The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19
Won Eisendeclxer Presents His
Letter of Recall and the
Presidents Reply.
Randall's Movement to Squelch
Political Contribution, by
Government Clerks.
Congressional.
SENATE,

{ the secretary of the interior for infor-
nation concerning the supplies OF
beef to the Indians.
, Mr.. Sherman said an inquiry of this
. character carried the implication of
fraud on the part of government Off
GERS. If the senator from Indiana
: (VoorheeS) would say he believed
! wrong had been done, he (Sherman)
would favor the resolution; otherwise
; he would move reference to the COM
mittee on Indian affairs.
Mr.. VOORHEES, replied that he had
not the slightest suspicion of any Off
cial improperly in the matter, and
the senator from Ohio (Sherman) had
constituted himself the defender of
the department before any accusation
had been made. His object was to
have an inquiry made whether or no
the supplies had been procured from
trespasslng grazerS, and opposed refer
| ence to the committee on Indian af-
fairs because the resolution relating
to grazing in the Indian territory,
long since referred to that commit
tee, had not been heard from.
| The matter then went over for
| week.
The senate insisted upon its amend
ments to the District of Columbia
bill, and conference was ordered.
The senate then went into secret
session on the item in the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, appropriating $250,OO0 to cover
necessary expenses attendant upon the
execution of the neutrality act.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE senate
bill passed extending the time to COM
mence laying an Atlantic cable.
The house went into committee of
| the whole on the river and harbor
bill.
Mr.,Mayberry called attention of the
committee to the necessity of prose-
cutting to completion the work of i'm
proving Detroit river, but was unsuc-
cessful in the effort to have the appro-
priation made for that river increased
from 100000 to $227,O00.
The clause providing for the con-
struction of the Hennepin canal,
having been reached, Jones (Wis.)
raised against it the point of order, that
the committee on rivers and harbors
had no jurisdiction over the subjects,
and that bill with substantially the
same provision, was pending in the
house.
Mr.. Holman supported the point,
arguing that the subject of the Hen
nepin canal was within the jurisdic-
ton of the committee on railways and
canals. He made the further point
that the clause was out of order, as is
provided for new work not authorized
by law.
Mr.. Henderson spoke against the
pninf of nd tho dnhaf0
tinued at some length.
The chairman Mr.. Welborn, in an
nouncing his decision, reviewed the
several points of order and then over
ruled them.
Mr.. Holman appealed from the de-
cision of the chair, but tue decision
was sustained-106 to 60.
Mr.. Holman then moved to strike
out the Hennepin clause.
Mr.. Potter supported the motion. 1t
was lost, 80 to 81.
Mr.. Cosgrove moved to increase
from $4,000 to $850,OO0, the appro-
priation for the improvement of the
Missouri from its mouth to Sioux
City. Lost.
Mr.. O'Neil, of Missouri, NOV
ed TO increase from $4,000 to
100000 the appropriation for the
Mississippi, from the mouth of the
Illinois river to- the mouth of the
Ohio river, Lost.
Under instructions from the COM
| mittee on rivers and harbors, Mr..
| Willis offered an amendmentSappro-
priating $4,000 for completing sur
veys on the Mississippi river between
the head of the passes, and the head
waters, and for making additional sur
veys of the river and tributaries.
Mr.. Holman moved to amend the
amendment by providing that all the
money appropriated for the MISSISSIPPI
river-eXcept such sums as are
directed to specific objects shall be
expended on Plum Point and Lake
Providence reaches. Lost, 70 to 70.
| Mr.. Willis amendment was adopted.
BURIAL OF AN EX-CHIEF JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE re-
mains of ex-Justice Swayne, of the
| United States supreme court, arrived
from New York in a special car this
morning and were inferred in Oak
Hill cemetery. The pail bearers were
Justices Miller, Field and Brady;
Solicitor General Phillips, Assistant
Attorney Generals VIM. A. hurry and
J. X. McCammon, Judge ID. X. Carter
and Samuel SnellaOarger.
| WASHINGTON, June n.-When the
doors were reopened, Mr.. Butler offer
ed IL resolution which, under object
ion, went over one day, providing for
the appointment of a special commit
tee to examine into the condition of
the national banks of New York city
and ascertain, specially, whether the
funds in bonds had been illegally used
by the officers, and if the national
banking law has been violated in any
respect.
The chair then laid before the sem
ate the consular and diplomotlc bill
and vote was taken upon the amend
ment agreed to in committee OF the
whole, reserving however, for sepa-
rate vote, the $250,O00 then already re-
ferred to. All other amendments
{ were agreed to-, substantially, as re-
quested by the senate committee on
: appropriations.
Messrs. Vest and Jonas desired
la separate vote on the $3.50,
$ 600 item. When the chair was
I about to put the question
: on this item, Mr.. Vest said: It is due
the country and the senate that the
committee on appropriations should
a state why this enormous sum is asked
and what its purpose really and hon
1 estly is. call upon the chairman Of
3 the committee to state the real pur
! pose of this appropriation.
| Mr.. Allison, chairman Of the appro
, priation committee, made no res
< ponse.
e Mr.. Van Wyck offered the follow
]. ing amendment to the clause refer
= red to: "But no portion of salt
S $250O00 shall be paid directly, o
through the Nicaragua government
to owners of the concessions grante'
the Maritime Canal Company of Mic
le aragua.
n Mr.. allison moved to lay th
t. amendment on the table.
eel Mr.. VanWyck asked Mr.. Allison t
p withdraw the motion, which Mr.. Al
II lison declined to do. The motion G
lel Mr.. Allison was agreed to, an
k. 1.-THE amendment was LAID on the t.
n Ible.
ce Mr.. VanWyck then Announce
that he voted in the Al
fitmative, and now moved to rconside
thu vote. At this point, Mr.. Allison
TO rising to question of privilege, mo-
ne. ed that the motion to reconsider
,d' heard under rule As, in secret sessio
nd The motion was agreed to and tt
doors, closed. When they re-opent
NJ Wan Wvelx asked the chair IN STA