The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-15
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
TIE SENATE OPENED WITH PRAYER
BY JEWISH RABBI.
senator Hill Introduces Bill to Stop Silver
Purchases-senator Vest Pays ais Re-
spects to the System Of Robbery
Practiced by q. 8. Courts.
SENATE.


unusual circumstance of having a
jewish rabbi offer up prayer in the
senate chamber was Witnessed today.
Or. Joseph Silverman, of Temple
Emanuel of New York, was introduce
Ell TO the vice-president by Chaplain
Butler and invoked divine benedic-
tlon, in the English tongue, however,
not in Hebrew.
The first item of business was the
presentation of the treasury report.
That was followed by message from
the president transmitting, in com.
pllance with a resolution of April last,
information on the subject of an agree.
ment between the United States and
Great Britain as to naval forces to be
maintained by other powers Oh the
great lakes. These documents have
appropriately been disposed of.
Senator Hill introduced bill to re.
peal the act of July A, 1890, directing
the purchase of silver bullion, and
issue of treasury notes thereon, and il
was referred. to the committee on
finance.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Senator Vest as to the alleged partisan
action OF employees of the census bu.
reau, was referred to the committee
on contingent expenses.
The resolution offered last session
by Senator PETER as to the effect Of
the interstate commerce law on rail.
road charges, was referred to the COM
mittee on interstate commerce.
The joint resolution introduced yes.
terday by Senator Vest for the ap.
pOintment of commission to make an
agreement with the five civilized
tribes of Indians for taking lands in
severalty, etc., was taken up and
made the text of an impassioned
speech by the Missouri senator. He
said the great states of Kansas, Mis-.
souri,, Arkansas and Texas were di.
rectly and Immediately concerned in
changing the existing status of the
Indian territory; today it was
o menace to civilization. The
fore of administering justice
there was a blot and stain on the ju-
dlcial system of the United States
Crime was rampant and corruption
rife. The Indian Territory today was
a depot for crime. Criminals from adj
jacent states took refuge there, and
from there made raids. The recent
raid upon Cofeyville in Kansas had
been made from the Indian Territory
Monstrous as the proposition wa, il
was q fact that the Dalton brothers
who were engaged in that raid, hao
been deputy marshals in the Indian
Territory. They had gone through
that territory wearing badges of mar
shals and under the insignia of fedora
authority making arrests. He assert
ed from personal knowledge that from
the lawless classes in the Indian Ter
ritory were taken large number O
United States officers who were en-
ployed as deputy marshals. No such
monstrosity was ever seen in judicial
annals as the system of organized
plumber practiced ia the United States
courts there, the whole objection O.
officials being to obtain fees. He spoke
of the hangman at Fort Smith, Ark,
counting up his victims as 81 ano
speaking of making the number s
round hundred. Such an executioner
he said, if he had lived in barbarous
age, would be entitled to knighthood
and why should not this man, hi
asked derisiveIy, be one of the CAPT
talists and belong to favored classeI
in this great country? Senators Platt
Berry and Butler intimated their in
tention to debate the joint resolution
and it went over without action.
A resolution having been received
from the House as to the death of Rep
resentative Mcdonald of New Jersey
Senator Mcpherson offered the custo
mary resolutions Of regret. The reso'
lutions were agreed to and as fur
ther mark of respect the Senate ad
journeds
HOUSE.
The interest which surrounds the
meeting of the new session of congress-
was worn off, and the House today
got down to he dull routine of bust
ness, bill granting portion of Fort
Hays military reservation to the stste
OF Kansas was called up today, but
the House refused to order the pre-