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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
some SENATORIAL SKETUHES.
TIE GALLERY AS AN AID
VANTAGEOUS POINT OF
OBSERVATION.
PUBLIC MEN As SEEN IN WASH
INGTON AND on THE FLOORsO OF
CONGRESS-PE TRAITS
OF EDMUNDS, HOAR, NOR
GAN AND BECK.
OBSERVATION.
WASHINGTON, MAY II. 1856.

Special Correspondence of the Statesman.
No matter how much is written about
public men at the capital they are always
the chief objects of interest To those who
come here, and everything pertaining to
them or their personal traits is always
eagerly devoured by distant readers. This
curious interest is more conspiciously dis
played in The galleries of the house and
senate, probably, than anywhere else, be
cause visitors may flock TO them at all
times during sessions; and not infrequent'
ly does the worshipper at the shrine of
greatness find himself as much disap-
pointed at the appearance or manner OF
his idol as was the rural New Yorker re-
Gently, Who after having Senator Evarts
pointed out to him, exclaimed: rs that
little cuss Evartsy' The talking men are
of course best known. by name, through
the daily reports of the proceedings In
the newspapers: yet nothing Of their
chr racteristic traits is learned in that way.
The gallery of either house Is an interes-
ting point of observation to the student
of human nature, both in its relation TO
the floor below and the other occupants
around him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20

The sales made by Geo. A. Brush this
month of Alaska refrigerators and ice
chests, have been enormous. They are
guaranteed to use less ice and be the most
perfect made, all sizes and prices. Rub
Der and cotton hose very low. Ice cream
freezers, water coolers, very cheap. Ma
sons fruit jars, glass and porcelain top,
tin fruit cans, cheapest in Texas. Water
piping, bath tubs, tin roofing and gutter
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
STILL IN THE LEAD.

Gents French calf sewed boots, at $780,
Ladies unlined calf balls, at $1.5O.
Ladies kid button boots, at $1.5O.
Ladies calf button boots, at $1.50.
Ladies' fine kid, hand sewed button
boots, at $3.50.
Gents kangaroo, hand sewed CATERS, $3.50
All these bargains at Jas Martin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20

broad generalities in legislation. He votes
for nothing he does not fully approve and
allows no clause to slip through without
exposing its weakness if it has any, and
makes his expositions and criticisms so
clear that there can be no installing the
question. He talks so easily that the
temptatation is strong to speak frequent
ly, and the common criticism is that
Morgan talks too often, but this is the
only criticism. His voice is moderately
clear, and entirely free from any harsh
ness. He stands erect with his head
thrown up, seldom using gesture or
movement to enforce what he is saying.
In speaking he seldom repeats. but ampli-
fies, extends and fairly exhausts the sub
ject. He is one of the few senators
who never revises his remarks, and there
is really small occasion to, for his gift of
language, his full mastering of the sub
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
SOME HISTORY.
MAJOR STEW RT'S TESTING
NY IN THE INJUNCTION
SUIT.
THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE
FOUR CERTIFICATES HAVE a
HISTORY DATING BACK TO
'S2-IT Is A WISE LAWYER
THAT KNOWS HIS OWN
CLIENT-TIIE GENER-
AL DENIAL IN.

Following are the answers of Major Joe
H. Stewart to the interrogatories pro-
pounded by District-Attorney Robertson,
on the part of the state, in the injunction
suit of The State of Texas VS.. Joe H.
Stewart and others, defendants. The
heterogeneous are omitted, because it is
believed the answers will be perfectly in
telligible without them, and for the fur
Their reason that to insert them also would
deter the general public from reading an
already lengthy narrative of facts.
To first interrogatory he answers
Ny residence is Austin, Travis county,
Texas, and occupation lawyer and banker.
To interrogatory two he answers:
| did nothing in working mp the evil
dence in those cases. Twill state as briefly
as | can all did as to the evidence the
(in?) procuring the certificates, and every
thing | did with reference to the matters
inquired about.
IN 1882, THINK,
the parties named first applied for veteran
land certificates, and the applications we're
sent to Col. Frank w. johnson, who was
then president of the board of veterans.
think Henry f. Werner, esq. then lawyer
residing in Brazoria, and now residing in
San Antonio, sent the papers by mail to
Col. johnson. l know that Mr.. Verner's
name was endorsed upon the papers. At
the request of Col. johnson,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20

cause operated against the said first an
plication. ] did rot know it, and when
the rule as to record evidence was relaxed
I, for my firm, opened up correspondence
with Mr.. Vernon, as heretofore stated
tSigned.l JOE FL. STEWART.
The above answers are sworn to before
Il. c. Shelley, notary public.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
WOULD AFFECT THEIR RIGHT
to receive certificates under the law.

