The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
Telegraphic News.

After prayer by the chRp,ais, ia
Speaker declared the first business In
order to be the question whether TIM
proposition submitted yesterday By
McLauo providing that the bill intro
duced BY Townshend last Monday an
referred - tbs Committee on RevisiOE
OF the Laws shall &c taken from thar
committee and referred 10 the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, presented a.
q question Of privilege.
Blackburn raised The point Of order
that under tbs flrst clause az tho fale
4 tining the Gutiea OF The Speaker the
journal Of yesterday would have 70 ha
examined and approved by the Spc4k-
er before the unfinished business re.at-
ine to. Mondays jsufnsl wonld como
before the House.
The Speaker reported that the sur
nal Of Monday had not been diRposed
Of, aud il would be inconsistent to
tskc up Tuesdays Journal before Mon-
day's for oorsideTatioh.
Blackburn RFgued tina. Il MAS not de
eided by the rules that the Ilaass
Should approve the journal, bu i WAS
impraetic ble thlt the iauin 4 a On
dss shoul be read n tae desk i,ame.
diately after ;he assfmhiing OF tha
House on the following day.
Reed cbpten1ea that raosday's iauf-
nsl eouid not be resd until Monday's
journal had bosn apafoeea. and Ea r.
terred o. his authority "a rule 2i, waich
declares the order Of business.
After the ioarnal hsa been read ana
approved, Garfield OF Ohia quot Il, ia
support Of Reeds position, section s
81 the Constitutions, which provided
that each house shall keep A journal,
and not that tho clerk shah keep il.
Blackburn qsGleJ from Cushing.
Manual IL support ol his position.
After short bus confused debate
upon Backbu-a's point of order, par
ticipats6 in by Blsok urn. Huicliins.
Reed, r Wood ard Newherfy, the.
Speaker, stated, that II was competent
snd obligatory upon the House 10 ap.
prove tie journal. The Chair would.
however. submit the question 10 the
House whether the journal Of yeeter-
day must be read before the journal uf
Monday must be approved.
C0ngeT Of Michigan objected 10 auV
proceedings except the suhmission Of
the privileged question to the House.
SEEATE-The resolution reported by
Hill Of Georgia, from the commlt,es'
.on Con iageat Expenses, for the np
poin'meRt Of an assistant librarian Ior'
the Senate was discussed.
i imuuds opposed Il, saying thai the
library had been satisfactory admin
istsred lay one libraFisu up to March 4,
1878, aud the presens i0ronvenIeaue
WAS the result oi the polics 6T iprulnQ'
out tried aud efficient oliiecrs.
Davis Of Was. Virginia and liiil as
Georgia spoke Of the need Tor the pres
ent increase. After discussion, tho.
resolution pissed. and the bill inoo9-
poralng the National Association Was
again taken up.
GALVESTON March 81 Gen. Grant.
3 C mpanltd by Mayor Leonard, took
stroll through the city, visiting aey-
eTal places, including the Ae;es Office.
Gen. Sheridan, accompanied by BEr.
John Highland, Of Gslvestop, IN oil
friend, also took walk through the
city, partly on pleasure end partly on
business. The Generel alluded to the
saying, 'Tf he owned he'll and Texas.
he would rent ont Texas aud reslde IN
the othor place, and stated ihss this.
was said Jusf st thc ciasa Of ,he war,
when he was travelling through the
state, md was completely broken down.
The General Gays he is very much.
pleased with G 4lyeeton. end viii make
an extended stay at sema future time.
A few minutes past II O'clock this
morning, anumber Of carriages drove
up 60 the hotel, and the guests siarted
fne- q lriEe On LIE haaeil. p-s,,.s.. -.
ard, Mr.. ]. II BroWu and 'Capt. J. NJ
Sawyer. OF Galveston. The others
contained Mrs. Gen. Grant, Mfs Gen.
Sheridan, Mrl. Col. Fred Grant,
Miss Felt, Of GJons, Illinois; Miss
McKennan, OF Washington, y c.;
Gen. ORD, Gen. Gard, Col. Wthefa.
Mr.. II. G. Pratt, aud other gentlcmen.
Col. Sinclair escorted Gen. Sheridan
Ia his bHggy. After anextended dFiye
the patty returned 10 the hotel.
Al the fremont Hotel, from . 10 D.
ladies' reception was given. A large
number of Isdies were presented.
Gen. Grant this morning formally
aocepted an invitation to visit San
Antonio, and tho perty will leave,
probsbly, By special train ON
the Gulf, Coigfado and santa Fe
railway n Ranenberg Junction. The
party visiting San Antonio win consist
Of Gen. and Mrs. Grant, Miss Felt aud
Mics McKenpnn. Gen. Sheridan and
wife and Col. Fred Grant and wife
will leave direct for Chicago by Tail on
Fudsy morning.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 24.-Af-
ter corgespondeace Nth the Governors
of North CaFolino, South Carolina ami
Virginia. Governor Marks has ap<
pointed commissioner 20 grange, IA
connection with commissioners nps
poiuted by the States uRmsd, Tor 3
centennial celebration Of the battle oi
Kings Mountain, in OssgbeF.
PARKERsBUnG, w. Va, March "A =
During the high wind yesterday, firo
broke out 10 Harry Tbomas' oil siofe.
On Ksnawha street, Threatening The
Destruction of large psTt ~ The city.
Mary large buildings, with six small
frame dwellings, and a. y. Gales s
Bros. mechine shop wes destroyed
Loss SO, 600. Of which Colo & Bfes
loss was $40. 600; insured for 500
Thomas ltseea, $1,000; 20 insurance.
r. Leogan'a loss wee $1,000; ineuFefi.
HAnRIsBuRe, March 24.--The Green
bsck convention Teassembled latt cveh-
ing ct Z O'Clock. A resolusion pro-
Yiding for the selection ~ tile 0envea-
lion Of dcleestes Al large q he na-.
tiongl convention was adopted. Alee
the usual Grecnback plsifofm convens
ton. They then elected dfiCaaies s.
large. and T. P. Dewee, of schuyi-
kill, VISA nominated Tor sapfemo
Judge; II. 8. Robefta. of Cfawfofd
c0uuty, Tor Auditor The fcncTal q
lection OF two electors - large was r.
fefred 70 the. state co1uitfee. The
conventions endorsed Hep. Henanfk
B. Wright fog the nomination Tor Pres
ldent. Adjourned sine dic.
SAX FHAxciaco. MeTch 24.-Tron.
bles haze brCksD ont afroth. Tie
Sandlot be resumed its fnlmllaliopfs
the newspapeT war h@s 81, ken ont
again, aud apparently ~ ttc recent
pacific plans between the committees
ard the leaslers 0f tie ciizens nni1n
protective party and the woi lin0men's
party have beea thaoan sai3s - b5th.
This state of snsifs Fssulfed from lsf.
agreements between the ccnfernct
committees, sgesayased b. llsa feceAL
sentences imposed upon the 64ndIct
orators for using fncendiary IBpeusee.
and II Is comp!icsred with The coming
local election, the election of q sfatt
senator and The combinations gfoot re-
the United States senat1rsliip.