The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-31

served that the coin lacked seniority
and from its genuine appearance sus-
pected that owing to the too rapid
rolling OF the gold strips preparatory
to cutting the panchets q bubble or
blister was formed just at the spot in
the strips from which the coin was cut,
With steel ink eraser MIR. Preston
split the coin far enough to ascertain
that his diagnosis was correct. 1t is
stated that these slight imperfections
occur occasionally and especially
when the strips are rolled rapidly.
The coin will be returned with the
statement that it is genuine.
MORE OF HILLS DEVILNENT.
Senator Hill has notified Senator
Dubois that he intends to move to put
lead ore on the free list, and will at
TACK the position of the senate finance
committee in levying duty of 81 of
l cent per hundl ed on that article,
Senator Hill says that in the last con-
gress the house, over whelmingly
Democratic, passed a bill for free lead
ore, and yet the senate committee dis
regards this and places duty upon
the ore. Some of the mem bers of the
lnance committee, in taking of the
matter, say they know that the in.
tention of the New York senator is to
place them in position of embarras-
ment. Senators Dubois and Teller
consulted with members of the finance
committee and assured them that
they would defend the duty on lead
ore.
LONGER SENATE SESSIONS.
The Democratic managers of the
tariff bill have been comforting among
themselves today with the view of
1nding means of Fastening the final
disposition of the bill, and at one time
during the day decided to ask the Re-
publicans tomorrow to agree to date
when the vote should be taken, but
after conference with the leaders on
the Republican side of the Chamb Der,
decided to postpone the request at
present. They had expected to ask
them that date for the vote to be
fixed on che Sth or 9th of June and
thought they could be able to secure
an agreement for about the 18th of
June. TIE conference with the Re-
publicans convinced them that if
the request should be made now,
would result in loss of time, whereas,
as If it should be made later, it might
be acceded to. They have not yet de-
cided whether they will ask for an
extension of the hours into the even.
ing, but say the Repu blicans will de-
eide that matter by their course in the
debate. If fairly rapid progress is
made for the next few days, the even
ing sessions will not be attempted, but
otherwise the senate in all probability
will be asked to sit until 10 o'clock
every night until the bill shall be act
ed on by the senate and sent to con-
ference.
NOMINATIONS.
The president today sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate: Posts
masters-Sophie Choate, Bentonville,
Ark; Ben F. McClinton, Gatesville
Tex; w. l.. Jolley. Honey Grove, Tex
BRIBERY REPORT SUBMITTED.
The report of the senate committee
appointed to investigate the charges
of attempts to bride United States
senators to vote against the tariff bill
and the charges of improper influences
being used in connection with the
sugar schedule, was submitted to the
senate today, so far as concerns the
attempted bribery of Senators Hunton
and Kyle. The report, after reciting
the facts of BUTTS proffer of bride |
to the son of Senator Hunton and to |
Senator Kyle, says: Your |
committee is abundantly justified
in saying that the facts have
been established by the evidence
notwithstanding the denial on the part
of Charles w. Buttz. There is no evi,
dence to show the truth of BUTTS
statement to Senator Kyle and Mr..
Eppa Hunton, Jr., that syndicate of
bankers and capitalists had raised
sum of money to be used for the pur-
pose OF defeating the pending tariff
bill, or that there was any money sin
Washington for that purpose. Buttz
denies that he had made such state
mcnt or that he had or has any
knowledge of the existence of such
syndicate or that he was the agent of
such an one. He further denies that
he has money himselfn