The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-28
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
ADJOURNMENT WILL BE REACHED IN
A VERY FEW DAYS.
Deficiency Bills First on Calendar Public
Land Reservations-The Worlds Fair
Amendment Still Unsettled-Long
Expected Political Debate,
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, July 26.-In spite of
the superheated atmosphere the eve.
ming debate on the presidential CAM
paign took place. Senator Aldrich
opened it with a declaration that the
tariff question was to be, by common
consent, the issue of the campaign.
Senator Vest took up the
gauntlet and announced it
as the determination on the part of
the Democratic party to make that
the issue in every township in the
land. The debate was also participa-
ted in by Senators Allison, Hale and
Palmer. 1t lasted between four and
five hours and at the close the resolu-
tion on which it was based was laid
on the table to be taken up again
when Senator Carlisle shall be ready
to answer Senator Aldrich on the
points.
The anti-option bill was taken up
but as the time for adjournment was
close at hand the bill was laid over
till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The stream
toward final adjournment is flowing
Erapidly and the pilot of the legisla-
tive craft, Holman, predicts that the
part of final adjournment will be
reached within few days.
This morning the House resumed
consideration of the general deficiency
bill.
The amendment for the payment to
widows, etc., of deceased members of
the balance of the salaries they would
have received was considered. On
motion by Mr.. Hayes of Iowa to re-
consider the vote by which
the House refused to table the
motion to recede, the House
refused to reconsider the vote. The
previous question was ordered and
Mr.. Holman's motion instructing the
conference committee to recede was
| agreed to and further conference
ordered.
The bill passed the, reserve
from entry one section of each town.
| ship in Oklahoma so as to have in
reserve body of land which may be
sold after Oklahoma is admitted as q
state
Mr.. Holman presented q disagree
ing report on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill and demanded the
previous question ON the report. 1t
was ordered and the report, so far as
recommended, agreed to.
Then came the Worlds Fair emend.
ment, and Holman rose to make q
proposition as to limitation of debate.
Then came as an interruption a con.
ference report on the general de.
ficiency appropriation bill. The re-
port was agreed to and the house
resumed consideration of the sundry
civil bill, and after various remarks on
the Worlds Fair the house ad-
journed.
INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Joyn N.
Mason, commissioner of internal
revenue has made preliminary re-
port of the operations of that service
for the fiscal year ending July 80, 1852.
The total collections from all
sources were $153, ,859 SAB, an increase
over last year of 1892, ,128. Collec-
tions or Illinois, $36, ,7O5 338, more than
twice as large. There is no other state
with the single exception of Ken
lucky, where collections were $21 ,8l3,
851. The commissioner says the re-
suits of the first years operation of the
law relative to the bounty on sugar is
satisfactory.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The senate
has confirmed the nomination of
George Shiras, Jr., to be associate
judge of the United States supreme
court.