The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-05-12
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.
THE AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING BILL
BECOMES A LAW,
River and Harbor Bill Passes the House
With Paternal Feature-sugar Trust
Prosecution-Judge Boarman's
Impeachment.
SENATE.

back to the House bill to encourage
American ship building. Although
general in it's provisions two ships are
only to be admitted to American re-
gistry under it, the City of New York
and the City of Paris of the Inman
Line the two largest ships today in the
world since the Great Eastern was
broken up. After long discussion a
vote was then taken on the amend
ment.
An amendment was offered by Sen
ator Mills to strike from the bill the
clause which would entitle the two
ships to contract under the postal sub
sidy act, and the amendment was re-.
iected without division. The bill then
passed just as it came from the house,
yeas Al, nays 10.
The bill now goes to the president
for his approval.
A resolution for the payment to the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for
their interest in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation about $500, 000
was then taken up as unfinished
business. After debate the resolu-
ton was agreed to, yeas 43, nays 10.
1t declares that it is the opinion of the
senate that from reasons set forth
in the report of the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, upon the
presidents message OF February II,
last, as to the appropriation IN the bill
of March 8, 1891, for the payment to
the Choctaw and ChickasaW nations
for their interest in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservations, there is no
sufficient reason for failure to duly
execute that law.
After an executive session they adj
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The house
proceeded to the consideration of the
river and harbor bill. The pending
question was the reconsideration of
the vote by which the house on Sat-
urday agreed to the amendment pro-
been granted the secretary of war to
make contracts for the completion of
certain works, that if no bids receiv-
ed were deemed by the secretary to
lie advantageous, materials may be
purchased and work done otherwise
than by contract. Reconsidered and
amendment rejected.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana moved to
recommit the bill with instructions to
the committee to report back an
amendment striking out the contract
provisions.
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, moved to
amend the instructions by requiring
the committee to strike out all appro-
priations for new works or for further
extension of works now under con-
struction, so the bill shall inclnde only
appropriations for completion of works
now in progress. The amendment
was lost.
The question then required on Mr..
Holman's motion. Action defeated.
The bill then passed-yeas 1856,
nays 65.
Mr.. Hoar then was accorded to the
committee on the District of Column
bia.
Nothing of Importance was done and
the house adjourned.
SUGAR TRUST PROSECUTION.
WASHINGTON, May 9-The speaker
today laid before the house the reply
of the attorney general to the resolu-
ton asking for information as to
whether the sugar trust, as the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company, violat-
ed the antitrust law. In reply the
attorney general says: In the belief
that said company had violated the
act of congress, above named suit in
equity TO enjoin such violation was
commenced in the name of the Unit
ed States against said company and
others alleged to be acting in combi-
nation in violation of that law on the
second of May in the circuit court of
the United States in the Eastern dis
trict of Pennsylvania and was now
there pending.
JUDGE BOARMAN'S IMPEACHMENT.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Investiga-
tion into the charges affecting Judge
Boarman, of Louisiana, have been
closed by the sub. committee appoint
ed some time ago to take testimony.
Investigation was suspended some
weeks to await the answer of Judge
Boarman to the charges made against
him. This answer has now been re-
ceived. Indications are the matter
will be dropped and no sips taken
towards the Impeachment of Judge
Boarman, as contem plated.
THE GUNBoAT CONCORD.
WASHINGTON, May 9-The secreta-
ry of the navy to-day ordered Com
mander White, commanding the gun
boat Concord, to take that vessel to
Cairo and thence to ST. Louis, pro-
vided he deems such course prudent.
DUTY ON IRON ORE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 9.-Mr.
Williams of Massachusetts,, this after
noon presented to a majority of the
Democratic members of the ways and
means committee views of New Eng
land men who are urging that iron
be put on the free list. Some of the
members wished information as to
what in the opinion of Mr. Williams
the manufacturers will be willing to
concede in the way of lower duties on
manufactured articles in return for
free duty on iron ore. Mr.. Williams
Of o11d n iron