The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.
MoRsE's BILL.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.-lh tne hou'e "
dav REPRESENTATIVE Morse of Massachusetts
introduced for reference the following olil'
That no exhibition OF exposition lor
which appropriation is made 3y ConEi1
shall be opened On Sunday, and any Viola
finn of this act shall be punishable Dy nue.
of not less than 500 o. more than SlVoo'
GRAY's AMENDMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Gray IN
troduced in the senate u NUMBER Oh aihehu
ments to the pending eleclon Dill, tne ei
feet of which is to strike out the provls!!otI
for the permanent annual appropriation
for The compen> alton of supervisors anu W
deuriye these officers of the power 10 inter
fpre with the returns and to separate theln
entirely from the elective machinery amer
election day.
pPso1uT1oN IN FAVOR OF THE HEBREWS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-In the house OF
REPRESENTATIVES today Representative Cum
mings. of New York. offered for reference
The following resolution:
Resolved, That the members OF the mouse
of representatives of the United STATES nave
heard with profound sorrow and Win leel-
lnss akin to horror the reports OF the per
secution of the Jews in Russia, renectihS
the barbarism of past ages, dlsgraclnS nu-
mainly and impeding the progress OF CIVIL
cation, that our sorrow is lntenslhed Dy tne
fact such occurrences should happen IN
country which has been and Is now tne
firm friend of the United States, ana III
nation tnat cioIneu Hsel WIN - IT.
iopg since ny tife elllans t,iiass rhrstions
ana by us uelense Vi nelPieee O"' tI'.'t
from tne oppression % .iie hu, mI, ~ the
secretary of state with request That ne
send it to the An erican minister at 81.
Petersburg and that said minister be dl-
rected TO present the same to his imperial
majesty Alexander ILL.,, car of all the
Russians.
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tnaC alIer C"iisulla'loti DeI" STdyiIin'roo
sherman anu hepIeseLi'allNe mCrNi 10
the SUBJECT me former mas oeteLlliiI E,,
W1thuraW me Iesoiuie i ~ w
to so cons1Tue me larlll law aS u MANI IN
ing tne laWallall rev Pio'lpS rio"'!
operaCloh' me pIouao u, o. a "t',, tI'n
nn rtY tarifr u,,astion il understood 10 have
caused this decision.
THE .11EN1AND ACT
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WAsliiEGT0N, Dec; hepitsem t.,
oates ol Alaoauin VIII 'iie ; aueroi, ,11don
the mouse colhlilltee Oh Juul Sn tou"SS
reported substitute loI tne DlIi LepSl,e t
some tlhe ago 70 81, alhenu the amen la,iu aot'
Inc SUBSTITUTE u'lieIs run lhe o'l AoM w
Clie cuI el ~ Ia .ilaV ~ 10 ln"I III; W "PpS
lot Only W persons WIZ are aliens HuV W
any hTn' company OF corpoiatloL colI
posed IN who're or III part 9l aiieIs, eAceps
railroad coipoia.nops, anu oh"t NY d;,y eaof
are given aliens W'thln WHICH, W u'sPose u
Tue lailos tney nave aI loleclosule sa'eS III
orueI " plolect tlle uloI CsaSe vi u'iiei Hi'ei
ests tIley may nave III the property
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 The naval appro-
nriation bill was COMPLETED TODAY bv the.
house committee on naval affairs and will
be reported tomorrow or. Monday. Only
one new ship is provided for. This is to be.
a triple screw protected cruiser like what
is known to naval officers as cruiser No. r.
IT. is TO he 1850 tons disbursement without
armament, and The limit of cost is fixed at
So, coo. The bill carries total appro-
priaIiOn of about 3O5OOOOO, being about
So lOO,O 0 less than the estimates and con-
siderably more than the bill of last year.
SpN,rop ce,v,s prsorr,1oN
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WASHlNGIoNi Dec. FL ne = IesolulIoh
lhCIouuCeu Iouay ny senator HIay OH Che
sunlecI Vi RECIPROCITY Tt@us us iolloWS'
Wherea,' II Is. in,practlcaDie 900, 90 Euaio
ntnoen SifTarent irri. dictions and nravant
the evasion OF high tariff duties, and
Whereas, Spe cial consideration is de.
manded by territorial cOntiguity, commu-
nifty Of language. similarity of political and
social institutions aud the existence of
natural markets render it desirable to
system of reciprocal and free commercial
exchange between the people Of the United
States and those of the Dominion ofCanada
shCuln be adopted, and
Whereas, on our southern border our sis
| ter republic of Mexico has long waited the.
cooperative legislative of this government