The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06
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DIS SuCu Ill IIl0 1dI6 WAL, Gu0 SdIl0 TlSul
OF homestead entry as allowed en-.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., March 4.-The
comptroller OF currency has author
iZed the Fort Worth National Bank
Fort Worth, Texas, to begin business;
capital SS125,000; and the American
National Bank, Dallas, Texas; capital
100000.
The Houston Committee Judiciary
has ordered an adverse report on the
celebrated McGarraghan claim.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The DEM
ocratic congressional campaign COM
mittee met at the Arlington hotel
this evening and organized for the
coming campaign. Senator Pendle-
ton, chairman of the democratic joint
caucus, presided, and Representative
Post, secretary of joint caucus acted
as secretary Of the meeting. Thirty
states and territories are represented
on the campaign committee. These
being the states and territories which
send democratic senator or repre-
sentative to congress. Thlrty-one
members were present this evening.
The following executive committee
was elected on the part of the senate:
Senators Garland, Kenna and German.
On the part Of the house: RepTesen-
tatives Paige, Rosecrans, Stocklager,
Stevens and Murphy. 1t was decided
that this executive committee should
be empowered to select a campaign
committee for the states and terrific
ries not represented in either senate
or house by democrats. These states
and territories are Colorado, Kansas,
Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Yer
mont, and Dakota, Idaho, New Mex
leo and Washington territory. No
other business was transacted by the
campaign committee. The executive
committee met upon adjournment of
the cGmrai~n committee and organ
lied by elec.ing senator German chair
man and representative Post secreta-
ry. Senator Kenna and representatives
Steves & Stockslager were appointed
a subcommittee on finance, and Sen
ator Garland and Representatives
Murphy and Paign subcommittee
on campaign documents, the chair
man being eX-officio, a member of
both subcommittee. The committee
had an informal talk over the arrange
ments to be made for the campaign,
but did not enter into the discussion
of questions of party policy.
Revenue reform democrats ap-
to be in the minority on the execU-
tive committee. Senator German and
Senator Kenna ac2 both tariff demo-
Gratis as are Representatives Paige
and Stevens. Representatives Stock
lager and Murphy were Carlisle men,
and with Senator Garland represent
the tariff reform element on the COM
mittee. Representative Rosecrans
voted for Carlisle for speaker, but is
an incidental prOtectionist, and en-
dorses the Ohio tariff platform. The
secretary of the committee is tariff
democrat. In the main the
committee is composed of
the younger element Of the party.
The following is the full list of the
campaign committee as at present
composed: Alabama, H. II. Herbert;
Arkansas, A. II. Garland; California,
W. S. Rrosecrans; Connecticut, w. w.
Eaton; Delaware, G. B. Love; Geor-
gia, "A. H. Colquitt; Illinois, r. w.
Townshend; Indiana, S. M. Stock
slayer; Iowa, J. II. Murphy; Ken
lucky, Jas. F. Clay; Louisiana, N. G.
Blanchard; Maryland, A. 2. German;
Massachusetts, H. B. Lowering;
Michigan, N. B. Eldridge; Mississippi,
II. L. Muldrow; Mo-, A. M. Dockerry;
Nevada, G. w. Cassidy; New Jersey,
W. II. Fielder; New York, r. p. Ste
x,onc. Nj orfb HorO1iDo HIoDooDf n ,uid. /.
Ohio, D; R. Paige; Oregon, J.. v.
South Carolina, Samuel Dibble; Ten
nessee, l. Q. Harris; Texas, r. @. Mills;
Virginia, Jno. j. Barbour; West Vir-
ginia, John r. Kenna; Wisconsin, ?.
V. Deuster; Florida, r. IL. M. Davi-
son; Arizona, J. II. Ouray; Montana,
NJ. Maginnis; Washington, w. E. Post;
Utah, J. F. Cain.
MORRIsON'S TARIFF BILL.
WASHINGTON, March A substi-
tute for Morrison's tariff bill, placing
coal, salt and lumber on the free list,
was considered by the ways and means
committee to-day. At the request Of
Riley it was determined to hear, to-
morrow, the delegation representing
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also agreed to continue the informal
hearings until final action was taken
on the measure by the committee. 1t
is generally understood that a vote
will be taken in the committee Thurs
day.
JERKING A NEGRO.
MEMPHIS, March 4.-The Ava
lanche's West Point, Miss, special
says: Jesse Stephens (colored)
was hanged to-day for the murder of
an old negro named Porch Westbrook,
last July. An immense crowd, prin-
cipally colored, witnessed the eXecu-
tion. On the scaffold Stephens said
he had made peace with God and was
going stiaight home to Jesus. The
trap was sprung at 1 80, the fall break
ing the doomed mans neck.
FORFEITED.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The SEN
ate committee on public lands decided
by nearly unanimous vote in favor
of the forfeiture of the Texas Pacific
territorial land grant assigned to the
Southern Pacific railroad company.
A motion was then made to restore
the land to the public domain, and
pending action committee adjourned.
To restore lands Immediately to the
public domain without other action
than is provided for in the house bill
would, in the opinion of some men,
bers of the committee, leave them
subject to apportionment under the
existing laws, for speculative pur-
poses. 1t is proposed to consider and
perhaps amend certain features of the
house bill so as to make sure the
lands will be available for no other
purpose than actual settlement. A
special meeting will probably be called
within day or two to dispose of the
matter.
| WANT PROTECTION.
PITTsBURG, March 4.-Rev.s c.
Smith, of Bloomington, Illinois, chair
man of the colored state central COM
mittee of that state, has arrived here
to complete arrangements for the ma
tional colored convention to be held
here in April. Rev. Smith says
the convention will be in session sew
eral day. and at a secret session will
adopt an address demanding recogni-
ton from the people and better pro
lection from the colored people of the
| South. The address will be issued pur-
posely before the national convention,
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