The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-20
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

WASHINGTON, January 10
HoUsE-The Speaker, as regular or
der, proceeded to call the state bills
and resolutions, under which call
the following were introduced and
referred
BY Dunn of sArkansas-To pro-
hibit the sending of fire arms or
ammunition through the mails.
BY Springer of Illinois-To amend
section 1906 OF the Revised Statutes
in regard 10 prepayment of postage
on second class mail matter.
BY Forbs of Illinois-To prohibit
the expectation of deceased cattle
and domestic animals.
BY Willis of Kentucky-By re-
quest, to regulate and improve the
civil service of the United States ;
also to establish a sub-treasury at
Louisville, Kentucky.
BY Newbury of Michigan-PrO-
viding for Joint commission by the
United States and Great Britain to
investigate the alleged, false and
fraudulent proof and statistics used
before the Halifax Fishery Commits
sion. 1t recites an allegation that
q certain document presented to the
commission by the British govern
ment, contained false, fraudulent
and forged statement, etc, and re-
quests the president to call atten-
ton to the government of Great
Britain to such allegation,
and request said government to
Join the United States in the ap-
pointment of q committee consist of
three persons, one to be appointed
by the United States, one by Great
Britain and one by the two govern
ments conformity to fully investi-
gate all question of false and
fraudulent proof aud docu-
ments of every kind and ma
ture, and makes q report OF
such investigation, with proof ad-
duced and conclusions thereof, to
their respective governments, 1t also
authorises. the Presidcnt TO all and
everything in the matter to carry
out the provisions Of this bill and
also for the appointment Of q joint
committee to Investigate the same
subject.
Ford Of Missouri, introduced a
resolution declaring il to be the
opinion Of the House that every in
ferest demands on immediate con.
struction of telegraph lines OF the
government and requesting the
Committee on Postotlice and Post
al routes to report bill for the con-
struction of such telegraph lines a.
NAV be necessary TO protect the
people from monopoly.
The speaker ruled the resolution
| was not in order under this call aud
it was not admitted.
BY Hanlan of Pennsylvania, au-
thorizing the Washington and
Chesapeake railroad to extend i'll
the District of Columbia.
BY White of Pennsylvania, pro-
posing the constitutional amend
ment providing tho United States
Senators shall be elected by the pco-
pie of each State instead of by the
| legislature.
The speaker laid before the House
a communication from the Secrcta-
nv of the Interior, transmitting the
report of the superintendent of cen
gus which shows the total pOpula-
ton of the United States TO be So
1896.
Cox of New York then introduced
an superintendent bill which fixes
| the number of representatives al
3Ol and it was referred with con-
| munication to Committee on Cen
sus.
At the conclusion of thu call ol
the states Frost offered hia resoln-
lion relative to The government tcie-
graph lines, and il WAS referred.
Springer Of Illinois offered = rcso'
luton directing the Committee on
PostofIlcc and Postal Routes To i'll.
qnire into The cxpediency OF cstab-
fishing Il teleSraphic postal system
by the government OF The United
| Slates, and also as 70 the cost of re-
producing the facilities of transmit.
ting tclcgraphic messages.
The Speaker announced the regu.
/ lar order to be the motion made on
| the third Monday of last month tC
suspend the rules and pass the bills
| authorizing the readjustment OF sal
aries of postmasters Of third, fourth
and fifth class in accordance with
\ the act of June .. 1865 was rejected
moi having the necessary two-thifd
vote in The Affirmative.
| Converse OF Ohio, chairman o.
Committee on Public Lands. under
instructions from that committee
moved to suspend the rules anC
pass the bin granting titles of set
Tiers on the Des Mnines river lAndi
in the State of Iowa.
The committee. after very noisy
debate, agreed to it, and ri = O'Clock
the House adjourned.
SENATE Wallace. from the Com
nittce on Appropriations, reported
with sundry amendments. the In
dian appropriation bill.
Pendleton. from the Census Com
mittec, reported. with accompanyin;
amendments. the bill for completing
compiling and publishing the re
turns of the tenth censns.
Garland presented report Of tn
congressional visitors to West Point
and accompanying same a bill
amending the existing laws in rcla
ton TO the military academy a
West Point. Referred To the Com
nittee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Senator Bruce, tn
bill authorizing and directing pur
chase by the Secretary of the Treas
urv. for public use, the propert,
! known as Freedman's Bank, and tn
real estate and parcels of groun,
adjacent thereto, belonging TO tn
Freedman's Saving and Trust Com
pany, and located on Pennsylvani
Avenue, between Fifteenth and FIJI
teen and one-half streets, Washing
ton, d. c., was taken up. amcnde'
and passed, ON motion of Burnside
1t approprIates for this purpose a
amendment not exceeding $2j0.OOe
By unanimous consent order
were suspended and the Senate too
ND the Senate bill for the relief O
Brigadier and Brevet-Major-Ge en-
eral T.. O. C.. Ord. The bill Wa
| passed without debate.
On motion Of Butler the Senat
then took up and passed wiihou
amendment.
Senate Joint resolution 10 create
commission for the performance q
certain duties under the act Of Con
cress providing for the erection
of a monument ut Yorktown ant
proposed a centennial celebration.
? The calendar was proceeded wit
and several bills passed withou
amendments. Among them for tn
, relief the Albemarle and Chesa
peake Canal Company.
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