The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-06

five or ten dollars stood in the way
an unusually large outlay for the
glory of of a state craftsmanship.
| Ex-senator Geo. E. Spence, of Ala
bama, arrived here to-day under ar.
rest under charge of contempt OF
court in not appearing as a witness in
IN the star route trial. 1t is believed
that the proceedings will be the usual
line, with imprisonment, as there is no
precedent for granting the party In
contempt a hearing in his own de-
tense either by himself or at
toiney. The fact that clerks in
the department of justice have
been busy making up a state
ment of what was expended by the
government in its efforts to secure the
attendance of Spencer as a witness in
dlcates that the fine will. at any rate,
not be less than such outlay. Spencer'S
counsel may resort to habeas corpus,
which lis the only effective procedure
in order.
In the arrangement of the new
desks in the hall of representatives,
the easy locomotion of members will
be lmpeded. The new apportion-
ments In different states has increased
the membership of the house to 1924,
and the fact is indisputable that the
hall is too small. In some>of the mid
die rows the seats are arranged by
SevenS, and the rows are so close to-
gether that If member leans back in
his chair, there is no room for his
neighbor to pass behind him. The ar
rangement is the best to be made in
the present hall.
Comptroller Knox will say in his
annual report that unless congress re-
duceS the revenues of the government
at once the outstanding three per
cents. will be redeemed to such an
extend in three years as to contract
the volume of national bank currency
from $310.517,000 to $250000,0O0. He
suggests that by converting the long
bonds into three per cents. to mature
IN 1907, or by removing the tax on
bank circulation and increasing the
amount of circulation to be issued
upon bonds deposited, contraction of
national bank currency might be
avoided.
NEWS FOR TEXAS FOR WEEK |
ENDING TO-DAY.
Postoffices established: Chillicothe, |
county, with G. E. Jones |
postmaster; Formans, Llano county, |
with E. M. Forman postmaster;
Mailer, Fannin county, with j. w. P.
Henry postmaster; Young, Freestone
county, T. F. Young postmaster.
Star service changes: Stop mail from
Florence to Gabriel Mills, and extend |
service from Bertram to Gabriel Mills
via MahOmet, twice a week each way,
and Saturdays; increase
service from Rio Frio to Leakey, three
times week; from Strickling TO Ma
runa, (on that part Of route from
to Sage, three times
week; from San Augustine to Hemp
hill, six times a week; from Fred to |
Town Bluff, twice a week; from JAS
per to Hemphill, reduce to twice a
week: Anderson Mills to Travis Peak |
stopped, and new service from Travis |
Peak to NamelesS via Anderson Mills, |
twice a week; stop mail from Wood
vile to Chester, and extend service
from Trinity to Colmesneil via Ches-
ter; from Flatonia to Cistern, three
times a week each way; curtail SER
vice on LaGrange-J eddo route so as
to end at Stellar. Postoffice discon-
tinued: Ramal. Kinney county; mail |
goes to Uvalde. Postoffice name
changed: Galloway, Cass county, to
Galloway. Postmasters commission
ed: j. o. Gaffrey, San Patricio; j. B.
Davis, Japonica; T. Y. Plume, Bo-
vine; G. Helmcamp, Swiss Alp; w.
A. Chew, Anneta; L. Brock, Snide.
Patents issued, week ending to-day,
to Texans: j. G. Petmecky, Austin;
cleaner for gun barrels.