The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-14
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS
THE SENATE HELD NO SESSION YES
TERDAY.
The Cotton Bagging Bill Passed the House
by a Strict Party vote-Report Of the
statistician on the Wheat Crop
The Raum Investigation.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-In the
House this morning after the routine
business the river and harbor bill
was reported by Mr. Blanchard Of
Louisiana and placed on the calendar
Consideration of the cotton bagging
bill was resumed and Mr.. Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania made brief speech IN
opposition to its passage. One OF his
grounds for opposition was that the
language of the bill was so broad that
if would admit free of duty iron and
steel products other than cotton ties.
Il would affect number of articles
and would introduce complication
into the administration of the tariff
law the extent of which could not be
even guessed at.
Mr.. Turner of Georgia closed the
debate. He spoke in favor of the bill
and in general denunciation of the
Mckinley act. The bill was then
passed-yeas lG7, nays 46. This was
q strictly party vote, except Mr.. Co
burn of Wisconsin, O'Neill of Mis-
souri, and English of New Jersey,
Democrats, voted in the negative.
Mr.. Snively of Indiana reported a
bill to reduce the duty on tin plate,
and it was referred to the committee
of the whole.
The House paid a tribute to the late
NJ. II. Ford of Michigan, and then, as
a mark of respect to the memory of
the deceased, adjourned.
YIELD OF WHEAT.
WAsHINGToN April 9.-The April
report of the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture makes the ave-
rage condition OF winter wheat on the
1st of April Sl.2 and that of rye 81.
The averages of the principle wheat
states are: Ohio II. Michigan SO,
Indiana IS, Illinois SO, Missouri Y and
Kansas II. The average of these six
is n against 97.3 in April, 1891. 1t
is 81 for New York and "a for Pennsyl-
vania. In the states from Delaware
to North Carolina from 70 to 81, but it
is 80 to 90 in the southern belt east of
and is somewhat lower
west of that river. On the Pacific
coast the condition is higher.
RAUM INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Raum
was continued today.
Mr.. Cooper of Indiana, who has been
out of the city, says he had seen by
the papers that frequent references
had been made to himself in the pro-
ceedings, and asked permission to ex-
anime the testimony and certain
records in the pension office. The at
tack made has been specially directed
at himself, and there were some
things that needed explanation. On
the face of them they looked as if he
had some knowledge of matters which
were very reprehensible, and which
had been done in his name, but with
out his knowledge. He had no con-
nection with anything irregular and
wanted to examine the records before
making statement, in order that
this statement, when made, might be
full and complete.
ANTI-OPTION BILL.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The SUBJ
committee on judiciary having under
discussion the Washburn anti-optiOn
bill, have nearly completed its consid-
GRAFTON, and will probably report it to
the full committee on Monday.
ARMY OFFICER ACQUITTED.
WASHINGTON, April 9'-News was
received at the navy department this
morning that Lieutenant II. B. Heth-
erington of the United States navy has
been acquitted of the charge of killing
Geo. G. Robinson, an Englishman, at
Yokahoma about two months ago on
the ground that the latter had been
unduly intimate with Mrs. Hethering-
ton.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Attorney
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