to receive certificates under the law.
To interrogatory II he answers:
l think my firm could get the certificates
back at any time, and could deliver them
to the proper authorities of the state of
Texas, if we would consent to let Leon d.
II. Blum take the other four we sent them
in lieu of these four. But
WE PAID OUR OWN MONEY
for the four they hold as collateral, and
believing then and now, that said certifi-
Gates are valid claims against
the state, we do not care,
even if we could, to recall them, until their
lnvalidlty, if they be invalid, has been
judicially determined. and the question
settled as to whether or not we, under all
the facts, are not, equally with Leon H.
Blum, innocent purchasers. We do not care
to throw away money paid out by us in
good faith, and our desire is to stand by
the sale, and have the title in Leon a. H.
Blum adjudged to be valid. We will have
the right to
DEMAND THE FOUR CERTIFICATES
they hold as collateral when the validity
of heir title is settled to the other four,
about which this suit is instituted, and if
their title to them is declared to be in
valid, they will keep the four held as col
lateral and return the others to US, and
then they would be fully under our con-
troll.
10 lnterrogatory ID he answers:
L knew that an application had been
made to the veteran board by each of
said parties when Colonel johnson was
president, and knew that each was re-
jected, or suspended.
DON'T KNOW
whether rejected, or suspended. but 7
think, rejected. l don't know whether
Mr.. Werner told me or not about the an
plcatlOns having beer formally made and
rejected. | don't know whether Mr.
werner told me about applications having
been previously made; l knew it without
hearing it from him. l think we first
wrote to him, and also talked TO him
about it when he visited rs as before
stated. Kirkland & Bates
NEVER INFORMED ME-
that they were negroes, and Il
never had the slightest information
from kirkland & Bates about them. ex-
cept as stated in their letters to us. refer
red to In my answers to preceding inter
rogatlons. don't know either Kirkland
or Bates. never saw either of them IN
my life, that know of. As heretofore
stated IN previous answers, I know that |
.Ho nrSt Applications were suspended or -3- .
Jected because there was no record sgi.
denee Of service by the applicants. ri
MADE me examination for such evidence.
o. Col Frank Johnson's request ] do
not know that the board Of veterans knew
"e applicants were negroes. and that This
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20

Overheard on the streets "Whatll you
take!" whisky, please; but not here.
Let's go up to 4-Eyed Browns, and get
some of Chase's pure barley malt. 1t is
the most strengthening and nourishing
drink you can take. Besides, for dyspep-
STA, from which, you know suffer, it is
the best medicine in the world"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
HOW WE COULD COMPEL
A QUESTION OF LAW.

To interrogatory II he answers:
For answer to the first question pro
pounded in this interrogatory, 1 refer to
my last preceding answer to interrogatory
10, as l do not know how to add further
light upon that matter. There was
no time agreed upon between my
firm and Leon g. H. Blum as to
how long they were to retain the four GER
titicates placed with them as collateral. l
suppose that we could not compel them
to hold beyond reasonable time, and that
they could not compel us to take back the
four sued about, until we have a reason
able time to show that their title is good
to them, and, for that matter, to us,
if i'll our hands, as we knew nothing of
the grantees being negroes until after we
purchased the certificates, it, as matters
of law, their being negroes
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20

