The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-14
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
OPTION BILL AND SUNDAY CLOSING OF
THE woRLD's.FAIR.
Spirited Discussion on the Sunday Closing
Measure - Making Preparations for
Final Adjournment Minority
Report on the Free Silver Bill.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE two
principal questions before the senate
today were the House anti-option bill
and Quay's amendment to the appro-
pliation for the Columbian exposition,
making it dependent upon closing the
exposition on Sundays. On the first
question Senator Washburn occupied
the attention of the senate for two
hours with an argument in favorof
the bill, which he claimed in the in
terest of agriculturists, because the
prices of their products were unduly
lowered, not by the law of supply and
demand but by the operations of short
sellers of the Chicago Board of Trade.
He did not make any action on the
bill itself, it was not before the Senate
for action.
Senator Quay's amendment requir-
ing the Columbian exposition to be
closed on Sunday provoked discus
sion which lasted two hours and
half. 1t was not finished when the
senate adjourned.
Senator Henderson thought some
portions of the exposition should be
opened Sunday. He had no objection
to opening the grounds SO that people
M ght gather there. He saw no OBJ
lection to art galleries being open
so that people might quietly 60 there
and be instructed as well as interest
ed by gazing at works of the great
masters. He would offer an amend
ment when in order) to have the me-
chanical portion of the exposition
closed on Sunday.
Senator Palmer was against Sena-
tor Quay's amendment. He said he
had remarked in private and now said
in public that he thought it would be
a good thing to shut up the people of
Chicago in the exposition buildings on
Sunday, as they might spend it more
advantageously.
Senator Cullom spoke in favor of de-
lay Oh the subject of closing on Sun
days. He had just been informed by
the president of the Worlds Fair
commission ex-senator Palmer of
Michigan) that the commission would
meet in Chicago on the LIST of October,
and then the pros and cons of the
question could be discussed and the
question determined.
Senator Hawley argued in favor of
Senator Quay's amendment. With
out action on the amendment the sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-There was
appearance of approaching final adj
journment in the house today. The,
members began to crowd into the
space in front of the speakers desk
asking for recognition, and when it
was granted, although there were
special objections made to vari-
GUS measures there was no general OBJ
lection made in the shape of demand
for regular order.n This desultory
legislation continued an hour and a.
half.
The conference report on the mill
tary academy appropriation bill was
agreed to.
The bill was passed appropriating
81 100000 for publication of the
census.
Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio presented
dlsagreeing report on the army ap-
preparation bill. The point of conten-
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bill taking out the provision that no
money shall be used for any transpor-
tation over non bonded railroads con-
trolled by the Union and Southern
Pacific railroads.
Further conference was ordered and
the House adjourned.
MINORITY SILVER REPORT.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE views
of the minority of the coinage COM
mittee in opposition to the Senate
free coinage billhave been embodied
in report prepared by Representa-
tive Stone of Pennsylvania. The re-
port says the bill is conglomeration
or crudities and obsurdities, clumsy
in structure, in part uncertain of in
depreciation and as whole dangerous
and pernicious in operation and effect.
1t then proceeds to point out the de-
fects of the bill from an anti-free COIN
age standpoint.
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