The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-20

by the tve civilized tribes. He said that
1 something must be done to change the
2 governmental conditions in the Indian
? Territory. The Indians themselves re-
quest that the Indian government should
: be abolished as well as the interests of
100000 white people who had been al
lowed and then encouraged to go into
the Indian country. He did not over
: state the matter when he said that leg
: islation was openly and unblushingiy
bought in the Indian legislatures, nor
; did he overstate it when he said that
the administration of justice was bought
; and sold and the benefit of the white
, Indian"
; At the conclusion of Mr. Platt's speech
the bill was referred to the committee
on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Pugh Dem., Ala.) presented the
credentials of Senator John II. Morgan,
elected by the Alabama legislature for n
term of six years from March t. 1895.
The resolution of Mr.. Higgins calling
FOR the correspondence relating to the
offers of mediation by his government be-
tween China and Japan was then passed.
On motion of Mr.. Call the senate took
up the resolution heretofore offered by
him authorizing the appointment of u
committee to inquire and report whether
the Louisiana or Honduras Lottery COM
pany has been established and is now in
operation in florida.
AlleE u ny MT. Oull Jne reSO-
luton was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses.
The senate then proceeded to the cOnsid-
GRAFTON of pension bills on the calendar.
Among those passed were Bills grant
ing pensions of 500 per month to Mary
. Palmer Banks, Mrs. Katherine Critten-
den and to Major General A. McClelland.
A senate bill was passed authorizing
the construction of bridge across the
Red River of the North at Drayton, N. ID.
There was n general air of expectancy
about the senate when the hour of 2
O'Clock arrived on account of the prevail
, ing impression that there would be an
effort to displace the unfinished business,
, which was the Nicaragua bill, with the
bill changing the duty on sugar to 40 per
cent ad valorem Hat. This expectation
Twas realized when Mr.. Gray Dem., Del.)
. STATED that he had no desire to delay con-
sideration of the canal bill, but he con-
| sidered the tariff bills of greater impor-
lance, and he thought the senate should
, have an opportunity to say whether these
{ bills should be considered. He hoped
4 that vote would be reached on this bill
. without obstruction He did not think
the discussion Of the bills would occasion
| any great delay. He, therefore, moved
to displace the Ncaraguan bill with the
, sugar bill.
Senator Morgan stated that while he
| favored the sugar hill he should be com
! PEELED to vote against its consideration Mt
the present time owing to the fact that
he had been placed in charge of the Nica-
ragua bill.
The bill, as il came from the House and
! as it was amended by the senate finance
committee was then read after which
! Senator Berry (Dem., Ark demanded
the yeas and nays on the question of
consideration.
Senator Harris Dem. Tenn.) in an eff
fort to enlighten the senate stated that
the pending question would be on he
committee amendment in case the vote
J on consideration should result aiiirma-
lively.
Senator Aldrich objected to the de-
bate, saying the pending question may
be something else. There was much
shifting PAIRS while the vote was pro-
ceeding and no little delay in the an
nouncement of the result. When il did
come it showed the defeat Of Mr.. Gray's
motion by vote of % to 81, being as
follows:
Yeas-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Caf-
fiery, Cockrell Coke, Faulkner George,
Gray, Harris, Hill, Hunton. Jarvis, Nc
Laurip McPheTson' Mills Wis.,, Palmer %er,,h Pas
S %slsh r22$n' Vest Vil''' voorhees,
Nays-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Rlan-
chard, Cullom, Dolph, Dubois, CALM
ger, Hansbrough, Hawley, Higgins,
Hoar Kyle, Lodge, Mcmillan, Mander-
SON, Marin, Michel (Qrel, Morrill,,
P 1dn T PSrElns, Platt' Power Quay
Mr.. Vest Dem. MOI then took the
floor to take up his resolution for an
amendment of the senate rules, with a
modification instructing the committee
on rules to report by the 18th inst. He
asked for the yeas and nays on the
motion.
Mr.. Vest asked the leave to say ID
word, but Mr.. Aldrich objected to de-
bate.
Mr.. Vest found opportunity to say,
however, that If the motion should be
agreed TO he would be willing that his
resolution should he temporarily laid
aside TO permit consideration of the canal
bill. He asked if that could not be done
by unanimous consent, whereupon Mr..
Faulkner, who was in the chair, replied
that the senate could do almost anything
by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Harris announced that a meeting
of the committee on rules had been called
for tomorrow morning to consider the va
riOus amendments of rules.
With remark by Mr.. Vest to the effect
that the committee had been considering
the rules for the past eight months the
voting on the Vest motion to take up his
resolution was proceeded with and was
. lost by a vote of "a to 81.
of the Nicaragua canal bill and Mr.. Nor
gan Dem, Ala.) addressed the senate.
Mr.. Morgan devoted considerable time
, to discussion of the international ques-
tons that represented themselves in con-
nection with this matter and of the right
of the government to participate in the
construction of the canal, in view Of the
existence of the treaties, etc. He de-
cared that there was no question between
the United States and Great Britain
or any other government and Great
Britain and the United States against this
measure. The governments of Nicara-
qua and Costa Rica doth SOW
ereign) had affirmed what
had already been done. There
, could be no more majestic position as
sumed by the United States than to take
up the subject and have the canal com
pleted. In closing Mr.. Morgan announced
that he was very anxious to have progress
made with the bill and he asked senator's
to inform themselves on the matter so
that it could be brought to n vote at an
early day. He intimated that he would
soon ask unanimous consent to have n
time fixed for vote.
Mr. Cullom gave notice that he would
be ready Friday to make some remarks on
tho hill IIa anununpo1 that ha yyaQ