The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-03

statement OF the associated banks
shows the following changes: Loans,
increase, 1866, 600; specie, increase,
81. 239, 500; legal tenders, increase,
$S77, 300; deposits, increase, - 49,
300; circulation, decrease. Sos, 900;
rsssrve, increase. So eos 475. The
banks now hold SIC, les, 450 in excess
OF legal requirements.
NRw YORK, May 29.-Jehn Brough-
am, wen known actor, is dangerously
i'll, and rapidly sinking. The physi-
clans say there is no possibility of his
recovery.
AUGUSTA, Ga, May 29.-Governor
ColquItt's appointment of Ex-Governor
Brown to FL the vacancy created by
the resignation of Senator Gordon
causes confusion among the Democrats
of Georgia. Friends of Hon. Joseph
B. Cumming of Richmond county,
ex-Spesker of the Georgia House of
Representatives, will press him for
Senator to fill Gen. Gordon's place at
the meeting of the General Assembly
in November next.
NEWARK, n. j., May 29.-Chancel-
lor Runyon this morning decided the
Lewis will case against the claimants
and IN favor of the United States gov
eminent, holding that Lewis was of
sound mind when he executed the will,
and that he had no relatives who could
claim it as legal representative.
PHILADELPHIA, May pa barrel OF
kerosene exploded to-day on the Egg
lish ship Sophia lying at the pier in the
Delaware river. The vessel took fire
and the clothes of five persons on board
Ignited. Two apprentice boys and 9
seaman, while In flames, jumped over.
board and were drowned. The other
two were seriously, but not fatally,
burned. The fire on the vessel was
soon extinguished.
PITTsBuRe, May 29.-The proposed
fight between -Goss and Ryan for
heavy weight championship has been
arranged to take place within fifty
miles of this city on or before We'd
nesdsy next.
WASHINGTON. May 81 SENATE
On motion of Eaton, House joint reso-
luton requesting the President to open
negotiations with France, Spain, Aus
tria and Italy with view TO the re-
movsl of restrictions upon the impor-
tation OF tobacco into said countries
was taken up and passed.
DAVIS of West Virginia, chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations, stat
ed the committee thought the business
of Congress was not now In such state
that day could be safely fixed upon
for adjournment. The committee,
therefore, would not report back the
House resolution providing for adjourn
ment, but hoped it might be practical
BILE for Congress to adjourn about the
10th or 18th of June.
On motion of Burnside, the Senate
took up House bill to carry into effect
the resolution Congress adopted Octo-
her 29th, 1871, with regard to monu-
mental column at Yorktown, Virginia.
IL appropriated 800, 900 for the erec-
ton of a monument and $50, 600 to de-
fray expenses of the Yorktown centen-
NAL celebration. After considerable de-
bate, IN which Herman, Maxey, Hamp-
ton, WIthers, Johnston, Butler, Here
ford and others supported the bill, and
Cockrell and Morrill, opposed 1t. The
bill was amended to provide that thIr-
teen sena' ors shall be members of the
commission for the selection of the site,
and was then passed.
The Senate thereupon resumed con-
sheraton of the Eaton tariff bill.
Dawes supported the bill, because he
was in favor of revision and reform
of the tariff. Many articles on the list
should be made free. He then replied
at length to the recent speech of Beck.
Msxey of Texas said he desired
without gong into the merits of the
taIiff to give his reasons for voting for
the bill. He believed that the power
granted by Congress to impose duties
on imports was limited to raising mon
ey to pay debt and provide for COM
mon defense and general welfare. He
did not think this power covered the
protective tariff. Those who favored
such tariff claimed that it was COW
cred by the words general welfare"
but it had never been satlsfac-
torily established that the protective
tariff worked to general welfare of
the country. He believed that tariff
could be constitutionally imposed only
for revenue. The Senate could not
originate revenue bills, but it could
and should pass this bill, and get all
intelligent information possible, so
that when the House should finally be
induced to act it could act on full
knowledge of facts
Eaton took the floor at P. NJ but
not wishing to begin speaking at so
late an hour, yielded. to Voorhees,, who
introduced a private bill, after the
passing of which the Senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, May 81. = HOUSE =
Cobb of Indiana, from the Appropri-
alton Committee, reported back the
general deficiency appropriation bill,
and it was referred to committee of
the whole.
The House then resumed the consid-
Grafton of the sundry civil sppropria-
ton bill, upon which the previous
question was operating.
An amendment increasing from
1915, 900 to $500, 600 the appropriation
for the survey of the Atlantic and
Gulf coast was adopted by vote of 80
to 81. About fifty pairs were intro
duced.
On this vote the amendment striking
out the appropriation of 800, 900 to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to provide suitable accommodation for
the storage of coin was adopted--90 to
II.
The next~amendment was that of
Dowley, Of Wyoming, directing the
sums to be appropriated by this bill
be paid In lawful silver coin of the
United States.
Buckner of Missouri asked unani-
nous consent to amend the amendment
SO as to read standard gold or silver
coin"
Baker of Indiana objected to this as
discriminating against greenbacks.
Dowley's amendment was agreed to
by vote of 105 to 5S.
The amendment increasing from
$500, 600 to $500, 900 the appropriation
for a survey of public lands was reject
ed by vote of 73 TO So.
The amendment appropriating $780,
900 for pay of marshals and their gen.
eral deputies, except for services rem
dered at elections, was agreed to by |
vote of So to sc.
NEW YORK, Msy 31.-A Chicago |
special ssys Conkling and Logan |
for Grant and DeDnison and Foster
for Sherman. Hsmlin and w. z.
for Blaine, held conference
yesterday afternoon lasting five hours.
The object was to zee If all parties
could not agree to temporary organi-