The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-17
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
LIVELY DISCUSSIONS ON THE TARIFF
BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The Judiciary Committee will Give Judge
Mccormick Of Texas a Favorable Re-
port on the Impeachment Charges
Judge Woods Case.
THE SENATE.

was referred to the finance committee
to regulate the value of certain coins
and prices of money and give to all
sorts of current money legal tender
quality and prohibit and prevent dis
elimination in favor of gold coin OF
bullion as money.
Senator Hale presented a conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill,
and it was agreed to and the senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
Military Academy Appropriation
Bill. It was passed and the senate
went into executive session. When
the doors were reopened the senate
adjourned,
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Mr. En-
IOe of Tennessee from the committee
on postoffice and post roads reported
a bill to repeal the mail subsidy act.
1t was placed upon the calendar and
the minority granted leave to file a
minority report
IN Mr.. Sayers of Texas presented con-
-gence report on the urgency deticien-
cy bill.
The house then went into commit.
tee of the whole, Mr.. Blount of Geor-
gia in the chair on the free wool bill.
Mr.. Coombs of New York concluded
his speech in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Walker Of Massachusetts next
took the floor to oppose the measure
and entered into a general defense of
the Mckinley bill declaring that un-
der it in one year our foreign trade in
l.creased SAC, 100000 or q per cent in
Grease. Scott of Illinois attacked the
Mckinley law and laid special stress
ON the unconstitutionality of the
sugar bounty provision.
Mr.. Chapman OF Michigan said that
Notwithstanding the decision of the
supreme court, he is still of the Opin
ion the counting of quorum under
the rules of the fifty-frst cong ress was
unconstitutional. Turning his atten-
tion to the tariff he denounced the
system of protection as paternal
system which built up few at the
expense of the many.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri followed.
He said the Mckinley bill only in
creased the burdens of the farmers
and the Blaine reciprocity scheme
would prove fallacious. Itis proposed
that the natural laws of trade will be
disregarded and commerce regulated
by correspondence between the state
departments. The committee then
rose and the house adjourned.
JUDGE MCCORMICK ALL RIGHT.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The Ju-
dietary Committee of the House
agreed today unanimously to report
to the House with q recommendation
that it lay upon the table the resolu-
tion looking to the impeachment of
Hon. A. P. Mccormick, judge of the
district court for the Northern district
of Texas. The resolution was intro
duced by Bankhead of Alabama. The
committee is of the opinion that the
charges contained in the preamble to
resolution do not present a case call
ing for impeachment, evidence before
the committee showing the charges to
be unfounded.
CABINET MEETING.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The cabi-
net meeting today was attended by
all the members except Blaine, Foster
and Noble. Issue of proclamations in
relation to those countries which re-
fused to enter into reciprocal trade re-
lations with the United States under
the terms of the Mckinley act, was
the principal subject of discussion and
it was decided to issue proclamatlons
of this character against three coun-
tries of South America: COLUMBIA,
Hayti and Venezuela. Behring sea
question referred to only incidentally
at meeting.
SENATOR MORRILL'S CONDITION.
. WASHINGTON, March 15.-At 10
O'Clock this morning Senator Morril's
condition was unchanged since yester-
day. DR.. Busey made an examina-
tion of the patients lungs and found
that while one of them was completely
congested, the other was unaffected.
The senator has not lost conscious
ness, but his condition is exceedingly
precarious.-
FREE WOOL BILL.
n@WAsHINGToN, March 15.-At con-
ference of the Democratic members of
the WAYS and means committee today
it was decided not to press the rate OF
wool bill in advance of the taking up
of the silver special order, but resume
consideration of the bill after the
special order was disposed OF.
RAUM UNDER FIRE.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Commis
sioner Raum was examined before the
house investigating committee TO-DAY.
He was questioned as to his connec-
tion with the Gypsum Mining com
pany, and refused to answer, saying
ne would not answer any questions
relating to his private affairs. A
number of other matters were ques-
toned about but no new develop
ments reached.
JUDGE WOODS CASE.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The SEN
ate executive sessi N today listened
two hours to arguments by Voorhees,
and Turpie, the opposition to the con-
firmation of Judge Woods and Hoar's
defense Of the nominee.