The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-26
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
VOORHEES, PROPOSES TO BRING THE
DEBATE TO AN END.
PETER Entertained the Senate all Day-At-
tornsy General Protecting the Govern
msnt's interests in the Union
Pacihc-Emergsncy Deficiency
Bill Passed.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Senato
VOORHEES, gave notice of an amend
mentt to the rules when the senate con
vened this morning 1t provides that
whena bill or resolution pending il
the senate as unfinished business shall
have been debated 80 days any sena-
tor may move to fix time for taking
a vote thereon, such motion shall moi
be deoatable, and if passed the pend
ing bill or resolution shall be voted
uponat the time fixed.
The senate then went into executive
session.
The doors were opened at o'clock.
House bill to suspend for the year
1898 the law requiring that $10O worth
of labor be expended or improvements
made on each mining claim passed
after an amendment excluding cor
poratlons for its benefits. A confer
ence With the house was asked.
The repeal bill was then taken up
and Senator PETER offered free coin
age amendment. With some slight
exceptions it revives the law of 1887.
Senator PETER then resumed his
speech against the bill. In the course
of his speech Senator PETER referred
to the change of attitude on the sill
yer question on the part of Senators
VOORHEES, and German.
Senator Turpie Ind) Immediately
called him to order for referring to
senators by name.
The oh oil 70
ing that the senator should be spoken
of as the junior or senior senator from
the state he in part represents.
Senator PETER followed the ruling of
the chair and proceeded with his
speech until o'clock, when upon
motion of Senator Faulkner the sen.
ate took recess until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
HOUSE.
The attorney general transmitted to
the house today pursuant to resolu-
ton, information relating to the Union
Pacific railroad. He says the govern
ment was not made party to the re
ceivership proceedings and had no
notice of such proceedings; that there
wa grave doubt as to their validity
so far as the United States were con
cerned, and in their practical opera
ton they tend to seriously prejudice
the interests of the government as
protected by existing laws. The a.
torney general further says the only
action taken by the department has
been the employment of Hon. Geo.
Hoadley as special counsel for the
United States. He expressed the opin-
ion that proper protection of the inter
est of the United States will call for
special legislation.
Chairman Sayers presented the
emergency deficiency bill appropriate
ing $l27, 500 for custodians and jani-
tors of public buildings and 100000
for C erks to members Passed.
Consideration of the bill to compel
railroads to maintain stations at town
sites in the Cherokee strip established
by the interior department was then
resumed. In advocating the bill Mr..
Simpson denounced railroad corpora
tions. He charged that certain mem.
bers on the floor in opposing the bill
were acting AS representatives of the
Santa Fe road. He especially referred
to gentleman from Kansas.
Mr.. Curtis from Kansas, as Mr..
Simpson concluded, rushed towards
him and asked if he was referred to.
Mr. Simpson declared he was.
Mr.. Curtis, be said, had informed
him yesterday that he (Curtis) had
telegraphed the Santa Fe road to find
out if the proposed bill was satisfac-
tory.
Mr.. Curtis, in language not strictly
parliamentary, was replying to Mr..
Simpson when the speaker brought
down his gavel and the disorder was
quelled.
After further debate by Messrs. Gan.
non, Flynn and McRae the bill passe d,
10Y to 3. Mr.. Curtis made a point
of no quorum but withdrew it.
Mr.. Byrum called up the resolution
to remit 30 per cent of the duties due
on exhibits at the Worlds Fair. Mr.. |
Bynum said the only question was
or not congress desired to
make this concession to foreign ex-
hibitors. He offered the amendment
10 provide that the act not apply TO
the goods, wares or merchandise con.
tracted for or sold before its passage.
Mr.. Didgley opposed the bill.
Mr.. Dalsell supported it.
Mr.. Springer's only criticism was
that 80 per cent of the duty RENTED
in many instances, woolens and other |
textiles for example, the duty would |
still be over 40 per cent.
Mr.. Dingley offered an amendment |
or reappraisment OF goods which may
be sold, duties to be relieved on such |
invoices, and Mr.. Aldrich offered an
additional amendment to re ca en-
jirely from duty such portions of ex
libits as are purchased for or donated
% the Columbia Museum at Chicago. !
The amendments of Messrs. Aldrich
md Bynum were adopted.