The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-06

he said, the approval of a very
large majority of the people of
the country. The retaliation message
might be fairly taken as evidence
that the president had become satisfied
that the treaty was mistake. To re-
trieve what he had lost by that mistake
the president had launched out into a
broader S "a and would find himself in
deeper water than ever before and with
greater dangers threatening him.
Senator Cullom then addressed himself
to the details of the subject, while he ar
gued that the secretary of the treasury had
the power practically to prohibit ship
ments from Canada to United States
ports for expectation, by establishing
such rules and regulations as would make
it inconvenient.
At the close of Senator Cullom's speech
the subject went over without action.
The senate then proceeded to the ooI-
sideration of the fortiication bill, with
amendments recommended by the COM
mittee on appropriations. The first
amendment was the insertion of a new
section providing for supervising board.
After some discussion it was modified and
| agreed to. Other amendments were
agreed to as follows: Reducing the ap-
preparation for the erection or purchase
of a gun factory and machinery at Water
Welt arsenal, West Troy, N. Y, from
$750,000 to $550,000; increasing the appro-
priation for steel for guns from $1,50O,000
to $2,300,000.
After long discussion the bill went over
till tomorrow.
Senator Cullom offered resolution
which was laid over, directing the score
tary of the treasury to inform the senate
whether transit in bond over or across
the territory of the United States without
payment of duty of goods, wares and
merchandise coming from Canada, has
been permitted since July l, 1885, when
article 30 of the treaty of Washington and
section of the act of March, 1878, are
said to have ceased to be in force. If so,
to what extent and by what authority of
lawY
The conference report on the bill to
provide for the disposal of the Fort Wall
lace military reservation in Kansas was
presented and agreed to. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
After routine business the house went
into committee of the whole on the
Oklahoma bill. The pending amend.
ment was that offered by Mr.. Anderson,
of Iowa, providing that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors of the war of
the rebellion shall be permitted to enter
lands in the proposed territory without
payment of their purchase price pro-
vided by the bill The amendment was
rejected-72 ta2.
The committee rose informally in order
to allow Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, to
report from the committee on foreign
affairs, n substitute for the Wilson retail
alton bill, and he gave notice he would
call it up for consideration Saturday
next.
Mr.. Springer proposed that members
would see the Importance of the subject
sufficiently to be in their seats while it
was considered
The bill was ordered printed and re-
committed. ww
The committee of the whole on the
Oklahoma bill then resumed its sitting.
The entire afternoon was consumed In
an unsuccessful effort TO secure quorum
to vote upon the amendment offered and
without action the committee then rose.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, as privi-
legged question, offered resolution direct
iuB Oho soiBoaho-euol olhie w VoAoRlaPh w
absent members that their presence is
required Immediately in order that public
business may be transacted.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, doubted the
efficiency of the telegram. If the utter
ances of the leader of the house (Mr.
Mills) made in Chicago recently, that the
British lion was to be taken by the snout,
would not bring members back, what
would the simple little telegram dor
The speaker ruled that the resolution
was not in order.
Mr.. McCreary asked consent to have the
retaliation bill made the special order for
Monday instead of Saturday, but Mr..
O'Neill, of Missouri, objected on the
ground that Monday was suspension day.
The house then adjourned.