The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-18
TY-SECOND CONGRESS.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED
IN TIE SENATE.
The Preliminary Fight on the Free Coinage
Bill Begun in the House and the Rus
sian Resolution Finally Killed,
The Option Bill
THE SENATE.

Vance, from the finance committee,
reported back adversely the bill in
troduced by Senator Gibson of Louis
lana, to provide an income tax to pay
pensions and the salaries of postmast-
ers.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the urgent deficiency
bill, and after some debate passed it,
and then took up the calendar and
passed number of bills.
"The pure food bill'' came up as un-
finished business, but was laid aside
and the Idaho contested election case
was taken up. The majority resolu-
tion reported by the committee on
elections is that Duboise is entitled to
the seat he now holds, the minority
taking an opposite view. Pending
it's discussion the Senate went into
executive session and soon adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The dona-
tions of western farmers and mlllers
to the starving millions of Russia
served as bludgeon to the gold men
of the House of Representative today
to oppose for five hours the steady
march of the lower House towards
free coinage legislation. In the par
liamentary struggle today politics had
no place, tilibusters and opponents
being alike members of the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Tracy, of New York, led the
fight against the consideration of the
resolution, authorizing the transpor.
!, ,ation of food donations to the starV-
ifhg Russians, because he desired to
keep as many measures as possible on
the calendar as unfinished business in
the way of the Bland free coinage
bill.
Under the rules of the House if the
Bland bill is not disposed of within
two days after being reached in the
order of consideration, it would be
passed to the calendar as unfinished
business. There are now the Russian
relief resolution and several other
measures on the calendar as unfin
ished business, and it is the plan of
Mr.. Tracey and his followers to fill
buster against these measures in or
der to prevent the free coinage bill
being reached on that calendar and
passed by the House.
After the House opening exercises,
Mr.. Brown Of Indiana, from the COM
Amittee on elections, submitted their
report on the contested case of Craig
VS.. Stewart from Pennsylvania. The
report, in favor of the contestant, was
placed upon the calendar.
Mr.. Dockery, from the committee
on elections of president vice presi-
dent and members of congress, recon-
mended joint resolution, proposing
a constitutional amendment for the
election of senators by the people Of
the several states. Referred.
= In the morning hour Mr.. Wise OF
Virginia, from the interstate and for
eign commerce committee, called up
the bill authorizing railroad compa-
mics to grant reduced rates to COM
mercial travellers. The bill went over
without action.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan made q
motion to proceed to the considera-
tion of unfinished business.
The speaker pro tenn (Dockery)
stated the calendar showed the first
unfinished business was the motion
made by Mr.. Kilgore of Texas to table
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the House indefinitely post
poned the Russian relief resolution.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia formally
called up the motion.
1t was at this juncture that Mr..
Tracy of New York came forward in
the role of filibusterer with the result
that the House spent the rest of the
session on the measure, ultimately
tabling Kilgore's motion, thus finally
defeating the measure.
Adjourned.
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The meet.
ing of the ways and means committee
was short and decisive this morning,
final action being taken in this very
brief time ON three important bills by
a strict party vote-Springer's free
wool bill, Bryan's free binding twine
bill and turner's bill placing cotton
ties, cotton bagging and machinery
for manufacturing the same on the
free list, were ordered to be favorably
reported. These measures have al
ready been published at length. The
committee adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when it is understood
Representative Cochran will call up
for favorable report the bill reducing
the duty on barley to the original
rate in effect before the passage of the
Mckinley bill.
WORLDS FAIR INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The appro-
priations committee of the House to-
day provided for the conduct OF the
investigation authorized by the House
into the expenditures made from
moneys appropriated by the govern
ment in aid of the Worlds Fair pro-
iect at Chicago. Chairman Holman
was authorized to designate sub
committee to make the investigation.
He named the subcommittee in
charge of the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bills to make the investi-
cation. The members are Messrs.
Dockery, Breckenridge Ark Hen
derson Ga.) and COgswell (Mass.).
The subcommittee were instructed to
inquire into and report to the full
committee all the facts it ascertains,
omitting recommendations.
THE FRICKE AFFAIR.