The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-22
CONGRESS-
me McGARRAHAN CASE OCCUPIES rup
n. sENArE's MORNING HOURS,
senator George Finishes His Three Dsy,.
speech on the Anticipation Law-Ths
House Works on Indian Affairs
And Makes Progress.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia very
strong presentation in favor of the
Claimant in the famous McGarraban
case was made in the senate TODAY bv
senator Hunton of Virginia. The
chief point made by him was that
LATTER hearing before President Lin.
coin, in which both sides were repre.
sented by counsel, Lincoln decided in
support of the claim and directed the
issuance OF patent; that patent was &C.
tually filled out and signed and was
afterward (before McGarrahan knew
OF its existence) mutilated in the land
Office OF the interior department. The
morning hour expired before the argu.
ment was concluded and the bill went
over without &C ion till Monday next.
in The morning hour.
Senator George brought to a close
his three days. speech in favor of the
anti-option bill and Senator WASH
ourn made determined fight to have
DAY liked next week for vote upon
1t. He taught against motion to ad-
Journ over till Monday next in which
night he was defeated only by the
casting vote of the vice president.
The vote was greeted with laughter
and applause by the opponents OF the
anticipation bill and it went over with
out action till Monday and there will
then be but four days till the holidays
begin and as four senators have given
notice of their intention to discuss the
measure there is little prospects that
a vote can be reached until after
recess.
Senator George continuing his
speech in favor OF the bill opened with
the congratulatory statement that,
although the price of cotton had gone
down in the New York Cotton ex.
change on account of the bill it had
y gone up again. Senator Georges
argument addressed today las Oh
pfSyious days. to an attack upon the
New York Cotton exchange, where he
said falsehood and trickery were used
for the purpose of influencing prices.
He quoted from the testimony of Mr.
Kleeland Ia prominent member of the
New York Produce exchange,) before
the senate committee in which this
expression is used: "They cannot ge!
up bear lie that L cannot get up q
ball lie to equal it," prominent con-
fession, he said, that lies were used on
both sides for the purpose of raising
and depressing prices.
"ghat makes honors even" Gray
remarked.
In conclusion Senator George said
the cotton raisers of this country
the wheat raisers and corn raisers are
entitled to some consideration at the
hands of the American senate. They
have complained in their conventions
their public meetings, their oranges
and their lodges of the future system
They know there had heen grea
depression, great lowering OF prices
They feel that their business has mo-
only become improbable, but is per
secuted at all sides. The mortgage II
on the homestead, but it is pressing
They have tried again and again t.
emancipate themselves from tint
shackles of this future system. They
find the prices of their product
Le6fng lower and lower. They flint
THAT dealers in futures in New Yorl
l, ana New Orleans are increasing yea
by year their purchases of futures ant
, decreasing their purchases of rea
cotton. They think their appea
ought to he potential with us; the.
q think if the American people are e.
he considered fit for self government
we ought to consider that this measur
is the proper one for them and ough
to give it to them with these remarks
i submit the argument, 80 far as an
concerned. o.
The house concurrent resolution TO-
q holiday recess was presented ana re
ferred to the committee on appropr'a
tions.
4 After an executive session the sen
Ate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE
The house today agreed to resolu
tion for holiday recess from I'M
Thursday before Christmas I'LL INT
"Wednesday after New Year,
The house then proceeded to pass
< resolution brought in by the commit
tee on rules 10 apportion the days De
fore recess among the various commit
tees. Today was assigned to the com
mittee on Indian affairs
A bill relative to bills of lading wal
passed without outspoken opposition
N Tine measures called up by the com
mittee on Indian affairs consumed th'
remainder OF the day. The first oil
called up was the one authorizing TN
secretary OF the treasury to cover lnt'
the treasury $48, 900 of the approprla
tion for the Choctaw and Chickasa"
\ indians, and it was passed.
|. Then was C ,led up the house reso