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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
THE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTA-
TON.

The silver conference which meets
in Paris, next month, after deciding
upon the reconciliation and free
coinage Of silver, rs TO which there
is considerable doubt, because of the
position of England, will be called
upon to decide as to the ratio of re-
monetization. The silver coinage of
Europe is based on the assumption
that one ounce of gold is worth no
more than fifteen and one-half
ounces of silver. Our own coin
age assumes that it is worth sixteen.
ounces. AS a matter of fact, it is
worth, in the markets of the world,
eighteen and one-third ounces. The
bi-metallists urge that this rate is
due to the demonetization of the
metal in some parts of Europe, the
cessation of its coinage in the rest,
and the refusal to establish free
coinage in America. They say that
a general resumption of free COIN
age would suffice to restore it to its
old price, represented by the ratio of
coinage current in those European
countries which make silver legal
tender. The new adjustment of de-
mand to supply would be quite suffi-
cient. Some maintain that the rela-
tive price of the two metals. is
governed, not by the relation of de-.
mand to supply, but by convention,
and that whatever ratio the civilized
portion of mankind agree to accept
universally, will be that of the
market price. An able writer on
this subject says: -t
"The silver question has the fairest
chance of consideration on the basis
that the value of the precious
metals is determined like any other
value. 1t is determined by the cost
of reproduction or replacement If
the silver now in circulation can be
replaced by Nevada at five per cent.
less outlay of labor and capital than
were required for its production, the
demand for it remaining the same,
then silver must 60 down five per
cent. RECOMMENDATION is factor in
determining the value, because it
may increase the demand. But ex-
actly how far that increase of de-
mand may go to determine the
price, no one can predict with cer-
tainty, any more than he can pre-
dict the future of the supply
of silver-or of gold for that
matter. An assumption at a less
ratio than that furnished by the
market price, will not find any sup
port in those nations which are
doubtful OF the wisdom of remone-
iization at any ratio. The Latin
Union, led by France, will incline
very naturally to the maintenance
of the 15.5 ratio, as its abolition
would involve the recoinage of their
silver .st "a considerable loss. For
the same reason America win be
disposed to stand up for the 16
ratio. But if reconciliation should
be agreed to on all hands, it will be
9 higher ratio than either"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
TIE NEW LlouoR LAW.

The act, passed by the epresent leg
islaturc, regarding the sale of spir-
ituous, vinous or mali liquors or
medieaied biiie-. II caforced, will
be great rcfoBmatnry measure. 1t
imposes an annual tax upon the sale
of all such liquors As follows:
In quantities less than IA quart,
$500; one quart anl less Than five
gallons. 5000; five gallons or more,
$500; malt liquors exclusively. $50;
provided that Wholesale liquor deal
ers or merchants paying occupation
tax shall not be prevented from SELL
ing unbroken packages less than five
gallons, without being required to
pay an additional tax as quart deal
ers. r
The law provides that county
commissioners courts may levy a
tax equal to one-half the state tax,
and Incorporated towns and cities
also one-half state tax.
The state, county, and city taxes
must be paid i'll adva!ce and for not
less than twelve months, sprovided
that any persons now engaged as
1&sHor dealers, under authority of
Athe bell punca law" approved April
5. 1879, shall not be deprived of any
right,privilege or immunity to which
he or they may be entitled under
said law, but may continue their Oc-
equations for the full time for which
they have paid occupation tax under
said ''bell punch law" or may. at
their option, take out license under
provisions of this act, and when so
doing shall have credit for any bal
ance due or payment made under
said act April 3, 1879.
Retail dealers selling less than a
quart are required to give bond
with two securities payable to and
approved by the county Judge, In
sum OF $1,000, conditioned that such
dealers shall keep an orderly house,
and that they will not knowingly
sell or give, or permit to be sold or
given, any spirituouS. vinOus or malt
liquor to any minor or to students
of any institution OF learning. or TO
any habitual drunkard, or to any
person after having been notified in
writing by the wife or the daughter
of the person not to sell to such
person; and also that such dealers
shall not permit any games prohib-
tied by the laws of the state to be
played, dealt or exhibited i'll or about
such place of business, or permit
any minor to enter and remain upon
premises. Bond may be sued upon
at instance of any party aggrieved.
If bond sued on is exhausted, an
other in similar amount shall be
given; if not given and dealer con-
tinucs business, he shall be guilty of
a misdemcanOr.
County clerks shall not issue
state license until county and city
licenses are paid.
Provides that if collectors OF
taxes shall knowingly permit any
person 10 engage in any of the Occur
patiOns named i'll this act, in viola
lion of law. he shall be guilty of a
nisdemeanor unless lie report such
violation Immediately TO the county
or district attorney.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

