The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-13
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| scnteu the credentials of Session
Kay as member elect from the third
congressional district of New
hampshire, and that gentleman. APP
pearing at the bar of the House
took the oath of office.
The speaker proceeded in the reg
ular order 10 call the committees.
Money of Mississippi. chairman OF
the Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads. reported back the bill
regulating rates of postage on sec
ond class mail matter. Placed on the
House calendar.
Pochler of Minnesota. from the
| Committee on Indian Affairs. report
ed back the bill authorizing the Sec
ertary of the Interior TO fulfill a GER
tain treaty stipulating with the Chip
pcwa Indians of Lake Superior and
the Mississippi river. Referred TO
committee of the whole
| The call of the committee having
been concluded. on motion of Wood,
of New York, who appeared in his
! seat this morning. the House ut 1880
went in committee of the whole.
Covert, of New York, in the chair.
on the funding bill. The formal
reading of the bill having been dis
pensed with, it was read by section
for amendment.
Wood offered. under instruction
of the committee on WAYS and means.
an amendment fixing the rate of in
terest on bonds and notes authorized
to be issued by this act at per cent.
II being 34 per cent in the printed
bill.
Buckner of Missouri inquired if il
was in order at this time TO test the
sense OF the House as to whether the
bonds should be long bonds or short
bonds.
The chairman replied that il was
not.
Claflin of Massachusetts, opposed
fixing the interest at per cent.
Tucker of Nirginia-Does the
gentleman want large rate !?
Mr.. Claflin-I propose that the rate
in the bill shall stand there in the
opposing amendment.
| Claflin had read the amendment
which he proposed to offer, leaving
the interest at 3 per cent, and pro-
viding that bonds shall be redeem
able after five years, and payable in
two years. No business man, he
thought, believed it possible to
float bond at 3 per cent. 1t was
the unanimous opinion of financiers
that 81 per cent. bonds might be
| flooded, but that il would be danger
Gus 10 put 3 per cent bonds on the
market.
| WASHINGT0N. January S.-The
House Committee on Appropria-
tons adopted the report of the sub
| committee this morning upon the
Indian appropriation bill, and in
structed Representative Wells to
| report il TO the House to-day. The
bill appropriatcs $452, 6S6,68
Among the principal items are
| ,39l 800 for the settlement and sub
sistance of Indians; S250,000 for
transportation of Indian supplies.
The navy appropriation bill will
| be reported from the the sub-cOm-
mittec to the full committee on
Tuesday next.
ST.. LOUIS, January S.-The Dem
ocratic caucus at Jefferson City met
last night and nominated Hon. ii.
| #. Crockett for reelection to the
United States Senate, by n vote of
115 for Crockett. for James
Broadhead and l for Charles o.
johnson. 1922
LOUISA LILLE, Ky, January S-A
special TO the COUTieT-,JOurndL from
Henderson, Kentucky, says: A
murder occurred in the ice fleet in
the mouth of Green river early this
morning among the fishing boats
lying there. Two boats mOored to-
gether, one occupied by John Davis,
alias Wright, married man, aged
thirty-five, and the other by III. l..
Balmrr, an old man, about sixty
years of age, a fisherman. The two
had been coming down the river,
together in partnership, but had
quareled last night. about a board
bill. Balmer states this morning
that he was on Davis boat, and Da-
Wis, during he quarrel, seiZeu stick
of wood and advanced on Balmer,
who retreatcd TO his boat and, taking
down his gun, after warning Davis
back. shot him through the right
side. His wife, the only other wit
ness, says Balmer assassinated him
as he was saving wood.
New YORK.. January 8.-Flags
were flying to-day over City Hall
in this city and Brooklyn, in COM
memoration of the victory won by
the American army over the British
troops at New Orleans. January
3, 1915.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, January S.
\ Carson City dispatch says
Adoiph Suffer last evening an
nouIced his retirement from the
senatorial fight, leaving clear field
to Col. Fair
DANVILLE, Va, January S.-Last
night the fast mail train going
south on the Richmond Il DanviIle
railroad. while running very rapidly,
run into rock slide one and a half
miles east OF Lexington, North Car
DINA and the engine and the United
States postal car were completely
wrecked. The baggage car and all
the pa senger cars, including the
sleeper, were more or less damaged.
The postal clerk, baggage master
and several passengers were slightly
injured. Engineer Mike O'DOnnel
and his fireman were instantly
killed. The track can not be cleared
before night.
CINCINNATI, January S.-The ice
is moving this morning in the Ohio
river from PomerOy to North Bend.
The steamer Gen. Lytle was cut
down this morning and sunk in
seven feet of water at COVingtOn
landing. She was valued at S25. 900
and may prove total loss. The
Eldorado, at Portsmouth, was dam
aged to The extent of $4,000.
There is no insurance against
such loss. Towards noon il
was known q large destruction
of every coal barge that attended
the break mp of the ice in the Ohio
river in front of Cincinnati. The
number that is reported loss is said
to be IS: value about $4,000 each,
making the total lost. $4,000.
Owners of the barges had taken ex-
traordinary care TO secure them by
cables. and their loss was uneXpect-
ed. The want of such bar9es in
case of coal rise in Ohio, is more
than their worth.
WASHINGTON, January 1O.-SEN-
ATE-Vo orhees from the joint spe-
cial committee on the subject re-
ported and asked 10 have printed
and recommitted the bill authoriz-
ing the construction of the building
for the accommodation of the con-
gressional library so ordered.