The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-26
TelegIaphic News

wAsriHsT y. F buIys4 SESATE
TX Inzn, Pate. Brown an6 otheIs
presented petiti' n tor ftcuotiOn on
the duty on chs NJ, ais Used In u man
ufac ure of p psr
jones presented joint resolu ION 4
the legislature Of Louisisr a, quest
ing an appropriation for the improve
meut of the n nth of r "a r yer.
Vest presented portion s'gred by
oyer 5000 citizens Missouri, KsIs.s,
Arkansas and Texas, praying such leg
lslstion SIS may be n, cessary 10 open
the Indisn 7, ri Org for Tbs settlement
on terms Just to the Ini'an Tribes and
honorable To the government Also a
memorial of the various chiefs ami
heads of families of the confedersted
Peoria and Miami tribes praying such
|. gislation as may abolish the tenne in
Common and to give the lldians title
in severaliy in the Indisn Territory.
Vest in preteuiipg these petitions
made some remarks, IN which he pro
neuuced A stat: men,, that Jay Gould
and Others were lobbying 10 s,cLFe the
penipg IF the Indian Territory to sat
Element, as he believed, unfounded.
He knew of DO such Lobby, but the
man must be llns'ic VII , til, ught tie
IndiaD territory CoIld r.msin much
longer blank of clvi' Z.tion. He be-.
spoke favorable action on the bill
which he would shortly report from
the Comm tee on Territories.
Z ,tor, from the Comm tee on FIR
eign relations reported back the bill
providing for reciprocity treaty with
France, and it was indefinitely post
ponCd.
NJ. Butler, of s nth C.-olina, intr.
duced j1int reso.u ION TO furnish the
broIZ, TOR the sta'ue Of G q ID mel
Morgan. r ferred.
Also bill for the relief of persons
whose claims were not presented IN
time to the court OF Alabama C1mmis-
sioners. r aferred.
Also from the Commissioners on
Civil Strylce and Retrenchment bill
prohibiting contributions of money for
political purposes by the officers and
employ eCs of the government c1Tpor.
ton created or aiGei by the United
States, and the Uuited s ates ella m ants
and contractors placed ON the calendar.
The Senate then toe up the House
re olutions relative to the death o: the
late A. NJ. Lay, of Missouri, aud after
memorial addresses had been delivered
by Messrs. Cockrell, Kirkwood and
Vest, adjourned.
HOUSE Reagan of T, xas, rising to
question of personal privilege, sent
to the clerks desk aud had read an ar
tic!e In the New York Sun of the elev-
eEth instant stating that he, as chair
man of the Committee on Commerce,
had involved himself in trouble in re
gard to his interstate commerce bill,
and that he had charged that improper
inf hence had been used to defeat he
bill, and that the Speaker had stocked
the committee 80 as to secure its defeat.
He declared the state ment to be gross
prevarIcstion of the truth, which show
ed desire to heap odium upon him.
1t was not true as stated, that the
Commerce Committee had rebuked
him it was not true that the speaker
had called upon him TO retract any as
sertion which he had made /; ii was not
true that the committee had dcllbers-
ted whether or not it should ceDsurr
him. He was apparently made to
bring odium upon them, in order to
defeat the great mea.uTe with which
bis name had been coupled, but he
should continue, In spite of these false
aud infamous attacks to Il Iht out faith
fully to the end, the battle
of the people against the great
corporations OF the country. After
some further remarks from Speaker
Randall and Messrs McLlnde, Waite
aud Kenna, pubic business was re-
sumed.
CITY OF MEX c., February Is. 1t
being during the season of lent when
General Grant will arrive, it Will not
be as gay as otherwise. All upper
classes being Catholics, they will not
so freely participate In the gaities.
Some of the important festivities will
be deferred until after lent. The great
national ball at Chapultepec, which
was to have been given February 20,
has been postponed until Easter Moi
day, as this bail will be the most
noted occasion of the kind on the
American continent. There will
be q great many public dem
military reviews, Wis
its to noted places, excursions to c3Yes
and mountain cascades, to the Az &c
ruins and prehistoric remains Gen.
Grant and his party it can be Truly said |
will revel in the halls of M0nt'zlmss.
The quarters in mineral palace, apprc-
priated as the residence of the distin-
guished guet t., are commodious with
Spacious.rooms, halls and corridoP, and
furni.hed with al the modern
appliances of luxury.
MADRID, February "a. Intelligence
received from Tripoli states that 1900
houses have been destroyed there by
Fl )ods.