The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-09
CONGREGATIONAL.
Senate.

railway company, the right-of-wa
through the Indian territory.
by Mr.. Farley, TO admit free q
duty the steam pillow machiner
adapted to the cultivation of soil.
Mr.. Morgan, from committee o.
foreign relations, reported favor
ably, the indemnify fund bill.
Mr.. llawiey reported favorably
from the military committee, tn
/; bill to retire Brevet Brigadier 6 en-
eral Meiggs, with the rank and pa,
ofmajOr general.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, IA reso.
luton was adopted calling for tn,
report of the acting committee o
the general land Office, of April %
1881 in reference TO right of occu
patton by settlers of any portion o.
the Indian territory.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison the
senate bill for the delivery of one
hundred and fifty pieces. of bronze
cannon 10 the secretary of the army
OF the Cumberland for the Garland
statute in Washington, was con-
sidered.
Mr.. Ingalls, resolution approving
the pension arrears law came up at
l:l5 and was land aside informally.
Mr.. Cook was then awarded the
floor for speech.
Mr.. Morrill's commission bill was
taken up to allow him to speak.
lie tayors the tariff revision bv the
committee of the two houses and
hoped for report from them and
final action thereon at the present
session. Upon the general question
he advocated tariff for revenue.
with free list of every article upon
which tax for revenue is unneces-
sary, and charged that the Morrill,
system, with its monstrous taxation,
enriched few manufactur ers, while
the destroying revenue burdened
the people, especially the agricul-
tural class.
Mr.. Coke concluded at 4:l0, af-
ter speaking three hours, when sew
eral measures of no general impor-
lance were passed.
The pension resolution was taken
up ana laid over as unfinished bust
ness, and at five o'clock the senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ton mo-
ton of Mr.. Vance, of North Caro-
lima, resolution was adopted di-
recting the postmaster general to
furnish the house with such infor-
nation as he may have concerning
the custom of sub-letting contracts
for carrying the United States mail.
Senate reports upon private meas
ures relating to pensions, relief of Of
ficial securities and kindred PROPOSE
ion,occupied the greater part of the
morning hour; including favorable
reports Oh the bill granting the tenn
porary use of the United States
barracks at Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
to the state as an institution for the
blind.
The chair submitted, in response
to the senate resolution of inquiry,
the statement of the secretary Of
the treasury of the fees and costs
collected under the law from Amer
lean shipping during 1881.
Mr.. Craft, of Massachusetts, chair
man of the committee on banking
and currency, reported a bill. enab-
ling banking associations to extend
their corporate expense.
MIR. Buckner, of Missouri, pre-
sented a minority report, which,
with the report of the majority, was
referred 10 the house calendar.
Mr. Lord. of Michigan, from the
committee on foreign AFFAIRS, re-
ported back adversely, the Nicarau-
guam claim bill and it was laid upon
The table.
Mr.. Gibson, ofLouisiana, from the
committee on commerce, reported
a bill to extend the limits of the
port of New Orleans. House calendar
bills were reported from the COM
mittee on public buildings for the
erection of public buildings at Ok
ford, Mississippi, and Augusta,
Georgia. Referred 10 the commit
tee of the whole.
AT the conclusion of the morning
hour Mr.. Page, of California, called
up special order, being a bill to re-
strict the Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Prescott, of New York, an
tagonized this with motion TO lake
up, for the present, the considera-
ton of the appOrtiOnment bill, and
as the order setting apart to-day for
the consideration of the Chinese
bill, made it subsequent to
the appropriation bills and
apportiOnment bills. Mr.. Page
yielded, but asked that it be made
the special order for consideration
as soon as the apportionment bill
and the postoffice bill were disposed
of.
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, objected,
on point of order.
The speaker decided that the ap-
portionmeet bill was a privileged
question.
Mr.. Page raised the question of
its consideration.
The house decided, by vote OF
1872 yeas to 63 nays to consider the
apportionment bill.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Rea-
gan, OF Texas, was permitted to re-
port from the committee on appro-
priations the Indian appropriation
bill, and it was referred 10 the COM
mittee of the whole house. 1t ap-
propriates 81, 920, 203, which is $921,-
$40 less than the estimates, and
$315,600 greater than the amount
appropriated for the current year.
Mr.. Prescott was awarded the floor
for the purpose of debate, but
yielded it for amendments, which
were submitted as follows: By
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, fixing the
number of representative at 1876
by Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, at 321;
by Mr.. Joyce, of Vermont,
at 365; by Mr.. Page, of California,
and Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, at 319
by Mr.. Berger, of New Hampshire,
at 424, and by Mr.. Robinson, of Mas
sachusetts, at 800. Mr.. Prescott
then proceeded to review the qucs-
ton. The bill was sharply criti-
cized by several gentlemen and add
vocated by others, but the debate
to-day indicated that it had more
enemies than friends.
Pending the discussion the house
adjourned.
THE MINE DISASTER.