The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-17
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Senator Allison presented the Gre
dentials of j. w. McDill, as senator
from the State of Iowa, and Mr..
Sawyer those of August Cameron,
as senator from the State of Wis
consin. The credentials having been
read, the gentlemen appeared and
took the oath of Office.
Pendleton called up the resolution
previously offered by him relative
TO the reorganization of tho senate
committees. 1t had been stated he
said, that ON Friday last, with great
show of confidence and with very
evident satisfaction, that when the
vacant chairs on the other side of
the chamber should have been filled
the Republican party. would have
majority in this hall, and there had
been more than an intimation, that
the Democratic party was proceed
ing in unseemingly haste to take adj
vantage of the accidental and tenn
porary absence of gentlemen on the
other side to raise political power
and plans of the organization of the
senate, to do that, under those cir
cumstances which delay of three or
four days would prevent their doing
at all. He did not know and therefore
he did not controvert the assertion of
fact, but be did not know and there
fore repealed the reputation-the
remarks made by the distinguished
senator from Illinois, Davis, on Fri
day last. showed that it was utterly
IN the present condition
of the parties, that the Republican
party should have majority of duly
elected members of the Senate. 1t
showed further that it would be in
the power of this party if it chose to
enter upon the ways of abstention
from voting and of the abstention
to which it had been by the occur
rences of the last few days he had
not known whether or not the effort
is working majority under the
constitution and laws would be
given to the other side of the Cham
Der when the vacancies were filled.
He had no means of knowing. He
did not know what arrangement or
or proffers or suggestions had been
made or accepted by the omnipo-
tent gent of the press, who whisper
ed about the Capitol, and had put
into their newspapers that there had
been unusual or extraordinary visits
TO the other end of the Avenue, and
they had connected the name of the
distinguished Senator with the dis
pensation of Federal patronage, or
the organization of the Senate. 1t
had been whispered there had been
confidence in the Capitol, in Which
champagne and satisfaction had
been equally present, and these two
had been connected with the state
ments as to the organization of the
Senate. He did not know
what proof there could be
for this suggestion, but these
had filed the air for the last
few days, the imputation which had
been on the Democratic members of
the Senate was without foundation.
In fact the motion by Allison that
the Senate go into executive session
was supported by the Republicans
and opposed by the Democrats.
Quite sensation was occasioned by
the fact that Mcmahon voted with
the Republicans. There was a slight
applause in the galleries, but was
promptly checked. The motion
was rejected by vote of 35 yeas to
81 nays.
CHATTANOOGA, March 14.-Al.
Smith, receiver of materials for the
government works at Muscle Shoals
Canal, was robbed of $4,000 on Fri
day, while proceeding from the bank
at Florence, where he had drawn
the money. He had proceeded
about twenty miles when he was
suddenly confronted by three men,
who presented pistols at him and
commanded him to throw up his
hands. The disarmed him and re-
lieved him of all the government
money he had in his possession,
leaving, however, his watch and
1928 of his own funds. After taking
the money they forced Smith to ac-
company them through a dense
wood for 20 miles, and then left him.
He made his way back to camp,
reaching it on Saturday at noon, he
having searched for it through the
woods for nearly "a hours. The men
told HIM they had been lurking in
the neighborhood since Christmas
to commit the robbery. No efforts
will be spared to effect their arrest.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The
President sent the following nomi-
nations to to-day: Stanley Matthews
to be Associate Justice of the Uni
ted States Supreme Court; Don. A.
Pardee of Louisiana, to be United
States Judge for the Fifth Judicial
Circuit Court; John Powell of flli-
nois, to be Director of the United
States Geological Society.
NEW ORLEANS. March IA Dem
ocrat special from Hansboro. Miss,
says Ed Durrel, colored, who COM
mitted an outrage on the person of
Mrs. Michael Mcintosh on March
9th, was taken from jail at Mississip-
pi City, Saturday night, by mob of
fifty or sixty masked men anu
hanged to q tree one-half mile from
the jail.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-The steamer
Jos. Howard, of the New Orleans
Line, took fire last night at
her wharf and was reduced to
the entire upper works being
burned off. She had arrived from
New Orleans only about an hour
before with q fine freight list and
a number of passengers, and was
in safe condition. The
fire seems to have caught in a pile of
lutte forward of the furnaces. From
present appearances, her hull will
be saved, but the machinery will be
badly damaged. The Howard was
purchased by the New Orleans
Anchor Line two years ago for $40,-
300, but since then various improve
ments have been made and she was
probably worth 100000 or SIS, 900.
She is not insured as far as known.
All the passengers were safely
landed but several lost their bag
gage. The cargo consisted of sugar,
ute and general merchandise
amounting to about 400 tons.
New YORK, March 13.-At a mass
held tonight at the Masonic
Temple, Brooklyn, under the auspi
ces of the Ladies' Irish Land League
seven hundred persons were pres
emit, a majority being ladies. Mrs.