The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-10
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
VIEWS OF PROMINENT STATESMEN AS
TO THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Springer Thinks The Silver Purchase Clause
Of the Sherman Law Will Be Repealed
in Ten Days--0ates Think Cleve-
land Dare Not Oppose it.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-Representa-
tive Springer of Illinois, chairman of
the ways and means committee in the
last congress was at the capital today.
In a brief opinion he said congress
would not be in session more than a
week or ten days in August. In that
time Mr.. Springer thought the silver
purchase clause of the Sherman act
= could be repealed and the ways and
means committee be empowered to
draft tariff bill for submission to con-
gross when it reconvened, which
should be some time in October. As
to the tariff, it would be impossible for
the ways and means committee to do
justice to the subject while the house
was in constant session. Springer saiG
it would doubtless report one general
tariff bill instead of series of specific
bills.
"lf the president parts company
with the Chicago platform l believe
the party will part company with
him." were the significant words ut
tered by Representative Oates this
afternoon as he discussed the situa-
ton. 1.-The chicago platform, on
which he was nominated and which
the people endorsed in such thunder
ing tones last November, calls for the
repeal of the Sherman law and the
maintenance of gold and silver as
money upon q parity. ANY scheme
which contemplated the abandonment
of the use of silver is antagonistic to
that declaration of principles and will
not be supported by congress that is
to convene next week. There can, in
my opinion, be no unconditional re
peal of the Sherman law. If the pres
ident has set out to repeal the Sher-
man act without Offering anything in
its place he has set up platform not
in accordance with that upon which
he went before the people,"
Senator George came in today from
Georgia and takes rather cheerful
view of the situation in the South. He
believes there will be money for his
people to move crops and that with
the movement of cotton easier times
will result. So far as the silver oues-
ton is concerned the senator plants
himself on. the silver platform he has
upheld in all his speeches in the sen
ate and says he is a friend of silver
and not changed his views one whit.
HAWAIIAN MATTERS.
Minister Blount's long expected re-
port on Hawaiian affairs is in possess
sion of the secretary of state. 1t ar
rived in the official dispatches from
San Francisco in company with a
communication from Mr.. Severance,
United States consul general in Hawaii,
telling of the Fourth of July celebra.
ton at Honolulu at which Minister
Blount presided. Blount is expected
in Washington about Aug. 20 to par
ticipate in the conferences of the pres
idept and secretary of state over the
amended protocol of treaty submitted
by the provisional government.
CHOLERA AT NAPLES.
Surgeon-general Wyman this morn
fng received cable message from
Surgeon G. B. Young of the Marine
Hospital Service stationed at Naples,
stating that the condition of affairs in
that city in regard to cholera is grow
ing worse.
BEHRING SEA ARBITRATION.
Indications that the Behring Sea ar
bitration commission will conclude it's
deliberations before the end of this
week are given in official information
received at the state department. |
Senator Morgan and Mr.. Harlan sail
from Southampton for New York
next Saturday. Morgan and Harlan
could not leave Paris until the arbitra-
tors agreed on their verdict.
BANK RECEIVER APPoINRED.
Comptroller Eckels today appointed |
Edward Hawkins of Indianapolis, ex-
United States Marshal for Indiana, re.
ceiver of the Indianapolis National
bank.
EXAMINERS TAKE CHARGE.
Comptroller Eckels ordered Bank |
examiner Carscadden to take charge
of the First National bank of Birming-
ham, Ala, and Examiner Rushing for
the failed Ell Paso, Tex, National
bank.