The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-02-03

NOhApi OluASCp Oub II ~ NOit Dt NOW
taken on the main question, the ad-
jOurned debate ON Fosters bill
would be resumed tomorrow, to-
days sitting having virtually gone
DUBLIN, January 26-As soon as
the result of the trial was known in
Dungarvin, the town was brilliantly
lighted, bands paraded the streets,
the mention yf Traverses name was
cheered, and the surrounding hills
were ablaze for twenty miles.
WASHINGTON, January 27- SENATE
dawes presented a petition signed
by John Welsh, Bishop Simpson,
Rev. Jos. Cook, Wendell Phillips
and 5000 other individuals, also
with the signatures of churches, and
benevolent and other societies.
in all more than $1,000 citizens, pray
ing Congress to observe the treaty
with the Indian tribes and in the flu
ture to do justice 10 the remainder
of that people. Referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
White reported favOrably the
House concurrent resolution for
printing $4,000 copies OF entomology
cal commissioners report on the
cotton worm, whith means counter
acting its ravage.
A bill was passed as was also
House joint resolution TO print 6000
copies of report of National Board
of Health. H.. t4.sf..
A bill was introduced by Garland
to establish uniform system of bank
ruptcy. Referred 10 Committee on
Judiciary.
BY Gall-To provide for the pay
ment of part interest Of the sum of
$4,000 under treaty of 1854 to the
Semir ole Indians.
Jones of Florida, from Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds,
reported favorably House bill TO
provide for the construction of pnh-
lie buildings at Jackson, Miss.
Beck addressed the Senate for one
hour in advocacy of free co7ec ships
taking his text on his resolution
submitted Monday for the repeal oi
all laws prohibiting our citizen,
from purchasing ships to engage in
foreign carrying trade and on
which to prevent the registration of
them as a merchant ship when
owned, commanded and Differed
by United States citizens. He ar
gued that we were unable TO COM
pete with foreign nations, either Tor
our own carrying trade or foreign
trade, because every nation but our
own was allowed to buy its ships
where it could buy them cheapest ;
what was paid by people of other
countries, only handicapped us
and diminished our chances OF
successful competitions. Before the
war we could buy ships cheapIy but
the EFFECT. of our policy has since
been to build up a navy for Eng
land, which now has the finest body
Of sailors in the world, while the
United States was without q marine
The imminent danger 10 the Uni
ted States in foreign war with our
defenceless ocean coasts was next
referred to. ..-.,,-
Our supplies being largely agri-
cultural and so great that it can't be
consumed at home and we are oblig-
ed to float our exports in foreign
ships, and thus Germany, England
and France were doing our carrying
trade. If these nations went to war
although we might be on the best
terms with beligerents, we would
suffer more than they because
our products would go to
the bottom as the cruisers o
each DESTROYED merchant vessel oi
other countries. The only remedy
for us was to do our own hauling
The great producing interest Of the
Yves was perhaps the one most in.
tcrestcd in the subject of cheap
transportation, because all the coast
transportation both 10 seaboard and
over the ocean TO a market. comes
out of the man who raises the pro.
ducts, that are TO, be transported
Whatever diminishes the COSTS TO his
benefit and whatever adds TO it has
to come out of his pocket. All sub
sides only adds SO much more TO hit
burden in taxation, and fail TO ac
complish the remedy. Cheapness o.
transportation is the only remedy
and n ship is one and the onIy
wagon adapted TO the highway ovel
over which it travels. Oul
sud Sweden, and other countries
gave them all the privileges of ou
own citizens in our own ports, ant
all of them are doing their CARRYING
trade in free, cheap ships we are
keeping up.
Beck then proceeded with al
elaborate discussion of the tarii
with its inequalities of protection
and its practical operations il
fostering monopolies at the cx
expense of The people incidental.
depressing in this connection, ant
to notice The estimate Of the com
nerce of pensions. and that $500,
OOO,00 would be required TO NEE
the expense of the pension arrear
act. lie said the pension act, whicl
he was fortunate in having vote'
against, would prove heavier loa'
and a more enduring burden tha1
the national debt.
HoUsE-Mr Money Of Mississippi
chairman of Committee on Pos
offices and Postal Roads, rcporte'
the post-routc bill printed and re
committed.
Mr.. Speer of Georgia, Mt the eApi
ration Of the morning, hour, caller
j up the contested election case O
Yeates v. Martin. H
| Congcr of Michigan, Inquire
whether this was a question Q
| higher privilege than the question
| before the. House yesterday. ii
had understood the chair to decide
when the other question was NJ
that he could imagine no questiol
of higher privilege, than The on
which involved The question of
[prcsidont. ~ H.
| The Speakerrcplied that the Chai
had not been been asked to rccog
niZe any member upon that question
The gentleman in charge of tn
Iiresolution was not pressing it.. Con
ger remarked sarcastically that
there was need OF any urging fron
his side of the House lie was read,
to urge it. The election case wa
then taken up and Speer argued il
favor of contestant Yeates.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, January
Jas. Goddis, white, aged 81 year:
\ killed lis mother, Dicey Goddis, Of
Tuesday night. They had beel
drinking during the day, and a
supper they quarrcllcd, when Goddi
struck his mother blow. with
poker and knocked her over q higl
trunk. In falling she received jnju
ries which caused her death il,
few minutes. Goddis is in Jail.
WksHINGToN, d. G. January 28.-
HoUsE.ASpear of Georgia CAV
notice that lie would Tomorrow cal