We could sell them to anyone for. We
bought them at $500 each. On December
-. 1885. and on December %, 1850, We
rsmitted $3.50 each TO Sam Bell, Peter
Bell, Milburu James and Hamp Morgan
by drafts Ia their order enclosed to Kirk
land & Bates; $500 to Henry Z. Werner
and 500 70 Kirkland d. Bates. We had q
power of attorney, duly authorized, from
each of said parties to procure and sell
said certificates. We executed the trans
fers under such power on December "a
1885, and acknowledged them before
ThOs. F. Taylor, notary public of Travis
county, Texas, on December "a, 1885.
do not think there were any witnesses tC
any of said transfers.
To intsrrogatOry seven he answers:
1t is a fact that
WE RENTED THE AMOUNT
of money as set forth in our answer flee
herein on the 18th day of May, 1856, and
as l stated in my answer to in
terrogatory six, the amount realized
from the sale, other than that RENTED a.
stated, was our compensation under oul
contract with Mr.. Werner. 1t is a fact
that we did remit $16,660 as stated.
To interrogatory he answers
On December 26, 1885, we sold each and
every of said certificates to
MEssRs. LEON & H. BLUM.
We, Stewart d Habicht, the first pur-
chasers of said certificates, reside in the
city of Austin, Travis county. Texas, and
said Leon & H. Blum, to whom we sold
reside, as we, are lnfor:led, in the city OF
Galveston, Texas.
To interrogatory he answers:
On February ~, 1886, we sent
SEVEN VETERAN CERTIFICATES
to Leon d. H. Blum, to-wit: S. Habe-
macher, No. 1921; A. B. Hannum, No.
1922; Martha j. Hardin, No. 1928; John
X. Lyle, No. 1925; p. Lynch, No. 1926; j.
WEIGH, No. 1927, and A. H. Wood, No.
1923, and instructed them to hold four
of the above as collaterals in the sa id
controversy. Which four of the said
above named certificates they elected to
hold we do not know. We sold three of the
seven to them.
To interrogatory 10 he answers:
l think Messrs. Leon & H. Blum would
return to US the four certifi-
Gates about which the suit is
brought Il do not admit they are bogus
if my tirm-Stewart y Habicht-would
consent to let them take the four other
certificates they hold of ours as collateral
in lieu of the other four. If Leon g. III.
Blum prefer to keep or hold the four
about which this suit is brought, and re-
turn the other four to US, don't know
HOW WE COULD COMPEL
them to deliver them to us. Messrs.
Blum have the right to control the four
certificates about which the suit is insti-
tuted if they will deliver the other four to
US. We. on or about February 10, 1886,
agreed to protect Leon d H. Blum in
the title to the four certificates about
which this suit is brought, and to do so,
on February %, 1856, we sent them the
other four as collateral indemnity or Sc
curity, and SO the eight certificates are
held by them. As to who now has the
right to control the certificates about
which the suit is brought, confess 1 am
not well prepared to say. 1t would, TO my
mind Saau IN bn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20

To interrogatOry II he answers:
1 think my firm could get the certificates
back at any time, and could deliver them
to the proper authorities of the state of
Texas, if we would consent to let Leon d.
H. Blum take the other four we sent them
in lieu of these four. But
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20

WE DETERMINED TO BUY
them ourselves, and concluded TO nav
$500 each for them. which was more tho
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-10-02

central country having Towns Churches Societies. United
States Mails Telegraph and Good People, with mild climate
rich soils many crops good water free range fish and game
fine TIMBER rich Mines choice fruits, high lands and low
lands near WATERPROOF railroads and good markets. Wheat
Maize and Cotton flourish in the same field.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-09
As VIEWED BY THE PRESS.
A Mixture OF apprehension, Con-
domination and Hope.

