The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-
BILL OCCUPIES THE DAY
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Villas Made Strong Speech Against
1t And 1t Went Over Till Monday.
a General Appropriation Bill
Goes Through the House.
SENATE.

speech delivered by Senator Villas of
Wisconsin, against the anticipation
bill. For nearly three hours he held
the undivided attention of the sup
porters and opponents of the measure
while he stated in prepared argu-
ment, delivered with great earnest
ness and impressiveness, the consti-
tutiOnal objections, which, in his opin-
ion, precludes the possibility of its pas,
age by the senate. He denounced it
as a fragrant advance towards CEN
tralization and as involving charac-
teristics most odious to patriotism.
There was colloquy between him
and Senator Washburn of Minnesota,
who has charge of the bill, in the
course of which the question was put
| to Washburn as to whether he would
accept an aule ldment that would con-
| fine the operation of the measure to
operations absolutely gambling and in
| which there was to be no delivery.
| The Minnesota senator hesjtatngly
declined to ans wer the question affirm
atively, remarking that he did not be-
| lieve any such restriction would be
effective. The bill went over till Mon
| day.
Senator Hill of New York offered
resolution which, at the sugg estion of
1 Chandler, went over till tomorrow, di-
rectng the clerk of the senate to
transmit to the secretary OF state a
copy of the bill now pending, entitled
"a Bill for the Suspension of Immi.
grants for one Year, and asking the
| secretary to inform he senate whether
the provision of said bill absolutely
suspending immigration for period
of one year was in conflict with any
treaties now existing between the
| United States and any foreign coun-
tries.
The house joint resolution directing
the secretary of the treasury to cover
| appropriation made by congress to
pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribes of Indians for their interest in
the lands of the Cheyenne and Ara
| phoe reservation, that sum being more
than was actually due the Choctaws
and Chickasaw, was taken up and
passed with an amendment.
The senate bill concerning the testi-
mony in criminal cases or proceed
ings growing out of the Interstate
commerce law, was taken fran the
calendar and passed.
The anti-option bill was then taken
up and Senator Villas addressed the
senate in opposition to it on grounds
ALREADY noted.
The senate then, after a short exec
utive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The second general appropriation
bill to pass the house this Session was
the fortification appropriation bill and
it went through the house today
without amendment or the slightest
debate. Brec kenridge of Kentucky,
had it in charge and steered the craft
| into port without meeting any adj
verse wind. A few private pension
bills were passed and the house ad-
journed without q uorum.
NOMINATIONS
| The president today sent to the sen-
ate the following nominations: Post
masters for Texas-Mrs. Mary Nor
row, Abilene; James b. Shea, Velas-
co.
THE ARKANSAS EPIDEMIC.
Surgeon General Wyman of the Ma
rine hospital today received the fol-
lowing telegram from Surgeon Will
liams, sent from Memphis to Helena,
Ark, to investigate the cause and
character of the disease which recent
ly broke out among the convicts in the
state prison. 1t says: ~ have
examined the condition Ofthe city and
convict camps. The surface drainage
of the city is by open, stagnani
bitches, and the streets are quagmires;
no sewerage vault system; contents
emptied into the river below the city;
water supply partly artesian, partly
cisterns and surface wells. Convict
camp located in quagmire just below
city. Consists of passenger coach ana
five box cars; eighteen men housed in
one box car; no ventilation to speak
of; bedding filthy and sewerage dis
posed of by wooden hopper let into
floor in one corner with pail be-
meath.
Very filthy. Sewerage dutAped into
ditch near by. Food very coarse, nc
fresh meat. Water obtained from
river near camp. Two slaughter pens
very offensive, containing immense
amount of decomposed offal within
twenty-five yards of camp. Slaug hteI
pens and camp subject to overflow
believe camp to be sat.
urated with products of ami.
NAL decomposition. Three cases al
camp are suspicious. The cases oc
Cured on the 18th. The medical at
tendance gave history of acute gas
tro-enterits with choleraorm symp.
toms. In my opinion suspicious case:
are due to either poisoned food or con
taminated water, plus filth and over
crowding, probably the latter"
REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILL FIGHT
The Republicans in the senate me
in caucus this morning to cOnside
the order Of business. Initial step
were taken towards beginning bit
ter fight for control of the next senate
i Ifthere has been any telief that tn
Republicans intended to permit tn
< organization of the next senate 20 g
!, by default that belief was shattere,
:. by the action taken today.
: TEXAS DEEP WATER HARBOR.
u The senate commerce committee tC