The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-19
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i IS and commu'ed homestead entries.
Placed on the calendar.
The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsz-After agreeing TO reconsider
its yesterdays action with regard to
theprohibitton OF pnblIcstion Of lottery
advertisements in the newspsnsrS~pf
the District Of Columbia, the ,.
resumed the consideration. Of thS~bl.
regulating the removal of csuses ftesn
state 20 federal courts.
Knott OF Kentucky made long sr-
gument in support OF the bill. bci 81
the expiration OF the moFGing hour it
wen over without scion.
Toe House then resumed the eonsi7-
erStion OF the revision OF the rules, the
question being on tbs adoption II rule
81, relative to legislation on appropri-
gtIon bills. a number of amendments.
intended to limit the power of the
House to legislate on such bills, were
offered, but sll were voted down amid
applause on the Democratic side by
msjorities rangicg from I've 70 ten.
Without finishing the consideration
of rule 81, the House adjourned.
NKw ORLEANS, February I7.--The
Democrat publishes the unanimous 70.
port OF the Committee ON WAYS ard
Means of the Louisiana legislature in
favor OF the adoption OF the revenue
bill requiring new assessment. unasr
the provisioas of which all values in
the state are 10 De taxed. The con-
mittee strongly advocate the levy Of
three mills for interest, the full am ans
- e.akso., .ll.,.,S H. -. 49,. ..,..,.ss-
tuition; the surplus to be applied TO
the redemption of bonds. The chair
man estimates the assessment uncer
the new law at fully $500. 600, 600.
MEMPHIS. February II. = Fifteen
Thousand dollars have been subscribed
for the relief of tina suffering Irish.
BALTIMORE, February II. - Louis
Marburg, aged 3S, of the firm OF Mara
burg Bros, tobacco manufacturers OF
this city, was found dead this morning
with two bullet holes in his head, ~
Homewood Park, near Baltimore. A
pistol was found lying near his side,
and it is thought be committed suicide.
WASHINGTON, February 17.-SeveFal
nominations for census supervisors
were n jscted to-day, including, hOE-
ever, only two from Southern states.
| The Teieclions were made by strict
party vote, the Democratic majority
basing its action on the ground taken
IN the debate laat week that the noni-
nations thrown out were partisan and
should, in accordance with the spirit
of the census, have been gwen 10
Democrats.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
Senate IN executive session to-day COR
firmed the nomination of Edward 3.
Wheat, ss United States marshal fer.
the middle district of Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, February 17.--A corr
vention OF United States quarantine
officials has been called TO meet in
Washington early in May for the pus-
pose of revising the quarantine rules
aud regulations.
SAN Francisco, February 1.-THE
workingmen continue the demonstrs-
ton, visiting places where Chinese are
employed and requesting their dis
charge. The directors of the Mission
and Pioneer woolen mills announce tho
discharge of all Chin sse ia their en-
ploy, whose places will be filed by
whites
The Eureka Consolidated Mining
Company declares dividend OF thirty
cents per share.
ROME, February 1.-THE Italisn
parliament was opened to-day. The
speech from the throne treats almost
exclusively of Internal afrsirs. Il re-
commends the abolition OF the grist
tax, and the adoption OF the electoral
reform bills. In regard to foreign az
fairs, the speech says that Italy needs
peace, and it is therefore easy for her
to support the observance OF the treaty
of Berlin and remain faithful to her
promise, to be an element Of prngresa
and civilization 10 Europe.