The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
WASHINGTON
Debate In the Senate on the
Bill to Admit Southern
Dakota.
Dead-L ock in House Still I'm
broken-Matters and Things
Around the Capitol.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Among the pc
titions and memorials presented and re-
ferred was one for amendments to the
Interstate commerce bill, so as to make
the act apply to the transportation of oil
by pipe line.
The senate resumed consideration of the
bill to authorize the sale to citizens of GER
tain mineral lands, the question being ou
the amendment offered by Senator Faux
ner, requiring majority of stockholders,
trustees or directors of running COM
pany to be citizens of the United States.
The amendment ives rejected by a vote
of-yeas, 20; nays, 81.
After further discussion the bill was
passed by vote of-yeas, 81; nays, 13.
The senate then resumed consideration
of unfinished business, being the bill to
provide for the admission of South Dakota
and the organization of the territory of
North Dakota.
Senator Butler made lengthy argu-
ment against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
territory, in which he said the bill of the
minority proposed to authorize the
people of the territory to meet in conven-
tioD, frame constitution and state
govern ment, and submit them to congress,
anu upOh Uuo ny OOuREOrS, W
declare Dakota a state of the union.
The majority bill, on the other hand,
proposed to ratify and confirm the So
called constitution adopted in South
Dakota two and one half years ago, and
to seat, as United States senator's, two
n-republicans-wh claimed to
have been then elected. Would the
senate, he asked, cons mt to seat, as full
fledged senators, equal to those who rep
resented sovereign states, two men who
simply represented 10000 votes out of
105 600 votes? That was the proposition.
At the conclusion of Senator Buffers ar
guments. Without action on the bill the
senate proceeded to executive business,
and, when the doors were re-opened, ad-
journed'
| HOUSE.
The house met at As this morning.
The Legislative day of Wednesday last
continuing, Mr.. Phelan, of Tennessee, as
privileged question, submitted a con-
ference report upon the bill authorizing
the construction of bridge across the
Mississippi river at Memphis, Tenn.
The senate amendment repeating the
bridge charter now existing is agreed to.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, asked unani-
nous consent to report the postotfice
appropriation bill, but the demand for
the regular order from Mr.. Reid of Maine,
operated as an objection and
the seventh day of the contest over
the direct tax bill was formally
opened. Motions for recess, and for ten,
fifteen, twenty and twenty-five minutes,
we're submitted by Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Arkansas; Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa; Mr.. An
derson, of Illinois, and Mr.. Oates, of Ala
bama. These were further supplemented
with motions to adjourn until Thursday,
to adjourn until Friday and to adjourn
until Saturday.
At this hour, 2 p. m, no concessions
have been made by either side of the con-
troversy, and all talk of compromise
has collapsed. 1t is generally thought
among members that the present condition
of affairs will continue until Tuesday, the
day when the tariff bill will be called, when
a determined effort will be made to break
the dead lock. There is desire on the
part of the democratic advocates of d.
rect tax bill to have caucus called for
the purpose of determining what course
should be pursued to put an end to the
present st ,gnation of business, but while
the opponents indicate willingness to
have caucus called for consultation, they
decline to be bound by caucus action.