The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-11

NJ. de Lesseps and there were ais,
.preseus, Commodore Luil, Lieutenan
Collins and Mr.. Menocsl, of the UniteC
States Navy, who are serious advocates
of the Nicaragua r0uts' for the cana
in preference TO the Panama route
Tue appropriation cCmnlttee Courte.
ousiy accorded its principal room for
the holding of the reception, but after &
time the gallery, recently opened at the
back of tue Speakers chair WAS, put in
rtqlisition only to be again abandoned
| for an spprOpus committee room on ac-
count OF the pressure OF the spectators
anxious to see and hesr Mr.. de Lssseps.
and who inlerfered with the regularity
of the proceedings He gave his
views a. much length, Mr.. Appleton
scting. as isterpretcr. He hadn't CON-
| pleted his statement at the hour OF adj
j0urnment, but at his suggestion, and
In compliance with the wishes OF
the committee, he postponed his in
tended departure from the city, and
will come again tomorrow before the
committee, where Capt. Esds is also to
have hearing. Count de Lesseps re-
quested the committee to submit TO him
IN writing any questions effecting the
Panama scheme, either political, finan-
cisl or otherwise they might desire to
propose, that he might be prepared to-
morrow, to accord them the full infor-
nation at his command.
WASHINGTON. March g. The follow
ing is the substance of the Presidents
message to the Senate, accompanying
the copies Of correspondence touching
| the jGter-cceanic cansl: The policy
of this country lie csnal under Amer
| icsn coutrol. The United States can
not consent TO surrender this c-rJroi to
any European power or powers Trea
ties contrary to this view should be
amended. The capital invested by
the citizens of other countries can not
be protected by the intervention of
those countries without the adOp-
on of the measures of thls conti-
nent, which the United States would
deem ipadmissable if our pro-
lection Is relied on. We must
have such control as will enable US to
protect the national interests and rights
of private capital. The canal will be
virtually part of our coast, and our
commercial interests and its re-
lations 10 our powers and prosperity
are Of paramount concern to US. No
other great power would under similar
circumstances fail TO assert the rightful
control over work 80 vitality affecting
Its interests and welfare.
WASHINGTON, March S.-P Postmaster
General Key to-day rescinded his order
stopping letters addressed to r G..
Wintersmith, supervisor of the Frank
fort school fund lottery on the ground
that it was inadvertently given.
YOKOHAMA, February 16.-Auother
fire has taken place 10 the capital and
$500 houses destroyed.
New York, March "A London
special says a rigor OF despotism has
greatly increased since the Winter
Palace explosion. FIVE thousand per-
sons have been arrested. The author
tiles learning that 'supicious persons
lived at certain house, order
ed twenty police under five officers
to search the house; nothing suspi-
cious was discovered, but three men
having been seen to hastily leave a
neighborlng shed, five police rushed
in instantly, and terrible explosion
of dynamite occurred, blowing up po-
lice and shed. Hardly had this explo-
sion become known when great fire
broke out in street called BAlsheaha.
Three police buildings and a private
house were burned, and several police
persisted in the endesvor to save the
papers from the police station.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-SENATE-
The Vice President laid before the
Senate message from the President
of the United States received yester-
day, in response to the Senate resolu-
ton calling for the correspondence be-
tween this and other governments con-
corning the inter-oceanic canal. 1t was
read, and, with accompanying docp-
ments, referred 70 the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Thurman presented memorial of
the delegates OF the Indian tribes of
the Indian Territory, demonstrating
against the passage of the bill to es-
tablish a United States court in that
territory. In view of the important
legal questions involved in the sub
ject, he moved its reference from the
Memorial to the Committee on Ju IL
ciary.
Garland opposed the motion. The
bill was before the Senate, and its le-
gal effect could be discussed In the
Senate. If this memorial and the va
rious resolutions heretofore offered were
referred to the Judiciary Committee, he
would move the reference OF the bill
itself to that committee. AS member
of the Committee on Territories he
could say the committee would be glad
to be relieved from further responsible
ity in this important matter, though
he was member of the judiciary Com
mittee.
Thurman stated that he designed to
express no opinion as to the merits of
the bill in the absence of Vest, who
reported the bill. The motion to refer
was laid over until tomorrow.
Edmunds stated that he would OBJ
ject to the reading of memorials, and
it was against the rule of the Senate; it
resulted in great expense for printing,
and:made theRecord inconveniently bull
ky. The rules require the Senate print
briefly state its substance.
HoUsE-Morton of New York pre-
sented a memorial from Morgan &
Co., Moses, Taylor s. Co., and other
importers and refners of sugar, pray
ing for a retention of the present
graded scale of duties, with an sddi-
tionsl clause to the present law oblig
ing all sugar below No. 10 in color,
testing above ninety-six degrees, to
pay the rate of duty as if between Nos.
10 and Is. Referred.
Also a. memorial of the Commercial
Ad0ertiser and New York Zeitung, pray
ing for the abolition of the duty upon
printing type. Referred.
The Speaker then proceeded to call
the committees for reports.
The bill coming over from the last
morning hour, to establish depart
ment of agriculture, was referred to
the committee of the whole on the
public calendar.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-SENATE-
B lilly submitted resolution directing
the judiciary Committee. to enquire In
to the truth of the report that the Pscific
railroads haYe entered into contract
with the Pacific Man Steamship Co.,
which prejudicisl to pulic interests.
Agreedto.
Morgan introduced q joint resolu-
ton providing for the printing of eulo-
gies on late Senator House. Referred.
The Senate then proceeded to consid-
er the calendar bill, and to provide for
the settlement of accounts with GER
tain Southern railway companies;