The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

tHc Oil was reported TO the senate.
The Teller amendment was rejected
by a tie vote. the Vice President
not being iu his chair. Th.. bin was
then read the third time and passed,
yeas Il, nays 6. -.
The Senate Their adjourned until
Monday.
HoUsE-The morning hour hav-
ing been dispensed FELTON, of Geor-
gia moved that the private business
be laid aside for the purpose he
stated of. then moving TO go into q
committee on the military academy
appropriation bill. :.
Motion was rejected. d.iGosl n 81
On motion of Harris of Virginia
a bill was passed changing the time
of holding terms of the circuit and
district courts OF the United States
for the Western district of Virginia.
The House then went into a CON-
mittee of the whole on the private
calendar and subsequently reported
TO the House bills Tor the relief of
James ID. Grant of Texas and wm.
$. Burgess of Tennessee. The Bills
were passed, and az S;45 adjourned
until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, December l7.-The
following is synopsis of the Burn
side educational bin as passed by
the Senate to-day: The net pro-
ceeds of the sale of public lands and
of patents are forever set apart for
the education of the people. Tho
Secretary of the treasury shall year
ly appoint 10 the several States and
territories and Dis rict of Columbia
upon the basis of the population
between the ages of FIVE and twenty
years. Said net proceeds for the
previous year which shall be created
on the books of the Treasury as in
the educational fund on which four
per cent. interest per annum is TO be
paid TO the States as provided, that
for the first ten years appointment
shall be made according to- the MEM
bers of the population of ten. wears
old and upward who cannot read
and write, and provided further that
one-third of the income from
said fund shall bo annually
appropriated TO complete the
endowment and support of colleges
established or which may be esiab-
lished under the act of 1862, until
the amount annually thus accrning
10 each SAID college, in each. state
shall reach $4,000, after which tho
whole income of said fund shall DO
appropriated by the said states'and
territories and the District of CO.
lumbia for the education OF all chill
dren between the ages of six and
sixteen. tra. - sss
The Secretary of the Treasury Is
authorized TO add to the fund any
sums given to the United States for
that purpose. A sum not. exceed
ing five per cent of all amounts re-
ceived by any state, etc, the frat
year, and not exceeding ten per
cent. in any year thereafter, may be
applied at discretion TO tho main
tennnce of schools for the instruc-
ton of teachers of the COM
mon schools. To be entitled 10
the benefits of this act any
State, etc, must remain for at least
three months in each year until
January /, 1885, and thereafter four
months in year. A system Of free
public schools for oil children be-
tween six and sixteen years of age.
Any State, etc, unapplyin,gl Of any
of the money received under tifis
act shall forfeit further grants until
the amount so misapplied shafi have
been replaced by said Statec, uetc.
Nothing contained in the act shall
be held to alter any previous law re-
garding the disposition of public
land not to limit the power Of Coh-
gress over the public domain nor to
interfere with granting botntylhnds
TO soldiers and sailors. fEbe bill
also authorizes colleges established
under the act of 1862 10 establish
schools for technical education of
women. I'm se.0s
New YORK, December Hg-+Com-
Mgef eifdff61 eppSeeHHth ppSeeHHthse set e9idtenr ste eeqEuf
at ali United States ports during the
week, 238,679; same week last year,
2l6,447; total receipts TO this date,
3,O05,l47; total tonsame date last
year. 1888, ,l46; exports foFtheJYeek,
161,33l; same week last year. .IQ9,-
1854; total exports TO this date, $780,
1854; same date last year, ,4S5, ,253;
stock at all United States ports,
924,140; same time last year, S14512;
same time lastyear, 200.1S0; stock mt
Liverpool, $4,000; same time last
year $4,000; American afoat FOR
Great Britain, $4,000; same time
last year, $4,000. iEa
JERSEY CITY, Nj, Decembern7.
L. Meyer, of Augusta, Georgia, re-
ported at police headquarters this
morning that while on his way here
he was robbed of $4,000, whichw was
in bag under his pillow. He says
the robbery was committed between
this city and Philadelphia sometime
between and o'clock.
NEW YORK, December 17.-In The
suit of the Western Union Telegraph
Company agains, the American
Union Company TO prevent infringe
ment ofwhat the plaintiffs claims as
its right on a page patent, Judge
circuit court, this evening, granted
an order on motion of defend
ant company for the ap-
pointment of a commission To-
take the tesina~sy--vf persons re-
std1ng in London, Paris, Vienna and
Berlin, by whose evidence tLey pro-
pose showing the existence and op,
GRAFTON of the device covered by the
page in Europe prior TO his inven-
ton.
LoNDoN, December 1.-THE ofi-
Ger commanding at Dere, Kings
county, Ireland. has been orderedto
patrol his district nightly with forty
soldiers. The police patroi- has also
been doubled. Wm. b. Jones who
has been made victim of boycotting
writes to the Times as follows: II
am getting some resolute men from
u distance well armed TO replace
the laborers who have left me. Two
policemen sleep in the house and
six others are stationed near sniy
farm. have applied for protection
and troops are promised me on
PORTSMOUTH. December 1Z-The
iron screw troop ship Assistance
which is about TO undergo refitting
has been ordered to be in readiness
TO proceed within twelve hours no
tice on special service TO Irelandst1
ATHENS, December 1.-THE min
lister Of war has invited tenders. for
supplies Of provisions for $4,000
troops stationed on the Tnrco-Hei-
lenic frontier. sos
LIvERPooL, December H. This
weeks circularof the Liverpool Cot
ton Brokers Association SAYS cotton
has been In active reGu1st-tlspoeKiI-
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