The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-27
NO. 81
PRESS TELEGRAMS.
Congressional.

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Congressional.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Butler.
I rising to a question OF personal priv
ilege, remarked that he observed
IN the Record this morning that a
person In another place in discuss
ing the contested election case had
made a wanton attack on his (But-
lcTs) character. and committed n
breach Of parliamentary privilege
for W hich he was not called to order.
lie would not at this late day be
drawn into n controversy with this
individual, whose acquaintance he
had never had the misfortune TO
make, but would rather leave
him TO the judgment and the
contempt of ali honorable men for
attacking another in formsin which
he could not be answered and under
cover of privilege that the form
declined to allow the connection OF
falsehOOds he was uttering, or his
9arbling OF evidence, perversion of
truth and Justification of the record.
He (Butler) had withstood the mas.
tiils of the Republican party in the
past ana could afford to dismiss with
this brief notice The yclping of this
cur of low degree. The name of
this creature, he believed. was
Samuel ii. Miller, the representative
of Pennsylvania and member of the
committee on elections.
Mcmillan submitted the confer
ence report on the river and harbor
bill aud stated that agreements had
been reached upon all the items ex-
cept those relating to the Potomac
Flats, Hennepin and Chesapeake
canals and the Mississippi river APP
preparation (the controversy upon
the latter beng as to the amOuui.)
lie said that his conireres recon-
mcnded "A concurrence as TO all the
items agreed upon and that the
senate insist upon its amendment in
four OF the items and appoint new
conference. a long argument fol-
lowed and several members pro-
tested against the adoption of the re-
port as jeOpardiZing four items, on
which no agreement had been reach
ed, and which they regarded as an
essential feature of the bill. The
conference report was finally adopt
ed, Al yeas TO - nays, and Mcmillan
Jones, of Nevada, and Ransom
were reappointed cOnfreres on the
part OF the senate.
The hoase amendments to the sem
ate amendments to the pension ap-
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The bill now goes to the president.
The senate soon after four o'clock
resumed the consideration of the rev.
enue tax bill. Upon Bayard's sugges-
ton, snuff was included in the provi-
sion already adopted, fixing the rate
OH manufactured tobacco at twelve
cents per ponnd. Without further ac-
ton, and without concluding the
consideration of the section, the
senate adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Blackburn, of kentucky, from the
committee on rules, reported a reso-
luton providing that during the
remainder of the session, the hour
after reading the journal shall be
devoted to the consideration of
measures, reported from the COM
mittees, subject, however to. objec-
ton. Adopted.
Ilasson, of Indiana, from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, reported
bill TO incorporate the Maritime
canal company, OF Nicaragua.
Placed on the house calender.
Page submitted the conference re-
port on the river and-harbor bill.
The report (Which is a disagreeing
one) was adopted, and n new con-
ference cOmmitsce, consisting of
Page, OF California, Townsend, of
Ohio, and McLane, of Missouri, was
appointed.
O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, from the
c0mmittee on appropriations, re-
ported the pension appropriation
with senate amendments, and the
senate amendments were all concur
red in except one, which was ver-
bally changed. This will neces-
state the return of the bill TO the
senate.
Iliscock submitted the conference
report on the general deficiency
appropriation bill. The report
states that all differences between
the two houses have been reconciled
except that relative to mileage of
senators for extra sessions.
The recommendations of the com
mittee on conference were adopted so
far as the items which were not dis
puted were concerned. Among the
amendments of the senate which
were agreed to, is that for the pay.
ment of the physicians attending the
late President Garfield.
Further conference was then Or
dered, and committee, consisting
of Hiscock, Robeson and Cox, of
New York, was appointed.
The bill TO modify the money Or
der system was then called up and
passed. IL makes the maximum
amount for a single order one
hundred dollars, and the minimum
and maximum of postal order fees
eight cents and forty-fiVe cents. 1t
also provides for the issuance of
'postal notes" for amounts less than
So at a charge of three cents.
A number of bills affecting the
postal service were reported from
the committee and placed on the
calendar.
On motion of Upson, of Texas,
senate bill was passed authorizing
the construction of a street railroad
! bridge across the Rio Grande be-
tween FL Paso and PasO del NOrte.