The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-28
CONGRESSIONL NOTES.


Adjourned.
CONGRESSIONL NOTES.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The Senate
interstate commercial committee today
reported to the Senate bill requiring
the use of automatic couplers on cars
and power brakes on locomotives en-
gagged in interstate traffic. Companies
are to be given sufficient time in
which to make the change.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia today re.
ported to the house bill introduced
by Mr.. Curtis authorizing the presi-
dent to close st. Mary's Falls canal to
ali Canadian vessels or levy tax OF
from So to S. per ton on them If it is
shown that American vessels are dis
eliminated against in passing through
Canadian canals and in the importa.
ton of duties.
The House judiciary committee sum-
moned Robt. A. PinkeTton and VIM.
Pinkerton to appear before the COM
mittee Friday morning next, when
they will be questioned regarding
their police and detective system.
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WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Col. E. A.
Carr of the Sixth cavalry was today
appointed brigadier general of the
army, vice Gen. Stanley resigned.
Gen. Carr was senior cavalry officer
on the active list, and one of the few
remaining officers of the regular
army who commanded a division
during the war. He is graduate of
the military academy, having been
appointed a cadet from the state of
New York in 1916. At the close of the
war he was commissioned lieutenant
colonel in the regular army, and in
A pril, 1878, made colonel of the Sixth
cavalry. He is at present in command
of the troops sent some time since to
the scene of the cattle rOubles in
Wyoming.
YELLOWSTONE PARK FRANCHISE.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Mr. MeRae
of Arkansas, from the committee on
public lands, today submitted to the
House the report of the committee on
public lands instructed by the House
to examine and report by bill or ovh-
erwise as to the circumstances under
which certain leases of ground in yell
lowstone National Park were made in
March. 1889, by the secretary of the in
terror to the Yellowstone Park asso-
citation, and also why the privilege
was given to the association in said
leases to transport passengers
in the park and afterwards re-
scinded and the same granted to one
J. s. Huntly. The committee
was unable to find how the public
service would be in the least promot-
ed by the fnrfeitare. The report
speaks of the friendship existing be-
tween Russell Harrison and B
Waters, and says that Waters state
ments are plainly evasive, and with
evident desire to shield Harrison's
name. In conclusion the report has
following to say with respect tC
Russell Harrison: "No statutory
law exists prohibiting member o
the presidents family from soliciting
favors from a department against al
enemy or in favor of friends, because
hitherto no such law has
been needed, but the in,propriety o
such acts are too sring anc
obvious to require any ar wments anC
when apparently they pass without
eliciting reproof, presidential o.
paternal, it seems fitting that thu
representative of the people shoulc
stamp them with condemnation. L
may not be remarkable in monarchy
for their heir apparent to strive to in
tluence officials, but in a republic
their being no heir apparent, the co
existence of facts warranting tn,
conclusion that the presidents sol
is influential only in tina
capacity is called upon to exert ant
does exert an influence for a corpora
ton dealing with great department
of the government and about the sam
time $4,000 of stock of the same cor
puration is sought to be set aside TO
this same son, this coincidence stand
out for legislative consideration, hav
ing escaped official criticism by tn,
executive department. A minorit,
report will be presented.
WASHINGTON, July 20-A shor
time ago the Canadian government
through the British charge d'affair
at Washington, made formal appiica
ton to Secretary Foster of the stat
department for release, under bond
of the British supply steamer Coquil
Ian, recently seized in Alaska by tn
revenue steamer Corwin for violating