The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-02-10

Horr-It comes so nearly to that
already that it does not make much
difference. In the conclusion of his
speech, Horr said he believed the
majority bill had been drawn up for
the purpose of giving greater
strength to the South, and for one.
he was fully determine d to oppose
the measure. tri iur -s
A brief coloquy then followed be-
tween Horr and McLane as, to the
alleged crushing out of the colored
vote in the South; the latter main
tanning that since the election of
Hayes, at least the negroes of the
South had voted as they pleased.
The subject was finally laid aside,
King of Louisiana, introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase and distribution of seed
cane. Referred. The House then
adjourned.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 3.-A
dispatch from Carson, Nevada, says,
at $40 this afternoon the dam of the
FranktoWn reservoir burst. The
reservoir was three-fourths of mile
wide and fifty feet deep. A few
hours before bursting, the people of
Franktown moved their household
effects. The Virginia & Truckee
Railway Company opprehensive of
danger, tapped the dam and were
draining the water off when it broke.
1t went all at once and a dozen men
were swept down by the torrent,
and escaped by being cast up aside
a ravine. No lives were lost. The
water at narrow portion of the
ravine Was one hundred feet high.
When the town was reached the
houses went before the flood like
chaf. The town was only a cluster
of houses, and it was almost totally
destroyed.
| PLYMOUTH, February 3.-A vessel
has arrived with the figure head of
the lost ship Atlanta.
! WASHINGTON, February 4.-SEN-
ATE-Senators Wallace, Beck and
Window were constituted Senate
conference committee on the In
dian appropriation bill. Window,
Davis Of West Virginia and With
ers were constituted a conference
committee on the naval apprepria-
ton bill.
The Vice President submitted
from the War Department. an ab-
stract of the militia force of the
United States, which was tabled.
The district appropriation bill
was received from the House, and
referred to Committee on Appropri-
tions. ~
Bayard, from the Committee on
Finance, reported tho funding bill
with an amendment. He said that
in view, not only of the Importance
of the subject, but of the necessity
for prompt action upon it, he pro-
| posed to call up the bill at an early
day next week. The bill was order
ed printed and placed on the calen-
dar. NJ.
Pendleton, from the select COM
mittee on the subject, reported fa-
vorably, with an amendment to the
Senate bill, to allow the principal
officer of each department to occupy
seats on the floor of the Senate and
House. The amendment permits
either house, to dispense, by stand
ing orders, with the attendance of
one or more of said officers on either
of the days respectively assigned
for their attendance. The bill was
accompanied by an elaborate report,
and Mr.. Pendleton gave notice of
his intention to call it up at the first
favorable opportunity.
= HoUsE.-House, at the conclusion
of the morning hour, resumed the
consideration of the bill coming
over from previous Friday, provid-
ing for the sale of certain New
York Indian lands IN Kansas.
WAsHINGTON, February AT
meeting to-day of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means, Repre-.
sentative Carlisle, from subj Commit
tee ON Internal Revenue, reported in
favor OF abolishing the tax on
matches, bank deposits, including
savings banks, bank checks, patent
medicines, pcrfumery, etc. Tho
committee adopted the report
and authorized him to pre-
pare a bill embodyihg the rec
ommendation of the report, and re-
port it to the committee. The COM
Inittee refused TO abolish the tax on
bank capital. H 80. .ae.: 1851.
=. Representative Carlisle also re
ported bill to regulate the manu-
factUre Of Weiss beer, and was in
tructcd 10 report it fayorabJyto TO the
House. sa a,.. E..i'~. ....-
Representative Tucker was in
structed by the committee to pre-
pare a substitute for the House bill
abolishing the ten per cent. stamp
tax OH the export of tobacco.
I'd loo
Affairs had under consideration this
morning the message of the Presi-
dent relative TO the establishment of
coaliBg stations on the American
isthmGs, and instructed Representa-
tive Wh:tlleborne to request the ap-
preparation committee TO include in
the sundfy civil appropriation bill
all appropriation of $5200,000 for that
PURPOSE .s.a .--.
| The Senate Finance Committee his
morning completed lie considcra
tion of the House finding bill, and
authorized the chairman to report il
back to. the Senate with the recon-
mendation for passage with amend
ments, which provides that the bonds
shall be redeemable in years, and
payable in 20, and the rate of inter-
est on them shall be 81 per cent. per
annum, and that the one-ten ceriiti-
Gates authorized by the bill, shall
bear interest at rate not exceeding
81 per cent. per annum, and
that the interest in each case shall
be payable semi-annuallv. The
committee strike out the fifth
section known as the Carlisle
amendment, which provides for
the compulsory use of new bonds
as security for the national bank
circulation and Tor the change in
the law concerning the retirement
Of circulating notes, and substitute
in lieu two new sertions, the prin-
cipal features of which is the provi-
sion that hereafter security be given
by the national banks for govern
ment deposits, and the faithful per
formance of their duties as public de-
positories, which shall consist wholly
of United States bonds. The COM
mittee also recommend that the al
lowance of expenses of issuing and
placing new bonds and certificates
be increased to pne-half of / per
cent, instead of I, as limited by
the House of Representatives.
New YORK, February 4.-Judge
Barrett has denied the injunc-
ton asked for by Rufus Hatch,
restraining the Western Union,
American Union, and Atlantic
& Pacific Telegraph Companies
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