The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
INTERSTATE CONNER cR.
Adjourned.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce today added
some finishing touches to the pending bill
to amend interstate commerce, and
amended the language Of the third section
relating to establishing through rates over
connecting railways by striking out part of
the rather complicated provision on the
subject and substituting the following:
"The facilities to be so afforded shall in
clude due and reasonable receiving. for
warding and delivering by one common
carrier at the request of another common
carrier or shipper or consignee of through
traffic at through rates"
THE SILVER POOL INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The silver pool
investigation committee held preliminary
session this morning for the purpose of ar
ranging plan of procedure. The session
today was secret, but future meetings will
be with open doors. The committee ad-
journed after directing subpoenas to be
issued for Messrs. Stevens and Apperson,
Washington correspondents of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, which paper made the
original charge.
The principal question considered by the
committee in its secret session was as to its
Iower TO compel attendance and testimony
of witnesses. The conclusion reached was
an affirmative one. The committee held
that, as the charge made substantially i'm
puted bribery to members and consisted an
oiiPnse for which members could be ex-
PEELED from the house, the constitution con.
ierred the power win which t 0 compel tes-
timony TO be given. The question of con-
ducung the investigation with open doors
was decided by the adoption of a motion
offered by Representative Oates that the re-
pUrtels be admitted TO future sessions.
DINGLEY's RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-DlngIey of Maine,
from the silver pool committee, reported
resolution giving that committee permits
sion to sit during the sessions of the house
and granting it power TO conduct the inves-
tlgation outside Of Washington il desirable.
Adopted.
REPORT ON WORLDS FAIR
W AsHINGToN, Jan. 16.--The president to-
day transmitted 10 congress report OF the
Worlds Columbian commission on the
progress of the exposition to be held at
Chicago in 1S 4. The report gives a history
Of the proceedings UP to the date of the re-
port December 10, and covers matters
which have already been published from
time to time.
SAILING FOR GALVESTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The navy depart
ment is informed that the flagship Chicago
is ready for sea, and will sail from New
York tomorrow for Galveston, Tex, touch
ing at Norfolk ell route. She will be joined
in the Gulf of Mexico by the Boston, At
lantic, Yorktown and Dolphin, and gen
eIal naval drill will take place in taose
waters
THE PRESIDENT ON FREE COINAGE.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 16.-While it is impos-
sble to obtain an authoritative statement
from the president in regard to the senate
silver bill it is intimated very broadly by
gentlemen who have conyersed with him
on the subject that he is very much dissat-
isfied with the measure in its present shape
and will certainly veto it unless it under
goes material modification before it
is submitted to him for action.
He is in entire accord with Secretary Win
dom on the subject and the latter's opposi-
ton to free coinage of silver is matter of