The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-12-28
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN OVER THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
Some Combinations by the senate-Boutelle
Wanted to Talk Hawaii, But Was Cut
short-Resolution Of Interest to
Texas stockmen.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-A small
number of senators faced the vice.
president this morning, on the last
day of the session in the year 1898. As
soon as the journal had been read and
approved a message from the house
communicated the corrected resolution
for holiday recess from today to the
Bird of January, 1894, striking out
Monday, Jan. 8, 1894, and inserting
"Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1894"
Senator Mitchell of Oregon asked
for reprinting of the memorial on
the subject of bankruptcy and in con.
nection Herewith said the impression
that all hope of securing legislation
upon that subject was not dead was
not justified.
After an hours consideration of ex-
ecutive business, the corrected house
joint resolution providing for holiday
recess was concurred in.
After recess followed some routine
business and another executive ses-
sion.
The chair laid before the senate a
communication from the secretary of
state in response to resolution calling
for information whether permission
had been granted any foreign cable
company to land it's lines on the coast
Of the United States since March 10
last. The secretary said no such per.
mission had been granted, condition.
ally or Internationally.
HOUSE.
Less than rs members were on the
floor when the house met at noon to-
day for the last time until after the
holiday recess. Mr.. Boutelle (Me.)
did not miss a last opportunity to
stick thorn in the side of the ma
jority on the Hawaiian matter. AS
soon as The Journal was read Mr.
Boutelle, who was on his
feet, sent up a resolution
which he said was privileged. The
speaker directed the clerk to read it.
The resolution questions The author
ity of Commissioner Blount to order
the American naval representatives at
Honolulu. Mr.. Boutelle vainly sought
to discuss the question of his right to
discuss the resolution, which was re-
IcIIou W lll6 COluD1lUUT0 Ou hawai- al
fairs, but the speaker cut him short
and said it could only be considered at
this time by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Boutelle asked unanimous con-
sent, but MIR. Talbot md } objected.
Mr.. McMiller (Tenn.) }, from the com.
mittee on ways and means, then pre-
sented a joint resolution authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to make
regulations whereby stock removed
across the Texas border into Mexico
can be reimported into the United
States until May, 1894.
Mr.. Paschal (Tex.) explained that
Oh account of the drouth in South
western Texas stock was dying in large
numbers, and that the resolution
simply allowed stockmen to take stock
ACROSS the river to keep them from
starvation. : Without objection the
resolution was passed.
Mr. Blair IN. H. then offered IAN
Hawaiian resolution looking to an 10 :
vestigation of questions of facts with
reference to the subject.
After little sharp talk the clerk
called on committees for reports. For
foreign affairs Chairman McCreary re-
pOEItu d. IcSOluUlUn tS ~ SUBSTITUTE lUT
the Hit and Boutelle resolutions. Sew
eral attempted talks were cut short by
the speaker directing the clerk to con-
tinue the roll call. When the morning
hour expired an attempt was made to
go into committee of the whole On the
New Mexico statehood bill, but an eff
fort to tack on the Oklahoma bill to
special order consumed the time until
the adjournment resolution was re-
turned from the senate. Mr.. Wilson
then gave notice that on the day con-
gress reconvened, after the holidays,
he would call up the tariff bill. Mr..
McCreary announced that 10 days
later the Hawaiian resolutions would
be considered. A moment later the
presidents clerk announced the sp-
proval of the deficiency bill, and then
the house adjoured.