The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SOME BILLS OF MINOR IMPOR.
TANCE PASS THE SENATE.
Inquiring Into the Italian Padrone System
The Wool Schedule Considered.
Home For Aged and Inhrm
Colored People.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-At the
opening of the session of the senate
today Mr.. Chandler, Repu blican, New
Hampshire, made some brief observa-
tions in support of the resolution he
introduced just before adjournment
last night, calling on the secretary Of
the treasury for all information in his
possession regarding tho extent to
which the "padrone" system prevails.
Senator Chandler expressed the
opinion that one of the most potent
agencies in the annihilation of the
padrone system would be the enlist
inent of sentiment adverse to it
among the better and wealthier class
of italians. The resolution was adopted.
Several bills OF minor Importance
were taken from the calendar and
passed, including one to provide for
the fees and compensations of the
officers of the circuit aud district OF
judicial district of North DAKOTA and
to amend the act dividing that judi
cial district.
The consideration of schedule X,
wool, manufacturers of wool, the tariff
bill, which was reached when the
senate adjourned last night was taken
up.
Mr.. PETER offered an amendment
transferring wool, hair of the camel,
goat, alpaca and other like animals
on the free list in the bill to the duti.
able llst, restoring the Mckinley bill
classification but scaling down the
rates practically one-half.
After Mr.. PETER had offered his
amendment under an agreement
made yesterday the senate went back
to paragraph SO, imposing a duty of
10 per cent ON spectacles, goggles,
opera glasses and other optical in-tlu-
ments, which was passed over at the
request of Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Hoar moved to increase the
rate to 60 per cent and took the floor
in advocacy of his amendment. After
some general remarks Mr.. Hoar de-
soribed the economic conditions OF
the town of Southbridge, Mass,
where s 900 inhabitants are for the
most part dependent upon the large
works OF the American Optical COM
pany. Speaking of operatives in this
town he said that they earned twice
the wages ard consumed twice as
much as persons performing the same
labor abroad,
81 do not claim,n he said, "any
special pre- eminence for Southorldge'
She is fair type OF the people OF an
American community, Massachusetts
has "a others much like her. What
say of her / say of all. She has he1
national banks, her savings banks,
her town hall, the state house of heI
little republic. L cannot conceive a
good reason why American states
munship should not be directed to-
wards fostering and encouraging COM
munities like this. The jnnior sena
tor from Texas visited that neighbor.
hood two or three years ago and
promised to be the Moses that should
lead them into the promised land oI
paradise flowing with milk and honey
ana free school.
The senator from Texas processes tc
be personally in favor of keeping his
promises. But be tells us he is be
tween the devil and the deep sea.
suppose the devil of Democracy ano
the deep sea of popular indignation
I do not think he is in any danger o
drowning. 1 think from the amount
of anger and rage which he uttered
when the word "sugar" was pro-
nounced the other dav in his ears
that it is quite manifest who is getting
him, and that all that he will be able
to make of HE good intentions is t.
make pavement for his future dwell
ing place.
HYou promised" said the senator
"that as partial equivalent Tor the
damage which you do that you woulc
give them free coal, free wool, free
lumber and free sugar. l do not un
,derstand that this promise is to b'
kept. Senators who have been pro
fuse in their promises of free raw ma
Sarial foil ia that tn6V cannot keol