The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-10
CONFERENCE REPORT UPON THE
GENERAL DEFICIENCY APPR0-
PRIATI0N BILL.
Hayes for Money Expended
on the Louisiana Comm.
House Filibusters on the Next
can Pension Bill-River
and HarbOr Bill.
Postal Telegraph Discussed in
the Senate-Remarks of
Senator MaXeY.
CONGRESSIONAL.

aNN "a OAA4t anu q now w
ordered. The senate then went in
executive session.
After ten minutes in executive 81
sion, the senate resumed legislati'
business.
Mr.. Van Wyck, from the committ
on public lands, reported favorably
resolution prohibiting the secretary
the interior from certifying or paten
ing any lands to railroad corporation
until congress shall have acted upC
any bill or report from the committt
taVoring the forfeiture of such land
Mr.. Garland, from the committe
on judiciary, reported, with amend
ments, house bill relat ng to taxatiu
OF Pacific railroad lands. The amend
ment Is substitute for the provision
of the house bill and those of the bll
reported early this session by Mr.. Gal
land, from the senate committee Oh
Judiciary. 1t Is proposed to amen
the title so as to read "an act declar
ing certain lands subject to taxation.
The sundry civil bills were the1
taken up.
Pending consideration of the bill tn
senate insisted on its amendments t,
the rivers harbor bill and ordered
conference.
Mr.. Sherman offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, the senate will meet at tn,
usual hour, Friday, Fourth of July
and after the reading of the Journal
and before other business is done, the
secretary of the senate shall read the
declaration of independence anC
Washington's farewell address.
The consideration OF the sundry
civil bill was then proceeded with.
The amendment proposed by the
senate committee to strike out the
clause providing for compensation by
salaries, instead of fees for United
States marshals, gave rise to consid-
cradle discussion. The committees
amends were finally agreed to and the
provision for salaries were struck out.
Mr.. Beck moved to include the Gin
cinnati and Louisville expositions IN
the clause providing for participation
by the government in the New Or
leans exposition.
Agreed to.
Messrs. Jonas and Gibson energet-
ically opposed the committees pro-
posed amendment to reduce, from
$4,000 to $250000, the amount ap-
propriated to enable the government
to participate in the New Orleans ex-
position.
Mr.. Gibson moved to put the amend
ment at $4,000.
Not agreed to, and the appropriation
was made $250,0O0
The bill then passed and the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Henoly from the committee on
public lands, reported bill for for
FIXTURE of lands granted to aid in the
construction of railroad from Port
land, Oregon, to connect with the
Central Pacific railroad. Placed on
the calendar.
In pursuance of an agreement yes
t5rday, the house proceeded to vote
upon motion to substitute the mi
nority fertilization bill for the bill
reported by the majority of the COM
mittee on appropriations. The mo-
ton was agreed to: Yeas, 100; nays,
81.
Messrs. Henderson, of Indiana,
Howey and York, voted with the
Dargan, Ellis, Findlay, Finerty.
Patton with the republicans, in the
negative.
The-bill, as amended by the adop-
ton of the substitute, was then pass
ed: Yeas, lob; nays, 46. 1t app,o-
PIRATES $685., 900.
The conference report on the bill
granting right of way through the
Indian Territory to the Southern
Kansas railroad company, was agreed
to.
Mr.. Townsend moved the house
proceed to the consideration of bust
being to reach the Mexican pension
bill, with the senate amendments.
Agreed to, 1913 to 70. The first bill on
the table was one providing for two
additional associate judges of the su.
preme court of Dakota. The senate
amendments were concurred in.
The next bill was the Mexican PEN
sion bill, with senate amendments
against this Mr.. Hewitt raised the
question of consideration in favor Of
the special order being the bill grant
ing pensions to survivors of the Mex
kan and Indian wars.
Mr.. Hewitt (New Y ork) asked unan-
inous consent for the adoption of
Preamble and resolution reciting that
numerous fraudulent transactions, re-
Gently, had been disclosed in several
executive departments of the govern
nent, and asking committee of thir-
on members of the house be ap-
+ inted by the speaker to make a
6, leral investigation of the whole
matter.
Before the completion of the read
ing of the resolution Mr.. Hiscock
objected to its consideration, adding,
jocularly, it was reflection on the
committees of a democratic house.
Mr.. Hewitt replied it was a retlec-
ton on the republican administration
of the government.
Does my colleague, said Mr.. Hewitt,
"take the responsibility of refusing to
allow an investigation to be nader
Mr.. Hiscock-"Yes, do"
So the resolution was not received
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-The senate
was called to order promptly at IL
O'Clock, and after prayer, by Bishop
Andrews, the declaration of independ
ence was read.
The senate further insisted on its
amendments to the deficiency bill
and re-appointed the same COMMITTEES
of conference.
The bill passed gUsnting a pension
to the widow OF General Ord
also the bill increasing the pen
sion of General Frank P. Blair
widow and one to authorize the presi
dent to appoint General Averill t
the position of colonel in the army
and then place him on the retire
list of that rank.
The senate went into executive ses
sion. and when the doors re-openet
took a recess until p. m.
The senate again met ats p. n
Messages were received from tE
house announcing the concurrence 9
that body in conference reports on u
river and harbor bill; the bill to pun
ish violators of the internal revent
laws; the bill amending the lind arr
Gle Of war, and the bill to consoiida
the bureau of military justice al
corps of judge advocates OF II
army
The senate agreed to the report
its own conferees on these bills.
The consideration of the postal Tel
graph bill was then proceeded wiz
1t authorizes the postmRster-gene
to contract for postal telegraph s.
vice, and provides that, If the RAJ
are not satisfactory, the governme
NAV buy, or build lines, and to VIC
them itself, and It fixes the rate
which tre contractor or the COVE
n, Al az, tho urnrE