The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02
BROUGHT INTO THE HOUSE
YESTERDAY THE TARIFF
CONFERENCE RE-
PORT,
WHICH WILL SOON BE ADOPTED.
A Resolution Introduced by Mckinley for
Adjournment on Tuesday Next
Federal Capital Items.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-The conference
report presented yesterday ON the bill to
establish the Rock Creek park in the Dis
trict of Columbia was taken up, and after
some remarks by Senators German, Gibson
and Others favoring the park the report was
agreed to and the bill now goes to the pres
ident for his approval
After an extended debate Senator Hale
consented to let the joint resolution go over
till tomorrow, saying that he would call it
up Immediately.
After time mo-E lS business the SEN
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Gambler of Massachusetts,, from the
Worlds fair committee, repolted resolu-
ton providing that sub committee of ii We
members of that committee be appointed
by the chairman to inquire into the pro-
gress of the details for the holding of the
proposed exposition and to examine into
the amount of space allotted to the various
government displays and all others which
the subcommittee may deem advisable and
to report to the house at the beginning of
the next session.
Adopted.
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee, rising to ques-
ton ofprivilege, Offered resolution stating
that il is alleged that the postmaster of the
house has on the roll of his employees at
$1O0 a month, Mr.. Bradley, who works in
the government printing office, and that
said Bradley pays 800 month to the son of
the postmaster, who does not work in the
postoffice, and directs the committee on ac-
counts to investigate the allegations. In
speaking on the resolutions Mr.. Enloe re-
terred to the resolution offered by him yes
terday and complained of his being de-
prived Of the house in parliamentary but
rather unfair manner.
The speaker suggested that the gentle
man was out OF order i'll not combining him
self to the resolution under consideration,
Mr.. Enloe retorted that sometimes it ap-
peared that the speaker saw a gentleman
on the Democratic side out OF order much
more quickly than he did gentlemen on the
Republican side.
The speaker replied that in some in
stances gentlemen on the Democratic side
were much more clearly out of order.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia, was called to order,
| also, tor not speaking directly to the mat
ter under consideration. He resented this
aud declared that only the other day when
| a resolution eXpunging the Kennedy pPech
| from the record was under consideration
Mr.. Kennedy had been permitted TO 20 Oh
| for twenty minutes rectifying that speech
| The resolution was adopted.
| The following bills were passed.
House bill authorizing the issuance Of
subp9nas for the attendance of witnesse.
before the town site trustees in Oklahoma
| Senate bill authorizing the Eagle Pass
Water Supply company to lay pipes across
Rio Granue river, Texas.
| Senate bill granting right-of-way through
Indian Terri,o y 10 the Sherman anc
| Northwestern railroad company of Texa.
| At this point, Senator Mckinley of Ohio,
entered the chamber with the conference
| report on the tariff bill under his arm and
he was greeted with applause
| from the Republican side of the house. He
submitted the report and it was ordered
printed in the Record. Mr.. Mckinley gave
notice that tomorrow Immediately afteI
the reading of the journal he would call
up the report for consideration The final
disposition Of the reading of the report was
not complete when the hour of arrived
and the house took recess, the evening SEES.
sion to be for the consideration of private
pension bills. Before recess Mr.. Mckinley
Offered for reference resolution for the
final adjournment Of congress on Tuesday
next at O'Clock.