The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-14
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
SHORT SESSIONS IN BOTH ENDS OF
THE CAPITOL.
The Supreme Courts Decision in the Well
Known Ccunselman Case Causing Com
ment as to Its Bearing on the
Interstate Commerce Law.
THE SENATE.


ing was the agreement made by the
Indian commission for the cesson of
their lands made with the Shoshone
and Arapahoe Indians, the Indians of
the Wind River reservation in Wyo-
ming, the Indians of the Pyramid
Lake reservation and the Kickapoo
Indians of Oklahoma, all of which
was referred TO the committee on In
dian affairs.
Senator Dolph from the committee
on coast defenses reported bill for
the purchase of sites for Notifications.
A lso bill to provide Notifications
and other seacoast defenses. They
were placed on the calendar. The
latter bill carries an appropriation of
800, 900, 900; $40, 900, 900 TO be available
first month of the year and $4,000, 900
each year for ten years.
After short executive session the
senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Speaker Pro TEN Mcmillan presided
this morning.
The first business reported from the
standing committees was presented bv
Mr., E G. Taylor of Ohio, who from
the committee on Judiciary reported a
bill fixing the time for holding the
terms of the circuit and district courts
in the Northern district of Iowa.
Mr.. Fellows of New York intro
duced bill increasing the pensions
of those soldiers who have lost the use
of eyes or limbs. Referred.
Mr.. Long of Texas, q bill for the de-
velopment and encouragement of silk
culture in the United States under di.
rPction of the secretary of agriculture.
Referred.
The House then, on motion of Mr..
Springer, adjourned till tomorrow.
ANOTHER CHILEAN INSULT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The fol-
lowing cable message from Comman-
der Evans, commanding the gunhoat
Yorktown, the only United States
vessel in Chilean waters, was made
public this afternoon:
"VALPARAISu, Jan. 9-To the secre-
tary of the navy: YESTERDAY after.
aoon my gig, lying off the landing
place awaiting me was stoned by
three men in crowd of bad charac.
ters. No one was injured. 1 visited
Immediately the senior naval officer o.
Chile afloat and requested him tt
notify the police authorities, that ]
demanded efficient protection and il
the Otfense was repeated would take
the matter in nv own hands and pro
tect my men with arms. Much regret
was expressed by the Chilean senior
naval officer, who went at once to the
police. Today have assurance that
the parties will be punished and pro-
lection given.
GSigned] EvANs.n
WAYS AND MEANS BUSINESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-It is deemed
probable that the ways and means
committee of the house will make one
very radical departure from the past
practice Of the committee. This will
he in declin ng to afford prolonged
hearings to those interests likely to he
affected by proposed legislation. The
sense of the democratic majority is
clearly in favor of limiting the work of
the committee to the preparation of
le5s than q dozen bills, affecting only
that number of articles of import, and
they hold that the articles so affected
have been the subject of so
much discussion, that no special
information is necessary to
enable the committee to act intelli-
gently upon the bills to be considered.
t'bncn Inlanotinno md thoca I'M tnracfc
which desire to be heard will, it is
said, be invited to reduce their state
ments to writing and present them to
the committee, where they will re.
ceive careful consideration, and prob
ably be ordered printed for the infor-
nation of the committee.
THE CoUNsELMAN DECISION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 The de-
cision of the supreme court of the
United States in the COunselman case
is the subject of much discussion to-
day, and popular inquiry turns to the
question as to whether IN the light of
this decision the interstate Jaw can be
so amended as to give the efficiency
intended by the trainers. Bills are
being prepared for introduction in
both houses designed for the correc-
tion of the law, but the opinions of
prominent lawyers are divided as to
the possibility of framing an amend
ment which will afford the remedy
desired and at the same time be con-
w. r.. Morrison, a member of the
commission, does not view
the situation with the discourage
ment manifested by some other
friends of the interstate law.
"What do YOU think of the supreme
courts decision in the Counselman
case?" Mr.. Morrison was asked by
your reporter.
"There is not much profit in dis
cussing q decision of the court of last
resort,n he said. "If the court had
been so inclined it could have held the
law constitutional upon very good
"WiIl the decision seriously inter-
fere with the work of the commission,
in your opinionH
at will he at least temporary him
drance to the enforcement Of the laws.
There are usually two guilty parties
to the most flagrant violations of the
interstate commerce law, and these
age not likely to have witnesses to the
If one Of the guilty par