The Comptroller objected to the
law reducing taxes going into inn
mediate effect, because the changes
in occupation taxes cannot be prac-
tically placed In operation before
July. He would have to recall
blank receipts and instructions III
hands of county collectors and con-
struct new sets of receipts of twenty
four different classes, and in fact re-
organize the whole business of col
lection. Mr.. Wurzbach recognizes
these troubles, but thinks the OBJ
iections insufficient to deprive peo-
pie of the benefit of reduced ad
valorem tax. He throws the blame
of this awkward error on the Sen
ate, in attaching to the House bill
simply reducing the ad valorem and
poll tax, a general modification
of the occupation taxes. 1t is
proposed to cure this trouble
with supplementary. bill postpon-
ing the date when the general tax
bill shall go into effect. The supple
mentary bill is introduced at the in
stance of the Comptroller, and it
probably indicates that the admins
tration is fearful the cash balance
may melt away before the heavy ap-
preparations of this session, to be
met out of the reduced revenue, if
the new law go into effect.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

"A WASHINGTON correspondent
says that Senator Ben. Hill is very
well satisfied with his course to-
wards Malone. He prides himself
on the virulence of the hypothetic
castigation he gave the prospective
traitor and upon its effect upon his
successful discovery of Mahone's po-
sition. He has received bushels of
letters from Democrats in the
South, but especially, of course,
from Virginia, thanking him in
warm terms for his service in the
cause of political honesty. He has
received as well flowers that rival
those of Malone. The citizens of
Alexandria, Va, intend, it is UNDER
stood, presenting him.with magnifi-
cent floral tribute as mark of
respect and gratitude. He will,
when speeches are in order, lead
the opposition to the ousting of the
Democratic occupants of the Senate
Offices, and will endeayor to get in 3
weightier condemnation of Malone
than any other man. He said to-day:
"By every means in our power we
shall resist the further enactment of
the terms ofthe Mahone-Republicah
bargain ~ -ss--
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
CATCHING A TARTAR.

The Washington Republican, an
administration organ, thinks the ul-
innate party benefits, to be derived
from the Malone coalition, are
doubtful. 1t intimatGs that the trade
was made on the understanding
that the little Virginia Senator
should control Federal patronage in
his state, while it thinks this is
rather high price to pay for what
may prove damaging in the end,
since to turn the Ofiice-holders
of the state over to the ten
der mercies of such man would
be rather precarious pro-
ceeding, not Mt all advantageous
to the party; that il would i'll COM
port with the pride and dignity of
senators 10 feel that they were de-
pendent for the maintenance of the
Republican control in the Senate on
the caprice or interests of a person
WIN mig ht NC ldiSC W IIIOIc tHdu
one. Says the Republican,:
"The idea of makinga pronounced
Repudiationist the central pivot on
which the machinery of the Senate
depends, is calculated to cast a
stigma on the reputation of that
body. In foreign countries particular
people will find it very hard to dis
engage the figure of the Virginia
Repudiationist from the idea of a
possible infusion of public dishon-
es v into the Senate of the United
States. In more ways than one,
therefore, the acquisition of this ally
is of doubtful propriety or advan-
tage"
A prominent Republican Senator,
who has taken careful survey of
the Malone coalition, has this to
say about it:
while we did very well to get
the vote of Senator Malone, and in
my opinion just what we should
have done, it is going a little too
far to claim Malone as full fiedged
Republican, and the Readjusters of
Virginia as a branch of the Repub-
lican party In full fellowship. |
hope to see the Virginia Senator
continue to act with us. Since what
has occurred | think he will Yet
the Republican press is inclined to
make Malone a young convert who
has become suddenly convinced of
the error of his ways and enthusias-
tically embraced religion. If they
were right who take this view it
would destroy our chances of win
ming Virginia, Tor the disaffected
Democrats would return to their
old party. If they are wrong, as l
believe, it is calculated to react on us
upon Mahone's first display of indie
pendence. In either case all this jol-
lification is very apt to place the Re
publican party in a false position,
by which it would lose more friends
in the North than it will gain in the
South.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