LONDON. April 9.-After the adjourn
ment of the house of commons last night
eighty of the Parnellite members met in
conclave and discussed Mr.. GladstOne's
speech until 10 p. m. Adviees from Dublin
and Belfast say that there was consider
able excitement in those cities on receipt
of reports of the premier's speech.
Great crowds gathered around the newspa-
per Offices to learn the details of Mr.. Glad
stones Irish scheme. The evening papers
all published extra editions giving the speech
in full. No disorders are reported. The
morning Post Conservative admits that
Mr.. GladstOne's speech was a great orator
ical effort, wanting none of the fire and but
tile the vigor which in list times electr
fed parliament.
But" it continues, friends and foes are
alike astonished at the crudity OF the plans,
and we perhaps do not err If we say that,
with the exception of the Parnellites there
are not twenty members who are not be-
wiidered as to how such a scheme could seri-
the remotest chance that any such scheme
will receive the sanction OF parliament
THE DAILY NEWS SAYS:
II enthusiastic cheering ringing on both
sides of the house is significant Mr. Glad
stones scheme has already received the ap-
prOVal or the house OF commons The speech
will rank as one of Mr.. Gladstone's highest
efforts. Experience, however, has shown
that immediate triumph is sometimes fol-
lowed by final disaster. How the scheme
will fare in its progress through the commons
It is difficult to forecast. 1t is full of coDtrO-
versial matters, no more espec-
tally in respect TO the constitution
of the proposed parliament aud the financial
arrangement between England and lIreand,
but in its broad principles II IS well calcu-
lated to allay fears excited, and will prepare
the public mind for calm and rational con-
sideration OF one of the greatest problems
ever presented. MoIe serious than the Con-
servative and Orange opposition is Mr.. Tre-
velyan's attitude, which probably indicates
the standpoint of Lord Hartington's
MIR. Chamberlain and Mr.. Goschen- A grave
responsibility rests upon these statesmen. A
simple negative will not suffice. Something
must be done for Ireland The best and
most patriotic thing for parliament to do is
Courinued ON FOurfb Page.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-09
The Members Put the Seal Of DisapprOVal
on Both Suspension and Free
Coinage,
Which Means That the Coinage Must Re-
main for Some Time Under the
Present Law.
The Vote On Suspension 81 to 2O1.
and On Free Coinage 126
to 163.
How the Minnesota Members Vote'
1.-The Senate Discusses WASH
ington Territory.
The Free silver Bill Killed.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April s.-The house
placed itself on record to-day as opposed.
by large majority, TO changing the exist
ing law in regard to silver. Before the de-
bate closed this afternoon the members Of
the coinage committee had agreed among
themselves that only one amendment might
be offered berore thd vote was taken upon
the passage of the bill, namely, that
if no International agreement in regard to
silver should be made before 1889, the COM
plusOry clause of the existing law in re-
gard to the monthly coinage of silver dol
lars should be imperative. This was re-
jected by 1T majority. OF the eighty-four
who voted for conditional suspension after
1889, thirty were Democrats. OF the POI
voting against suspension 1873 were Demo
Gratis and 6S Republicans. When the speaker
announced the defeat of the Dibble amend
ment, Mr.. Bland, Mr.. Weaver of Iowa and
Mr.. Warner of Ohio looked happy and con-
tident, apparently expecting that the free
coinage bill would get through. When the
vote on free coinage was taken there was a
great deal of talking and moving about on
the part of members who have heretofore
been active on either side, and deep interest
was manifested in the result. The
against it. Thirty Republicans and 90
Democrats voted for it, and 92 Republicans
and II Democrats against it. Mr.. Bland
admits his disappointment at the defeat of
his bill, but says he will bring forward free
coinage again if any attempt is made to
pass a suspension bill.
THE HOUSES DECISIVE VOTE.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The house took
up the silver bill and Mr.. Dibble spoke in
opposition to it. Mr.. Herbert defended the
administration. Mr.. Bland asked leave to
withdraw the motion entered by him yes
terday to recOmmit the bill, but Mr.. Nor
gan objected. Finally, however, Mr..
Bland succeeded in getting unanimous con-
sent of withdrawal. Mr.. Dibble offered an
amendment providing that, unless in the
meantime through concurrent action of the
nations of Europe with the United States
silver be remOnetized prior to July 1, 1889,
then and thereafter so much of the act of
Feb. 2S. 1878, as authorized and directs the
secretary of the treasury to purchase silver
bullion, and cause the same to be coined,
shall be suspended until further action by
congress. The amendment was defeated
yeas s4, nays 201-as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-09
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The Senate Discusses Mr. PIatr,sEn.
abling Act.

