The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.
SENATOR TURPIE MAKES POINT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
The River and Harbor Bill Goes Through
The House-A Boat Railway Around
The Falls of the Columbia River.
Behring Sea Controversy.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Gre
dentials of Senator Walthall of Mis-
sissippi for the term beginning in 1893
were presented and placed on file.
Senator Turpie, rising to point OF
explanation, sent to the clerks desk
and had read newspaper account of
an interview with Judge Woods of
indianapolis in which Woods spoke
of Turpie as playing the part of hy-
pocrite, he (Turpie) having borne
himself toward him as personal
friend and having congratulated him
on the supreme decision in the Tally
sheet case.
Senator Turpie said it was mis-
statement of the relations between
himself and Woods. He never had
any personal or social relations with
Woods; he had not congratulated
Woods on "his" ruling on construc-
tion in that case; he had not congratu-
lated him on "our" construction of the
statute which had been upheld by the
Supreme court of the United States.
The bill to improve navigation and
afford ease and safety to trade and
commerce on the Mississippi river
aud prevent destructive floods, was
then taken up as special
order. The committee amendments
reducing the total appropriation from
$4,000, 900 to $l5, 900, 900, reducing the
annual expenditure under the bill
from So 1888 900 to $2,000,000; reducing
the amount fixed for that part of the
river from the mouth of the Illinois to
the mouth of the Ohio to $5,O00,0 900.
Ali were agreed to. The total appro-
priation was increased from $15,000,-
900 to $18,700,000. An amendment
was agreed to assigning $4,000 of
the total amount to the i'm
provement of the river between
the mouth of the Illinois and st. Paul
Minnesota not more than $4,000 to
be expended in any one year. The
bill then passed. Yeas 48, nays 5, Call,
Kyle, Perkins, Pugh, Vance.
The bill for the relief of settlers on
public lands was taken up and passed.
The next bill taken up was the one
appropriating 81 1,745, 1856 for the pur-
pose of securing the early completion
of the docks at the foot of the Cas-
cades of the Columbia. 1t was passed
without discussion-yeas 46, nays A,
Berry Kyle, Pugh and Vance.
The next bill taken up was the one
appropriating $2,860,356 for the con-
struction of boat railway and neces-
sary marine apparatus and appliances
at The Dalles and Cellilo falls and the
Ten Mile rapids on the Columbia river
and in the improvement of the Three
Mile rapids also passed without dis
cussion, 38 to 1853. Adjourned.
CABINET MEETING.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-At the
session of the cabinet today the time
was consumed in consideration of the
Behring sea question. Salisbury's
reply to Wharton's note of the 9Th
inst, insisting upon a renewal of the
modus vivendi for the present season,
was read, and formed basis of dis
cussion. Reticence was maintained
by members of the cabinet as to the
contents of Salisbury's note, yet there
is reason to believe it is un-
satisfactory to this government.
Salisbury's reply as to the main
point is said to be indecisive
and although he contests against
several he does not commit himself so
far as to decline to give assent to it.
1t is said a reply is now being prepar-
ed in which the government will in
no sense recede from the former posi-
tion, but on the contrary stand firmly
by it. Salisbury's note was received
by the cabinet and not of great length.
BEHRING SEA ARBITRATION.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Sir Geo.
Baden Powell, member of the Behring
sea commission, which recently closed
it's session in this city, arrived from
Montreal last evening. He sails for
England tomorrow. minister
Phelps, who is to act as counsel before
the arbitratOrs arrived last aveninU