THE Herald commends the Senate
of New York for killing the bill
regulating the practice of medicine
in that state. 1t claims that the real
purpose was TO protect diplomas
against outside competition, an at
tempt to establish by law that which
is notoriously untrue, that diploma
makes doctor. Says the Herald ::
"A good doctor Is known by his
cures, not by his certificates, and it
matters not whether he is a quack
or not, so long as he does not suffer
his patients to die. 1t is a grave
mistake to consider medicine q
science. II is essentially empirical,
and lis practice is simply a confor-
nifty with certain rules founded on
experience. The experience of the
individual is of vast more impor-
tance as a guide than the recorded
experience of Others, and the only
effective way to learn the practice
of medicine is to practice it. A spe-
cial preparation is not superfiuous,
and a certificate ofcompeteney is not
Objectionable, but they should stand
Tor what they are worth. The peO-
pile are able to take care of them
selves. and, as q general thing, man
age to starve out medical pretend
ers.r
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
,nsce.laneous Advertisements. a s..
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By recently perfected Improvement, DIR
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It's active curntivc power.
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The success of lloIMAN's PADS has inspired
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

THE law granting land claims to
surviving soldiers of the Texas rev.
olution and to surviving signers of
the declaration of Texas independ-
ence and to each surviving widow
of the same, gives land certificate
in his or her name for 1880 acres,
which may be located rs headlight
certificate upon any of the public
domain, and patented as in other
cases. and the said certificate and
the land located by virtue thereof,
shall be exempt from forced sale so
long as it shall remain the property
of the grantee in said certificate.
The law in this case applies to all
who served Texas in the war against
Mexico ut any time between the
commencement of the revolution in
1885 and the 1st dav of January,
1887, who served for three months in
such war, and received or was en-
titled to receive a bounty warrant
therefor. and to the widows of
those who fell at the Dawson mas
Sacre
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

The business men of the country
have at last about secured the cabi-
nets decision that an extra session
of the Congress will not be called.
/ 1t is asserted that treasury receipts
are so liberal that the per cent.
bonds, which it is proposed to re-
fund, can be paid outright by the
1st of January next. twill certain
ly be better to do this than to refund
them in long bonds, even at low,
rate of interest, and thus postpone
the payment of them. If the s2ls,
00o,OO per cent. bonds about to
become redeemable can be paid
with the surplus in the. treasury, it
would be altogether more advisable
to get rid of them in this way than
to call an expensive special session
to refund them. Nothing is more
proper than the rapid reduction of
the public debt - ,.... -.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Farmers throughout Travis conn
ty and all this region should bear
in mind that the Capitol State Fair,
to be held at Austin next October.
is-to be grander exhibition than
any yet held in Texas. They should
pick out an acre of ground and COM
pete for prizes on production and
every crack farmer should make
special displays i'll everything per-
tanning to the farm. The present
great inquiry as TO Texas and its
agricultural possibilities and the
building of these great railway lines
in the State, make it proper that
such displays should be made. A
splendid agricultural display here
next fall would be worth tens of
thousands of dollars to the coun-
try. for it would attract through the
attention of strangers then assem-
bled at Austin the attention of peo-
pie in all the states of the Union.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
TaKrenort of tbe Russiap Minis.

