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

house board TO lower Red river, In
Louisiana.
0n motion of Harris of Tennessee.
the joint resolution authorizing the
President to call an International sani-
tary conference at Washington was
taken mp and passed.
The Senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton of the bill establishing q re-
tired list for non-commissioned officers,
but, without actien thereon, psssed
over at the expiration of the mSrning
hour for The consideration Of the In
dian appropriation bill. The amend
ment striking out the clause which
abolished the Indian commission was.
agreed to. After separate votes upon
some other unimportant amendments,
the bull was passed, and the Senate
then adjourned.
HousR-The speaker announced the.
appointment Of Humphreys OF Missis-
sippl, as q member Of the Committec
on Mississippi Leyees, vice Coswell Of
Wisconsin resigned.
On motion of Money of Miasissippi,
the Senate amendments 10 the post
route bill were coRcuued in and the
House went INTO committee OF the
whole on the bill amending the mter-
nal revenue laws.
A number OF amendments 10 exempt
from taxation small quantities OF splr-
its distilled by farmers from apples,
peaches, etc, were rejected.
In tho course of debate Voorhis Of
New York, read an extract from the
Washington Republican relative TO the
outrages committed by moonshiners in
Georgia.
Cook of Georgia denied emphatical-
ly that any such state of Affairs ex-
listed IN Georgia as represented by the
extract.
Several amendments TO tho bill
were agreed to with the understanding
that they should be voted on IN the|
House. Without disposing of the bill
the COMMITTEES rose and the House,
took n recess until 1880 Il. ~, thel
evening session TO be for the considers
alton OF the bill establishing court
of pensions.
COLUMBIA, April e9.--The Republi-|
can convention was in session until one|
o'clock last night. The resolutions
deuouncing the outrage at West Point
were the cause OF animated discussion,
and without action the convention,
after electing delegates to Chicago
adjourned until eight O'clock thIf'
morning, when the Whitaker resolu3
tons were passed. Resolutions con-'
demning the bestowal OF federal pa.
tronage on Democrats were also passed J!
A. resolution that in the event Of Grand
not being the presidential nomined
delegates should support Blaine, bud
in no contingency vote for Sherman1
After considerable discussion it waa
laid on the table, and the convcntiod
adjourned sine die.
LITTLE Rock, April % -Tn the Rel
publican. convention, at o'clock thl1
evening, after several hours debatl
over the appointment OF committeee|
the committee on resolutions reported
a resolution ipdorsing and inatructind
for Grant, which was amended so as u
instruct the delegates TO vote for Gen|
Grant and to use their individual and
collective efforts as long as his nami
was before the convention to secure hi,
nomination. At $ o'clock the conven'
ton adjourned sine die.
RICHMOND, Va, April 29.-Thc Vir|
ginia Supreme Court OF Appeals to|
day rendered q decision declaring thai
the provision of the act OF 1870
known as the McCulloch bill, exempl'
ing state obligations from taxation, wal
not unconstitutional, but valid, aud
that the state was bound TO receive thl
coupons attached 10 the honda issued
under said act at their face value 4
payment OF taxes and other demand|
OF the state. Another point decided
was that the law making said coupon|
receivable for taxes and other dues Al
| the state was constitutional and valid
NEW York, April 20. "A spocih|
| from Denver, Colorado, announces thai
movement TO occupy the mineral land
of the Ute reservation has foTmall
begun, and that the frat party, conf
posed OF members OF an organizatin1
/ which has been secretly preparing III
several months, left Lsadville last SAT-
urday. Il is known as the Bell cxpc|
dition and consists OF 12e men. The|
are thoroughly armed and are TO u
followed by other parties. II the Utc'
or anyone else attempts TO order thcF'
Off they will fight.
MACON, Ca, April 20.--The firs'
barrel OF Georgia flour was ehippo'
from this city to-day. The wheat wal
cut in Lee county, April 10, four and
half months after 1t was sown.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 20. --Fou'
colored laborers were suff0cated hef'
this morning by foul air In publ
well which they were cleaning. Thrc'
were dead when taken out, and th'
fourth recovered.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Pctcr e .
lis alias Luther alias Long Pete alia'
Banjo Pete, and Abraham Coakley'
charged with completely IN the Mad
haitian bank robbery, were arrested las
night after desperate struggle wit.
the officers.
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