The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.
NOMINATIONS.

NOMlNAIlONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The president
sent to the senate the following nomina-
tion today:
Col. Chas. Sutherland, surgeon, to be sur
geon general with the rank of brigadiel
general, vice J. H. Baxter, deceased.
REAGAN's FREE COINAGE BILL.
Senator Reagan today reintroduced his
| free coinage amendment offered by him
some days ago to the Sherman financial
| bill, with the intention of applying it to the
| caucus bill reported this morning from the
| finance committee.
THE RULE OF CLoTURE.
WASHINGTON, Dec 23.- Chairman Aldrich
of the committee on rules was this NOM
ing instructed to report the cloture rule to
| the senate. This Senator Aldrich did dur
| ing the session of the senate and at his re
quest it was laid on the table to be called up
after due notice to the senate. The rule
provides that when, in the opinion of any
senator, question shall have been consid-
cred for reasonable time, he may demand
that debate thereon shall be closed and if
the demand shall be seconded by a major
ity of the senator's present the question shall
be taken thereon forthwith. The resolu-
ton provides that each senator may speak
thirty minutes upon the measure, includ
ng all amendments. All motions to ad-
iourn or take recess after such cloture has
been decided upon must be seconded by a
majority of the senators present before they
can be put. Senator Aldrich reported a
resolution applying the rule to the election
bill, but the dates were left blank.
PROBABILITIES OF THE CLoTURE.
Senator Aldrich intends to leave the city
this evening, and it is improbable that any
action will be taken upon the rule before
his return the first of next week.
CONCERNING OKLAHOMA.
The president today sent message to
the senate urging congress at once by joint
resolution or otherwise to continue the laws
of Nebraska in force In Oklahoma until
after the adjournment of the territorial leg
legislature. The president in his message,
says the question of the location of the
capital has so divided its members that no
criminal code has been provided, and for
this reason he urges that measures looking
to the relief of pending criminal cases be
passed.
AMENDING INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Representative Burton of Ohio, today in
troduced in the house a bill to amend the
interstate commerce act by adding there
section relative to railroads doing business
partly in the United States ana partly IN
adjacent foreign countries. 1t requires such
company to obtain from the inter state
commerce commission license or permit
to engage in such business. In making its
application the company it is to state the
points at the border of the United States
and foreign countries where traffic is
to be transferred and the application is
to contain stipulation that
the company will obey and conform to the
provisions of the act to regulate interstate
commerce. The commission is given juris,
diction to investigate any alleged violations
of the act by any company TO whom such
license may be issued, and if upon investi-
CATION it is found the law has been violated
the commission may suspend the license
for period not to exceed three months.
If after the suspension of the license has
ceased the company again violates the law
the commission may suspend the license
for period not to exceed six months.