The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

amendment was offered, the reading
of which could not be heard ten feet
from the clerks desk. To this fact
Mr.. Dickerson of Kentucky called at
tention. He moved the committee
flor bill being considered in committee
of whole) report. This was agreed to.
Then, on motion of Mr.. Raynor, the
house took recess until ii O'Clock
Monday. The effect of this action
will be to bring the bill up Monday.
THE MAvEs CASE.
Instructions have been cabled Min
lister Durham at Hayti to urge upon
the government there the desirability
of dlsposiDg at the earliest moment OF
the case of Frederick Maves, the
American confined in prison at Port
au Prince, and who 80 far has been
denied trial on the charges against
him Mr.. Durham has also been IN
structed to make demand upon the
Haytian government for damages 10
behalf of Mr.. Maves, but no specific
sum has been named.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
In response to house resolution call
| ing for information as to what public
buildings appropriated for by this
congress or preceding congresses had
in part or in whole been contracted
for and what other buildings had been
appropriated for without any step:
being taken up 10 the present time tC
carry the law into effect by awarding
contracts, figures have been supplied
by the treasury department. Con
tracts have been entered into
for partial work or for the completion
Of public buildings to the amount o.
81, 800 600, including Dallas, Tex.
Sl5O,O00. Treasury authorized by ex'
listing laws to spend $9,l60,0OO add
tional on other public buildings, in
Guiding Camden, Ark, $685. 600, and
Paris, Tex, 500, 900. Contracts fol
none of these buildings have yet been
entered into, and this amount is OK.
elusive of A,000,000 appropriated for
custom houses and appraiser stores,
etc, in New York City, which amount
Is expected to be derived from the sale
of present government property.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Imports of merchandise into the
United States during the calendar
year 1892 have increased in value and
volume over those of 1891, while the
value and volume of exports and num-
Der of immigrants have decreased
The value of imports of the year WIS
$S76, 1893, 179, increase. SAT ,877, 236.
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
The friends of the quarantine bill
are hopeful of It's passage today when
1t comes up in the house as special
order for the day, but they have not
yet overcome opposition notwith.
standing concessions were made to
New York members who
want to preserve the au-
tonomy and independence OF
their state quarantine system under
DIR. Jenkins and harmonization of diff
ferences between the commercial COM
mittee and tho investigation commit
tee which brought in the rival bills,
each dealing in part with the same
subject. 1t is possible that they may
again break out in differences of opin-
ion between the supporters respect
lively of the quarantine and immigra-
ton bills, but on the surface at least,
the agreement as to which provisions
of each bill shall be incorporated in
the modified bill is complete.
NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE.
In the senate today the house
amendments to the New Orleans
bridge bill were concurred in and the
bill goes to the president. The house
substitute concerning testimony under
the interstate commerce law was nom
concurred in. A conference was asked
and enators Wilson, Republican, of
Iowa, Teller, Republican, of Colorado,
and Pugh, Democrat, of Alabama
were appointed on conference.