The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-18

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If tue shio Montana on the rnoks IN
Church By is unchanged Tee -
cediug tide |, sssns the chsncss OF saw
Jog the vessel. S=v,r s.esm ;ugs and
lighters are engaged IN getting gu, her
cargo.
TORONTO. CArsdS, Mach Is The
Han ono ,urtney b,at race i, arranged
for May 10 The place has rot been
decided upon
WASHINGTON, March 16.-SESArE-
Edmunds intTojuced bill to TX the
day for the meeting of the electors T
presi lent and vice presicen', aud
provide for aud regulate ;ac Ccuotir g
of the votes for president aud vice
president and tue decision o. O lestious
arising thereon. l. doing 20 be said
that for more than year now there has
existed Ia &c select committee o. this
body charged with tbe duty OF cons!d-
erin Y this and Other cogna,e sutj=c;s
So far as know thss committee has
had no meeting, and have waited,
being in the minority IN luis body, in
the hope that some gentleman in the
msjOrity wo3,d roye in what ] con-
slider to be the most i'm portsnt business,
| but IS no movement hiss been made /
feel it Gy DUTY to ask consent to intro
duce this bill and that il be referred to
that committee.
On mouon Of Thurman, The resolu-
ton offered by Kellogg on Friday for
he appointment of 4 committee to in
vestigste certain scandalous newspaper
charges against him. was laid on the
table by vote Of 81 Democrats to %
Republicans.
HOUSE -Ol motion of F Wood OF
New York session was ordered Tor
Saturday next for the prrpc Sc of de-
bate only on the funding bill.
Sawyer of Missouri called up the
contested election case of Bradley v.
Slemmons, from the second district OF
Arkansas.
Mcmahon of Ohio raised the ques-
tion for consideration, and the II luse
refused to consider the election case,
and, the morning huur having been
dispensed with, at 1910 went into
committee OF the whole, Carlisle of
Kentucky in the chair, on the def
cheney appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, March 10 = SENATE -
Burnside, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. reported favorably on
House joint resolution to carry into ef-
feet a resolution of Congress adopted
! in October, 1881, in regard 10 the me-
mortal column at Yorktown. p sced
on the calendar.
At the expiration of the morning
hour the consideration OF the star rou;e
deficiency appropriation bill was re-
sumed, Beck continuing his remarks
in advocacy of the preamble.
He was followed by Teller and Gar
land In opposition thereto, and some
general debate ensued upon the bill,
pending the conclusion of which tie
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Hswley of Connecticut,
spoke in opposition to the policy OF
refusing appropriations for special dep
uty marshals, and also in defense Of
the public printing office.
Singleton of Mississippi, said there
was no necessity for haste in making
appropriations for special deputies.
Considerable desultory debate ensued
on the items of appropriations for spe-
cisl deputy marshals and for the gov
eminent printing Office, at the concIu-
sion of which Mcmahon stated that he
would tomorrow move that general
debate close upon the bill. The COM
mittee then rose and the House adj
journed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 18.-The
presidency of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis railroad has been
accepted by Ex-Governor James D.
Porter, of this state.
CHICAGO, March 16.-The Socialists
held meeting last night, aud heard
addresses from the leaders on the Chi
nese questions, and adopted ultra res
olutions against their immigration.
The formula to the petition to such
counsel, was to quarantine against
Chinese labor, ana threatened dire
things in case they came to Chicago
IN any numbers.
NASHVILLE, March 16.-The steamer
Bransford arrived from above tonight.
Capt. Armstrong says the entire low
land for two hundred miles up the
river is flooded. He reports that the
rise is coming down, which will swell
the river here at least forty-seven feet.
The Tennessee river is out of its hanks
at Decatur and Jacksonville.
RICHMOND, Va, March 15.-The
heavy rains in the past few days have
swollen all the tributaries OF the James
river above here, and serious floods
are feared. Merchants in the lower
part of the city are removing their
goods to places of safety. The rain
tonight is falling in torrents, accom-.
panied by lightning. kilograms FROM
Lynchburg report the river there has
risen about six feet and is still rising
rapidly. The Rsvanna river at Char
lottesville is reported up several feet,
and also rising rapidly.
WASHINGTON, March 18. = Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
to-day, by q strict party vote. decided
to report that Kellogg should be uu-
seated and Spofford seated. There will
be minority report.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-In ex-
planning the bill to regulate the count
ing of votes for President and Vice
President, introduced Ia the Senate by
Mr.. Edmunds to-day, the latter said
The bill that passed the Senate at the
last session of Congress on this sub
jet embraced the various provisions as
60 the time Of holding the Presldentsl
election for the electors ia the states
and various provinces, better regulating
the law in the cases of vacancies IN
both The Office of President aud Vice
President, and so on. Its provisions
also looked to future legislation By the
states In respect TO providing the me .ns
of determining the controversies IN these
states respecting the choice of electors.
The time has 80 ran that OF course any
provision Of that kind that would az
ply to the next election would be
entirely useless, in consequence OF
that they have taken that bill
and modified it to simple
proposition of providing that the meet
ing of the electors shall be on the Sec
on1 Monday of January instead of the
second Wednesday in December. /
have also modified it 60 as to give time
for such states as have any existing
laws adequate for the purpose to deter
mine for themselves, and which are for
eign to the constitution, which believe
they have the sole right to do, who
their electors are. This bill, therefore.
makes simplsprovision for the state'sdis-
position Of any controversy under such
laws as it NAV have in existence prior
to the date Of the choosing Of such cleo