The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-25

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Kellogg with az avidity ana hate of
s.suth hound. and was animated b,
personal malignisy. BE charged thai
| Hill hsd cut cut severEi pages of thJ
testimony favorable 10 him, and closed
! With the asseftioB that be vas willing
/ o compare his neral or pers9asl chsI-
acter and coursge with thss OF Hill.
The motion 10 PRINT was then iop-
ted.
Coke, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs. reported the bal raufyiue the
recent agreement With the Ute Iodiaps.
! Placed on the calendar.
Kirkwood introduced hill 10 en-
able tue Commissions OF Agriculture
to test the pFsoticabiiity Of manufac-
turing sugar on a large scale froR s1r-
ehum and SUGAR cane. Referred.
House bill spproprist ne $10o, 600 20
continue the public printing was passed.
Tue Geneva award bill Was formally
tskeu Mp. aud the Senate then al
jouruei.
WASHINGTON, 81 lgcb % SENATE
Alter the /, ulins OF tie morning 0nsi-
ness. bill, known as tue educators
bin, relativeto teachers residing q the
Various sta es who are members cf the
IuLsrD 4ti1nal E iucaaonsl ASCENT. On,
requiring IL "a 81 make reports on edu-
estional sff3iss s. CongTess, was taken
up sa3 discussed. + was orposed bv
| CJckerii, Hereford aud la-siis s
outside of the jurisdiction o Congress,
| and advocated By Bu.ey and H1ar as
constitutional and IN the interest OF n.-
tionsl educatcL. Pending The de-
bate, the morning hour CXuaed, Gad
the Geneva award bill taken M, and
| Garland addresses Tie Senate.
House -Cpuggr ssjd that IN EXAM
| iaipg the recn-i this morning lac found
hat the bill relating to tha wholc quls-
ion 81 syiff, amounting 20 50 sections
nj he revised sla!utls, had baCn re-
| ierlei, IL violation Of the iuie, Q the
| Committee on Rsyls on of the Laws H.
stead of 10 the COMMITTEE on Ways and
Means. He alluded to thu danger
which arose from the Dill uit clearly
stating in its title lie subject matter
Towushend Of Illinois said ne had
Introduced the bin, whose title clearly
showed to what % referred when It
stated th,t IL was 20 revise anj amend
title SO Of the revised statues, and
that the Commute on the REVISION of
the Laws was the proper t mmittee to
which it shout 60.
GALVESTON, March % The steamer
City OF Mexico, With Grant and party
on board, wss sighted a II NJ, about
twenty miles dis.snt. She is expected
in about couple OF hol7s.
HARRISBURG, Marcb 9-Tne Gre en-
h5ck state convention met in ,ue House
of Representatives to-day. 1t was
called tosorder by Hon. Mi. Hiuea of
Luzerne. Mr.. PiummeC OF Crawford
county was elected temper .ry chsig
man, and Dingm5n Of FnTest county,
temporary secretary. A committee on
permanent organization was appointed,
and the convention thcG took a recess.
GALVESTON, Mafch 23.-By s P N.
to-day the city was gay with tuntlrg;
flags were f5ing from AL the priuCipa!
buildings and the sircets we're hronged
with people. TIE revenue cutter Nc
Lean went out t. bring in Gen. Grant
and his party. As the revenue cutter
was approaching.the city the Galveston
artillery bepGn firing. : salute of %
guns. Tire General and party were
met OF the landing by the committee.
The procession was formed on Tween
ty-fourth street, marched out Twenty
fourth street TO Broad way, down Broad
way to 4 Eenti4th street, Vi Twentieth
to Market street; up Mark street TO
THenty-second street; down Twenty
second to Church street; up Church to
fremont Hotel, on; fremont street.
The order of the procession was as
follows; FIR, tha German band,
then the Galveston artillery COM
pany, Washington Guards, Lincoln
Guards, colored, the Mysterious
Ten and the SoLs Of Jerusalem and
both the colore4 benevolent s0ci
cites; and then followed a carriage
containing Gen. Grant, Gen. Phil
Sherman, Gen. i o G. Ord snd Ma
jor G. II. Leonard; next came COM
mjttees in bsclls, and q carriage con-
tanning the ladies Of the party; the
Cadet band followed, and tue various
FIRE companies of the city. On ar
irving at the fremont Hotel, q review
took place in the rotunda, and then
the General retired to the parlor,
where q reception took place. Large
numbers of ladies and gentlemen were
presented TO the imam on horseback"
At about P. NJ. the General retired.
the banquet which was 10 be given
tonight nas been postponed till to-
morrow evening, at 8 O'clock, owing
to the delay in srrivirg.
OTAnrUo To
The first locomotive crossing the Call
casieu river iron bridge, on the Louisi-
ana Western railroad, has just crossed,
starting from West Lake Charles. Il
Is now at the depot here. O1ly two
miles of the track i CO be laid between
Like Charles and Orange, Texag, but
on account Of the recent prOtyacted
freshets, the first tram to Texas will
not leave before the last OF next
week.
LONDON, March GA Constanti-
nople dispatch saSs that Col Synge has
been released, and arrived at Katrina
in good health.
HAVANA, March 23-San Domingo
adYices say that peace is restored.
Business is brisk in Venezuela. The
City of Bolivia, which is in revolt,
has surrendered, and President Guy
man Blanc again has pacific control Of
the whole republic.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.-At
the dinner yesterday in honor of EN-
peror Williams birthday, the Car
said: Son thu ANNIVERSARY Of my
accession 20 the throne, Germany
gave me a renewed proof of his con-
start friendship by an official letter,
which vas Immediately published, ana
sleo by private letter, both OF which
deeply moved me ] recIprOcate the
sentiments and wishes expressed in
them, end count upon the maintenance
and consolidation of the relations
which have existed for more than
century between Inc tyo people. /
dfiBk 10 the health % the Emper r,
my best friend.
NEW ORLEANS, NJ iroh % Hon J
NJ. G. Parker recelve1 n telegram, q It
ed Galveston to-day, from member
of the Grant party saying Gen. Grant
leaves for New Orleans Thursday va
the Morgan Line.
WAsHEeToE, n rch 2o,-The Sen
ate to-day confirmed The following
nominations: Wm. j. Phillips, to be
r. -.