The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-06

NEW ORLkANs, May IA conStruc-
ton train colIided yesterday near Pearl |
river, on the Mobile road. A colored |
fireman was killed.
A special from Ysz0o City reports
heavy westerly storm there yesterday,
ending in several residences being |
seriously damaged and fences and tEees
Blown down. No loss of life.
WASHINGTON, May s. -SkNATK-The
following bills werelntrodqcsd aud re-
ferred:
By Harris. by request-To provide
for the extension of letters patent for
an improvement upon the Eclipse cot
ton gin.
By Morrill-For the erection of q
monument in Washington to the mem
DRY of Joseph Henry.
By Williams-To establish an ocean |
mail service between the United States
and foreign nations and providing ade-
quate compensation therefor. Referred
to Committee on PostOffices and POST
roads.
Wallace submitted 8 resolution that
the Senate will hold a session on We'd
nesday and Thursday nights of each
week, commencing at O'Clock and
closing at 10 80, for the consideration
of bills on the calendar In their order.
Edmunds-Thst had better go over.
| think We can make better arrange
ment.
The resolution went over.
Cameron of Wisconsin, pursuant to
previous notice, moved to take up the
bill for the relief of Ben Holiday.
HoUsE-Orth of Indiana asked the
unanimous consent of the House to
make a personal explanation to-mor-
row, after the reading of the journal,
in regard to bis connection with the
claims against Venezuela and the con-
gressienal investigation of the Forty
fourth Congress in regard thereto.
There being no objection, Orth stat
ed that the hoped the member from
the Springfield, ILL.,, district (Sprlnger)
would be present tomorrow, as in the
explanation he might say something
of interest to that gentleman.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-SENATR-The
bill appropriating $526, 730 to satisfy
Ben Holidays claim for his losses on
the mail service by reason of not being
protected by the government against
the Indians and thereby beng obliged
to change his mail route, was taken up
by vote of 20 yeas to 25 nays, but
the morning hour expired before &C
ton was taken on it. 1t will require
another vote to get it up again,
On motion of Bruce House joint res
olutions, donating rstions to the suf-
ferers caused by a cyclone at Macon,
Mississippi, was taken up and passed.
The Vice President signed the inn
mediate deficiency bill containing the
election laws rider, and it was sent to
the President for his signature.
Vance resumed his speech support
ing the Kellogg-Spofford resolutions.
He reviewed the testimony to the effect
that the returning board consisted of
four Republicans, whereas the law re-
quired 1t to consist of five men of diff
terent parties, and that Kellogg brib-
ed members of the Packard Legislature
and paid Others for their affidavits,
and that those instrumental or know
ing of these frauds were given govern
ment positions to keep them quiet,
and so on. He gave them partial
translations that he had been able to
make out Of the cypher kilograms be-
tween Kellogg and his friends.
Kellogg interrupted Vance to say
that he had offered to translate these
kilograms for the committee.
Salisbury replied that the commit
tee had offered Kellogg chance to do
so, but he had not availed himself of
it. Kellogg had lett the chamber be-
fore Vance read the purported transla-
tions, which were to the effect that eff
forts were being made to suppress and
pervert the evidence before the com.
mittee. He cited the dispatches from
Washington to the New Orleans Times
of May IL and ID, 1879, as showing
that the administration were then rally
ing to support Kellogg and threaten
ing the Republicans who held back the
remainder of his speech. There was 8
legal argument against the doctrine Of
the resolution sdjudicata.
On motion of Hsmlin the Senate
took up the bill authorizing a conVen.
ton between the United States and
Nicaragua to settle claims.
Edmunds said the bill touched
foreign relations and could not prop
erly be discussed with open doors, and
on his motion the doors were closed,
and when they were reopened, 8 30
P. NJ, the Senate adjourned. No &C.
ton was taken on the bill in secret
session.
Householder a call of the states
the following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Ellis of Louislana-To establish
a government telegraph postal service
between Boston and New York and
Washington and intermediate postof-
fees, and if this experimental line is
successful to extend it to other cities |
of the country, rates to be for % words
or less for 200 miles or less Is cents;
for 500 miles or less, 25 cents; for |
1000 miles or less, 40 cents; for 1000 |
miles or less, rs cents; for 5000 miles |
or less, 81.
By King OF Louisiana-A resolution |
calling for information regarding The |
expulsion of Isrselitish citizens of the |
United States from st. Petersburg.
BY Daggett of Nevads--To estab-
lish a uniform system Of bankruptcy.
The Republicans demanding read
Ing of each measure introduced, the |
impression being that their purpose |
was to prevent an anti-third term res
olution from being offered after the |
call of the states should have been |
concluded. Dsggett's bill was very
long, and Springer of Illinois moved |
that the House adjourn inasmuch as it |
was evident the whole day would be |
wasted. Agreed to, and at 2:20 the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Williams OF |
Kentucky introduced in the Senate TO-
day bill to provide for the ocean mail |
service between the United States and |
certain foreign ports snd for other pur-
poses. The bill authorizes the post
master general TO contract for carrying
mails from such ports on the Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulf coasts as he may deem
proper, the annual rate of compensation
not to exceed $50 per mile for the dis
lance travelled one way. Vessels EN-.
ployed shall be iron screw steamships
owned and built by Americans 10
America, differed and manned BIZ
Americans. Vessels employed. under
this bill and all other iron steamships
OF American build and ownership en-.
gagged in foreign commerce shall be re-
lieved OF dues, taxation and port
changes, except the tonnage now inn
posed by law. TIE bill also provides
for paying bounty of SOS, 900 during
fine years to any American ship owner
Of each iron or steel screw steamship OF
over 5000 tons tonnage built and owned