The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-02-17
pension bills which had been favor

committee of the whole, and
agreed to all the Senate
committees amendments with one
trifling exception.
AT 2:25 O'Clock the postal appro-
priation bill was proceeded with.
Wallace, on behalf of the Committee
on Appropriations, explaining the
changes made in the bill by the
committee. The aggregate was
$40, ,475,932, which was $1,328,5O0
less than estimate, and $2,054,012
in excess of bill for last fiscal year.
Revenues for the coming fiscal year,
1882, were S4,500, the total of the
bill exceeding this by $780, 1857.
The Senate in committee of the
whole agreed to all Senate commit
tees amendments with trifing ex-
ception.
Pugh moved that the amendment
reported from Committee on Post
offices, appropriating $l,000,000 to
establish line of American ocean
steamers. He spoke at length in
support of the amendment, as also
did Garland. A point of order was
raised, that the amendment was in
violation of the rule which prohib-
its general legislation in the appro-
priation bills.
After long discussion the Senate,
without deciding the point of order,
adjourned.
WHEELING, w. VA, February
1O.-Wheeling Creek swelled to
flood tide yesterday afternoon. One
of the county bridges was carried
off. The water undermined. the
middle pier of the Baltimore g.
Ohio passenger depot, which has
already sunk three feet, and it is
expected it will break down soon.
WASHINGTON, February 5. The
signal corps station at Macon, North
Carolina, reports the brig Ernestine,
of Portland, Me-, bound from Key
| West to New York, cargo lumber,
made harbor in a leaking state, with
| deck load lost. 1t will make tenn
porary repairs before preceding fur
/ ther.
| MEMPHIS, February 10.-City Mar
shall. Ill. Abingdon, of Collersville,
attempted on Wednesday to arrest
| a desperate. The man resisted and
shot Arlington and young man
named Will Payne, who had gone to
the assistance of the marshal. Payne
seized shotgun and blew off the
head of the man. Abington's and
Payne's wounds are slight.
NEW ORLEANS, February 1o.-The
water is still rising. The area of the
overflow considerably increased dur
ing the night A relief committee,
consisting of city officials, is doing
good service by distributing food to
/ the water-bound inhabitants.
MACON, February 10-The Macon
and Augusta railroad bridge over
the Ocmulgee river, at this point,
was washed away yesterday. This
is the second time within thirty
days. ... 1850 .F-.
One hundred dollars reward is
offered for the arrest of Doc Wilson,
colored who murdered James Finley
on Monday night. Finley en-
| tered q bar-room, and was shot down
by Wilson from behind the counter.
Wilson is light mulatto, with light
grey eyes, of medium height, and
about twenty years of age. 80
WASHINGTON, D. c., February
11.-HoUsE-A bill making Indian
polls a port of delivery was called
and passed. The House Committee
OH Appropriations agreed to-day to
report favorably on bill making
an appropriation to prosecute search
for the staenmer Jeanette.
After disposing of some other mis-
cellaneous business, the House, at
1880 PM, went. into committee Of
the whole on private calendar.
The pension bills, including pen
sion of thirty dollars per month TO
Col. Thomas Worthington, of Ohio,
was under consideration when a
motion to adjourn was carried. :
SENATE.-Hoar said the resolu-
tion had no relevancy to the. coming
inauguration, but that the precedent
now established by the presence OF
numerous militia organizations
might hereinafter in times of politi-
cal turmoil and excitement, prove
dangerous to peaceful and orderly
conduct at the inaugural ceremo-
nies.
Conkling thought it was. time for
inquiry in view of the extensive
preparations by militia orgaDlza'
ton all over the country to visii
Washington inopportune, and
asked that the resolution be laid
over. Under the rule heretofore
construed, the resolution III allow
ing regulars to attend, and forbid
ding the presence of volunteer or
eoSuizations, as the announcement
deternined dangerous to the liber.
les OF the people. The resolution
was laid over. ...-f
| Dawes made a personal statement
in reply TO the letter-of Schurz.
CHICAGO. February 11-Aecord
inc to estimates of the state aSricul
tural bureau, the farm ane lak'
, stock of Illinois during 1880. aggre
gate 236, 100000.
Two grand children of a farme
named Wagner, living near McHen
ry, Illinois, perished in his house
which burned Wednesday night.
. CHICAGO, ILL, February n.-Th'
Ecenind Journals Lasalle, ILL
nois, special says: Last night
= one portion of Rock Island bridg
, here was swept away by the. ice AM
| high water, making it impossibi
!. for trains to cross. Passengers an
S Baggage were transferred. Peopl
e living ON the flats above here hav
: moved to high ground, the house
!, and barns being submerged.
d New. YORK, February lin tl
Y Whitaker court martial to-day tn
argument closed and the decision r.
n served. On motion of the Judge AZ
= vocate to admit all that portion {
:. the record before the court of il
# duirIy referring directly to the PR
r. ceeding ofthe 9th of April, oppo
e ing the motion. He said it was h
IT intention to try this case fully
l. the interest of his client; he wOui
" deal fairly with the court, but w"uI
o make war with his client. Whit
s. ker was examined at West Point
the atmosphere of the most chillir
u A =.