The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-02
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
SENATE REFUSED TO WASTE TINE IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Lively Fight Over the Sherman Amendment
ard Hatch and His Anti-0ption Bill
Again Sat Down Upon-Hawaiisn
Treaty Lies Dormant.
SENATE.


the legislative appropriation bill the
senate passed the bill today and in
sisted on its amendments and request
ed conference with the house on dis
agreements.
A molten by Senator Sherman to go
into executive session was defeated by
a compact Democratic vote aided by
four votes on the Republican side
One of the leading Democratic electors
stated to a reporter that the particular
significance of the vote was that the
remaining time of the session should
be given to legislative business and
not fritted away in petty nominations
or in considering the Hawaiian treaty.
No action on the treaty he said would
be had this session.
After paying tribute to the men,
DRY of the late Representative Spinola
of New York the senate adjourned
THE HOUSE.
A fight which may next week prove
serious was inaugurated in the house
today. 1t was over the sundry civil
appropriation bill, which contains the
Sherman bond amendment. There
are in all 207 amendments to the bill.
Mr.. Holman desired that all except
the Sherman amendment, upon which
-concurred in.
Mr.. Bland as leader of the opposition
to the Sherman amendment objected
unless it was agreed to that the
amendment should after debate be
also non concurred in. This sugges.
ton raised the antagonism of Mr..
Cochran and no amendment was ar
rived at. The silver men then re-
sorted to filibustering tactics, which
were effectual, and after a
speech by Mr.. Bland the bill
went over without action.
After the routine business was dispos
ed OF and an hour and half wasted in
doing it, Mr.. Holman renewed his re-
quest made yesterday that the senate
amendments to the sundry civil bill
with one exception be formally non.
concurred in and conference be agreed
upon. That exception was the Sher-
man bond amendment and Mr.. Hol-
man proposed that when the confer
ence should report upon the other
amendments, one day should be de-
voted to debate upon that proposition.
Mr.. Hatch said he would make no
objection provided similar course be
taken with the anti.option bill. OBJ
lection was made to the request,
whereupon Mr.. Hatch emphatlcally
objected to Mr.. Holman's proposition.
Mr.. Holman moved that the house
go into committee of the whole for
consideration of general appropriation
bills. Notwithstanding Mr.. Hatch's
opposition, Mr.. Holman's motion was
agreed to.
The first bill on the calendar was
the Indian appropriation bill, which
was, at Mr. Holman's request, passed
for the present.
The sundry civil bill was taken up
Mr.. Holman asked unanimous con-
sent that all senate amendments be
non concurred in with the exception
of the Sherman bond amendment, on
which debate will be had until
o'clock Monday.
Mr.. Bland objected, unless If was
agreed that at the close of the debate
the bond amendment be considered as
non cOncurred in.
A noisy discussion followed. Finally
Mr.. Bland took the floor with a speech
on the financial situation.
After some further debate the COM
mittee rose, and public business hav-
ing been suspended the house pro-
ceeded to pay tribute of respect to
the late Senator Barbour, and then
adjourned.
HAWAIIAN TREATY SHELvED.
The Hawaiian treaty, it is thought,
is dead for this session. This is con-
coded even by its friends. The action
of the senate today in refusing to go
into executive session, though that
action Doubt had some reference
to the Hanchett circuit judge nomina-
ton also, is accepted as conclusive
indication that the treaty will be
shelved for the balance of the session.
The treaty can of course be taken up
in the session which will convene i'm
mediately after the present congress
dies unless some married. change Oc.
ours. There is believed to be no pros
pect of action upon it during the life
of the present administration.
HANCHETT's CONFIRMATION.
There is trouble ahead for the Re.
publicans in the matter of the contir-
nation of Benton Hanchett, nominal
ed by the president day or two ago
to be Justice OF the Sixth federal judi
cial district. The Democrats have
practically served notice on the Re-
publicans that they will resist to the
end any attempt to bring about a con-
tirmation for the reason, they assert,
that the retiring president ought not
to he permitted to nominate to life
position a member of his own party
after the people have removed that
party from power.
INAUGURAL PROCLAMATION.
The President today issued his usual
proclamation converting the senate in
extra session on March 4.
HARPER's SENTENCE COMMITTED.
The president has granted a com.
mutation of the sentence of Edward
l.. Harper, ex-president of the Fidel.
ity National bank Of Cincinnati, con-
victed of violation of the federal bank
ing law, providing for Harper's release
May |, 1898.