The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-13

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seat wSs svora in. The Rsp1bt-
cans have Sled . notice that tkef
viii contest his ssat.
WASHINGTON, January 7.-H0gm
1 Immediately after the rss1inR ef
the journal, the speaker. - rsHNlnr
order. proceeded TO call the conmit-
tees for reports of privsts nature
under which call few pension e14
other private bills were referred -
the committee OF the whole.
Springer of Illinois offered . rAI
olutiop calling on the Secretary &
| State for all the infurmation in the
| state department not hePeteforo
communicated in reference the haii-
lax fishery award of e5.s0o,Ooo
paid by this government -
Great Britain, and especially -
that relating TO the alleged hctitious
statistics ard perjursd testiEzony
imposed ON the arbitrasors and -
! which evidence the award was mndo,
also whether the government ko1
taken steps TO secure the veritce-
ton of the recently published state
ments of Prof. Henry Ioulehind -
this subject.
Newbarry of Michigan sskee
leave 10 otter for references to the
Committee on Foreign kifairs
. resolution seitiSR forth the
! finding of the so-called hshery
award. The commission were bassd
on fraudulent and altered o9cial
documents and statistics, stlbnlffs1
knowingly and with corrupt latent
| by the agents aud onccrs OF the
British government and previdine
| tor special committee 10 investi-
gate the subject. Afler some disous-
sion the resolution was referred -
the Committee on Foreign A4Air1
and the subject was dropped.
The House thea went into cen-
mittee of the whole on the Senate
calendar. and at S:4S re-opened.
A number OF private bills were
passed, among them oRe 10 admit
free of duty ono OF the bells OF at.
Aichael'S chimes of Chsrlesson.
SENATE In the Senate to-deT
the memorial of Moore, = nombef
of the Packard legislature, sssert-
ing that he was bribed by Kol-
loge and ssking to be examined en-
the subject, led 10 discussiea As -
the evidence in the Kellogg -Spef-
ford ease, when Kellogg denounced
Moore as q periured blackmailor.
lie said he could bring Thousands
Of the citizens of New Orleans -
refute Moore's charges
Hill of Georgia said heere k44
once before offered to testify againnt
Mr.. Kellogg, but, on being givsa =
. place in the custom hsuse he hae
testified in his favor. He We nov
repeating tho plss. This vas . Ane
example of The character OF the
members fthe Packard leaislature.
Hill had never sees enc Of tkeH
whom he would believe sRdor oath.
Kellogg contradicted Hills aesO-
tions and said no Packard members
admitted bribery, that all evidences
of bribery had been reported By
Democratic evidence. He then pre-
) ceedcd to review Mcore'a teati9e-
ny. Hill replied that he uonfd nsl
notice what the sitting member hAc
, said. Thia discussion, he thought,
would have one good effect IN call
ing public attention TO tho inhaenee
of the custom house in this case.
The morning hour expired and the
matter was dropped.
Ferry introduced a bill TO pre-
mote the efficiency OF the life saving
service. Referred TO Cemmittee on
! Commerce.
: The Senate then took up the cen.
sular and diplomatic appropriaticn
hill, and Mr.. Eaton explained ite
, provisions.
Carpenter aud other senator's eP.
: posed the section sppropriatine
Money for the reRr-s prisons fe'
the American convicts in CkIHDr
/ guing that there was no constita.
: tional authority for consular sonrt,
! and prisons in foreign countries.
! A long discussion followed IL
, which Senators Carpenter, Pcnels.
|. ton, Hoar, Brown, VOORHEES,, Hill
Jones and others participated.
: q motion was made by CarPsntes
TO strike out this ssctioB. II VA
then rejected by vote Of ~ to -
! A number OF uHimpsrtant con,
: mittee amendments were then sonl
sidered and agreed to. after which
!, the bill was read third tims an1
passed.
: The Senate then adjonrnsd unti
), Monday.
Z A1IENTowN. Pa. January -.
! The boiler explosion ~ the Allies
!, own rolling mill last night. has beez
z more disastrous to life and proper
" than AT hrst supposed. EightesI
employees have died fror their II
. iuries. Since the explosion fheo
! with John ShsHks, killed instantly
makes nine men already dsad sll
thirty Others hourly e1psetst 70 dis
FL Dover, n. H., January Fir
was discovered in the main buildin
= on the Stafford Csusty farm abeu
. 4 O'Clock this morning. ~ the tin
of tho discovery the Aazsss hs
made considerable headway "a
many roons were Alled with e1lek'
i One hundred and sixty-Ave pefssr
. were in the buildine a. tho tine 81
:, great difhoalty was expericnee4 3
/! getting ont, some sf then hnyina {
= BE drafted TO q place Of safety. hi.
% teen persons are missing Aa4 pfetl
: bly, lost their lives. Leos IL egsimD
ed At $4,000: insurance e38yeO3.
the weather had not been unusuaii
warn the lsss of life weuld hay
!. been much beovieE. Tho inE11tl
= ! who escaped ore new clothed e1
y sheltered throsRh the kinAnees Z
- the neighbofs and citisens efDote
= A Are engine wss sent RE- Dove
I, four miles away, ane was gneble
- - reach the sseRs eftse e1n4a6rotie
= on account Of sRsw - the cgpon1
Z. The Ere caught ffoEs . fnTnnee,
~ 6oUIsvILLs, January 2. = -
board Of directors of the oko1
= I. Line rnst yssterdny end slestc
- Jacob KraiFer, presifenf, in HIes
Of j. p. Wilder, resigned, aaG }.
:. Bangs, vice president.
- NASHVILLE, January T.--ln q
- - case Of the minority stsskhsi1cks
~ Nashville q Chattanoo1a r1iifoc
:. against the 1souisviils B N1shBfil
= railroad, for the apPointzaent ef
!" receiver. the aesision Wes 6tyen FG
terday refusing the pelitIo1. q
!. attorney for the defense Wns ebez
!. 10 opsn when Jadgs Bnxtef 81
- that further argaBent was not y
-, - cesssry and that noBs Of sac ailef'
:. tons Of the bin bed been s1ste1nel
- and that 80 far from The Nnshvd
= 4 Chattanooga reed havi1e -
I. operated by The Louisville . Ne<
- vile to the pretudice Of TIE ste1'
: holders, that the maneaeDo1t VI
z fair and efficient IN every Fse3o<
y and in regard to tkat portioH e e
bill DrayiaR for Al iniunGtion