The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-19
THE MONEY BAGS.
HOUSE AND SENATE AT
WORK DEALING OUT
THE CASH.
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION.
The Indian Appropriation Bill Being
Discussed in the House---Much
Wind Spent on the Copy
right Bill.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WAsHINGTON, FEB. lI.-Ine credentials
of Messrs. PETER and Turpie were presented
and filed.
Senator Morrill,, from the finance COM
mittee, reported back adversely Senator
Stantord's bill to provide the government
with means sufficient to supply the national
want of a sound circulating medium, and
was placed on the calendar.
The diplomatic consular appropriation
bill was taken up, the pending question be-
ing on Senator Dolph's amendment to in
crease the salary of the minister tolPortugal
from $4,000 to $1,000.
On a point of orner made by Senator
Hale, Senator DOlph's amendment was
ruled out
Senator Mcpherson moved to reconsider
the vote adopting the Hawaiian cable
amendments, so that he might move to re-
duce the annual allowance from 5OOOO 10
$150,0CO.
senator Edmunds moved to lay the mo.
ton to reconsider on the table, and the lat
ter motion was agreed to-yeas %; nays 20.
On motion of Senator Sherman the item
of $G5, 900 for the minister resident and con-
sui general to Greece, Roumania and Ser
yinia was changed so as to make 1t read 'for
envoy extraordinary and minister pienl'
potentiary." The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was then passed. Yeas
SO, nays 16. Messrs. German, Hampton
and Morgan voting aye with the Republl-
cans and Pettigrew no with the Democrats.
The copyright bill was then taken up,
the pending question being on Senator
Daniels amendment to insert in the pro-
viso that requires copyrighted books to be
printed from type set in the United states,
l nl kn hnr TiCn mr.
| iii the United States from processes ex-
ecuted in the United States" After dis
cussion the amendment was rejected eas
10; nays, u.
tion l3, which provides that the act shall
only apply to citizen or sublec
OF foreign state when that stat
permits to its citizens of the United States
the benefit of copyright on substantially y
the same basis as its own citizens by strik-
ing out the rest of the section and inserting
the words 1.-THE existence of the conditions
aforesaid shall be determined by the presi-
| dent of the United States by proclamation
made from time to time as the purposes OF
| this act NAV require
| After brief discussion the amendment
was agreed to without division.
| Mr.. Power offered an amendment (drawn
up by Mr.. Sherman in cooperation with
| Senator Carlisle) providing that all books
| mans. charts, dramatic or musical compo
sitions engravings etc. (the author, 1nven
| tor. designs, a proprietor of which is Gill
| izen, subject or resident of a foreign country
| NAV be imported into the United States a!
payment Of the duties (if any imposed by
| law. Without disposiDg of the amend
mept the senate adjourned.
| HOUSE.
| Mr.. Thompson, from the committee or
| Judiciary, reported resolution for the I'm
detachment of Alexander Boarman, judge
| of the federal court OF the western dlstrlc
of Louisiana for high crimes and mlsde
meanors. Ordered printed; recommltted
Mr.. Brewer of Michigan presented anC
after a brief debate the House agreed to {
conference report on the tortifcation ap
preparation bill. The House then went in
to committee of the whole MIR. Dingley O
Maine in the chair.)
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Carter of Montana offered al
amendment appropriating $946, 600 to carr
out an agreement with the Crow Indian
of Montana. Adopted. An amendmen
for the carrying out of certain treaty agree
ments with Sisseton and Wappeton AM
other Indians was agreed to.
| Mr.. Holman of Indiana offered al
amendment providing that the Cheroke
nation may negotiate with the secretary Q
the in erior for the sale Of the Cherokee out
let, which was adopted.
The committee then rose and reporte'
the bill to the house. The previous ques
ton was ordered on the passage OF the bill
and the house aG iourned