The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-15

tiers recently received by him in cor
roboration of all he said last week on
the subject.
Senator Perry defined the issue be-
tween himself and senator Vest as be-
ing whether or not a dread of punish
ment now existing the cut threats in
the Indian Territory from the courts
at Fort Smith, Ark, and Paris, Tex ;,
should be withdrawn. That, he said,
was the only issue between them.
They were both equally In favor of
letting the Indians hold their lands in
severalty and opening the Territory
to settlement When that took place
then it would be right and proper to
confine the criminal Jurisdiction to
courts within the Territory. 1t was
not question OF saloons and boarding
houses in Fort Smith and Paris, as
suggested by Senator Vest, but a
question of enforcement of the law.
At this point Senator Washburn in
tervened and demanded that the
anticipation bill be taken up. The In.
dian Territory bill was laid aside
without action and the anti-option bill
was taken up.
Senator Harris criticised the man.
ner in which the bill was printed, not
showing by different type the bill an
passed by differ ent house amendments
a. adopted by the senate and the
amendments now pending and sugges-
ted reprint so that the senate could
act intelligently on the subject. Sem
ator Washburn replied to the objec-
tion by showing that at the last ses-
ion it was agreed to reprint the act as
amended and it should be considered
as an original act. Still with the un-
Outstanding that there be no delay he
had no objection to the bill bel ~
reprinted and going over until to.
morrow. There was d purpose, he
said, on the part of the people interes-
ted in defeating the measure. to do so
by delay. The purp ,se had been an
nounced publicly In the newspapers
and other ways. He did not propose
to be stampeded or agree to any prop
osition of delay for the benefit OF
class of people. He read a telegram
just received from New Or
leans, zone of the storm centers of The
nefariOus business" stating that cot.
ton spectators and speculating towns
had wired Washington to postpone
the bill till after the holidays and that
that was done through no sympathy
for the producers, but under the idea
that the exaggerated reports of short
crop would enable them to unload at
higher figures.
Senator White asked for the name
signed to the telegram, but Senator
Washburn declined to give it.
The bill was with the consent of
Senator Washburn ordered printed in
the manner suggested by Senator
Harris and went over till tomorrow.
| The senate bill reported last ses-
sion for the allotment of lands among
the Indian tribes at Quapaw agency
In the Indian Territory, and ff the
sale If surplus lands OF such tribes and
for the creation of the county OF
Cayuga, ins Oklahoma, was taken
from the calendar, amended and
passed.
The senate then aftei q brief exc.
cutive session adjourned until tOmor.
row.
Yesterdays BILLS.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-Mr. Scott
of Illinois introduced in the house to-
day bill providing that hereafter
the tax on distilled spirits be fixed ut
81 rs per gallon
Mr.. Grain Of Texas today introduced
In the house bill amending The &C,
for he promotion of the construction
of a safe deep water harbor on the
asst of Texas by extending the time
for commencing work 10 five year
from Feb. 8, 1893.