The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-14
SILVER MATTERS UNDER DISCUSSION
IN THE SENATE.
House Refused to Concur in Senate Amend
ments to the Indian Appropriation Bill,
Seven Millions More to the
Worlds Fair.
SENATE.


ION motion of Senator Sherman) by in
serting the words "and detailed state
ment of amount purchased each day"
Senator Stewart proceeded to address
the Senate on the subject. The reso-
luton went over until tomorrow.
Senator Morgan expressed his inten.
tion to speak upon it for brief period
The joint resolution introduced by
Senator Palmer proposing constitu-
tional amenement for the election of
United States senators by popular
vote, was taken up and Senator Chand-
ler addressed the Senate in opposition
to it. The resolution was referred to
the committee on privileges and elec-
tions, and the Senate having passed q
number of bills on the calendar ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April r.
The senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill were non concurred
in.
Mr.. Allen of Mississippi asked unan-
imous consent for the introducing of a
resolution appropriating SOC, 900 for the
sufferers of the Tombigbee river and
its tributaries.
Mr.7Kilgore of Texas 'D'Dti nd
the resolution was referred.
Mr.. Cooper of Indiana rose to a
personal explanation in relative to
the testimony taken by the Raum in
vestigation committee and not only
y defended himself from the charges of
having used his position to influence
the pension office but made an at
tack upon the commiss-
ioner of pensions. He was frequently
interrupted, but finally succeeded fin
ishing his speech. 1t made no
sensation. Messrs. Reel, Allen and
Wilson were appointed conferees on
the Indian appropriation bill.
The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole (O'Farrell of Vir-
ginia in the chair) on the urgent de-
ficiency apportionment bill.
Taking advantage of the scope
given general debate Mr.. Bland OF
Missouri brought up the silver uues-
tion by sending to the clerks desk
and having read letter from Senator
Palmer to Chicago paper in which
he declared the Bland bill was not a
free coinage measure. He (Bland) did
not fear accusation, being actuated by
the silver ring. There were other
rings in this country and when gen.
tlemen declined to listen to the voice
of the people and listen to the tickers
of Wall street they belonged TO the
gold ring. The silver bill is not in the
interest of the great masses OF the peo-
pie. The committee then rose and the
bill passed.
The House again went into COM
mittee of the whole, (Shively of Indi-
+ ana in the chair on the naval appro-
priation bill. Without action the
Committee rose and the House ad-
10 ed.
RAUM INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Repres.
entative Cooper of Indiana, today
made a statement before the House
Pension Investigation committee in
denial and explanation of the charges
made against him by Commissioner
Raum. Mr.. Cooper said he would
neither excuse nor justify Herseys's
conduct but from the facts it would be
seen that he (Cooper) had infinitely
more cause for complaint than any
one else and he had not the slight
est responsibility therefor. The
witness needing assistance employed
Hersey at 5000 per month and gave
him the necessary authority to use
his name on congressional call slips.
Whatever Hersey had done in the
wav of selling pension information
had been done without his knowl-
edge or consent. Mr.. Cooper referred
to the charge that he authorized
Waring and Slusher to print his sig
nature on thousands of fictitious con-
gressional call slips which had been
thrown in waste basket
by commissioners beacn
and Tarrant. Mr.. Cooper said
Waring had been mentioned for the
Republican nomination in his Coop
ersh district and when witness be-
came congressman in 1889 Waring,
who had extensive pension business
came to him and said he desired use
witness name calling up cases of
"The hoys."
ALABAMA NOT FOR CLEVELAND.
!. WASHINGTON, April 12.-Congress-
man Gates, who has returned from
Alabama after knocking out all Alli-
sances in his district, says: my peo-
pie are giving good deal of attention
to the presidential question, but1t has
been decided that twenty-five dele
gates who will be elected to represent
Alabama at Chicago will not be in
structed for Cleveland. He has many
friends in Alabama, but there is
very general feeling that we should Il
throw both Cleveland and Hill to the
winds on account of factional troubles
in New York. We want a man who
can win, and who is that man?
There are several men who could
be named. Our people are discussing
German, Boies and others, but, as
saw, the delegation will not be in
tructed.n
"How has the defeat of the silver
bill been received?"
tsIt has been disappointing because
the people believe free coinage of sill
yer means more money in circulation,
but it ia foolish to say that Georgia or