The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-29
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE LABOR COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON April 26,-In the house committee
on labor to-day, after full and lengthy
discussion, a vote was taken on the motion
tn report the Willis educational bill with
out recommendations. The motion was carried
but motion to reconsider was made, and pending
action thereon the hour of twelve arrived and the
committee took recess.
COMMITTEES ON LANDS.
WASHINGTON, April 2r.-The senate committee
on public lands unanimously report adversely
upon the nomination Of X. $. Dement, to be sur
veyor-general of Utah.
AFTER PAYNE
WASHINGTON, April 2T.-The report of the COM
mlttee of the Ohio Legislature regarding the nves.
tigation iltJ Senator Paynes election, has been
submitted to the senate Senator Payne made a
short speech, charging the majority of the commit
tee with unfairness in refusing to notify him of the
testimony prejudical to him, and emitting to call
on him for his private papers, having in advance
notified the chairman of the committee that he
would be prepared to meet every charge made
against him He entered the most emphatic deni-
al OF the charge, and invited the most exhaustive
scrutiny of all his acts and of his private cores
pondence. The whole thing, he said, was an
attempt to circulate haseless gossip and scandal :
every thing substantial in the way of charges having
beeu discredted and disproved by testimony. He
was entirely willing to leave the matter with the
committee on privileges and elections of the senate,
to which committee the report was referred.
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The first session of the
third annual meeting of the American Historical
association was held in the lecture hall of the Col
umbian university this morning. President Geo
Bancroft, an eminent American historian, deliv
cred the address Of welcome
At the conclusion of Mr. Bancrofts address the
following letter was read, from Leopold Won
Banke, the venerable historian of Berlin, in reply
to letter from President George Bancroft, asking
him to onsent to become an honorary member of
the association
TO the president of the American Historical asso-
citation, Mr.. George Bancroft Washington.
N reply to your kind communication, / CRATE
fully accept the position of honorary member in
the association, to which | have been elected. 1t
gives great satisfaction to belong to a society
pursuing the same aims, beyond the ocean, that We
this side, are striving to achieve. Such unity
of studies binds together people widely separated
yet allied by unconscious kinship. 1t fills me with
especial joy to see Mr.. George Bancroft, one of
the masters in our SCIENCE extending his hand to
me from afar--a man who, during his residence in
Berlin, bound me to himself by ties of reverential
friendship
Ac'ept my hearty sentiments of respect and
honor. NoN BANKE.
After the reading of several interesting papers,
the meeting adjourned until evening.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WAsmNGToN, April 27-Among the confrma-
urer at New Orleans, and G. w. West governor of
Utah.
THE CHINESE MINISTER.
WASHINGTON, April 2T.-Mr. Cheng tsao Ju, the
returning Chinese minister, accompanied by
Secretary Bayard, called at the White House to-
day and took official leave of the president