The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-02
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE REFU ED TO 60 INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Judge Hanchetts Chances Of Confirmation
Are Now Very slim-Elaborate Recep-
tion Of the Vice President-elect.
Capital Notes.
SENATE.

to great modification today in its de
feat by the minority side on the mo
tion which divided the two parties
into opposite camps. IL was on tint
motion TO proceed to executive busi
ness. Senator sherman made it and
said brief executive session was i'm
portant, but he could not then give
his reason. The motion was defeated
When the result was announced and
it was ascertained that no Republican
senator had voted in the negative, but
several who we not paired had not
voted, there was private exhibition
of disappointment among the Repub'
lcans who had vored. The feeling
found expression in the remark, awe
might as well give the senate over to
the Dem Icrats.n A renewal OF the
attempt a couple of hours afterwards
mel with like fate. 1t was beaten
by majority OF 2.
The important feaures of the days
SESSION were the passage of the naval
and agricultural appropriation bills
and the dill regulating the sale of in
toxicating liquors in the District oi
Columbia.
The house bill extending for year
the time Tor extending petitions III ohe
cour. OF private land claims was re
ported and passed; also senate joint
resolution authorizing the loan of a
portrait of the chief justises of the
United states to the Worlds fare.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up, amendments reported from
committee on ap JropriaJions being
acted upon.
Senator Cockrell read and com.
mented upon a communication from
the New York chamber of commerce,
signed by Henry Willard, chairman,
asking the aid OF congress iii the ell
tainment in New York of foreign Wis
itors TO the Worlds fair, and he aske
Senator Hale whether the $780,
proposed to be appropriated included
any thing for that "illustrious ana
magnificent proposition"
Senator Hale replied that he did
not know exactly what was wanted
by the New York gentlemen who
were represented by Mr.. Willard, buI
had an impression that they wanted
the government tO do some OF New
York,s entertainment of reign Wis
iJors. "We can't keep Mr. Willard
from coming here He has right to
come here and make suggestions
Senator Voorhees-He would have
a right to pass around the bat or re
sort to any other f,rm OF mendicancy?
Senator Hale-Yes.
Senator Dapiel-WOuld they be
willing 10 accept silver contributions?
Laughter
After further discussion the ap.
preparation o. $500, 900 was agreed t
with the words cor SO much thereof a.
may be necessary" added 10 it. The
whole amendmen mt was then agresd to
as wss also the next amendment ap
propriating $6S00 tor army expenses
incident to naval review.
The amendment for four light draft
gunboats Gnstead of one, as provided
in the bill, was agreed to without
question.
Sc iator sherman moved to go into
executive session. He said he could
not give his reason why it was impor.
tant to have an executive session, but
it would be brief
The yeas and nays were demanded
and the mo ion was disagreed to.
The house bill relating to the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors in the District of
Columbia was passed and second
time the motion to proceed to eXecu'
tive business was defeated. The ag-
riculturaI appropriation bill passed
with few unimportant amendments.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The greater part of the day in the
house was consumed in consideration
of the lection case in which there was
no interest man tested. After three
hours debate Mr. Turpie, Democrat, OF
Alabama, was declared to be entitled
to retain his seat which he has occu.
pied since the opening of congress and
his contestant, McDutfie, was said to
have not been duly elected. The most
important action was the passage OF
he bill continuin < pig tin and ore on
he tree list. On motion of Mr.. Stone
of Pennsylvania the bill was passed
establishing standard guage for
sheet and plate iron and steel. An
amendm ent was adopted providing
that nothing in the bill shall be con
strued to increase the duty on any lm
porte d article.
Unfinished business was the motion
by Mr. Breckenridge of Arkansas to
suspend the rules and pass the bill TOR
the relief of William NJ Brown one OF
the Sibley assignees. Noquorum Vot-
ing, the house adjourned.
RECEPTION OF THE vICE-PREsIDENT
Vice-prestdent-elect Stevenson ar
rived in Washington at six o'clock this
evening. The arrival OF the first
member of the official family was the
dawn of a new era IF Democratic ad-
mipistration and the triumphant dem
ocracy made it the OCCASION of great
rejoicing. The elaborate arrange
ments made for the reception of the
vice president and committee dld not
permit the lateness of his arrival to
interfere with the program. Loud
cheers went up from the assem- oled
crowd as the gaily decorated tram OF
seven cars rounded the curve near the
station at 6 o'clock The locomotive
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