The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21

claIl, San FRANCISCO; PenSac0la, Homo
lulu; Boston, Callao; Yorktown, Val
paraiso, and Iroquois at Samoa.
Cramp, the Philadelphia ship
builder, was at the department today
and had conference with the officials
in regard to the condition of the work
on the naval vessels now under course
of construction at his yard. He said
the work was progressing as rapidly
as possible, hampered somewhat by
the scarcity of materials. For this
reason he could not say positively
when the cruiser New York i'll be
ready for her trial trip. Cruiser No.
II, better known as the Pirate, is well
under way and will be ready for
launching in May.
NO ULTIMATUM SENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-In reply to
an inquiry as to the truth of the re-
port that an ultimatum demanding an
instant apology and reparation had
been cabled Chile, President Harrison
this afternoon said he has sent no
ultimatum to Chile and is still devot-
ing himself to careful examination
of the voluminous Chilean cores
pondence.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Morrill, presented a memorial from the
astronomers Of the country in relation
TO change in the management of the
new observatory from the navy de-
partment to the civil administration.
Referred to the committee on naval
affairs.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following
BY Senator Vest for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river, $11 ,000,-
600 to be expended by the direction Of
the secretary of war.
BY Senator Cullom, to promote the
safety of employees and travellers by
compelling the common carriers en-.
gagged in interstate commerce to equiv
their cars with automatic couplers
and continuous brakes, and locomo
tives with driving wheel brakes. Re.
ferred to the committee on interstate
commerce.
The Senate took up the calendar
the first bill being to aid the state OF
Colorado to support school of mines
appropIiating % per cent of all moneys
paid to the United States for mineral
lands of Colorado for the maintenance
of the school of mines established at
Golden, in Jefferson county. Amend
ed to 30 instead of %, and passed..
After an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned until tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The house
of representatives of the fify-second
congress did not follow the aggressive
leadership of Chairman Holman of
the appropriations committee in de-
claring that tho appropriations of
congress be strictly limited to moneys
necessary to carry on the several de-
partments of the government. For
four hours fierce warfare of debate
waged in the house today over the
proposition of the gentleman from
Indiana, and when an adjournment
was taken this afternoon, Holman
so far feceded from the spirit
of the resolution as to ask
that the previous question
be reconsidered in order that we
might consider the ACCESSIBILITY of to-
morrow accepting an amendment mod
flying the sweeping declaration of the
second clause of the resolution. That
there are many Democrats who will
vote against the resolution there is
now no doubt. AS the resolution at
present reads it is generally inter.
preted as presenting an insuperable
bar to steamship subsidies, the sugar
bounty, the Nicaragua canal bill, the
Worlds Fair loan, improvement OF
rivers and harbors, appropriations for
public buildings throughout the
Union. and appropriations for Indian
depredations and adjudicated cases
from the court of claims.
Naturally, therefore, the chairman
of the appropriations committee had
arrayed against him the friends of all
the interests and enterprises so vitality
affected, and in the absence of eau
Gus decree it was impossible to draw
party lines in forcing the passage of a
resolution of such radical character
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That in the judgment Of
this House the granting Of subsidies
or bounties by congress of money, pub.
lie lands, bonds, or by it's endorsement
or the pledge of public credit
to promote special private indus
tries, enterprises or corporations
independent of the question O
the constitutional power of congress
to make such grant is unjust and i'm
polite and in manifest conflict with
the spirit of our republican institu
tions, as directly tends to create anC
foster the wealth favored classes a
the expense of the whole people wht
bear the burdens of the government
and manifestly furnishes undue facil
tiles for the enlargement of great pri
vate estates, a policy which gov
eminent Of the people cannot justly
tee is in favor of free coinage bill