The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 14.-The chair laid be-
fore the senate the joint resolution of the legsla-
ture of Connecticut, urging congress to pass with
out necessary delay the bin to provide for the pres
idential count.
Mr.. Platt briefly called attention to the import
of the subject covered by the joint resolution
saying that the people of his state requested him to
bring these matters to the attention of the senate
MI Hoar was OF the opinion that Mr. Platt's
state was responsible for the failure in the house of
the bill already three times passed in the senate to
meet the di1iiculty, at least distinguished repre-
sentative Of that state had been chairman of the
house conference committee ON the bill in the last
congress and the conference report was not made
to the house till late in the session that owing to
the pressure of other business nothing Vas done by
the house. The senate, Mr.. Hoar said had done
everything possible in the premises and was not
responsible for the failure. of the bill to become
law.
The chair laid before the senate memorial from
the state executive committee, appointed by the
constitutional convention of Dakota, praying for
the admission of southern Dakota as a state and
transmitting the draft of constitution for the ap-
proval of congress.
Mr. Harrison said he had only waited the receipt
of this memorial in order to introduce bill pro-
Vi;5S fr the admission of the territory named and
that be woS ia introduce such bill at an early op
MI. Hear fr,.m the committee on privileges and
elections reporteA favorably bill providing for
the perfornatce or duties of president in case OF
the death RESIGNATION Inability of BOTH presi-
dent and vice president. He said II was suDstan-
TALLY the same bill that had been acted on last year
by the senate, and gave notice that he would eau II
up tomorrow for consideration.
Mr. Edmunds expressed the hope that its consid-
Grafton would be delayed for day, IN order that
he might have an opportunity to attach to it as an
amendment, bill already introduced by him, reg
ulating the count of the presidential vote.
Mr.. Hoar was willing that the bill should lie
over one day.
This was satisfactory to Mr.. Edmunds. The bill
was placed on the calendar.
resolution, offered by Mr. Morgan, was agreed
to- requesting the president, if not incompatible
with the public interests, to communicate to the
senate report of the actual instrumental survey
of the line for ship railway across the lSthmuS of
Tehuantepec, and of any canal canals designed
TO connect such ship railways with the Gulf OF
Mcxieos
Mr. FRYE, from the committee on rules, reported
favorably joint resolution, providing code OF
ioint rules for the two houses, which placed
on the calendar. Mr.. Frye gave notice that he
the code reported last session by Mr. Frye, except
the PROPOSED joint rule 1s relating to Intoxicating
liquors. was struck out.
The senate then went into executive session, and
when the doors re-opened, adjourned.
At noon the senate went into executive session
and at 10 the doors opened and message was re-
ceived from the president, transmitting the Kelley
correspondence recently called for by Mr.. Vests
resolution. Itwas ordered printed and to lie on
the table. The senate adjourned at 2:S5.
HOUSE.
Mr. Morrison, of ILL.,, from the committee on
rules. submitted the report of the committee on
he proposed revision of the rules, and it was or
mission being given to Mr. Randall to submit a
minority report
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, offered a resolution pro-
tiding for call of states to-day for the lntroduc-
ton OF bills. Considerable antagonism was made
to this proposition. Dir. Hammond, of Georgia,
and Mcmillan, of Tennessee, asserting that the in
PRODUCTION of bills before the house determined the
jurisdiction of the various committees would lead
to great confusion
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, took the same view of
the matter and pointed out various sections IN the
new code which would be violated ifthe resolution
Mr. Weaver saw no weight in the objection rails