The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-21
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
THE SILVER QUESTION PUT TO A TEST
VOTE IN THE SENATE.
Text Of the Modus, vivendi Which Was Rati-
fed With Unusual Expedition-Noyss-
Rockwell Contested Election Case.
The Rustler War in Wyoming.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-lndirectly
there was test of the strength of the
silver men in the Senate today. The
question came up on Senator Kyle's
motion to strike out of the Arizona
funding bill the clause requiring the
payment of interest in gold or equiva-
lent in lawful money of the United
States, and insert "lawtul money of
the United States." The motion pre-
vailed 26 to "a. Senator Fill voted
for it, The detailed vote is as follows:
Ayes-Senators Allen, Bate, Barry,
Blackburn, Blodgett, Butler, Call,
Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Du-
bois, Falkner, Gibson (Maryland),
Hansbrough, Harris, Hill. Jones
(Nevada), Kyle, Mitchell, PETER,
Pugh, Ransom, Stewart, Teller, Vest,
Walthall, Walcott-26.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Carr, Chan
dler, Cullom, Dixon, Frye, Gray,
Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hiscock,
dock, Palmer, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Platt, Proctor, Sawyer, Stockbridge,
Washburn and Wilson-A.
After discussion the bill as amend
ed passed without division.
Senator Georges resolution relative
to the low price of cotton and the de-
pressed condition of agriculture was
then taken up, amended and agreed
to. 1t directs the committee ON agri-
culture and forestry to inquire into
the state of the industry from time TO
time and report as often as necessary.
A joint resolution to pay the state
of West Virginia what is due it under
the "direct tax fuudu act was taken
up and passed without division or
discussion.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-After the
| approval of the Journal, Mr.. McMil.
lin of Tennessee, from the committee
on rules, reported resolutions vacat-
ing and setting aside all orders here.
tofore made granting general leave to
print in the Record. After some de.
bate the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. O'Ferrell Of Virginia called uI
the Noyes-R Rockwell contested cleo
tion case and gave notice that at the
end of "a hours debate he would
demand the previous question. The
case was opened by Lawson o.
Georgia, who was followed by
Johnson of Indiana, who is in terror O
| stenographers. He speaks at tht
| 10 af dc 10 fr.
day was not behind his best record
He spoke for Noyes. Mr.. Bacon o
New York argued for contestee
Pending action the House adjourned
THE MoDUs vIvENDI.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-In his
message transmitting the Behrine
Sea vivendi to the senate yesterday
the president says: GAS the value anC
effectiveness of the agreement depenC
largely upon being put in force al
once / respectfully request promp
consideration of the subject by tht
senate" The senate acceded to tht
request with the greatest expedition
it being this afternoon ratified. Th'
| preamble is Identical with the Behr
ing Sea arbitration treaty convention
itself and comprises seven articles
The first four are precisely similar IL
language with the modus vivendi o
last year, with the exception of ,
change in article / of the words "unti
May next" to "during tendency o.
arbitration, which governs the lif'
of the modus vivendi.
Briefly stated, these articles prohibi
Great Britain and the United States
from seal killing in Behring sea anC
on Seal Islands (save 1900 seals b'
taken on islands by the United StateI
for the subsistence of the natives) dur
ing arbitration. 1t provides for seiz
ing offending vessels and permits thu
residence of British agents in the
Islands during the sealing season
Articles 5 and are new, and provid,
that if the result of the arbitration b,
to affirm the right of the British
sealers to take seals in Behrinl
sea within the bound claimed
by the United States unde
its purchase from Russia thei
compensation is to be made by
the United States to Great Britain
(for the use of her subjects) for alb
staining from the exercise of tina
right during the tendency of arbi
tration upon basis of such regulated
and limited catch or catches as in tn,
opinion of the arbitrators might hav'
been taken without undue diminutioi
of seal herds; and on the other hand
if the result of the arbitration be t.
deny the right of the British sealer
to take seal within said waters, theI
compensation to be made by Grea
Britain to the United States for itself
it's citizens and lessees for thi
agreement to limit the Islant
catch to a seventy-fve hundred
catch upon the basis that the differ
ence between this number and sucl
larger catch as in the opinion of tn
arbitrators might have been takel
without undue diminution of sea