The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-27
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ATR-Senator Lamar from Judici.
airy Committee reported favorably
on House bill to divide Louisiana
into two judicial districts.
Edmunds from Judiciary Com
mittee reported back resolution OF
January %. 1880. ins;ructin@ the
committee 10 inquire and report
whether any discrimination or diff.
ference of treatment has been made
on settlements with certain South
ern railway companies under act OF
February p, 1875, providing for
the settlement of the matter in dis
pute. He stated the commissioners
had heard the executive officers Of
the government and counsel for
particular railway companies inter
eSted in the question, and were of
the opinion that no discrimination
or difference of treatment under
the law, had been made with respect
TO a contract by executive officers.
In the matter of Edmunds the COM
mittee were discouraged from fur
Their consideration of the subject or
a conclusion of the regular morning
business.
Logan renewed his motion of
previous day TO postpone pending
order to take the Grant retirement
bill. He said he did not propose to
discuss the motion further and
asked for vote.
Lamar spoke at some length in ia
vor OF the motion, saving he thought
it eminently proper that the eX-
president should retire from active
political life, and equally proper he
should be enabled to live in pecu-
mary independence.
The Senate then proceeded to vote
on Logan's motion to take up the
bill. The motion was rejected-25
to ga party vote except that La
mar, with Davis of Illinois,
voted with the republicans.
The vote was identical with
that taken on the previous day was
on the same motion except that
Bruce, not then present, voted aye,
and Mcpherson who then voted aye
with the Republican side, was alb
sent to-day.
On motion of Pendleton, Senate
bill appropriating S500,000 for the
completion of the tenth census, was
taken up and passed.
The Senate resumed the consider
alton of the Indian lands in sever
atty bill The question being upon
House amendment comforting citi-
zenship ON Indians receiving lands
in severalty under the act, after a
long debate, the Senate. without
amendment, adjourned.
HOUSE-A number of amend
ments proposing 10 increase various
items OF appropriation, among them
one for special postal facilities over
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railway, one for transport
tatiOn by steamboat routes, and one
for star route were proposed and
rejected. The committee then rose
and reported the bill to the House,
when it was passed.
Speer of Georgia, from Commit
tee on Elections, reported reso-
luton in the contested election case
of Yats V. Martin from the First
Congressional district OF North
Carolina. 1t declared Yates, the
entitled to his seat, and
together with the minority report
were ordered printed Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 25.- The
Senate Committee on Finance this
heard Secretary Sherman
on the funding bill. He took the
position that it should be amended
so as to make the funding bonds re-
deemable after five years, and pay
able in twenty years from date of
issue, and to bear interest at a
rate not over 81 per cent, the
rate to be fixed in the .discrc-
ton ofthe Secretary ofthe Treasury.
he expressed his opinion, however,
that the Treasury funding certifi-
Gates proposed by the bill, which he
thought would be described as
treasury notes, can be hoated at
8 per cent. interest without change
in the House provision for their re-
demption at any time after one year
from their respective date of issue.
The committee at conclusion of Sec
rotary Sherman's remarks, which
were accompanied with a number
of financial tables and written state
ments, adjourned until tomorrow,
when the Comptroller of currency
will be heard on the subject Of the
bill which requires the Nationrl
bank to make new bonds the sole
basis for their circulation.
PETERSBURG. Va, January GA
bold attempt was made Sunday to
wreck the southt-bound passenger
train on the Petersburg railway, by
placing heavy wooden ties across
the track, near curve close to But
terworth's bridge. Fortunately it
was discovered and removed as the
train came in sight.
CHARLESTON, S. c., January 25.-
Advices from the interior of the
state report the heaviest snow full
for fifty years.
NEW YORK, January 25.-A COM
mittee of one hundred and ten of
the Democratic reorganization met
last night and completed its organ
ization. A subcommittee of TWEEN
ty-one on platform organization was
to communicate with
Tammany Hall, Irving Hall and the
German Democratic organizations,
and requst them to appoint COM
mittee of conference to consult as to
the best methods of organizing the
party i'll this city to secure harmony.
were adopted recon
doing away with district
and holding joint Demo-
cratic primary elections.
New ORLEANS, January 25.-A
special from Pensacola says that the
steamer Minnie, owned by Clark &
Co., of Milview, Florida, used for
towing hogs on Pondido bay, ex-
ploded her boiler Saturday night,
demolishing the cabin
and killing the captain, engineer
and fireman. The steamer immedi-
ltely sunk.
NASHVILLE, January Ex-senator
Bailey's name has been withdrawn
from the Senatorial contest. The
ia tho 9th hollof. Nav