The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-02-03
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w WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-HOUSE-
a number of bills were introduced
under call of the states.
Cox gave notice that he ould cal
up the apportionment bill to-mor
row.
The House adopted an order max
ing meetings of the House at clever
O'Clock.
Standardization introduced
bill appropristing one hundred
thousand dollars for an expedition t
go to the relief of Jeanette.
In Senate Judiciary Commute The
nomination of Stanly Matthews was
not disposed of, but special meet
ing will be held in few DAYS. '-
| MEMPHIS, January 3l.-At a very
full meeting of members of the bal
of this city, held Yesterday, a reso
luton was taken and unanimously
adopted, expressing the highest sat.
lsfaction with the nomination OF
Hon Stanley Matthews to the office
of Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States, and also
requesting Senators Harris and
Bailey. of this state, to vote for his
confirmation.
| PHILADELPHIA, January 31.-A
fire broke out this morning on South
side in both the Eden and Baptist
churches at the corner of Broadway
and Spruce. The flames spread to
Horticultural Hall, and several
houses on Spruce street. The church
cost $4,000, and organ $1,000.
Horticultural Hall was sold at pub
lie outcry last summer for $72,300.
Losses by fire and water on other
buildings over $4,000.
SAVANNAH, GA, January STA
cambridge, Ga, special to the
Morning Ne,cs says the Adams Cot
ton Mills at that place was burned
this morning. Loss, $4,000.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, January ST.
Senator elect Platt, Gov. Cornell
of New York, Gen. j. d. Cox of Gin
cinnati, are visitors at Mentor.
DENVER, Col, January 31.-The
storms in the mountains have been
severe tor the past week. Some of
the trains on the South Park rail-
road had to be abandoned.
A Board of Commerce was organ
lied here last night. The PRINCIPAL
business being to take action in re-
gard to making Denver a port of
entry Of the building of the Denver
& New Orleans railroad and also to
protect against certain railroad leg
islation now pending before the
Legislative assembly. The officers
of the Denver Western and the Pa
cific railways say they will put on a
large force this week and push
the road to completion, and have
trains running to Longment by the
first of July.
SAN Francisco, January 30.-The
rain that began on the 28th inst,
spread over the coast from British
Columbia to the Southern portion
of this State and has been the
heaviest storm experienced since
1861. Feather Yuba and upper
Sacramento river have overlooked
their banks and creeks running into
those streams are all over the benks.
The damage can't be stated but it is
probable the loss is immense. The
Central Pacific railroad suffers
heavily. About 10000 yards of the
wall near Benicia were washed
away and long stretch on Orange
branch near Bear river is gone, and
there were washouts of less extent
in many other places. Several
miles of Santa Cruz road were
washed away near Santa Cruz. The
town of Napa was flooded; also a
portion of Jacksonville.
WASHINGTON, February l,-SEN-
ATE-Morgan, from the committee
Oh the state of the law in regard to
the electoral count, reported back
Ingalls, resolution on that subject,
with substitute amendment. The
substitute is a convenient resolu-
ton, Be it
ReS0Lred, by tee Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring,
That the two houses of Congress
shall assemble in the hall of the
House of Representatives on We'd
nesday, February 8, 1881, at II
o'clock NJ, and the President of the
Senate shall be the'presiding officer;
that one person shall be appointed
teller on the. part of the Senate and
two on the part of the House of
Representatives, to make Il list
of the votes as they shall
be declared; that the results
shall be delivered to the president
of the Senate who shall announce
the state of the vote, and the per-
sons elected TO the two houses
assembled as aforesaid, which shall
be deemed declaration of the per-
sons elected president and vice
1f ha
together with the list of votes be
entered on the journal of the two
houses.
Section &c provides that .'if it
shall appear that any votes of cleo
tors for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, have been
given on the day other than
that fixed for casting of such votest
by act of Congress, in pursuance of
the Constitution of the U. S., and
if counting or emitting to
count such votes shall not essen
TALLY change the result of the cleo
ZION, they shall be reported by the
President of the Senate in the fol-
lowing manner: Were the votes. of
the electors cast on the -. day of
1880 to be counted the result would
be for A. B., for President of the
United States, -.. votes, and for
G. D., for Vice President of the
United States, - votes. If not
counted the result would be for A.
B., for President of the United
States, 80 votes, but in either
event .. is elected President
of the United States. and in the Same
manner Vice President ~
Morgan asked for the present CON-
sideration of the resolution, when
Edmunds said that inasmuch as the
Senator from Colorado, Teller,
and himself and two members of
tho committee from which this re-
port had come, either were not in
vited, or failed to get their invita-
ton TO the meeting last night,
at which he understood this amend
ment was agreed upon; he thought
they would like to see it in print
before committing themselves for
or against it; he therefore asked
that it go over for one day under
the rule.
Thurman inquired of Edmunds
what he meant by "the meeting last
night" there has been no meeting of
the committee.
Edmunds replied. his statement
had reference to the meeting of
somebody, which he understood had
been held last night, and at the
meeting this amendment had been
agreed to.