The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-04
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
DEMAND MADE FOR MINISTER
EGAN's RECALL.
1t Was introduced in the House and Excited
Much Comment-The New Code Of
Rules Still Under
Fire.
THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. l. - Senator
Butler who has been absent several
weeks was again in his seat this
morning. Among the documents
presented and referred were the fol-
lowing:
Second annual report of the COM
missioner of patents and house bill to
detach Montgomery county from the
western and attach it to the eastern
judicial district of Arkansas, reported
and passed.
Senator Kyle gave notice that he
would, on Wednesday, ask the court
esy of the Senate to make some re-
marks on his proposed constitutional
amendment as to marriage and divorce
in the United States.
The calendar was then taken up,
the pending question being the bill
appropriating $4,000 for public
building at Reno, New.
Senator Stewart advocated reduc-
ing the bill to 100000, which amend
ment was agreed to, and the bill
passed.
The bill was passed appropriating
100000 for a public building at Kan
sas City, Kan.
The Mexican award bill LA A bra
claim was taken up and number of
amendments agreed to. The bill then
passed, yeas GO, nays 5 George, Hig-
gins, Powers, Vance and West).
1t directs suit to be brought in the
name of the United States in the
court of claims against the La A bra
Silver Mining company and all per-
sons making claim to any part of the
award, TO determine whether the
award was obtained by fraud or effect
uated by means of false swearing. An
appeal may be taken to the supreme
court of the United States and in case
of a final decision against the compa-
ny, the government of Mexico will be
released from farther payment and
amounts distributed will be paid to
the government of Mexico, A like
bill in relation to the Benjamin We'll
claim was then taken up and passed.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The rules
are still the subject of narrowing dis
cussion in the house and of the Demo-
cratic caucus and frequent demands
for the previous question seem alike
important in forcing the debate to a
close and securing the adoption of
the code reported by the Democratic
majority in the committee on rules
in the rank and file on both sides OF
the house not to regard the rules as g
party question. Some of the most rad.
ical features of the code, reported by
the Democratic majority of the com.
mittee on rules, find quite interested
supporters on the Republican side.
Bourke Cochran, the well known
Tammany Congressman, this evening
surprised Congress by eloquently APP
proving the principle of recognizing
ocular evidence of quorum, and his
speech was enthusiastically received
by the Republicans.
Numerous bills and resolutions were
referred this morning, the most i'm
portant being the resolution by Mr..
Dearmond of Missouri, requesting the
recall Of Patrick Egan, minister to
Chile.
Then the consideration of the report
of the committee Oh rules was resum-
ed on the pending amendment, one
offered by Mr.. Oates of Alabama, pro-
ducing committee on order of bust
ness to consist of fifteen members
of which the speaker is ex-of1icio
chairman. The previous question was
ordered and the vote then required on
the Oates amendment and it was re-
jected.
Mr.. Hooker's motion to strike out
the clause giving the committee on
rules the power to call up it's reports
at any time, and preventing dilatory
motions being made when they are
under consideration was lost.
On motion of Mr.. McCreary of Ken
lucky the amendment was agreed to
requiring general appropriation bills
to be reported within eighty days
after the appointment of the commit
tee in long session and within forty
days in short session.
Mr., Enloe of Tennessee offered an
amenement providing chat committees
reporting private bills shall file them
with the clerk, and they shall by him
by placed upon the appropriate cal
endar. Agreed 80.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan offered an
amendment establishing the rule
of the last congress empowering the
speaker TO count quorum when such
a quorum is present and not voting.
1t was on this motion that Mr.. Coch-
ran took the floor and made the speech
alluded to above.
Others took part and debate was
long and rather wearisome. Finally
the yeas and nays were ordered and
the house adjourned.
THAT EGAN RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The demand
for the recall OF Minister Egan has
again been made but this time it does
not come from the republic of Chile.
A democratic member of congress is
the person who seeks to bring such a
request officially to the attention of
President Harrison and it is no secret
in democratic quarters that the politi-
cal ACCESSIBILITY of introducing a reso-
luton providing for an inquiry into
Egan's conduct is being discussed and
that such resolution may be pre-
sented at any time. OF course such