The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15

OF the bill. He entered al
once upon an explanation Of
the provisions OF the bill but without
concluding his speech Mr. Bland WELD
ed to motion that the committee
rise, an arrangement having been
made that filibuster was to cease,
With this understanding, upon Mr.
BANDS motion, so much of the resolu
ton adopted last night as directed the
sergeant at arms to arrest absentees
was revoked.
A bill from the joint committee on
expenditures in the compartments to
make uniform methods of accounting
in the departments was taken up and
passed,
On motion, at 4:5O the house ad.
journed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the senate
this morning Senator Perkins
(Cal) presented memorials of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce pray
ing for the annexation OF Hawaii, the
laying or a cable from the United
States to Hawaii and for the compile,
ton of the Nicaraguan canal under
governmental control.
Senator Wolcott (Col) presented a
resolution providing for the submis.
sion of q constitutional amendment
prohibiting states from denying suf-
frage to any person on account of sex
A memorial OF wool growers against
the Wilson bill was presented by Sen
ator Sherman, who stated that the
finance committee had refused the
wool growers hearing and requested
that the memorial be printed. 1t was
so ordered.
Senator Wolcott, without read ing,
offered several amendments to the
Wilson bill.
Resolutions of the Order of Railway
Conductors, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and Switchmen's
Mutual Aid association and the Amer
lean Railway UAioE protesting against
the rulings of the United States courts
on the question of strikes, were pre-
sented by Senator Voorhees, and
ordered to be printed for the use of
the senate.
A letter from the secretary of the
treasury was laid before the senate in
reply to a resolution of Senator PETER,
adopted some days ago, ling for the
names of bondbidders, amount of
bonds issued and rates of interest.
On motion of Senator Voorhees, it
was ordered that when the senate ad-
journed today it be until Monday
next.
The resolution of Mr.. Stewart de-
nying the right of the secretary of the
treasury to issue bonds and question
ing their legality, came up as regular
order with various pending amend
Lents.
Mr.. Butler said various legal ques-
tons involved in the resolution and
amendments were of such Importance
that he believed the resolution should
go the judiciary committee.
Senator Stewart after some colloquy,
accepted the amendment heretofore
by Senator Dubois adding to
The resolution the declaration of the
senate that there is DO necessity for
sale of bonds for any purpose specified
under the resumption act. The point
made that the effect OF the adoption
Of such resolution would be to deny
The power of the secretary to reissue
United States notes that are returned
10 him in the course of redemption.
Senator Quay opposed reference of
;he resolution to the judiciary COM
nittee.
The senators from South Carolina
Butler) and Ohio (Sherman) we'll
Knew, said he, that to refer it to that
means simply to give it de-
,ent burial
Senator Teller held that the recent
purchase of United States bonds was
) forced purchase" The secretary
# the treasury had in New York
tated to bankers if bonds were not
Ioated there would be a panic greater
han the one last fall and it was to
vert a panic that they reluctantly
purchased the bonds. He was not |
peaking as partisan or silver man,
vas going to do with the question of |
efficiency. Everybody knew from the |
experience of the secretary of the
reasury that no 5 per cent bonds on a
per cent basis could be sold. 1t was
lorally certain that if another $780,
90, 000 were offered it would be fail
re. The country was facing a defic
ancy. There must be some sound sys-
EN- of finance to provide for this de-
cheney. The credit of the country is
men who have been loud
st in denunciation of finance now de-
lare their inability to devise a way
ut of the difficulty.
Senator Call opposed reference. We
resented resolution declaring it to
'e the duty of congress to pass law
egalizing the recent issue of bonds, as
believe without such law the bonds
low being sent out would be without
ability or legal effect.
In opposing the motion for reference
senator PETER conteuded that the sec.
etary of the treasury has not even
that the money derived
rom the bonds vas to be used for re-
emption purposes.
At 2 o'clock che matter being still
ndisposed of, the unfinished business
f the day came up.
Senator Stewart granted unanimous
onsent that the session retain its
lace on the calendar.