The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-03

!; - Ldter.-Gen. Roberts will succeed
Zen. Galley in the House of Com
mons.
Last night Lord Harrington said
the government would ask the ur-
gency for public meetings, and favor
the bill, as il must be completed be-
tore the close of the fiscal wear.
Lord harrington earnestly applied
TO members who had notice In the
Committees of supply, to allow the
Secretary of War to make a state
ment. Several then proposed their
notices. Lord Harrington replying
To several questions said lhat it
was impossible to name a day for
the introduction of the land bill.
On motion for going into committee
OF supply, Mr.ODonnell, Home-ruler,
member for, Derngaruer, moved h 8
amendment that the conduct of the
Irish magistrates in refusing bail for
bailable ofienses, was most unjust.
Several other Home-rulers sup
ported the amendment. Mr.. Law.
attorney general for Ireland, re-
minded the House that the duties
of the magistrates, in regard to bail,
were laid down by statutes and
were not under the control of the
executive, and after further discus
sion Mr.. O'Donnel's amendment was
rejected. Mr.. Cowan, Home-ruler
for Wicklow, called attention to the
decision of the Irish magnates, and
to the whole body of the officials,
and condemned them as operating
unfairly against the Irish.
johnson, Liberal, for Wallow.
stated that appointments are made
without any regard to religion, and
that If the county officials are wrong
fully appointed, the remedy must be
found in the forthcoming reform of
the county government. The Home
rulers continued the discussion. Mr..
Childress, Secretary of War, intro
duced estimates.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February ~.
-HoUSE-HunSe at 1880 went into
committee of the whole. Harris of
Virginia in chair, on sundry civil
appropriation bills. All debate on
the pending amendment appropria-
ting 100000 for the establishment
OF naval coaling stations on lsihmns
of Panama, being limited to twenty
H. inutes.
The amendment was adopted bv
vote of S2 to 81, and Blonnt gave
notice that he would call for the
yeas and nays in the House. On
motion of WhitthebOrne of Tenn,
an amendment was adopted appro-
priating $4,000 to enable the Secre
tary OF the Navy To protect and pro-
serve cemeteries in foreign countries.
used for the most part for the buria'
of the citizens of this government.
SENATE-By Secretary of War
Private papers of the late Confed-
crate Generals Bragg and Polk. re-
fcrring TO the war Of the rebellion,
and appropriating 10000 for same.
Referred to Committee on Military
Affairs.
BY DEMONSTRATING right of-way
to the New Orleans & Northeastern
Railway Company through public
lands along their route from New
Orleans TO Meridian, Mississippi.
Referred to Committee on Kali
roads.
Butler offered a resolution. which
was agreed to without debate, in
structing the judiciary Committee
to inquire and report by what au-
thOrity and under what appointment
Mr.. II. n. Wallace is exercising the
duties of United States marshal for
South Carolina.
Grover, from Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported favorably Senate
bill TO grant public land IN Alabama
in aid of the Warrior IL Tennessee
River Railway. and for other pur-
poses. Placed on the calendar.
CHARLESTON, S. c., February &c.
The closing proceedings in the Cash
trial, at Darlington Yesterday, were
watched with interest. The argu-
ment Of the Attorney-G eneral was
powerful, and his appeal consumed
over three hours. The argument
was closed by Col. A. c. Spain, for
the defence. AT the conclusion of
his argument Judge Presley de-
livercd his charge to the jury.
He said that this was the
performance of most painful
duty for the judge and jury; there
was no doubt of the fact that the |
people of the United States were de-
scended from barbarous races and
the civilization of Europe itself was
recent thing and we ourselves |
were just emerging into light, and
even yet retain some traces
of that ancient barbarism. He |
compared the progress of Eng
land and the United States.in |
the matter of the suppression |
of duelling. He had no sympathy |
with civilization that is prompt to |
SANDER and defame, and when |
taken to task declines separation.
No christianity and civilization was
worth a farthing, but that which
was slow so give offence and quick |
TO award redress. The Judge and |
jury, he said, had a duty to perform
and in performing il, had no right
to regard the usefulness of the |
laws ON tolerence heretofore given
practice which lie regarded as a
relic of barbarism. What was it but
one of those weak;sickly,hower that
foul breath of SANDER could wither.
What was it that it was not firm
enough in its purity to withstand.
Defamation of this honor TO be re-
paired only by a duel was as false
as tears of sand Judge PRESLEY
gave various illustrations of the in
justice of the code to participants
in duelllng in regard to the relative
skill, strength and firmness of COM
batants. 1t could only be sustained
according to duellists own theory of
the vindicatlon ofhonor, by a strong
expert against a weak, agitated |
and unframed. The judge alluded to
the extreme difficulty of consider
ing the subject as placed before the
jury, but the jury could stain their
souls with crime because others had
done so, and he charged that the
common law of England, in relation
to homicide. had never been Iisuscd
in this state, and lawyers who
doubted its present force would
doubt anything. If it would
be murder under the common
aw now obtaining force here
the accused could not prove sudden
passion when being atfacked in ius.