The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-19
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATOR CALL WANTS COMMITTEE
POSITIONS TO GO AROUND.
Proposes to Increase the Membership Of
Several Committees-Eckols Is Dis
cussed, But Is Confirmed After
Senator Ady's Seat-Notes.
SENATE.


Call of Florida WAS profoundly inn
pressed with the idea that great in
equality and injustice results from the
mode i'm which the committees Of the
senate were organized and from the
fact that their membership was not
numerous enough to admit a fair
representation of the states. He there
fore offered in the beginning of the
present extraordinary session Ieso'
luton increasing to fifteen the MEM
bership of some half dozen leading
committees. Today he occupied the
floor nearly an hour calculating MS
views and ad vocating bis resolution.
It was laiu aside without action.
The resolution for investigation OF
the claim of Senator Ady to his seat as
senator from Kansas by the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, was
reported by the chairman OF that COM
mittee and referred to the committee
on contingent expenses.
AFTER HE MISSIONARIES
A general uprising of natives
against Christians is threatened IN
Corea and prompt steps have been
taken by the state and navy depart
ment to avert blOodshed. Beyond the
fact that the trouble arises from
hatred of missionaries and that citi-
zens OF the United States are in dan.
ger, no information Is Obtainable at
either department about the matter.
A warship has been ordered to the
scene of the trouble.
The last two hours of the session
was devoted to the consideration OF
executive business. Adjourned until
tomorrow.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Mannis Taylor of Alabama, minis
ter to Spain; Jas. Ewing of Illinois,
minister to Belgium; VIM. Lochran Of
Minnesota, commissioner of pensions;
Louis G.. Hughes of Arizona, governor
of Arizona; Robt. A. Baird, postmas-
ter at Morrillton, Ark; Jno. Il. Hart,
postmaster at Orange, Tex.
The senate spent two hours this
afternoon in executive session dis
cussing the nomination of Mr..
Eckols of Illinois for comptroller
of the currency. The Republicans
protested against his confirmation on
the ground that he was not man
fitted by financial experience tor the
place. The nomination OF the presi-
dent was upheld by leading Demo-
Gratis, and in the end the vote by
which Mr.. Eckels was confirmed was
taken viva voce.
A small snag was struck when the
nomination of Albert f. Fall, assooi-
ate justice Of the supreme court for
the territory of New Mexico was taken
up. Objection was made, and under
the rules the case went over.
RAISED TO AMBASSADOR.
M. Patenotre, diplomat representa-
tive of the French republic in WASH
ington, whose rank has just been
raised to ambassador, was received in
his new capacity by the president
this afternoon.
CHOCTAW TROUBLE.
Captain Guthrie telegraphed the
war department today that he had
arrived at antlers with Company A +,
Fourteenth infantry. The dispatch
stated that he was accompan-
led by Governor Jones and
so far had nothing TO
report. Secretary Smith today re-
ceived telegram from w. n. Jones,
principal chief of the Choctaw Nation,
stating that delegation of Choctaws
LETT for Washington today to present
to the department his report on the
Choctaw troubles. myself, Davies
and militia" will take no further ac'
tion pending an investigation.
APPOINTMENTS.
VIM. Lyttel, Hot Springs, Ark,
was today appoiuted superintendent
Hot Springs reservation
.Josephus Daniels OF Raleigh, N. G..
has been selected by Secretary Smith
as appointment clerk for the interior
department. He was state printer of
North Carolina for four consecutive
terms. He is lawyer by profession.
1t is understood the president has
rendered the chief justices of the
new court of appeals for the District
of Columbia to Martin f. Morris, Il
leading lawyer of this city.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REV
ENUE.
Information is given on good au-
thority that Mr.. j, o. smith of Ohio
has been selected by Mr.. Cleveland to
be commissioners of Internal revenue.
Mr.. Smith was endorsed by Senator
Brice and Representatives Johnson
ana Harter. He is radical tariff re-
former.
NOMINATIONS
The President today sent the follow.
ing nominations to the senate:
POstmasters - Kansas: Frank =
Thomas, Topeka.
Kentucky-Geo. Warren, Hickman
Mssissippi-Conway c. Floweree
Nicksburg.
Texas-Robert A. Poole, ClebuTne.
SENATORIAL INVESTIGATIONS.
The Democratic senators in caucus
have decided that the Roach ease
shall not be investigated at this ses'
sion, but that inquiry shall be made
in the Martin case.