The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17
FIFTY,THIRD CONGRESS-.
CARNEGIE ARMoR FRAUDS TO BE
FURTHER INVESTIGATED.
Three Torpedo Boats to Re Constructed
War of Words Between Hopkins
and neutrality-suspicious.
Fihbusterng.
The HOUSE.

called away by the death OF Mfs
Cu,p's mother. In letter ne oeS'g
rst,.d Mr.. pockery of Missouri, a.
sreaker pro tenn. Among the OilI'
presented was one from the committee
on labor, reported by Mr. McUahh'
making Labor day holiday II was
placed On the calendar The naVa'
APPROXIMATION bill wac then taken up
MIR. Cummings' substitute proVlulhE
TIM, hereafter no cadet should be APP
pointed who we not q resident oil the
congressional district he represented
waa agreed to. ..,ou,.e 70
armDr plate and arllahgnt 49,,
touched. MIR. MeiklejOhn offered an
amendment providing Tor inc aPPOln''
meut by the speaker OF select coin
mlttee OF nine members WIN Iult
mowers to investigate the aileSeG
armOr frauds by the Carnegie 0teeI
comuauy. Carnegie, Phlpps Co'
and the assessments against the CPn-
NAMES by The president Mr.. Gum
minys made point OF order against
the amendment, which the chaIr su=-
tanned. ,...,o ann
The paragraph authorizing the sec
rotary of the navy to use @ioO'UVV, %
propriated by the act OF March :, loo',
f1r the construction Of the armament
and eauipment of three torpedo oOaIs
IN cost not more than s45O,OOO, was
adonted. At 2;lO o'clock cOnaldera-
ton OF the bill IN committees Vi tno
whole was concluded and the c'mhllt-
tee rose and at 2:54 the bill was !'asseu'
The house then went into commit
tee of the whole and the Agricultural
appropriation bill was taken uP;
After the reading of the DllI III iull
the committee rose in order TO allO"
Mr.. Dockery, from the committee Oh
appropriations, 10 report 10 lhe muse
the legislative. executive ana Juulcia'
appropriation bill, when the commit
tee of the whole resumed lIs sesSIOii'
AT 4:l2 O'Clock general deDale ul
the bill closed and 1t was READ by par
apraphs for amendment. during the
reading OF the bill Mr.. Reed LOOK DC |
,,aslou to make criticism on the evils
Of reading bills AT Il lallroau Ia'e VI
speed. a triangular discussion Wa5
begun between Messrs. Hopkins anu
Hatch. MIR. Hopkins accused Mr'
Hatch of Juggling salaries in the de-
partment OF agriculture, wheh MI,
Hatch angriy retOrted that he woulu
not allow any such imputation on hls
action and he assured Mr.. Hopkins
If he had made any such remark cut
side of the house he would have the
words rammed down his throat NO
amendment had been made 10 the
bill when at sos o'clock the commit
tee rose and the house adjourned.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May l5.-At the
Opening o; tie session Of the senate to-
day Senator Allen, POpulist, Ne
brasks, introduced aud asked tor the
Immediate consideration OF resolu-
ton calling upon the secretary ot the
treasury for information as 10 Inc
total number OF persons engaged IN
protected industries, the number OF
such persons whose wages were not
affected, also the. proportion OF the
United states dependent on the lor'
elm markets, also the number OF per-
sous engaged in protected industries
VINO are native citizens; the number
uaturalizpd and the number VINO are
s!lens; also the proportion OF native or
naturaliZed citizens who are being |
displaced by aliens
FIMr. Chandler asked that the res0lu' |
tiOn 60 over until tomorrow. tie sug' |
gested that Mr.. A lien investigate to |
ascertain whether it was possible Tor |
the secretary of the lreasury ID COM |
ply with such request. He ana not !
think that the treasury department
was in possession OF such data As
was desired by the resolution. Mr. |
Allen called attention to the fact that |
a similar resolution had been passed /
in 1856
Discussion arose over report pre-
sented by Mr.. Voorhees, showing the
revenue which would be raised under
the bill as ii passed the house, and also
a. modified 10y the pending senate
amendments, based upon last year
impOrtatiOns.
Mr.. Allison complained that the re-
port presented 10y MIR. Voorhees, was
not an estimate at all. at was he
said, IAN exact computation Of the
revenue TO he raised under proposed
bill based upon former law.
Ex-senator Vest declared that senators
ON the other side must have some idea
of the revenue to be raised by the bill.
"Oh," said Cenator Vest, "we do not
propose TO go into the domain OF con
lectures to allow senators on the other
side 10 tlilibuster.n 1--WE are not ill
clustering" shouted half dozen Re.
publican senators in chorus.
"Eou are not tilibustering," said
Senator Vest, with temper. "Nhat
do you call it? You spend hours
here in alleged debate on insectifer-
Gus and insignificant matters, We
want to dispose of this bill, Your
tactics will not prevail. We intend
to pass this bill it takes until snow
ilies next winter
Senator Aldrich protested that the
Republicans had m disposition to in
terpose II iartious opposition. They
would debate il fairly aud properly,
out they would lot tillbu-ter. At 5:+0
she senate went INTO executive ses'
sion.
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