The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-17
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WASHINGTON, March 9.-SENATE
The Senate convened al IL o'clock.
A telegram from the Governor of
Iowa was read, announcing the ap-
pointment of J. w. Medill to fill the
uneXpired term ofMr. Kirkwood. At
1920 message from President was
received, and on motion of Pendle-
ton of Ohio, the Senate went into
executive session, and upon reopen
ing the doors, the Senate at 12:45
adjourned till tomorrow.
VICKsBURG, March "a fire last
night on Levee street, near the cot
ton compress, destroyed one two
story frame and several other smaller
buildings. This makes the third
fire i'll the last "a hours. Eleven
buildings were destroyed. Loss
about $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
New YORK, March AT a meet
ing of the Western Union Directors
to-day the quarterly dividend of II
per cent, was deelared.on the West
ern Union stock, and also on certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness issued to the
holders of the Atlantic & Pacific,
American Union and Western Un-
ion Companies.
I WASHINGTON, March 9.--The
President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate to-day: Lew
p. Morton, of New York, Envoy EX-
traordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary TO France; VIM. NJ. Evarts,
of New York, Allen c.. Thurman of
Ohio, Timothy o. Howe, Of Wiscon-
sin, commissioners on part of the
United States to international
Monetary Conferenceat Paris; Robt.
j. Taylor, of Indiana, member ofthe
Mississippi River ImprovementCom-
mission.
MILWAUKEE, March 9.--In the
Republican caucus at Madison, the
44th ballot for United States Sena-
tor ssood, Cameron 80. Keys Is;
scattering 10.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The
Democratic Senators went into cau-
Gus at 10 o'clock this evening to re.
ceive report from the committed
of nine on the revision Of the Sen
ate committee. 1t ia said that the
caucus committee finally agreed to
recommend the selection of seven
Davis of Illinois as chairman Of Ju-
dietary Committee, and that they
have placed Senators Pendleton and
Mcpherson on the list of member.
of the Finance Committee to succeed
Kernon and Wallace, Republicans
The Senators also held caucus this
evening and decided to adhere to
the former action and oppose tho
reorganization till the existing va
cancies are filed.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-Frank
Hubert, resident OF Salem, Roa
noke county, Virginia. committed
suicide at O'Clock this evening by
shooting himself in the temple a
Swidly House, Filbert street, neal
Sixteenth.
| WASHINGTON, d. G., March 9.-ThC
Senate, in executive session 10 day,
confirmed the nomination OF Evarts
Thurm an and Howe, as commission
ers to the International Monetary
Conference at paris.
HARRIsoNBURG, Pa, March o.
The nipety-seventh session OF the
Baltimore annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
convenes hero to-day. Bishop II
| n. McTeyre will preside. The con
ference will consist Of 1T preacher
and a number of lay delegstes, rep
resesentating a part of Baltimore
City, Maryland, the valley of Vir
ginia, Southwestern Virginia and &
portion of West Virginia, and en-
bracing a membership of 30S87.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9.-Tht
steamboat Ollie B,with cargo Of 10t
bales of cotton, was burned neal
Point Pleasant, in Bayou Bartholo
new. No lives lost.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., March o..
Rumors are in circulation that al
extra session Of Congress will be
called in May, but investigation has
thus far, failed to confirm them.
MEMPHIS, March 9-When the
first quotation from New York oi
cotton was posted Oh the black,
board Of the Tennessee Brokerage
Association this morning, showing
decline of sixteen points from the
closing quotations OF last night, il
was announced that The business o.
the association would be suspended
Considerable excitement followed
but subsidized when the operators
were assured that all contracts
| would be settled in full at las
nights closing quotations, which an
nOuncement gave satisfaction. The
association has been in operation il
Memphis since September 1t il
reported that their loss amounted tC
$4,000. accrued principally by the
recent declines in the prices of tht
staples.
WAsHNGToN, March 9.-Up tc
the hour of closing the business a
the Treasury Department to-day
Secretary Window had not rendered
the decision of pending request o
the national banks, that they be al
lowed TO deposit United States
bonds in the Treasury. and the with
drawal illegal tenders recently de
posted by them to retire the circu
lation. Inquiries were made Of the
officers of the Treasury to-day, as tC
the authority on which the pres
ent regulations of the Department
rest, and elected many varying opin
ions. The Comptroller of the cur
rency said the question had never
before been presented 10 the De
partmcnt for decision, but that il
the practice of legal tenders ono,
deposited to retire the circu
lation had never or afterward been
surrendered. Other prominent Of
ficers of the department expressed
the opinion that during Secretary
Bristow's administration the ques
ton was orally decided against per
hitting the surrender of Lawful.
money once deposited. The tota
amount of legal tenders deposited
during the pending of the funding
bills was $1S,764,4 ,434, OF this amouni
81, ,2S7, 800 has been returned to banks
on account of errors. recalled. etc,
leaving still on deposit S17, ,476,9S4
This sum belongs TO 13S national
banks. The comptroller of currency
holds the circulating notes f these
same banks 10 the AMOUNT of ST.
494,050. which he could have imme
diately fOrm arded them had they
| persisted in their determination to
| retire their circulation. The re-
mailder of the circulating notes,
about $12,O1O,000, could be returned
them in about thirty days. When
asked to-day what effect a decision
in favor of the withdrawal of the
legal tenders would have on the
Treasury of United States, Treas.
urer Gilfillan said that if the decis-
ion should be of a general character
that is not confined 10 deposits made