The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07
WASHINGTON NOTES.
TELEGRAM FROM KALNoKY.


WASHINGTON, February 4.-The following
telegram has been received by the Austro
Hungarian legation at this capital from
Count Kalnoky, minister of foreign af-
fairs: You will please tender to the presi-
dent of the United States, in the name of
his majesty, of the government and of the
people of Austria Hungary, the warmest
thanks for your telegram of coincidence
presented through Minister Lawton which
was received here with the highest appre
citation.
Signed. KALNoKY.
PETITION FROM JOHN SMITH.
WASHINGTON, February A. President
pro tenn Ingalls, to-day laid before the
senate the following petition:
To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives Your humble petitioner
would respectfully beg that your honor
able body pass the bill introduced by
Senator Butler of the South Sea islands
empowering the commissioners of Whit.
man county, Washington territory, to
Issue bonds not to excsed 100000 to
build court house and jail in the town of
Colfax. Now, your petitioner most hum.
bly, prays that you double the dose and
give them the privilege to realize $780,
600. 1t will take this amount to keep the
county seat down in this hole, and while
you are about it give US $4,000 more to
build balloon to get down to the county
seat, and your petitioner will ever pray.
(Signed) JOHN SMITH.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on territories.
THE TERRITORIAL CoNFEREEs.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-The con-
ferees on the territorial admission bill
held two hours session this morning,
during which the whole situation of the
admission of the territories was gone over
thoroughly but without result.
TWO DISTINGUISHED NEW WORKERS.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-Warner Mil
Ter was on the floor of the house this after
noon and was interviewed by most of the
republican senators and not few demo
cratic senators. He is here with his wife,
guests of Senator Palmer. The report
that Gen. L. O. Platt had been at the
hotel here several days could not be veri-
fed. Senator Hiscock said he had no
if he were he (Hiscock) believed he should
have known 1t and seen him.
TARIFF BILL IN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-The ways
and means committee to-day continued the
formal reading of the tariff bill, and pro-
gressed as far as the iron schedule, which
was under discussion when the committee
I'D niu huo
Der of his intention to move to strike out
the paragraph in relation to wines, bat SO
far no amendment has been voted upon.
All of the calculations from treasury ex-
ports have not yet reached the committee,
it being found that the senate amend
ments we're of larger scope than at first
appeared as the formal proceedings in
committee progressed. Erratic members
are meanwhile consulting frequently in
the effort to agree upon a line of policy
to be followed in the treatment of the
| bill.
Another motion this morning was one
made by Representative Breckenridge, of
| Arkansas, to strike out the section pro-
viding for a bounty on sugar. In fact,
| nearly all motions entered 80 far are to
strike out the senate amendments to the
original bill, and the necessity for votes
upon them in detail at the latter stage of
the proceedings may be. obviated by the
simple expedient of voting at once to
non-concur en- masse in the senate amend
ments.
Representative Baker, of Illinois, pre-
scented in the house to-day petition ask
ing that steps be taken to set forth at the
Paris exposition the value of the corn
crop of the United States. The petition,
with statistics, shows a wonderful yield
of this crop, and its immense CONNER
| ciel value.
MEETING GOVERNOR HILL.
WASHINGTON, February o. Secretary
Whitney das invited all democratic mem
bers of congress to meet Governor Hill al
| his residence tomorrow afternoon. Gov