The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-27
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WASHINGTON, Dec 19-The Proteus. court
OF inquiry re-assembled this morning Cant
5OMell, a. Ting chief of the signal service oiice
curing the absence of Gen. HaZen, testied
VA. Ia Lieut.. CoLlar drew up what was known IA
the supplemental instructions including orders
LOT Sarlngton's conduct of the expedition,
Whicn lhe witness thought had all been set
H 4Sd ~ the chief signal officer. 1t contains
SQ9A3arS views, and not compilation OF the
WISHES OF Gen; Hazen. The question Of leay-
my StorSS at llttleton island was not discussed
III ~. tne Presence of witnesses. Lieut. CoZiar
oiiiiS one copy of the supplemental
Instructions was given TO the secretary OF the
a1sn tSeeOSd copy was prepared for Gen.
daaneu. Mlthess stated emphatically that q
memorandum was among the papers subInitted
zen. haZen Tor APPROVAL that he made inquiry
"a 0t az diZol TWO or three times in regard to
Mhat TIE memorandum was, and his recol-
ction for the first one or two times zen.
HaZen replied he had done nothing with II lint
ihe iiiSt inns Hilzen replied that he had TAXA
u 70 tIle navy department and instructions had
been or would be prepared in conformity with
IT. IN giving copies of Clearinghouse instruc-
uOnS TO the press, before the departure OF the
| expedition, the Supplemental ins,ructions'
| were not given out. At the conclusion Of Lieut..
C9 Ti testimony the court adjourned.
The Senate TO day confirmed the appoint
mentS OF the following postmasters In Texas:
| Thomas w. Flower. WaXahachie; Henry Eddy,
Henrietta; John o, Fink, Taylor; Lysandcr 5.
| Garrison, Dallas: Joshua A. Gardiner MeNia;
| Joseph Hopkins, Brownsville.
| Another long list of recess appointm ents
Went to the Senate to-day, majority Of chem
| were pOStmasterS.
| Col. Boudnot presented an application TO
| District Attorney COTkhiil asking 10 prosecute
| VIM a; Phillips, of Kansas, charged by Boua-
mot with violating the revised statutes in
making contracts and receiving money from
! indians. The names of six witnesses, inclu-
| were furnished Corkhill
Gen. Arson G. McCook. the new secretary
OF the Senate. made his first official appearance
| Senale of Il joint resolution. He was warmly
applauded by his old colleagues, and received
| many congratulations
| There was a large meeting this evening at
Ford'S opera house, under the auspices OF the
Clan IA Geel, TO express, in the words OF the
call, American opinion and feeling in regard
TO the Judicial murder of Patrick ODOnuell by
| British authorities" Congressman Robinson,
of New York, presided. He stated that O'Don-
nell was not the first Irishman England had
murde red, nor would he be the last BE
| thanked God for the interminable war between
Ireland and England because Lnaland
despieabe of tie century. He crtiee6 the The
| Anglo mania which led the Amerie.s.p iStople
to tete and make much OF Englishniih that
knglishmen. He did not mean t. find fault with
thc 5O,590oOO citizens of the Uliied states,
at with the 4,Ooa,oG1 dudes who
vent i'll the train for gfory NngiiShman. The
| li ted States could Ol al Id TO have her cit
liens arrested i island without pro
fair nor trial Ye T them n aGne'e q P FaG
ODOnnell was prOuder and more
hoEored than those of all queens and monarchs
OF the whole w he stated Iilfll III WIS DIS
intention tog' the House Of Representatives
to say whethi it approved Of the course Of
our minister Great Britain. II he had been
a true representative of the United States Pat
rick 0'Donnell would be alive to-day. Lord"
| l. Russell Lowell must come.
Congressman Finnerty said the meeting was
call d to lament the impotency of a great ma
ton which, by its nature, was not fit 10 black
| its shoes, had been insulted in the nersOn OF
its president. There was II day when the
| cannon Of America would have answered the
| insult and defiance of England.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20,-Sergeant Mason,
recently pardOned for shooting al the assa9in
Guiteau, leaves for GAINESVILLE, Ohio, tonight
| Seventy eighth Ohio.
The president has gone to New York. .ed d
At the Protems court, Capt. CIapps oro !,
| signal bureau was sworn. By direction
I tiazen he prepared rough draft of She g.
lngton instructions, having become con, lCCg
| of the ACCESSIBILITY OF establishing a
= northeast OF the voyage, lie made Sc
ton to that effect to HaZen; the latter TN =
Greeley after having been over the grouIiiiRs
pressed wishes in the matter and he, w,
= would not depart from that plan; he d.
: therefore adopt the suggestion. .or,
S The court asked witness If he though -
instructions to Darlington covered ALI
might have been prudently said, and 4 sat
depot might not have been established on the
. | nOrthward voyage without emitting any
) feature of the plan sketched by Greeley. Ne
$ | ness said the answer would involve CRITIC =
4 | OF the manner in which the expedition fsts
fitted, and expressed wish not to answer
a answer would involve no improperly, where
| upon witness said: From the fact then
! | that as matter Of greater security and Will
the recollection that ships are often nipped IL
those waters and sometimes dangerously so
: | / advocated depot TO be established and pro
\ visions to be left while going up, would be al
Z At the conclusion of the above testimony the
court adjourned.
A number of representatives, who profess t
have some knowledge OF Speaker Cariisles 40
tentions, give the supposed makeup o. I'M
ways and means committee to-day Is ionows
$ Blackburn, BlOunt, Eaton, Kelly, hasson
r Mckinley, Hiscock and Anderson. Somi
d doubt is expressed, however, to the appoint
| ment of Anderson, of Kansas. One or two o
e those known have been selected, and It is sai6
d he should be chosen because from Itle SAINT
state. Haskell would have been memDel
y had he lived.
{ The chairmanships on foreign affairs hal
: not yoe boon determined. Cox and RelmOn
r | are Still permanently spoken OF for the posi-
d ton. Belmont says he is entitled 10 it as III
: was the first Democrat on the committee in
ships are predicted as follows: Appropri
alton, Randall; elections, Springer; Judi
|. ciary, Tucker; banking ana cur
military, Rosencrans; american shipping, Bel
mont; public buildings, COnyerse; commerce
4 Reagan, education, Willis; labor, ioNell; Dis
= tEict OF Columbia, Barbour; Pacific RAILROADS
Z, Throckmorton; public lands, Blackburn 0
v Cobb; rivers and harbors, Dunn; post office
L and post roads, Maxey; war claims, Holman
;, | patents, Nance; agriculture, Hatch.
/ Secretary Frelinghuysen IN his letter Z
I, Minister Lowell, made public to-day, formal,
? concludes the long pending treaty. He con
tends the treaty is YOidable, for reasons alread
published, but expresses the opinion that thu
two nations will, in due time, reach a satisfac
tory solution Of the question.
d The Senate confirmed Benjamin ButterwortEl
e of Ohio, as commissioner Of patents and Fran
u b. Congen, of Michigan, as postmaster a
/ Washington, ID. G. .r
The contract for the construction OF the ir0l
l, partitions for silver storage vaults in tina sui
u treasures at Chicago and Philadelphia wa
e awarded 70 the Globe Iron Works at Chicago