The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
TIE INDIAN TERRITORY DEPOT BILL
BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Jerry simpson Wants to Know Whether
the Government Could Control the Rail.
Fllibustering Again F. ST.
pOnss the Coinage Bin,
HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-At the open.
ing of the session Mr. Wheeler moved
that senate amendment to the bill ia
require railroad companies operating
in territories over right OF way grant
ed bV the government to tablish
stations aud depots at all town sites
on the lines of said roads established
by the interior department be noa-
conclTed in. The senate amendment
provides that within 30 days after the
passage of the ac an election be held
in l. and o COUNTIES in Oklahoma for
the purpose of determining the loca.
ton OF the county seats of these couu.
ties
Mr., Hopkins QIl) moved to concur
and spirited debate followed.
Messrs. Wheeler and Simpson Cd.
posed the senate amendment on tie
ground that the object of the bill was
to compel railroads to establish sta
lions in the town sites located by the
interior department. The senate
amendment, Mr.. Simpson declared,
would give rise to county seat wars
and the railroads would be nut to
great loss This was a contest between
'he power OF the government and the
20 %ers OF railroad corporations. Was
the government going 10 protect the
people who lived in tDwnsiteS located
by the interior drpOrtment or was it
going TO turn 10000 people over to the
tender mercies of the Rock Island rail-
road and the land companies of Okla
hoila.
After some further debate by
MeSsrs. Wilson (Wash J. Dunn, Gear.
Clark, Cannon and McRae, Mr. Hop
klus withdrew his motion and MIR.
Wheeler demanded the previous cues
ton on motion to non concur and ask
for conference Without division it
was SO ordered
Rising to personal explanation,
Mr.. Burrows called attention TO the
fact that in some remarks printed by |
his colleague Mr.. German, the latter
referred TO the speech which he Bur |
rows delivered but which had not |
been printed in the Record. If his
statements were true, said Mr. Bur-
rows, the difference between him and
me would be that he prints speeches
without delivery and l deliver mine
without printing Laughter. How
ever, he continued, the speech had
been printed on the dav of it's delivery.
Mr. German explained that he had
no desire tG do injustice; that he had
examined the index to the Record and
had failed to find any trace of the
speech.
(which shows" interjected Mr.. Reed,
what safe place the Record is as a
burying ground
After some further routine business
the fight over the silver seigniorage
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Bland moved to go int commit
zee of the whole on the bill and moved
hat all debate be limited to halt an
lour. The Republicans aud the Dem
)cra'ic opponents Of the measure re-
)eateo their tactics of yesterday and
'efrainpd from voting and again the
notion Was defeated for lack of quo
'un, 10 short.
Mr. Bland moved call of the house.
The call developed the presence of a
III run and at o'clock, by special
'rder, the remainder of the afternoon
vas devoted to culogies of the late
William Lilley of Penn
ylvania. Those who delivered tributes
o the memory of their late colleague
we're Messrs. Mcdowell, Woomer. G.
v. Stone, Hicks, Wright, Scranton
md Bynum.
AT the conclusion of the ceremonies
s further mark of respect the house
WANT THE LAND RACK
The commissioner of the general
and Office has been directed tn de.
nand of the California and Oregon
land Company a r-conveyance of va
ious lots of land for which patents
we're enormously Issued.
NO NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS. J.
Congressman in whose districts build.
ngs for postoffices or custom houses
ire wanted. do not look hopefully to
his congress for fuIfillment of their
lesires. The Fifty.third congress
las remarkable record in
he matter of public buildings, for MP
o date no bill for new building has
passed the house and but one has re
ported from the committee of public
and grounds. The treasury
s, of course, mainly responsible for
his record. There has been no lack
# bills for public buildings even in
he face of the general understanding
hat few would be authorized. At the
OF the special session they
ane IN thickly but have steadily fal.
en- off.
Cease coughing by using Dr.. Bulls Cough