The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
FIFY-SECOND CONGRESS.
TaE SENATE sPFNT THE DAY ON THE
QUARANTINE BILL.
The House Worked All Day on the District
Of Columbia Appropriation Bill and ad-
journed Without Disposing Of It.
Increased Whisky House.
SENATE.

immigration proved too short for the
disposal of even the first measure, and
the special order has been extended to
include Monday next, after which,
if NE asures be not disposed of, the
anti-option bill will in all PROBABILITY
displace them. A vote might have
been reached on the quarantine bill
today, had not White (of Louisiana, J
avowed his purpose to prevent it; nor
would he give his consent to have q
final vote taken on Monday, inasmuch
as he had learned that several gentle.
med from New Orleans, now on the
way to Washington, to present their
views in opposition to the measure.
There were very few senators present
when the days proceedings began.
The first matter considered was an
amendment empowering the presi-
pent to suspend for such time as he
deem necessary, immigration from
countries or places where cholera or
yellow fever exist.
Mr.. Kyle moved to strike out "yel.
low fever" and insert "other contag-
ious or infectious diseases" and spoke
of the prevalence of typhus fever in
Mexico. Agreed to. Section a.
amended was agreed to. Several
amendments modifying the verbiage
Of the bill were agreed to, as one ap.
propriating 81 900, 900 to meet exigen-
cies in the execution of the provisions
of the bill. The bill went over until
Monday.
House DILL passed Jan. 5, extending
for five years the act of Feb. 8, 1891. for
the coast of Texas, was taken from the
calendar and passed with an amend
ment limiting the extension to two
years.
A fter short executive session tie
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house was engaged the entire
day in the consideration of the Dis.
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
without disposing of it.
TO MEET A DEFICIENCY.
The subject of the proposed increase
otowhisky tax as a means of providing
additional revenue to meet the posi-
bility of treasury deficiency in the
early months of President-elect Cleve-
lands administration, is not receiving
at the hands of congressman the at
tention which might be expected, in
view of the agitation of the question in
many parts of the country. Quite an
extensive inquiry among the members
of the house, in which any proposed
scheme of revenue legislation must
originate, shows that a large number
of them have not given the matter
much consideration, and many of
those who have considered the sub
ject to some extent have not formed
definite opinions as to their
course should it be nee.
essary for them to act at
this session of congress. No steps
will be taken in the house with refer
ence to the question until the sub
committee of the ways and means
committee about to investigate the
condition of the treasury makes its re-
port, which will furnish a necessary
basis for action.
Representative Culberson of Texas
today said: II have not considered
it." Then after minutes pause he
added: "There will be no need to
raise additional revenue by taxation
if they would coin the silver bullion
in The treasury"
preventative Savers of Texas
said: 81 am opposed to the adjust
ment of any particular tax, except it
go hand in hand with general tariff
revision. My judgment is there is no
absolute deficiency requiring an in
crease of taxation by he present con-
gress SO as to meet the deficiency.
Ell RENO TOWN SITE.
BY direction of Secretary Noble
patent was today issued to the town
site board of FL Reno, Oklahoma, for
100 acres of the town site originally
claimed by John A. Foreman under
the homestead law. The board will
now proceed to make allotments to
the several lot claimants, according to
their respective int rests. This action
closes this celebrated case as far as
the interior department is concerned.
Any further litigation must be had
before the courts.
CONFIRM ATIONS.
Postmasters in Texas-J. r. Shea,
Velasco; Mrs. Mary w. Morril, Abb.
lene.
MONETARY LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE house
committee on banking and currency
discussed this afternoon bill intro.
duced by Andrews of Massachusetts,
to increase the circulation of national
banks and repeal the silver purchase
section of the Sherman act. An
amendment in the shape of the Stew
art free coinage bill was rejected. The
postponement of the consideration of
the repeating section until the con-
clusiOn of the International Monetary
conference was also rejected. The
proposition to amend section 4, by
providing for the coinage of all silver
bullion now in the treasury, was
reached but not voted upon. The
committee adjourned until Monday,
when it is expected some definite &C.
tion on the bill will be taken.
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
In response to the senate resolution
relative to possible violation of
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