The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-08

ing of the House committee to investi
gate the administration of the federal
election laws in New York City it was
decide to take no notice whatever Of
the petition submitted to the House
yesterday in behalf of John 1. Daven.
port, in which the latter asks for q
hearing at the bar of the House.
GEN. RosECRANs SERIOUSLY ILL.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The condi.
tion of Gen. William 5. Rosecrans,
register of the treasury is now such as
to cause his friends serious apprehen-
sion. NERVOUS prostration Of the
! heart and paralysis of the arm are
destroying vitality.
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. GA bill was
introduced by Representative Haynes
| for the protection of commerce and
for the establishment of a national
quarantine, and to establish wiehin
the treasury Gepartn ent national
bureau of health to consist OF sani-
tary council composed of an executive
commission and an advisory council.
The council shall have authority to
forbid the entry of vessels from ports
known or suspected to be infected
with cholera, yellow fever, smallpox
or other dread quarantinable disease.
1t is made unlawful for any merchant
to ship from any foreign port to enter
any port of the United States, except
under schedules and regulations as
may be made under the provisions OF
this a;t. Violations of these rules
will be punishable by fine net exceed
ing $1,000. All vessels clearing for any
port of the United States will be re-.
quested to obtain from tho consul at
the port of departure bill of health
in form prescribed by the bureau of
health.
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 6.-The finan-
cia1 theory of the third party was en-
phasized today in a bill introduced by
Mr.. Otis of Kansas, having the vol
luminous title: "To change the none
tary system, reduce interest, fix a
unit value, supply states with circu-
lating medium aud for other purpos-
es " The bill is amendatory to one
introduced at the last session. 1t
fixes dollar as the nnit equal and de-
clares that all paper money shall be
absolute upon it's face and not in the
form of promise. All money speci-
fed shall be full legal tender, pro.
vided fractional currency shall be
legal tender in such TO an
amount of SIS in any one trans
action. In addition to the
provisions for free coinage in the pre-
vious bill this measure provides that
money paid for bullion in the treasury
shall he covered into the treasury as
part of the general revenue fund"
Immediately upon the passage of this
act the secretary Of the treasury is re-
qui1ed to have coined all the gold and
silver bullion in the hands of the gen.
erol government for any purpose and
to have prepared at as early date as
possible 81 500, 900 900 in paper money,
all of which gold, silver and paper
money shall be used to form
a part of the general reserve.
The secretary If the treasury is
directed to prepare an amount of pa
per money not to exceed in volume so
per cent of the assessed value of the
real estate of the United States as
shown by the las census, then to be
held in the general treasury, as a
Estate improvement fund" and only
10 be paid out on order of respective
governors and secretaries of state.
Any state may avail itself of the pro-
visions of the act by joint resolution of
it's legislature and state is required
to pay to the United States an annual
tax of l per cent on all sums drawn
and retained during each year and to
open and keep in operation an ex
change and general deposit depart
ment at the capitol of the state.
Mr. Harter of Ohio, introduced
bill in the House today that treats of
the financial question in an odd way.
1t provides for cessation Of silver
bullion purchases Jan. l, 1898 and for
the sale of 100 million ounces of silver
bullion for gold. Mr.. Harter
thinks the continuance of purchases
ofsilver would increase the ultimate
enormous loss of the country growing
out of the act of 1878, that these pur-
chases were destroying confidence at
home and abroad and stand in the
pathway of national prosperity today.
Cessation of purchases would, he
thinks, causes renewal of foreign pur-
chases of American securities upon
large scale and to repeal the present
law would start gold from Europe
towards America.
IT an omen secret that DR. Bulls Cong n