The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-11
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
A VERY TAME OPENING IN BOTH
HOUSES YESTERDAY.
The Giants Are Arranging Their Plans fol
the Two Big Battles That Will Be
Fought During the Present
session-Notes.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-When the
vice president raped the senate to
order at - o'clock today, hardly a
score of senators were in their seats,
and it was some time later before the
presence of a quorum could have been
demonstrated. Floral offerings of the
new year were not numerous. A lux
uriant boquet adorned the desk of the
vice president, but he appeared to be
the only one in the senate receiving
this mark Of favor. Senator Hill OF
New York was shortly joined by Sena-
tor Voorhees, of Indiana, Senator ALI
son of Iowa and Senator Mills of Texas.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Senator Blackburn of Ken
lucky presented the credentials of
Senator Eppa Hunton of Virginia, and
the oath of Office was administered to
the new senator.
bill was called up by Senator Pugh
of Alabama for the relief of certain
aliens who had acquired property in
the district, and it occasioned much
discussion as it developed the fact that
aliens were incompetent to hold pro-
perty in the District of Columbia
In the discussion Senator Harris
withdrew his objections and the bill
was passed, it being for the relief of
David b. Goodwill and legalizing his
ownership of real estate in the district.
At 1890 the senate went into execu-
tive session. At the conclusion of the
executive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
There was pot very brilliant sit
Ting for the opening of the tariff de-
bate in the house this morning. When
Speaker Crisp mounted the rostrum at
high noon and dropped his gavel there
were many vacant seats in the public
galleries. The press gallery overhang-
ing the speakers chair, however was
lined with newspaper correspondents.
On the floor their was considerable
animation. Ex-Speaker Reed, Bur-
rows, Dalz1ll and other Republican
leaders, were comforting earnestly, AMI
on the Democratic side each member
of the ways and means committe was
surrounded by a group of his col
leagues. There was much uncertainty
as to the tactics which the Republicans
would pursue the suspicion being that
at the outset the Republicans would lay
every obstruction in the path of the
tariff bill and that the first step in this
program would be to insist upon a
Democratic quorum. To prevent such
move from being successful Democratic
whips were instructed to have every
Democrat present when the vote was
taken.
After prayer by the chaplain and
reading of the Journal some prelimi-
nary business interviewed. The resig.
nation of Colonel Fellows and Mr..
Fitch of New York, who have been
elected respectively district attorney
were read, and the speaker also pre-
sented the credentials of Mr.. Adams
pa }, who has been elected to succeed
the late Mr.. O'Neill.
The fight then began, Mr.. Boutel
on behalf of the Republicans putting
forward the Hawaiian matter
to antagonize the tariff bill. Mr.. Nc.
Creary, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, sought to avoid this sub
ject by trying TO make an arrange
ment by which Friday and Saturday
of this week should be set aside for the
consideration of the resolution report
ed by the foreign affairs committee in
lieu of the Hill and Boutelle resolu-
lions. Mr.. Hit, heard of the minority
of the foreign affairs committee, was
on his feet and as soon as McCreary
had made his proposition he stated
that inasmuch as this proposition
gave the Republicans substantially
what they desired. namely, time fixed
for debate of the Hawaiian matter, he
would be glad to accept it.