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

suited in the rejection of the treaty"
RESOLUTION APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September L.
The president has approved the joint
resolution providing for the expenses of
the government act to accept and ratify
the agreement with the Shoshone and
Bannock Indians.
SUBSTITUTE FOR JUTE BAGGING.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-Repre-
sentative Catching, of Mississippi, and
Phelan, OF Tennessee, to-day called on
the commissioner of agriculture in refer
enoe TO substitute for cotton bagging
made of jute. He promised to make
official inquiry of the proposed substi-
tute. He also promised to write to the
cotton factories which buy large quanti-
ties of cotton and which sell old bagging,
and suggest to them to ship what they.
have to distributing points in the cotton
region. It has been proven that old bag
ging can be used second time. Paper
factories also buy large quantities of old
bagging, and the commissioners agreed
to write to some of them and suggest
that they sell what they have on hand.
The commissioners also promised
Messrs. Catching and Phelan to make
special investigation of the whole subject.
The special investigation of a substitute
for jute bagging will be made at once.
NEW CASE AT PHILADELPHIA.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-Surgeon-
general Hamilton has received
dispatch from Philadelphia, informing
him that case of yellow fever has been
discovered there in the person of Florida
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| Gross, Ga. The patient was sent to the
municipal hospital.
BAYABD WON'T TALK.
WASHINGTON, September mo Of
foial information regarding the rejection
of the Chinese treaty has been received
at the state department., and nothing be-
yond the press despatch, csbled last night
from London, published this morning, is
known on the subject. The friends of the
administration say the treaty contained
arrangements with China which the
British government was most anxious to
make, and British influence, to the extent
of the power of that government to
secure rejection of the treaty by China,
has been apprehended by them. An in
terview was sought with Secretary Bayard
on the subject, but he declined to express
himself for publication beyond stating
that no information has been received on
the subject by the department.
'If it is true that China has rejected
the treaty." the secretary added, "why, we
have the former treaty still in force and
the restrictive legislation now on our
statute books"
HOUSE FOREIGN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, August 30.-The commit
tee on foreign affairs to day, Mr.. Belmont
presiding, received the report of the sub
committee on the retaliation bill. The
chairman said that in these questions the
committee had always acted without re-
gard to partisauship, and he hoped it
would continue to do so. The committee
unanimously adopted the amended bill re-
ported by the subcommittee. Mr.. Bel
mont having been absent when the CON
sideration of the subject was begun, ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be
proper for Mr.. McCreary to report the bill
to the house. 1t is understood to be the
intention to call it up for action next
Saturday.
The following is the text of the substi-
tute bill:
Be it enacted, etc.:
Section THAT whenever the president
may deem it his duty to exercise any
powers given to him by an act entitled
"An act to authorize the president of the
United States to protect and defend the
rights of American fishing vessels, Ameri-
, can fiahermen, American trading and
other vessels in certain cases, and for
other purposes, approved March 8, 1887.
= 1t shall be lawful for the president in his
D discretion, by proclamation TO that effect,
Q to suspend in whole, or in part, transpor-
!. tation across the territory of the United
States in bond and without payment OF
duty of goods, wares and merchandise,
i'm ported or exported, from any foreign
country, from or to the British dominions
in North America.
Section 2-That whenever the president
{ shall be satisfied that there is any dis
elimination whatever in the use of We'll
, land canal, st. Lawrence river canals,
, Chambly canal, or either of them, whether
, by tolls, drawbacks, refunding of tolls, or
otherwise, which Is or may be detrimental
|, to the interests Of the United States or OF
any United States citizens, it shall be
, lawful for the president, In his discretion,
to issue a proclamation to that effect
whereupon there shall be collected toll of
twenty cents ton upon every foreign
vessel and her cargo passing through
either Sault Ste. Marie canal or st. Clair
canal, and the secretary of the
treasury may authorize and direct
any customs officers to collect tolls levied
3 under this act, or the president may, In
& his discretion, when he is satisfied there il
= any discrimination, prohibit the use OF
such canals to any such foreign vessels
{ The president, when satisfied such dis
! elimination has ceased, may issue hi
proclamation to that effect in his discre'
Q ton, whereupon the tolls authorized By
Q his act shall no longer be collected, ant
q said prohibition, il ordered, shall cease.
t Section 3-That the secretary OF thu
= treasury is authorized to make any regu
0 lations needed By this act to go int
Il effect.
o At only one point was there anything
10 likely to prove of offense between demo
n cratic and republ can members. Thu
{. was the proposition coming from thu
g republicans that courtesy to Grea
10 Britain required that she should be mott
lie fed that Article of the treaty OF Wash
8. ington had been practically nullified ant
ID abrogated upon the refusal and denial o.
a. the rights of Americans in CANADIAN
N ports. Upon this proposition ther'