The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19

lined to proceed with it. That courst
was in accordance with the rule.
Mr.. Beck expressed the hope if i
was to be killed it should be killed
squarely and not by the consideration
Of the a1tl-foreign labor bill.
Mr.. Morgan's motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill was defeated-27 Il
%. The same amendments proposed
by Mr.. Lapham were voted down, anG
at o'clock, the bill still remaining un
finished, the business of the morning
hour went over till tomorrow.
Tne conference report on the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was agreed to.
The anti foreign labor bill was
placed before the senate.
Mr.. Sherman said it was Mr.. Nor.
rllPs intention to call up and discuss
the trade dollar bill at the completion
of the present bill.
Mr.. Miller of New York supported
the bill and opposed the pending mo.
ton which would strike out the clause
proposing penalties for violations OF
the law. He was in full sympathy
with the bill. 1t was simply meant
that while slavery should not any
| longer be tolerated in this country
European countries had been, foI
years, dumping their paupers and
criminals upon our shores and the
| time was coming when we would
have to pass strong measures to pro-
| tect ourselves. We could not afford
to leave our ports open to such i'm
| portatiOns. We should soon need
to inquire as TO the character of every
person coming here.
After which the vote was .izen.
The motion of Mr.. Bayard e. strike
out section 8, which prescribes a pen
atty Of $1,000 for violation Of the act
was not agreed to-yeaS, II; nays, 40.
Those voting to strike out the penalty
section were Messrs. Butler, Coke,
Colquitt.
Garland, Groome, Hampton, Harris,
Maxey. Morgan, salisbury, Slater and
Williams. The Democrats voting
with the Republicans to retain the
penalty were Mossrs Brown, Call,
Camden, Fair, George, Gibson, Jackson,
Mcpherson, Pugh, Ransom and Vest.
MIR. Coke thought the bill would
preveI, ! the farmers and stock raisers
of Texas from receiving sufficient la
Dor. He moved to amend by exclud-
ing from the operation of the bill ag-
rlcultural laborers and iaborerS en-
ployed in stock raising.
Mr.. MaXey supported Mr.. Coke's
amendment.
Mr.. Miller, of n. Y, said enormous
farms west and southwest could only
be operated by cheap labor. The
bilty Of importation of cheap
labor the longer these enormous
farms would continue. The more Sc
curity we guarded against that class
OF labor the sooner we would see these
farms divided up in homesteads.
MI. COke'S amendment was leiect-
ed-yeas, IA; nays, 81.
Mr. Morgan moved an amendment
to the effect that the bill should not
apply to any agent of state acting
under authority of the law who
would induce immigration, nor any
person who in good faith should assist
families to come to the United States.
Messrs Morgan and George took
diametrically opposite views as to the
necessity, for this amendment.
Mr.. Morgan insisted that it was
necessary while Mr.. George considered
the bill already fully permitted the
things that Mr.. Morgan desired to
provide for.
perfect the bar of the United States
would laugh at it it it become a law.
a motion to adjourn was made
without success.
Vote being taken on the Morgan
Ay1 n nTaf RI Of II
Mr.. Blair consented not TO oppose
adjournment if vote could be unani-
mously agreed on for o'clock to-mor-
row. Consent was given and the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Reagan resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the secre-
tary of the treasury for information
in relation to range and ranch traffic
of the western states and territories.
The house proceeded to the consider
alton OF business under special rule.
On motion OF Mr.. Peters a bill
passed for the erection of public
building at Wichita, Kansas, at cost
OF 650,G99.
Mr.. Hutc5ins, from the committee
on appropriations, reported the naval
appropriation bill, and gave notice he
would ask for its consideration TO-
morrow. On motion of MIR. Mills, the
amendment was adopted appropriat-
ing $4,000 to enable the commission
OF of labor to obtain information per-
tanning to labor in America and
elsewhere.
On motion of Mr.. Dinglsy an
amendment was adopted requesting
the secretary of the treasury TO sub
nit to the next congress such a modi-
fication of the laws relating to COM
merce and navigation as will simplify
and improve the same and remove
from American vessels, whether en-
gagged in fishing or domestic and for
eign commerce, all unnecessary re-
strictionS and burdens.
On motion of MIR, Long the para
graph authorizing the president to dis
continue the appointment and services
of officers at the port of entry in all
cases where, for two successive
years last past. the revenues collected
at such ports are less than the salary
and expenses of the officers employed.
was stricken out by vote of 80 to ".
After discussing the several sec.
tions of the silver bill the house went
into committee of the whole on legis-
lative appropriation bills. When the
committee rose the house took a re.
cess until tomorrow.