The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02

which would give the majority of the
senate power to do business and reach
a vote after reasonable debate upon
any proposition before it. He declined
to indicate what change he would adj
vocate.
CHINESE EXTENSION.
The senate will in all probability be
! occupied tomorrow with the bill ex-
tending time for six months in which
Chinese laborers can register under
the Geary law.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate today confirmed the
nomination of Charles Belmont Davis
of Pennsylvania as consul at Florense,
Italy.
PROCEDURE ON THE SILVER BILL.
The mode of procedure in the house
will probably be that soon as the
speaker lays the repeal bill before the
house Mr.. Wilson CIV. Va.) will move
that the house concur in the senate
amendment, and upon that will de-
mand the previous question. Then
some one will suggest that time be
given for debate. Mr.. Wilson will
ask how much time is desired, and en-
deavor to get an agreement,
The silver men, il they do not change
their minds. will not agree to
anything Wilson will then insist up
on the previous question. Then fill
clustering will begin, 1t is doubtful
how much strength the silver men will
have. A number of some who have
always voted for free coinage, and
will vote against concurring in the
senate amendment and will not join
the fiibusterers.
But there is little doubt that these
men will have sufficient strength to
call the yeas and nays, and that will
force the committee on rules to report
a cloture resolution. This will be
done if filibustering begins.
Mr.. Bland may be given an oppor-
tunity to move to commit the bill to
his committee on coinage, weights
and measures, as such motion is privi-
lodged under the rules. The clause
in the Voorhees, bill which declares
the intention of the government to
maintain parity of all money and in
favor of bimetallic coinage gives the
coinage committee right to the bill
should it be referred to a committee,
and consequently Mr.. Bland has the
privilege of making such motion.
1t would of course be voted down.
1t is probable the rules committee
will fix time for voting on the bill at
some time tomorrow evening, perhaps
about 5 o'clock.
POSTAL ESTIMATES.
Postmaster General Bissell today
transmitted to the secretary of the
treasury estimates for the pcstoffice
department for the fiscal year ending
June 3d. 1896. The total amount is
800, 399, ass against $4,000, 314 for the
present year, The annual report of
the uperintendent of the money order
system, submitted to the postmaster
general today, shows the total number
of domestic money orders issued dur
ing the year to be 1890, 1856, an in.
crease of 1,240,293 over the previous
year. The total amount of these Or
ders was $127, SIC, 433, an increase Of
$7509,632 The number of postal
notes issued was 7,753,210, amounting
to $12 $685. 76, an increase in number
of zoo, 40 and in amount of $1,007,311
The number of money order Offices in
operation June 30 was 1884.
INDIAN COMMISSION.
II is expected the president will to-
morrow appoint Major Kidd OF Indi-
ana, Messrs. Dawes Of Massachusetts
and McKinnon of Arkansas a commits.
sion to treat with the Cherokee In
dams.
COURT MARTIAL ORDERED.
The president has ordered court
martial to meet at Fort Reno, @. t.,
on the 18th of November to try Capt.
Daniel F. Stiles, retired for charges
arising out of the disposition of gov
eminent property in which he made
himself a beneficiary.
TO ADMIT NEW MEXICO.
Mr.. Joseph, delegate from New
Mexico, presented to the house this
morning favorable report from the
committee on territories on the bill adj
hitting the territory of New Mexico.
The bill authorizes the people of New
Mexico to hold a constitutional con-
vention on the first Monday in De-
cember, 1894. 1t is to be submitted
to the people for ratification on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
March, 1895. Until the next census
the state is to be entitled to one rep
resetative, officers and representative
to be elected at the same time the vote