THR report OF the Russian Minis
ter ON Foreign Affairs seems TO
promise for the Car policy of
peace, and it contains what may be
regarded as a hint that Russia has
pushed her conquests as far as she
desires in Central Asia. But no.
body is so foolish as to believe that
any such promise will restrain the
Gar if he shall happen TO wish to
make war on anybody; and, with re-
spect to Central Asia, every forward
movement of the Russian army has
been preceded by an official declara-
tion from 81. Petersburg that it
would advance no further. AS these
programmes do not deceive other
governments il is difficult to under
stand precisely why they are pub
lished with so much solemnity. The
new Gar will be judged by what
he does; not by what he says. a.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
A wAsHINaToN special to th,

A WASHINGTON special to the
Baltimore San says:
The Democratic Senators who
wanted Mr. Kellogg turned out at
the last session of Congress tell
their associates that if their wishes
had been regarded there would be
no trouble whatever now, as even
with Mr.. Malone acting as a Re-
publican the Democrats would have
a clear majority of two. This, and
other suggestions of what might or
ought TO have been done, have led
to much useless lament over split
milk. Some of the Democratic
Senators have argued in favor of
paying the Republicans back in
their own coin, and filibustering TO
a degree sufficient to prevent the
carrying out of the full Republican
programme. They do not propose
to Interfere with the adoption of
the Republican cammittees, but OBJ
ject to a change in the elective Off
GERS of the Senate, and want the
Democrats in q body to abstain from
voting, which, if done, would break
the quorum. This idea has been
discussed at length in the caucus,
but it is not believed it can be car
ried out; as Mr.. Bayard and several
other Democratic Senators are op-
posed on principle to filibustering.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
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wr.ttru. A. W. SPAfGHT
Commissioners.
Represented by +. II. EGGLESTON, Agent,
Austin, Texas. mTlw;lt
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

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against starvation in the Grant fam
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numerous sums, ranging from ST. up
to $4,000, have been subscribed, to
the extent of $25O,OOO. The New
York Tribune gives partial list of
subscribers as follows.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
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AUsrtS. Tex. March l2, 1881
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this b. tI certify that, the ROME INSUR
ANCE COMPANY ot New York, has In all re-
spects hlly omplied with the laws OF Texas as
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nom the LIST day of January. 1881, to the alsl
Il " Of December, 1881.
Given under my hand aud seal, at office,
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written.
Represented by
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mr-i5- itAw-3w.
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Under the recent order OF the
Postmaster General, printed co m
mercial paper, filed out with writ
ing, such as bills of lading, invoices,
ETC., will require letter postage rates
three cents for each half ounce
instead of the third-class rate of one
cent per half ounce. The following
exceptions to the rule are made
Corrected proof-sheets and manu-
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Date and name Of the addressee and
of the sender of circulars, and the
correction of mere typographical
errors therein. Upon third-class
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TT is reported that during last
winter alone the dead Gar caused
$1,000 of his subjects to be trans
ported TO Siberia. If this be true it
was certainly very generous in that
Nihilist to send him to warm
country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

Judge L. w. Moore, ofLa Grange,
is brother of State Senator A. w.
Moore, They are both earnest, de-
voted public servants.
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10 Az HhOm II Nay Concern.
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b. all RESPECTS nilly complied with the laws ~
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cutitliug u To do business IN this State fOr
uuc war nom the let day OfJauuary, 1881, to the
ii-t day Of December, 1881
lL. ~ Given under my hand and seal, at
Office, Ia Austin, the day and date frst above
written. A. W. SPAIGHT,
Commissioner.
Represented by T.. r EGGLESTON, Agent,
Au-tiu Texas. mrlw3t