The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-21
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS-,
TO ABSOLUTELY PROHIBIT THE COMING
OF CHINESE TO AMERICA.
The Senate Considers Long List Of I'm
portant Measures-The Naval Bill in
the House, Congressman Cooper
Exposes Some Dirty Work
by Raum's People.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Dolph from the committee on foreign
relations reported back to the House
bill for the absolute prohibition of the
coming of Chinese into the United
States with substitute, being the bill
passed by the Senate to continue in
force for ten years all laws now in
force on the subject. 1t was placed
on the calendar.
The resolutions heretofore offered
by Senator Stewart calling on the
Secretary of the treasury for informa-
ton as to the purchase Of silver coin
age of standard silver dollars and the
issue of treasury notes, were taken up
and Senator Morgan addressed the
Senate in favor of free coinage of sill
yer. At the close of Senator Morgan's
speech Senator Stewards resolution
went over without action, and the
Senate proceeded to consider bills on
the calendar, including as follows:
To reorganize artillery and infantry
of the army and increase its efficiency.
Passed.
10 extend the jurisdiction of the
supreme court to include judgments
and DEGREES of highest courts Of the
Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw
and Chickasaw tribes Of Indians.
Passed.
The House bill to establish lineal
promotion throughout several lines of
artillery, cavalry and infantry of the
army. Passed.
For the examination and promotion
grade of second lieutenant. Passed.
To increase the pay of certain nom
commissioned officers of the army.
Passed.
To amend the railroad land for
fixture acts, to permit actual settlers
to purchase lands within three years
after forfeiture. Passed.
For the relief of purchasers of
timber lands and stone lands under
the act of June 8, 1873 Passed.
To provide for fixing uniform
standard of classification and grading
wheat, corn, oats, barley and rye.
Passed.
The Senate then proceeded to
executive business and then ad-
journed.
The Senate today passed bill for
better control and promote the safety
of National banks. This is the bill
passed by the House, with some
amendments added.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
After passing bill granting right of
way through the Indian territory to
the Gainesville, Oklahoma and Gulf
railroad company, the house went in
to committee of the whole.
Mr.. Shively of Indiana in the chair,
on the naval appropriation bill, pend
ing question being the point of order
raised.against the clause appropriating
$3.50, 900 towards the construction of q
dry dock at Algiers, La. The point of
ortler,was sustained and it was taken
out of the bill. When the item for
increase of the navy was reached
Mr.. Holman of Indiana raised q
point of order against the clause au-
thorizing the president to have con-
structed by contract an armed cruiser
of about 5000 tons displacement, of the
general type of the New York. to cost,
exclusive of armament, not more than
Sc, 500, 900. The chair overruled the
point.
Mr.. Holman then moved to strike
out the appropriation.
Mr.. BouteIle of Maine moved to
amend the paragraph for the increase
of the navy by providing for two fast
inn limo IF hoffln a inc IF
displacement about 10000 tons, at
cost of not exceeding 100000 each.
Pending action the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
RAUM INVESTIGATED.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-In the
Raum inquiry today James Morgan of
Bloomington, Ind pension attorney,
was introduced to Hersey by Cooper,
and took the stand. A very important
admission was obtained from him by
Mr.. Enloe, the witness acknowledge
ing that he had written letter en-
closing $25 to Cooper, at the sugges
ton of Special Examiner Greenwall,
ofthe pension office, whom Raum sent
to investigate the matter. Greenwall
practically framed the letter and him.
self sent the money in registered let.
ter instead of by the draft or check to
Cooper instead of to Hersey in order
that it might be fastened on Cooper,
and that he be entrapped. 1t was
decoy letter, witness admitted, but it
failed because Cooper returned the
money, stating that Hersey could
take no money for the work done for
him Cooper.
RELIEF OF FLOOD SUFFERERS.
WASHINGTON, April 10. = The
House committee on appropriations
today listened to an appeal by Mr..
Allen of Mississip pi, in favor of his
resolution asking for an immediate
appropriation to alleviate the condi-
tion of the flood sufferers in Missis-
sippi and Alabama. kilograms re-
ceived by Mr.. Allen from Columbus,
Mississippi, states that over one hun
bred persons have been drowned in
one county and already sixty bodies
have been recovered from the waters
and many others can be seen floating
on the surface. At the suggestion of
Mr.. Holman the resolution was re-
ferred to a subcommittee which will
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