The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05

SIN 10 twenty Ine question then re-
: CURED on Mr.. Beck'S amendment, as
modified.
On this Mr.. Vance took the floor.
Mr.. Vance thought tie eloquence
Of the senators was in inverse ratio to
their disposition to do anything effect
i've. 1t has been said that so many
people were interested in railroad
stocks we ought not to pass laws to
restrict their charges. The sama ar
gument would apply to the business
OF robbing hen roosts. There was, in
Mr.. Vance'S opinion. one great mystery
about the railroad business, and that
was the meek endurance and long
suffering patience of the American
people. The claims of Vanderbilt.
Jay Gould, Albert Fink, ct id omne
genus, to have cheapened the price of
commodities ,,iIiiSnad transporta-
tion, were claims tir!es~ properly be-
longed TO science and not to tire par
ties named.
After debate, Beck's amendment
was voted down.
No further amendments Of detail
Offering to the house bill, Mr.. Cullom
moved now to amend by substituting
for it the senate, or commission bill
Agreed toy cas-, 80; nays, Is.
| Thedemocrats voting in the affirm
ative were: Messrs. Colquitt, Hamp-
| ton, Jonas, Mcpherson, Morgan and
| Pugh. The only republicans who
voted in the negative were Messrs.
Edmunds and Van Wyck.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-Mr.
| Bland, from the committee on coin
age, reported back the resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information whether the clearing
house association at New York, or
any national bank, refuses to receive
SILVER dollars or certificates in settle
ment of their balances, and whether
any officials of the government ac-
cede to such q practice; also, what
amount OF gold came into the treasury
III exchange, at par, for silver dollars,
or certificates, during January, 1855,
and what amount of silver coin was
in the treasury on the 1st of January,
1879, and every year thereafter, not
held for redemption of silver certifi
Gates. Also. what amount OF receipts
of the government have been received
in silver coin, or certificates, since tie
1st of January, 1879. Adopted.
On montion Of Mr.. Eaton, the SEN
ate amendment to house concurrent
resolution making arrangements for
counting the electoral vote, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported
back the resolution calling on the
secretary of the navy for information,
as 10 what amount OF money had been
| axrnon6oI hut ha vol n; hoard
and what changes had been made
Grs, etc, for the Chicago, Boston, At
lanta, and Dolphin, and the cost of
such changes. Adopted.
Mr.. Stewart, of Texas, from the
commIttte on foreign affairs reported
a resolution requesting the president
to take all necessary and proper meas
ures to assure to Julio r Santor,
an American citizen, imprisoned in
Ecuador speedy and impartial trial,
and protect him IN his life and prop
erty.
Speaker pro TEN Blackburn, an
nounced the regular order to be the
consideration of the resolution prOvid
| ing that for the remainder of the ses-
sion, one hour every morning should
| be devoted to the disposal of measures
called up by individual members, un-
| less five objections are made thereto.
Mr.. Keifer moved to amend by strik-
ing out five and inserting ten. Agreed
to. The resolution as amended was
adopted.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the river and harbor
bill, General debate being limited to
| three hours.
MIR. Breckenridge criticised the bill
| in that it did not make sufficient ap-
preparation for the improvement of
more important harbors along
the Mississippi river below
Carlo, which he regarded
as so many sepaAte links in the land
chain of river navigation. He then
passed on to review of the
work of improvement of the Calves
ton harb0r by the engineers, denounc-
ing it as complete failure and Sc
vereiy commenting upon the action Of
the officer in charge in submitting re
iports to congress, which he declared
false and misleading. He had no
hopes of the ultimate success of the
work, unless the submerged jetty plan
was abandoned. He defended the ac-
tion of the committee in recommend
log the appointment of Capt. Eads as
advisory engineer of the Mississippi
river commission, which bad. in many
instanc ces,. .depart ed from the original
plans and always with unsatisfactory
| results.
Mr.. Price, of Wisconsin,. said the
bill was neither a fair nor just one.
He opposed the provision for the i'm,
Droyement of Galveston harbor and
| l., hot for tho mont, fO
enter upon a work which would ulti-
mateIy require the expenditure of
SSOOOOOO without plans or recon-
mendations, was little snort or mid
summer madness.
Mr.. Hepburn suggested it might be
more ecomical for the United States
to move Galveston 10 harbor than
TO try to move harbor to Galveston.
; After speaking a good word for Hen
J nepin canal he opposed the appropria-
ton for the Mississippi river, which
, he mid not think advisable for the
government.
: After a SPEECH from Mr.. Funston
, in support of the bill, general debate
, closed and the first section OF the Dill
was read.
| Mr.. O'Neil, of Missouri, criticised
the appropriation for the Mississippi
river. in that only 100000 was ap
, propriated for improvement be-
, ween the sources of the
: Ohio river. That was not q
!. fair share of the pork, Laughter. Ii
g the Mississippi river had got to carry
5 through the gigantic scheme, the com
mittee should have been little more
I, liberal. Unless river and harb0 com.
i mittees would agree to proper di-
g vide when it came to appropriations
for the Mississippi river, he in the
language of the poet would "kick,'
Laughter.
Pending further action the commit
tee rose and the house adjourned.
ST. LOUIS, February 2.-The Chat