The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-14

Senate met at noon today every state
was represented by two Senators, ex-
cept the state of Nevada, from which
Senator Jones has not yet been sworn
in for the new term, and the state of
New York, whose Senator-elect, Hill,
had not presented himself.
AS soon as the journal was read
David B. Hill, Senator from New
York, took the oath, under the escort
OF Senator Hiscock.
Among the petitions presented and
referred were several from the Illinois
State Grange in favor of an income
tax and popular vote for the election
of Senators, free delivery to farmers,
improved water ways, free binder
Irvine and against dealing in options.
BY Senator PETER: For the loan of
money to the farmers of Indiana.
By Senator COllOm: 70 regulate
commerce carried on by telegraph.
The resolution offered heretofore by
Senator Morgan instrUcting the COM
mittee on foreign relations to inquire
into the condition of the Nicaragua
canal was taken up and amended by
instruCting the committee to inquire
also what amount of money has been
actually expended and for what pur-
pose, and what contracts or other OBJ
legations have heen made by the COM
pany.
Senator Allen addressed the Senate
on the support of the y icararuan
canal project.
After the debate the resolution was
agreed to.
Butler introduced a bill to revive
the grade of lieutenant general of the
army.
On motion of Dolph the bill to
amend and enlarge the act of June
Is, 1878, for the distribution of the
Mexican award, was made the special
order for Monday noon, and then the
senate adjourned until Monday.
Two important committees of the
House effected an organization today.
The appropriation committee author
lied the appointment OF sui commit
tees. The ways and means commit
tee did little routine business pre-
liminary to beginning work on the
tariff legislation. Renter Springer,
son of the chairman, succeeds John
NJ. Carson as principal clerk.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I. Compare
lively few members listened to the
opening prayer this morning.
On motion of Mr.. Springer it was
ordered that when the house adj
journed today it would be to meet Mon
day next.
Bills were introduced and referred
as follows:
By Mr. Sherman of Oregon, grant
ing pensions to Indian war soldiers.
By Mr.. Bingham, to reduce postage
on fourth-class matters.
BY Mr.. Brosius, anticipation bill;
also bill defining lard and imposing
a tax on manufacture of compound
lard.
By Mr.. Merriam of Pennsylvania,
proposing constitutional amend
ment providing for uniform law for
marriage and divorce.
BY Mr.. Pickler of South Dakota, fix
NC the minimum rate of pensions at
Sc per month.
BY Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, to
equalize taxation and impose an in
come tax.
BY Mr.. Pierce of Tennessee, for the
free coinage of silver, for tie imposi-
ton of an income tax and also for the
prevention of trusts.
BY Mr.. Lanham of Texas, for the
reclamation of arid lands, for the free
coinage of silver and also resolution
directing the committee on judiciary
to investigate and report whether the
act of 1887, providing that the gold
and silver bullion brought to the
minis for coinage be coined for the
benefit of depositors, is still in force.
BY Mr.. Stewart of Texas, placing
bagging and cotton ties on the free
list, to promote reciprocity between
the United States and Mexico and
also fixing the presidential term at
six years.
The House then adjourned until
Monday.
PEFFK2's GREAT SCHEME.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Peffer, the
Alliance Senator from Kansas, today
undertook missionary work in states
outside of the home of the Alliance
and introduced a bill purely Of an al
lance and paternai character, intend.
ed to secure q loan by the national
government of 500, 900, 900 to the peo'
pie of Indiana. The preamble recites
that the people of Indiana are labor.
ing under a burden of enormous in.
terest made possible by the great
scarcity of money, the di'
rect result of legislation favor