abling Act.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The senate
unanimously passed the house bill for the
erection of building for congressional
library. The bill granting the Kansas 6
Texas Railroad company a right of way for
railway through the Indian Territory
passed-yeas SO, nays s. The Indian an
preparation bill was reported and placed on
the calendar. The Washington Territory
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Voorhees,
amendment, which consists of an enabling
act for the admission of Montana. was
voted down by party vOte-yeas 10, nays
23-the Democrats voting in the affirmative
and the Republicans in the negative Mr..
EustiS moved to amend by confining the
right of suffrage IN the proposed new state
to qualified male electors only. He sup
ported his amendment in which he MAIN
tanned that if congress passed the bill as it
stood admitting female suffrage, the state
of Washington could send female United
States senator. One result of that would
be that the problem of secret sessions would
be instantly solved [laughterl. On the Ques-
ton of the constitutional qualification of a
female senator, for example, as respects
age great laughter, in which the remain
der OF Mr.. EuStiS' sentence was loStl Mr..
Beck remarked. SottO vOce, that the woman
would never be old enough to come within
the constitutional limitation as to age Ire
newed laughterl. Mr.. EuStis characterized
woman suffrage as demOralized PROPOSE
tiOn and as all ''OtfenSe and destructive to
the institution of the family" A long dis
cuSSiOn enSued, but without reaching vote
the senate adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-09

st and and all that he can appreciate is strife
and perpetual dissensions. Now, sir, am not
going to argue in this house whether this
view. this monstrous view Irish cheers. Is u
correct one. say an Irishman is as capable
or loyalty as any other man. Renewed
Irish cheers. But IL his loyalty has bee n
checked, why it is because the laws by which
he Is governed do not present themselves to
him as they do TO us In England or Scotland,
with native and cOngenial element. have
no right to say that Ireland through her
eonstitutionally elected members will accept
the measure / propose. L hope they will,
but have no right TO assume IL, nor have
any
POWER TO ENFORCE
it upon the people of England and Scotland.
but rely on the patriotism and the sagacity
OF this house, on free and full discussion, and
more than all, upon the justice and generous
sentiments OF the two British nations, and
looking forward ask the house, believing
that no trivial motive could have driven us to
assistin the work we have undertaken (work
which we believe will restore parliament to
It's dignity and legislation TO its free
aud unimpeded course), 1 ask them to
stay the waste of the public treasure under
the present system of government and ad-
m.nistration in Ireland, which Is not waste
only, but waste which demoralizes while il
exhausts. ask them 10 show to Europe and
America that we too can face the political
problems which America had to face twenty
years ago, and which many countries in
Europe have been called on to face and have
not feared TO deal with. ask that we shall
practice as we have very often preached, and
that in our own case we should be firm and
fearless in applying the doctrines we have
often inculcated on others, that the conces-
sion OF
LOCAL SELF-GOYERNMENr
Is not the way TO sap and impair, but to
strengthen and consolidate unity. 1 ask that
we should learn to rely less on mere written
stipulations, and more on these better stipu-
lations written on the heart and mind of man.
ask that we should apply TO Ireland the
happy experience we have gained in England
and Scotland, where course of generations
has now taught us, not as a dream or a the
ory, but as matter of practice and of life,
that the best and surest foundation we can
find TO build on is the foundation afforded by
the affections and convictions and will of
man, and that it is thus by the decree OF the
Almighty, that far more than by any other
method we may be enabled to secure at once
the social happiness, the power and the per-
manence of the empire.
Mr.. Gladstone resumed his seat amid
bursts of enthusiastic cheers, which were
sustained for several minutes. Mr.. Glad
stones speech was three hours and twenty
five minutes in duration. He finished at
S o'clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-09
A Mail Car Burned

CLEVELAND, April S.-A mail car On
Lake Shore train No. 4, with mail matter
from the west for all important points east
of Toledo, caught fire west of Oak Harbor
this morning. The car was side tracked,
but the flames had such control that the
car and its contents were entirely consumed.
Only three accidents of this character have
occurred since 1878. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
Private kilograms indicate that the CORPSE
referred to was the late Mrs. A. Il. Nettle-
ton Of st. Paul, which was on its way to
Connecticut for interment. Mr.. Nettleton
and Mrs. Couch. mother of Mrs. Nettleton
were on the train. 1t is reported that their
baggage was wholly burned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-09
washington Waits.

The senate committee on public lands yes
terday directed Senator Berry to report tho
new Hot Springs bill. 1t is an elaborate
measure, the chief feature being provision
directing the leasing of the permanent bath
houses at an annual rental of not less than
$40 tub until 1897. The leases made under
the act of 1873 are declared cancelled.
The house committee on the judiciary yes-
terday instructed Representative Oates to rex
port favorably his bill to repeal those sections
of the revised statutes prohibiting the payJ
meDt of pensions or allowance of claims OF
any person who was not loyal to the United
States during the late war.