The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-26
WASHINGTON.
LIVELY sPAT BETWEEN MILLS, OF
TEXAS, AND HOLMAN, CT
INDIANA.
MILLS OPPOSES QUITTING WAGES.
Another Discussion on the Propriety of
Recognizing the New Republic
of Brazil.
MILLS OPPOSES QUITTING WAGES.
FIFrY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-Among the
bills introduced and referred to commit
tees was one by Mr.. Hoar to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States.
! On motion of Mr.. Hale senate bill
to amend the census act by making the
maximum of supervisors 1000 instead OF
$500 was taken up, and letter from Mr.
| Porter, superintendent, was received to
show the inadequacy of the compensation
now provided. Mr.. Hale made further
explanation of the bill, in the course OF
which he promised that the eleventh CEN
sus would not be allowed to drag along as
the tenth had done.
Mr.. Ingalls, remarked that the country
would be glad to hear from the chairman
of the census committee that the next
census was not to be a repetition Of the
last. The tenth census had been provided
tor IN $780, and now at the close of 1889 all
the volumes of that census were not pub
lished.
| After protracted discussion partici-
pated in by Senators Dawes, Reagan, Tel
Ter, German, Dolph, Stewart, Blair, Pad
dock and Wilson, of Iowa-most of it on
the subject of statistics of farm mortgages,
| and Mr.. Blairs remarks being directed to
| the question of statistics of the liquor
| business the bill went over without action,
| Mr.. Hale giving notice that he would call
| it up Immediately after holiday re-
cess.
Senator Sherman moved to proceed to the
consideration of executive business, but
| yielded for further morning business.
Senator Morgan offered resolution call
ing on the president of the United States
| for copies of all correspondence between
the United States and Brazil, and of all
other papers on file in the state department
relating to the change of government in
Brazil, and said that he desired to submit
some here, because if we are rot to have
any consideration on this side of the cham
| ber ! shall insist that other side suffer just
as much by that form of tactics as we do.
| Senator Sherman disolaimed the imputa-
| tien, and said if the Brazilian question
could be debated and voted on he had not
| the least objection, but there was no quo
rum to be present to decide any contro-
verted question.
| Senator Morgan-I regard this movement
| to go into executive session as a deliberate
| attempt to cut us off from any considera-
of the resolution (the one debated yester-
day) and as the senator from Ohio is chair
man of the committee on foreign relations,
| to which committee motion has has been
made to refer it, do not think he is justi-
| fled in the cause of action. | propose on
| his motion to go into executive session to
| test the question whether or not there is a
voting quorum in the house.
The resolution to recognize the. republic
of Brazil would necessarily go over till after
the holidays but he desired that the in
| formation called for with the resolution
| which he now offered might be obtained
for the purpose of informing the country of
| the situation of the Brazilian question in
| dana rfO wished
submit in connection with it a statement
from Mr.. H. w. billiards, of Augusta, Ga.
Ia former minister to Brazil), which he had
received from that gentleman this morn
| ing, in the shape of an interview in the Au-
gusta Chronicle He also wished to sub
| NIT speech of Mr.. Mendocina, of Brazil
| (as reported in the morning papers) in re-
sponse to the toast, America, all repub-
| lican."
Senator Sherman said that he had no OBJ
| lection to the adoption of the resolution
just offered if it were acted upon without
discussion.
Senator Morgan persisted no further, but
| furnished to the official reporters copies of
the papers containing Mr.. billiards state
ment and Mr.. Mendocina's speech, and
then his resolution calling for the corre-
spondence was agreed to.
Senator Spooner offered substitute for
Mr.. Morgan's resolution as to the recogni-
ton of the Brazilian republic to be refer
red to the committee on foreign relations.
1t declares that the action of the president
in according diplomatic recognition to the
present provincial government of Brazil
and instructing the United States
ministers to extend on the part of this
government a cordial and formal
recognition of the new republic as
socn as majority of the people of Brazil
should have signffied their assent to its es-
tablishment and maintenance merited and
received the unqualified appreciation of
congress.
Senator Morgan suggested there was
something in Senator Spooner's PROPOSE
ton to point moral or adorn a tale.
After executive session the senate ad-
journed until January6.
HOUSE.
The house was treated to a spirited little
discussion this morning between Mr.. Hol-
man, of Indiana, and Mr.. Mills, of Texas.
The discussion was precipitated by a state.
melt from Mr.. Carlisle, of Kentucky, to
yesterday fer the appointment of J. X.
Hill as assistant doorkeeper he fixed the
salary at $1,000, believing that was the sal
ary which had always been received by the
other special employees. From Mr..
Clancy he hadtlearned that this was mis-
| take and that Clancy's salary had been
81, 500. He therefore moved 10 reconsider
the vote by which the resolution was
adopted in order that the house might de-
termine whether II would reduce Mr.. Hills
salary TO $500 or increase Mr.. Clancy
salary to 5000. The vote having been re-
considered Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved
to reduce Mr.. Hills salary 10 $500 and he
urped the necessity Of preserving economy
in the expenditure of public money.
| Mr.. Mills said that was the same old
speech he had been listening to for the last
six years. Every session the house was