The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-21
HACKWORTH.
The Republican Memoriallst in
the Washington County Cases
Denounced by Senator Coke.
The Evarts Committee Excludes
all But the Testim ony OF Dis
reputable Persons.
FIFrIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON February I4.-The senate
resumed consideration of the resolution
reported from the committee on privil-
eyes and elections and was addressed by
Senator Coke. He declared, on his respon-
sibility as a man and senator that the re-
port of the committee was unjust, one
sided and partisan. If the committee
had been prosecutors, instead of judges,
the incul patory evidence could not have
been more thoroughly congregated in the
report nor the exculpatory testimony
more thoroughly excluded. The senate
and country should recollect in reading
the report that it was politics. 1t was
based principally on the testimony of
three memorialists, Hackworth, Moore
and Schutze and took no note of the testi
mony of twenty-seven witnesses to the
effect that Hackworth and Schutze were
men of infamous character and unworthy
of credit. Moore was about as the others.
He condemned all violations of law there,
and declared that an attempt to fix the re-
sponsibilityon that people had no support
except the testimony of the infamous trio
and some of their vilest coadjutors. They
had tried to make it apparent that they
were forced out of the county because of
their politics, while the fact was, he as
serted, that they had left because they
were regarded as moral lepers unfit for
decent association. He would prove that
by reference to the testimony of witnesses
which had not been recited in the report
of the committee. He declared that when
the memoralists lost the public offices
which they held in the county they were
co ,ered all over with Indictments for
official malfeasance.
Senator Coke sent to the clerks desk
and had read counter memorial of citi-
zens of Brenham, painting in very dark
colors the character of sHackworth Moore
and Schultz denying all their material
allegations and presenting the democratic
side of the trouble in Washington county.
He also sent to the clerks desk and had
read testimony in corroboration of this
counter memorial. Without concluding
his speech he yielded the floor for other
business.
Senators Stewart, Allison, Plumb, His
cock, German, Reagan and Jones, of Ar
kansas, were appointed select commit
tee on inning ration authorized by Mr.
Stewards resolution.
After brief executive session, the SEN
ate adjourned.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas,
the sen ate bill was passed providing for
writs of error to the United States supreme
court in all cases Involving the question
of Jurisdiction Of the court below.
Mr.. Peel, of Arkansas, called up the bill
to divide portion of the Sioux reserva-
tion in Dakota into separate reservations
and to secure relinquishment of the In.
dian title to the remainder. The first
vote was taken upon the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
opening the land to free entry under the
homestead law, and it was rejected. The
next vote was taken on an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Psyson, of Illinois, provid
ing for free entry by honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors. The amendment was
rejected and the bill was passed.
Mr.. Ssyers, of Texas, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported back the
fortification appropriation bill with SEN
ate amendments and asked for its present
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, 1t was referred
to committee of the whole.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, called up the
conference report on the senate bill for
admission of the state of South Dakota.
The report which reports total disa
gree neni was agreed to.
Mr.. Springer moved the house insist on
it's amendments and ask for another CON
nation ho vi on
to Mr.. Baker, of New York, offered reso-
luton giving the house conferrees the
following Instructions
First-To exclude the territory of New
Mexico from the bill.
Second-To amend the bill to provide
for the admission of South Dakota by
proclamation of the president under the
Sioux Falls Constition to be submitted to
the people of South Dakota with the pre-
vision for new election of state and fed
eral officers and without new vote on the
gu stion of division.
Third-That the proposed states of
North Dakota, Montana and Washington
shall all be admitted on the same basis
either by proclamation of the president
or all by formal acts of admission.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered su5sti
Mr.. Bakers proposition in that it provides
for the admission of North Dakota, Mon
tana and Washington by proclamation of
the president. He earnestly favored the
immediate admission of these territories.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, thought the
time had arrived when the whole terri
torisl system ought to be wiped out. If
he had his way he would adopt constitu
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impure sister from coming into the sister
hood of states and then admit every other
territory as states. 1t was time that every
foot of land in the union should tear off
the swaddling clothes of territorial infancy
and put on the full suit of sisterhood of
states.
motion to adjourn having then been
voted down, an arrangement was effected
whereby the vote shall be taken tomorrow
at 12:45, and the house then adjourned.