The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-
ANTI OPTION BILL PASSES THE SENATE
WITH EASE.
Vote on the Main Bill Was 40 to 29-Ha-
waiian Annexation Resolution haio
Over-House Gets After Sugar ke-
fnsrs-Appropriatioa Bills
SENATE.

the first day of the session. Inc ANU
option bill had reached polnt a.
which voting began at 3:l5 p. m. The
first vote was on the amendment of
fered by Senator Villas of Wisconsin
to the George substitute, and the
amendment was rejected, yeas 2l
nays 80. Then the George substitute
itself was rejected, yeas 10, nays 81
And finally the bill was passed by 8
vote of 40 to 30.
The Chandler resolution request
ing the president to negotiate with
the commissioners from the provisional
government of Hawaii for annexation
of the islands was taken up and after
a brief discussion wGs laid aside, the
anti-option bill pushing it out of the
way.
- Following is the vote in detail on
the anti-option bill:
Yeas-Allison, Blackburn, Call,
Carey, Chandler, Cockrell, Cullom,
Davis, Duboise, Faulkner, FELTON,,
Frye, Gallagher, Gordon, Hale, Hans
brough, Hawley, Higgins, Hunton,
Henderson, Irby, Kyle, Mcmillan,
Mitchell, Morgan, Morrill,, PETER, Per-
kins, Pettigrew, Proctor, Sherman,
Shoup, Squire, Stockbrldge, Teller,
Turpie, Voorhes, Walthall, Wash
burne and Wilson--40.
Nays-Barry, Blodgett, Butler, Caf-
fry, Cameron, Cole, Daniel, Dawes,
Dixon, Gibson, Gorman, Gray, Har-
ris, Hill, Hscock, Hoar, Jones, ARK.
Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer, Platt. .Pugh,
Ransom, Sawyer, Stewart, Vest, v llas,
White and Walcott-29.
Pairs announced between Carlisle
and Paddock, Aldrich and Quay Bate
and Allen, Jones (Nev.) and Saunders,
Pacoe and Casey, Vance and warren.
The bill is the one passed by the
house of representatives on the 9th OF
June, 1892, with various amendments
by the senate thereto. go,
The Notifications appropriation Oil
was then taken up. sherman moved
to have the Nicaragua bill taken up,
so as to make it unfinished business
after the appropriation bill. After
some discussion the motion was reJec-
ted. ..e
The first amendment to the fortln'
cation bill having been read, Senator
DoIph took the floor and made q
speech on the subject of annexation OF
the Hawaiian Islands. Most of 1T was
devoted to the question of the Nlcara'
qua ship canal, it having been 0rlgl'
nally prepared as an argument III
favor of the pending bill on that SUD-
iect. When he closed the consldera'
n fion of the fortification bill was pro-
ceeded with. No progress, however
was made.
In the house today resolution was
adopted calling ON the secretary O.
the interior for information as tc
whether manufacturers apd renners
of sugar have refused to answer ques
tions propounded them by census Oil
cials, and if so what steps nave peer
taken to compel them.
The house then resumed in commit
tee of the whole the consideration o.
the sundry civil appropriation Dill
The next order to be taken up was
that which appropriates Tor rivers anC
harbors, and against this Item Mr
Butler of Iowa raised the polnt ol or
der that the appropriation for tnis 90
iect did not rest within the JurlsolcGloi
ofthe committee on appropriations ou
within that of the committee on river
and harbors. Without action the
house then adjourned.
HAWAIIAN PROPOSITION.
The discussion of the Hawaiian
ouastion at the cabinet meeting toda.
was informal and there being moth
. ing before that body for its consloeta
tinn no action was taken. The matte
of the reception of the commissioner
Of the provisional government 0
Hawaii concerns only the preslden
and SECRETARY of state, with Wnoh
thair business must be TRANSACTED
The commissioners will, OF course, o
received courteously and their propo
sition listened to with sympathy, ou
recommendation may be made am
then be determined by it's terms. l
NAV be said there will be no preclpl
tate action upon the matter. lt can
not be disposed of in a day nor In
week. There will be no message t
congress- from the president until ate
the commissioners have been heard
and then.only, it is surmised, IN cas-
q favorable commentator upol
their pr0position shall have been dc
cided upon. ~
Senator Higgins introduced IN IN
senate today some amendments I
the Nicaragua canal bill provldin
that none of the bonds provided 10
shall be issued to the company untl
the nresident of the United state
is satisfied the canal, with all its &C
cessories, can be completed for safe
convenient and economical naVlgs
tion from ocean to ocean of both mel
Camille and naval vessels of eos thelarg ,5
est size, and at cost not exceedln aNd
the cash proceeds of $lOO,OOO,0Oo
bonds including amounts already ez
pended. To afford this satisfaction
The president the amendment pre-
yides for the appointment OF a 6ody { {
five engineers, three of whom snanl .
from the engineer corps OF the army
to make full investigation ana repor'
RECEPTION TO MANAGER sAToLL
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