The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-10

select committee had agreed the ties
timony thoroughly indicated him.
MT. Hammond moved to lay the
whole matter on the table. Agree d to-
T Yeas I37, nays ~.
Mr.. Holman moved, when the house
ADJOURN to-day, it be to meet Saturday
next. he thought this action would
give time for the conference commit
Zee to meet, and would thereby fGcili-
tate final adjournment. Agreed to:
120 to "a.
Mr.. Finnerty said he was absent
yesterday, when the vote was taken
on the passage of the FitZ John Por-
ter bill, in the belief he was paired.
He found he was mistaken. Had he
been present he would have voted for
the bill.
Mr.. Robinson (New York; made a
similar statement.
Mr.. Hammond offered the report
from the select committee appointed
to inquire whether any members had
violated the privileges of the house.
The committee find no custom or
usage which would justify them in
conclusion that the conduct of Wm.
II. English in the contested election |
case of English VS.. Peele, was a |
breach of the privileges of the house,
and recommended the whole matter |
be laid on the table.
Mr.. Willard presented a minority |
report, declaring the charge that VIM.
81. English lobbied on the floor in the
interests of his son, was fully sustain
ed by the testimony, and that his con-
duct was improper. and a fragrant
violation of the privileges of the
house. The report was accompanied
by resolution, excluding VIM. ii.
English from the floor during the
present congress.
A resolution offered yeSter-
day by the chairman was agreed
to, providing for session OF the
senate, tomorrow, July 4. A
resolution was agreed to, authorizing .
the appointment of committee OF
i've senators to examine into the ca !!
pacity of steel producing works in the !
United States, to make steel suitable :
for guns of high power, and plate
suitable for war ships, and into the l
character and sufficiency of to )ls in
he navy yards and foundrieS suita-
Die for the manufacture of engines
or such vessels, and guns for such
1eSsels and sea coast defenses. Also
% inquire as to the best method of
the same, whether by a
government or by contract with pri- G
rate parties. The senate insisted up q
N its amendments to the sundry bill II
nd ordered a conference. Il
The fertilization bill passed the a
enate, precisely as it came from the D
enate appropriation committee. The Il
most important change made by the g
ommittee is an increase of 500, 600 n
q the house item, for the armament az
f the seaport Notifications. L
Ordered that the hour of the meet sc
ng of the house Saturday be 9o'clock, c.
nd conference report on fourth of al
uly claims" be agreed to. W
Mr.. Townshend moved that the tie
ouse resumed consideration of the vi
Iexican pension bill. After several
oil calls the motion was agreed to.
Iuch opposition to Mr.. Lyle was
lanifested, and Mr.. Hewitt, (Ala) and tr
[ardeman, interjected several mo- 70
ons to adjourn, which were voted de
own, but which rendered progress ca
18th the bill very slow. re
Mr.. Townsend said, in response to eli
lquiry, the house would not adjourn In
ntil the bill passed. Sc
Pending further action the con- co
,rence reports on bills to relieve Ger re-
in soldiers from the charge of deser-
on, and to establish local branches
the soldiers home in one of the
estern states, were agreed to. MI
Mr.. O'Neill, (Mo.,) from the COM mi
ittee on labor, reported two joint ex
solutions, which were placed upon WI
e house calendar, proposing consti- Ill
tional amendments comforting on we
ngress power to limit the hours OF Du
Dor in textile and other manufactUr- eV
g establishments, and prohibiting TN
e states from hiring convict labor. ma
The senate amendments to the for an
ication appropriation bill were nom
incurred in and Messrs. Randall, For
y and Keifer were appointed con-
rees. wa
The house then resumed considera- fol
IN of the Mexican pension bill. no
Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama, raised the OF
int of order that the house must PEI
nslder, in committee of the whole, wa
g senate amendment, granting ex'
nsion to soldiers of the Mexican war OF
10 were married after they were dis no
arged. Del
The speaker sustained the point of r
order.
The house then proceeded to the
nSideration of the amendments, but an
e opponents of the measure resorted me
filibustering tactics and left the w.
use without quorum. oD'
After call of the house recess was pa
ken until tomorrow morning at lOl inf
lock. Ao
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