The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-
SENATORS ARE VERY WEARY AND
WANT TO GO HOME.
A Junketing Trip to the Pacific Arranged
Committee Instructed to Consider the
Effect Of Recent Decisions Against
Workingmen-senator Hoar's
Great Speech.
SENATE.


recurring session of the senate shows
a dwindling attendance of senators
At the opening today the vacant
chairs were more numerous than the
occupied ones. A call of the senate
however, had the result of gathering
into the chamber forty-seven senators
four more than quorum.
The resolution for trip of the com
mittee on commerce to the Pacific
coast for the purpose of deciding on
the relative advantages of San Pedro
and Santa Monica for deep water
harbor was taken up and agreed to.
A resolution was offered by Senator
Voorhees, and referred to the commit
tee on interstate commerce instruct
ing that the committee inquire into
the subject of the recent judicial de-
cision at Toledo, Ohio, as to the rights
and duties of railroad employees and
to report whatever legislation may
be necessary to protect the natural
and inalienable rights OF working
people.
The speech began yesterday by Sen
ator Hoar against the proposed con-
stitutional amendment for popular
election of senators was concluded
today. 1t was scholarly, historical
and statesmanlike argument and as
such was listened to with profound
attention. During the speech Senator
Hoar turned his attention to the argu-
ment of Senator Palmer In favor
of the proposed amendment and
called the names of men which the
state of Illinois had sent to the senate
douglass, Shields, Davis, Logan
and COllum and asked whether popu-
lar elections would have improved on
this. There remained to be consider
ed, Senator Hoar said, the senator
himself (Palmer) from whose autobi-
ography he quoted this sentence:
"After o career of brilliant civil and
military service, and after having
been tried for four years in the office
of governor to which he was elected
by the people, he was nominated as
governor in 1885," land that I'M
grateful people," Senator Hoar con-
tinued, Dedicated him by
majority of $4,000 on the
great popular vote and then he was
elected to the senate by the leglsla'
ture. If the senator from Illinois
means to affirm that this (the latest
result of choosing senators in Illinois
by the legislature) is unsatisfactory to
the people, think all of us on both
sides of the chamber, who know the
great value of his service, must re.
specially dissent from it,"
In conclusion senator Hoar spoke OF
some of the great men who have shed
lustre on the senate, of Webster, Clay
Calhoun, Sumner and Seward. awe
do not,n he said, "excel, and it may
be, we do not equal other people In
arms, but the greatest victories oil
constitutional liberty since the
world began are those whose
battle ground has been
the American senate, and where theil
companions have been senators, who
for 100 years have resisted the popu
lar passions of the hour, have led
respected, guided, obeyed and made
effective their liberal will OF free
! people.
Alter an executive session the sen
ate adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
1.-the president today sent the fol
wing nominations to the senate:
Interior Department-Caleb w
West of Utah, to be governor of Utah
Dominick A. Murphy of Washington
ID. c., to be first deputy commissioner
of pensions.
Treasury Departmental. w. Ly
man of Montana to be collector of in
ternal revenue for the district of Mon
tana; David q. Browne of Montana
to be collector of customs for the dis
strict of Montana and Idaho, in the
state of Montana.
AN SEX" APPOINTED,
The nomination of Caleb w. Wes
of Utah is q case of recognition of al
"ex,n for Mr.. West was former COVER
nor of that territory under Mr.. Cleve
land. He made good official, anC
since his retirement from thai
office has spent the greater par
of his time in Washington
where he has been an ardent worker
about congress, seeking to have q bill
passed admitting the territory t.
statehood. He has long been recog
nized as one of the leading Democrat
of the territory.
CONTROVERSY WITH TURKEY.
The United States has taken vigor
Gus action in regard to outrages or
American citizens at Masovar in the
Turkish dominions and violations o
mails of the United States legation
The facte of the case are as follows
On January 10 last, a number of Sedi
tious placards were distributed
throughout the regions of Masova
and Caesarea. On account of the al
legged Seditious movements existing
among Americans, the Turkish au
thorities ascribed the authorship
of the placards to student
of Anatoba college, al
American educational institution
of Masovar. On the night of Feb.
the girls seminary of this institution
was fired and burned to the ground
There was strong circumstantial evi
dence to show that this was don
with the full knowledge If not by tn
direct act of Turkish officials. De
mands for redress were made to tn
Turkish authorities, which were me