The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

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part OF the public debt now payabl,
without embarrassing his depart
ment. Adopted.
Valentine introduced bill author
lZlng bridge across the Missouri nea
Decatur. Referred.
| Phelps from committee on foreign
affairs reported back Crumbs reso
luton directing committee to enquir
whether minister of any foreign
power endeavored to nullify the effec
| of unanimous resolution of tn,
house by reflection on the honor an(
integrity of its members. Resolutions
were accompanied by report stating
that the committee made investIga
ton but had been unable to obtaiI
any information on the subject, anC
asks that it be excused from further
consideration of the resolution. Tht
report was agreed to without discus
sion and committee discharged from
consideration of the subject.
LeFevTe offered a resolution recit'
ing that speculation and gambling in
American farm products had obtained
control Of the market value of those
products and directing the committee
on Judiciary to prepare bills prohibit
ing the purchase or sale of wheat
corn, cotton, provisions, or other ar
ticles of prime necessity unless actual
transfer of articles or warehouse re-
ceipt accompanies such action. Also
a bill authorizing such governmental
interference as, will give stability to
the price of these commodities. Cox,
of New York, and others objected
House went into committee of the
whole, and Cox, of New York, in the
chair, on the pleuro-pneumonia bill.
Gibson moved to strike out section
3, which provides that states shall pay
one-half of the expense of the Valua-
tion of animals, il it is deemed neces-
sary to slaughter, and one-half the
cost OF diSinfection. Lost.
Hatch (MisSouri) moved to amend
section 4, by the addition of the words.
into another state or territory or
foreign country" to clause authOriz-
ing the president to prohibit transpor-
tation out of any quarantined state or
territory. Agreed to.
Everhart offered an amendm ent pro-
viding that no state or territory or
part thereof shall be declared in quar-
antlne if the governor of the same
shall officially certify to the president
that he is satisfied from investigation
no disease dangerous to the animal in
dustry exists therein. Adopted, lis to
ga.
Muldrow offered an amendment con-
timing operations of the bill to the dis
ease OF pleuro-pneumonia. Adopted
100 to 73.
Hatch NIissourD said he was salts
fed the adoption of these two amend
ments would utterly destroy
the efficiency of the bill
He, therefore, moved to strike out the
fourth section as amended. Agreed
to. (This is the section which author
ICES the president to quarantine
against states in which contagious
disease exists, when such states fail to
make provision for its extirpation, or
to cooperate with the plans of the
commissioner OF agriculture)
Throckmorton moved to strike out
the enacting clause Of the bill. Lost,
ia to 118.
The debate continued all the after
noon and was dreary.
Consideration of the bill being con-
cluded the committee rose to report it
to the house. The first question was
on the amendment striking out the
fourth section, pledging action. Ad-
journed.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL @ on
MITTEE.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The
Democratic members of the senate
and house, Senator Pendleton presid-
ing, met in joint caucus after adjourn
ment to-day to appoint the Demo
cratic congressional campaign COM
mittee. 1t was decided that the caucus
should name as members of such COM
mittee one person for every state and
territory having Democratic represen-
tation in congress, and that the CON-
mittee should select one person as a
member from every state and territory
having no Democratic representation
and from the District of Columbia,
and an executive committee of three
senators and five representatives
(the executive committee to choose its
own chairman, who shall be ex-officio
chairman of the campaign committee),
he to be chosen by the campaign
committee. Representative from
states that did not name a
member of the committee are
expected to appoint some person
within two days. The committee, as
agreed upon in caucus, is as follows !:
Arkansas. A. II. Garland; Connecti-
cut, w. w. Eaton Delaware, c. B.
Love; Illinois, r. w. Townshend
Indiana, S. NJ. Stockslager Iowa, J
H. Murphy Louisiana, n. e. Blanch-
ard Maryland. A. P. German
Massachusetts, II. B. Loricg /; Michi'
gan, n. B. Eldridge Mississippi, L
Muldrow Missouri, A. M. Dockery
New iork, r. S. Stephens North
Carolina, c. Dowd ; Pennsylvania
William Mutchler; South Carolina
s. Dibble; Tennessee, l. G. Harris
Texas, r. @. Mills; Virginia, J. S
Barbour; West Virginia, J. E. kenna
Florida, r. H. NJ. Davidson Georgia
A. H. ColQuitt Oregon, J. H. Slater
! Wisconsin, z. Y. Duster Arizona
/ q. III. Oury Montana, NJ Maginnls
Wyoming, w. Z. Post Utah, J. Cain
States which will name members OF
the committee within two days, ar
Alabama, California, Kentucky, Min
nesota, Nevada, New Jersey and Ohio
States and territories from whicl
members are to be selected by com
mittee are, Colorado, Kansas, Maine
Nebraska, New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land and Vermont, and Washington
Idaho. New Mexico and Dakota tel
ritories, The committee will organic
Tuesday evening next.
| iPERRYMAN CAPTURES THE CHIEF
TAINSHIF.
/ After careful consider alton of th
facts and arguments presented Q
attorneys representing Perryman an
Ispahaeche, rival aspirants for tt
chieftainship of the Greek Indian n
: ton, the secretary of the lnterlt
reached the conclusion that Perryms
should be recognized as the prlncip
E chief.
) COMMITTEE CLICKINGs.
In the senate committee on claim
\ Senator Jackson as subcommittee I
= ported fayoFabiy q bill fer the relief
! the Citizens National Bank, OF Ne
: Orleans. The claim is for $2oo,H
q money taken by Gen. Butler.
In the contested election cases OF
a Terrell VS.. Paul, from the seventh d
y trict OF Virginia, the sub-commltt
decided to report to the full comm
y tee that the former Is entitled to
seat.
AN OFFICIAL sENTENCEB.
l. CHRIsTIANIA, February 27.-Chr
b tian August S-lmer, minister of sta
h who was impeaehsd, has been adjuds
1) guilty. He was sentenced to forf
his place as minister and his memb
10 ship In the royal council and pay ed
o. Onl