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

been reported from the COMMITTEE
on Territories.
| Edmunds moved al sd iourDment
The resolution Was lost.
! Thurman moved "a 10y the reSolu-
Hon on the table. Il was Lost By a
vote Of "a yeas 20 81 NAYS.
The resolution was then passed a.
il caue from the House nv q vote oi
81 yeas To 20 nays.
| On motion, Williams hill 10
pension Mexican soldiers was msde
q special order OF January 9Th.
On motion of Davis OF Virginia the
bin 10 relieve the Treasurer of the
United States from the amount now
charged 20 him and deposited with
several states under the act of 1886
was taken up. Mr.. Davis explained
that the money concerned was prae-
tically a donation ~ the states IL
had not been called by the govern
ment In times OF great need. and
| doubtless would never DO. The bill
would obyiato the need of carrying
the amount of $4,000 900 on the
books OF the treasury. The subject
was discussed at some length, after
which the consular and department
appropriation bill was read twice
and referred to the Committee GU
Appropriations
AT $40 2. N. on motion OF Good
the Senate went Unto executive SEA-
sion, and when the doors wero re-
opened adjourned until tomorrow
HOUsE-Under eau for bills and
resolutions the following were intro
| duced aud referredi
BY Dunn of Arkansas Providing
that lands in the Indian Territory To
which Indian title has been cXtin-
guished, and which are unoccupied
by the Indians, are public lands OF
the United States. and are hereby
declared subjectt0 settlement under
the homestead and presumption laws.
He desired to have 1t referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands, but
tUonger moved that it ba re :erred to
the Committee on Indian Affairs. Ii
wa3 one of, those mcthods BY which
it was attempted 10 give possession
of that territory TO white settlers,
and il should 90 to the committee
which had charge of the rights OF
the indians. Conger's motion was
| agreed to by a vote of l14to IS. SO
the joint resolution was sent TO the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dy'Stephens Of Georghl-lustruct-
ing the Committee 'ion Agriculture
TO investigate as to the beet mode of
eI'ailicating diseases of domestic ami
1najS g.. .fJ BE-" - e. ri .4:.g
by Thomas Turner of Il cniuck "
To prevent fraud and corruption in
the election Of president and vice
president, senators ana Representa-
lives 1t provides that before enter
ing on their duties the president and
vice president eject and all persons
elected to either house of Congress
shall take an oath that they have not
procured, or attempted To procure,
their election by bribery or fraud,
and that they will not during their
term OF Office permit the use'Of any
OF the governmental machinery u
The United States tor election or POI
iiticai purposes. 40
10y Morton Of New ork-FoT the
repeal Of the tax on bank checks
and depOsitsa
The call having been concluded,
the consular and diplomatic appFo-
priation bill was taken up and
passed. mo
The Speaker then stated that this
being the third Monday IN the month
he wa required By the rules TO roc
ogniSethose who had been Instructed
by committees to make motions. He
thought the best way TO avoid any
discrimination in the committees
was TO call the committees in the
regular order. He therefore pro-
cceded with the call.
The Committee on WAYS and
Means having been called, +. Wood
of New York gave notice that he
would tomorrow call up the fund
ing bill and press it to vote before
the recess.
Price of Iowa, under direction of
the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, moved to suspend tho rules
and take from the calendar and pass
the following bill Be it enacted,
etc, That section 94ls of the Revised
Statutes be repealed, and that from
and after the passage of this act no
stamp shall be necessary on any
check such as is noted in said sec
ton 3lS.
Mills of Texas raised a point of
order that the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency had DO jurisdic-
ton over the subject matter of the
bill, which belonged properly to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
After considerable discussion a mo-
ton to suspend the rules aud pass
the bill was rejected bya vote of 1873
yeas to So nays. not the necessary
two-tllir,is: in the affirmative, and
made the following committee ap-
pointments:
Mckinley of Ohio to tie Commit
tee ON Ways and Means, Conger of
Michigan to tho Committee on Rules,
Taylor of Ohio TO the Committee on
judiciary. f,g
- Under suspension of the rules q
bill was passed to enlarge and pro
toct the San Antonio arsenal.
Stone of Michigan, under instruc-
ton of the Committee on osioffices
and Postal Routes, moved 10 suspend
the rifles and pass n bill authorizing
the Postmaster-General 10 adjust
the Salaries OF certain postmasters.
This bill. invahdating claims TO the
amount of 100000 7Tss opposed by
several members
The House then adjourned al i:sQ
pm. saf -LH' sie
WAsHINaFoS. December 20. The
House Committee on Commerce
were engaged today upon the ril7er
and harbor bill, and the sub-eomn1it-
fee on appropriations upon the army
appropriation bill. This bill will be
reported to the full committee to-
imorrow;y and will probably be at
once reported to The House after
reading the ioarnal. The amount
recommended is somewhat larger
than last year, and aggregates $780,
100000. 4ff9 la.ss
The Senate judiciary Committee
to day took up the nomination Of
Judge Woods to be an associate jus
tice of the Supreme Court. but laid
il over, together with a number of
other nominations, for further con-
sideration. Several memorials from
Southern bar associations, strongly
iavoring the Judge, were read by the
committee this morning, and the
indications gathered from the re-
marks made By the members OF The
committee to-day on that Eomina-
ton. are that it viii be reported upon
Eayorably and confirmed with much
opposition.
PETERSBURG, Va, December 20
The heaviest snowstorm experienced
here in this section for over two