The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

was not going to vote against the
measure under the flimsey preteXt of
state rights. He believed in the sov-
erelgnty OF this great nation, and that
IL was Its duty to protect the health
OF the people. He objected to the
Dlil because it authorized some scien-
tillc crank, appointed by the commits
sioner OF agrlculture,to take charge of
Gne Wnole subject and investigate the
Sondltlon OF cattle shipped from one
StdCe 10 another. That was too great
power TO put in the hands of any
one agent IN this nation. He hoped
the bill would be recommitted.
Mr.. Hepburn made constitutional
argument in support of the view that.
the federal government could in the
exercise of its power regulate COM
merce and legisIate in the manner
proposed by the bill.
Mr.. Cox, of New York. smoke
against the bill, which he asserted
entrenched upon state rights and
tended to break down all well organ
lied division of state and federal power.
MIR. Gibson passed over the consti-
tutional question with reference to
the time when the Republican
party Rugged the doctrine of
state rights to its bosom as en-
abling it to steal the presidency. He
criticised the bill upon its merits. He
did not mean to reflect upon the COM
mlttee on agriculture, but that the
committee must have been over
reached, for the bill was a fraud on
the face and intended to perpetrate a
great wrong upon the people. 1t pro-
posed to create force of officers who
should take the place of COL
lectors of internal revenue and
search every mans farm, and he was
utterly astonished that the committee
would put such unlimited power in
the hands of subordinate officers and
open to such an extent the doors of
the treasury.
Pending further action the commit
tee arose and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Senator Call
offered resolution requesting the
president of the nited Stgtes to pre-
vent the delivery of Aguero, the Gu
pan patriot who is now in prison at
Key West, Fla, on demand of the
Spanish government, upon the pre-
tended charge of highway robbery.
Senator Call had read the proceedings
OF the meeting of the American citi-
zens at Key West denouncing the de-
mands OF Spain as actuated by purely
political reasons and defending Gen.
Aguero from imputations against
him. Referred TO the committe on
foreinn relations.
The following bills were reported
favorably from the committees and
placed upon the calendar:
Senator Randolph, from the COM
mlttee on commerce-A bill to amend
the revised statute so as to authorize
the unloading of coal, salt, ETC., in
bulk within collection districts, under
the superintendent of customs Off
GERS, at the expense of the parties in
tereSted.
Senator Hills bill relating to lands
occupied by certain settlers and
formerly believed to form a part of
the U te reservation was taken UP, and
after the amendment by Cockrell pro-
Vldlng that the lands referred to re-
turned to the public domain. Passed
The chair laid before the Senate the
unfinished business, it being the Mex
lean land grant titles bill. 1t was de-
oNpSN O1O VI bllC udy
and several amendments were pro-
posed and reported. The debate was
in by Senators Bayard,
Plumb, Conger, MCPHERSON, Maxey,
Harrison, Edmunds, Call and Lapham.
Senator Bowen was about to adj
dress the Senate on his pending
when adjournment was
agreed to.
H0ITSE
Mr.. Cookery from committee on ac-
counts reported a resolution declaring
vacant the positions of stenographers
to the committees and providing that =.
hereafter, on request OF committee
The speaker shall employ reporters at
a compensation fixed by the committee
on accounts.
Mr.. Hammond introduced a bill to =
authorize the withdrawal from dis
5illery warehouses without taxation of
alcoholic and other spirits to be used in
The manufacture Of drugs, medicines
and other chemicals. Referred.
Mr.. Beach from committee OH agri-
culture reported resolution directing
he committee to inquire into the
and sale of oleomarga-
-ine, etc.
Mr.. Hill, from committee on foreign
affairs, reported bill suspending for
i've years the operation of the revised
statues in relation to the Guano
Islands.
ME-. Dingley, from committee on
shipping interests, reported bill to
constitute bureau OF navigation in
,he treasury department.
The House proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the resolution making the
Jules of the Forty-sixth Congress, as
the rules of this House.
MIR. Weller, in vehement manner,
advocated the amendment relating to
,he printing of bills and reports. In
he course of his brief remarks he
to aim blow at the national
banking system, and to condemn the
action of the Republican party in de-
silver. He expressed 4
wish for Democratic success in the
leXt election, and stated that through
,ut the country Mr.. Randall was
Ooked rpon as friend of monopolies.
This last remark eliciJed some laugh
er, in which Mr.. Randall good hu-
noredly joined, and contentel himself
with replying that he had lived long
enough to bear such misrepresenta-
ion.
Mr.. Bedford offered an amendment
granting clerk to every member of
Congress, not chairman Of COM
nlttee In advocating the amend
nent Mr.. Bedford criticized the rules
If the House and declared that man +
who had brains enough to understand 4
hem had no brains for any other pur-
pose. They were established in the
interest Of the oligarchy Of the black .
horse crusade, which proposed to over
'ide the majority of the House. There
we're several forces in the House
)rahamins OF the ways and means
white buttoned manderines
If the appropriation comittee. He dig
lifed the committee on rules the
speaker of the House and the illus
,rious gentlemen from Indiana (Hol-
NAM, in whose presence the nation
uncovered its head. If the members
If the House had the courage of con-
Victions they would vote for his PROF.
osition, but they had not. Referring
70 the remarks made by Mr.. Weller
Upon the difficulty of members under
the bill upon which action
was asked, Mr.. Beltvrd raised laugh
Dy asserting that the gentleman had
not sense enough to compre-
lend the bill, and he wanted
TO help him by giving him
clerk who would illuminate him.
Look at the Senate; fifty of its