The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-25
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS UNDER
DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE.
A Joint Resolution Ordering the Return Of
Various Captured Mexican Battle Flags
Passed in the senate-Important
Committee Work Done.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 17.-Immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal
Senator Sherman from the committee
OH foreign relations reported back IA
vorably the joint resolution request
ing the president to return to the re-
public of Mexico twenty-one battle
flags now in the museum of the United
States military academy, which were
captured by the army Of the United
States during the late war with Next
co. The resolution passed.
Senator Sherman also reported adj
versely the resolution offered by Sen
ator Quay, requesting the committee
on foreign relations to inquire as to
the practicability Of the acquisition of
certain portions of the republic of
Mexico. Indefinitely postponed.
Senator Palmer gave notice that he
would address the Senate tomorrow
on his proposed constitutional amend
ment to have Senators elected by the
people.
Senator Morfell from the finance
committee reported bill directing
the secretary of the treasury to admit
free of duty the wreCkage from the
ships Trenton and Nandalia, present.
ed by the United States government
to the king of Samoa, and to refund
the sum of SIPS, being the amount Of
duties paid thereon to the collector of
San Francisco. Passed.
The bills on the calendar were
then taken up and number Of bills
passed.
The Idaho contested election case
(CIaggett- DubOis) was then taken up.
Without disp0sing of the resolu-
ton the Senate adjourned until to- .,
morrow.
The House fairly has entered upon '
the consideration of appropriations !
and the second bill teday was taken
up-the Indian appropriation bill. {
Immediately after the introduction of c
bills and resolutions the House went C
into q committee of the whole, By d
mum of Indiana in the chair, on the q
Indian appropriation bill. After f
much debate the committee rose and U
the House adjourned. a
WAYS AND NJ ANS REPORT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE first of il
5he reports of the ways and means g
committee on the three tariff bills
ordered reported to the House has
1een prepared by Bryan of Nebraska,
who drew up the bill. 1t is accom-
panied by the bill making binding n
wine free of duty, and will be pre- D
ented to the House in day or two. h
{ says the tariff on binding Irvine can N
lot be justified except on the principle L
hat the taking power should be used al
n importations entirely, and that sc
principle, besides being unsupported IL
" the constitutional authority, would CT
estroy all income from imports and lo
ompel us to look to some other source te
Or the necessary revenues.
There are in the United States
cordage and binding Irvine
actories, twenty-nine owned and con-
rolled by the National Cordage COM
AMY. The twenty-nine in the trust
60 per cent of the total out
,ut. There were produced and con-
umed in the United States in 1890
% GOO tons of Irvine, all but 1000 of
which were made from foreign grown
ibres. If seven-tenths of one cent per
pound were added to the price, as
this tax would have cost the
armers of the United States in
he year 1890 alone 100000. This
loes not include the large additional
um charged for profits on the in
reased prices by the various dealers
through whose hands the product
passed. Not one dollar of this large
AK reached the treasury. Surely
here can be no excuse for allowing
his trust to continue the eXaction of
his tribute. The raw material from
which this Irvine is made is already
IN the free list.
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