The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-03

passage. An inquiry made of num-
oero Republican members shows that
This far there has been no conference
them. nor any agreement for
action on thequestion OF the
of the silver bill. Sew
eral of them, while opposed to free
coinage, said they were III
favor of giving the subject the con,
of the house. They SAID
they might, if a party conference
should decide against them, yleid
their individual views, but it would
be done with reluctance, If at all.
Pierce, Bland and other silver men
express undIminished confidence OF
their ability to defeat on q vote any
proposition working to the shelving |
or defeat of the free silver bills. Bar
tine of Nevada, who has led the 1lght
among the Republican members for
free coinage, says he does not believ
the party will vote against its consld-
Grafton, and thinks ten or more Re
publicans will be found voting for the
passage of the bill.
A MINORITY REPORT.
WAsHINGToN, March 1.-The re-
port of the Republican minority OF
the ways and m ans committee
agains the bill regarding cotton ties
and machinery for manufacturing the
same upon the free list has been pre-
pared by Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylva-
MIA. The report says:
This manufacture was created by
the protective tariff policy and Is de-
pendent upon the same policy tor lts
preservation, because of the difference
between the rates of wages paid mere
aud abroad, and for other reasons. IL
is perfectly apparent that any reduc-
ton of the duty below the protection
point would he serious blow TO he
Iaborers of this country, employed III
this industry.
La regard to cotton ties, the report
saws the measure recommended by the
majority proposes to admit cotton ties
free, but to preserve the duty Oh bar
rel hoops of iron or STEEL. NO reason
has been given for making such "a
recommendatiop, and 1t is difficult to
imagine why either should he put Oil
the free list. Why the crude article,
iron or steel, should be subject to
duty and the more finished product of
which the crude article is the raw ma
terial, should come in free, is one of
those things difficult to be understood.
Under the language of the propos ed
law, hoop or band Of iron or steel OF
any and all sizes up to the dimensions
of wagon tires, and even to the kind oi
iron or steel that might be made into
blooms, come in without the payment
of duty. The minority also combats
the proposition to place the machinery
for manufacturing cotton ties and cot
ton bagging on the free list.
"No reason has been suggested by
the maiority,n says the report, "for
providing one kind of legislation for
machinery relating to the cotton in
dustry and another for all kinds of
machinery, and we are satisfied there,
fore to dismiss this part of the hill
with the remark that it is only of a
piece with what seems to be the mis-
chievous policy of the majority to deal
with tariff legislation in spots without
regard to consistency"
REGULATING NATIONAL BANKS.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Sen
ate finance committee today directed
favorable report be made on the
House till for the better control OF
and to promote tn safety Of national
banks.
The substance of the bill forbds
banks to make loans to officers or SER
wants, unless the loan has been APP
proved by majority of the directors
or the executive committee; and also
forbids banks to allow officers ac-
counts to be Overdrawn. A new para
graph was added as an amendment,
authorizing banks to enlargetheir cir
culation to the full par value of the
United States bonds deposited. so that
the bill must 90 back to the House il
it passes the Senate.
The committee ordered that adverse
reports be made on four bills to re-
move the taxation of state bank Cir
cuIation and subject national bank
notes and United States treasury notes
to state taxation.
THE GREER COUNTY CASE.
WARRINGTON, March 1.-Justice
Harlan has rendered an opinion OF the
United States court in the original
suit between the United States and
the state of Texas to settle the ques-
tiOn of domain over Greer county, the
United States contending it is part
of the Indian Territory. The case
came up on demurrer by the state of
Texas, which contended the United
States supreme court had no jurisdic-
ton to try the Gaze. The court over
ruled the demurrer, 30 the case came
up for trial on its merits, Chief Justice
Fuller and Justice Lamar dissenting.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Mr. Dock
cry of Missouri, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the District
of Columbia appropriation bill, and
was referred to committee of the whole.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Bynum of In
diana in the chair, on the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
RECEIVER OF TWO BANKS.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The con-
troller of currency appointed A. @. M.
Smith, McIndoe1 Falls, VT, receiver
of the First National bank at Deming
and the First National bank at Silver
City. both in New Mexico.