour having been dis
pensed with, ~ IL 40 The House went
into committee of the whole, Con-
verse in the chair, on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected, and the bill passed exactly
rs it was reported from the Committee
on'AppropsIations.
WASHINGTON. March 80 SENATE -
On motion of Ransom the bill sppro-
prIating $50, 900 for the erection of
public building at Achville, N. c., WAS
taken up and passed.
Cockren from The Committee on
Military Affairs reported favorably on
the bill directing the restoration of the
official letter books Of the executive
department OF North Carolina.
Hampton from the same committee
reported fsvOrsbIy on the bill author
izlng he Secretary of War TO settle the
account for srms between the State OF
South Carolina and the United States.
Cockrell moved TO take from the
Commerce COMMITTEE, to who h /! W,
referred, the bill introduced by him By
request yesterday for the opening of
direct trade between the states of the
Mississippi Valley and Brsz,l, and es-
tabllshing a mail service there, which
he wished referred IN the Postoffice
Committee.
Mcmillan, Hereford and Beck OBJ
jected, believing the mail service to he
merely incidental to the commercial
purpose OF the bill.
Beck said it was disguised form of
an application for q subsidy for the
steamship line to Brazil, and that to
thus give one line the advantage over
another was unjust; that the CON-
merce Committee had more to do with
the bill than the Postoffice Commit
tee.
Cockrel's motion was defeated, and
the bill providing for the international
exhibition IN New York in 1888 was
opposed by Carpenter and Eaton as be-
ing unconstitutional, and ADVOCATED
by Wallace and Herman. The morn
Ing hour having expired, the bill went
over.
The Geneva award bill was laid
aside and the immediate deficiency bill
was taken up. After agreeing to sew
eral of the committees amendments,
the Senate adjourned without reaching
the marshals' clause, upon which con-
siderable debate is expected.
HOUSE The army appropriation bill
was reported from the Committee onAp.
propriations, and referred TO committee
of the whole. Clymer will call it up for
consideration Thursday, I. appro-
pirates s26, 425. 800, being reduction
of $1,201, 875 from the department
estimates.
The Star deficiency bill was reported
from the Committee on Appropriations
with the Senate, and referred to cont
mit:ee of the whole. Blackburn will
call 1t up tomorrow.
The House proceeded to CONSIDER
the Bradly-Stemmons contested Gaze
for the second Arkansas district. After
arguments by Bradley, the contestant,
and Weaver, in his behalf, and by
Stemmons, the sitting member, and
Sawyer in his behalf, the House adj
journed.
NEW YORK, March 3O.-The anti
thirdterm Republicans met here last
night and Issued call for primary
elections for the purpose OF forming a
state committee to oppose The nomina-
ton of Grant for the third term.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 30.-The
Lower House of the General Assembly
passed law making the seduction Of
any unmarried female, of good re-
pute, under twenty-one years of age,
under promise OF marriage, felony,
and fixes a penalty at ten to fifteen
years IN the penltentlary.
WASHINGTON. March 80. - The
House Committee on Appropria-
tons to-day unanimously agreed upon
the army appropriation bill for the year
ending June, 1881. 1t sppropriates an
aggregate of $26, 425; 800, which is a
reduction from the estimate submitted
of 81, 201, 675. Clymer was instructed
TO report the bill 10 the House to-day.
NEW YORK, March 30.-A Peters.
burg, Virginia, special says severe
cycioue visited portion of Brunswick
county Saturday night. IL struck
Lawrence about II O'Clock, unroofing
and seriously damaging the court
house, and blowing down every build
ing on James Buckeyes place except
his dwelling, which was badly injured.
Two large stable buildings belonging
to J. r. Thomas and D. M. Bernard
were completely demolished. Other
buildings, more or less, were damaged.
Trees were uprooted and blown down,
and the streets blockaded. 1t is feared
that material damage is done to prop
erty along the track of the cyclone
throughout the country.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Sig
nal corps station at Cape Hatteras re-
ports the schooner Watchful, from
Washington, North Carolina, with
cargo of sugar, was driven on the
shoals IN Pomlico sound near Hstteras
inlet during the southerly storm OF
the twenty.fifth inst. No lives lost,
the crew landing in life boats at Hat
teras village. The vessel is leaking
badly, and Is reported as having four
feet of water in the hold.
SAN Francisco, March 30.-A dis.
patch from Tuscon says that the fol-
lowing commands have been sent from
ARENA to report to General Hatch
with view to the pursuit of the VIC
torious band of indians: Capt.
Mcclellan with company l.. OF the
sixth cavalry, Lieut.. Gatewood IN COM
mand OF fifteen soldiers of the sixth
cavalry, and company of Indian
scouts. Victoria is reported to have
200 Warriors and is now east Of the
Rio Grande. The entire command OF
Hatch Is in the field ana will not ex-
coed 700.
SAN Francisco, March 30.-The
election is proceeding with urnsual
quiet. The vote will apparently be
light.
NEW ORLEANS. March 30.-Thc
new Louisiana Jockey Club held their
spring meeting to-day. The weather
x.1aaaanf fra1Ir II, erond