The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-19
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE CONSIDER CHARGES
AGAINST A WORLDS FAIR
COMMITTEE.
One Million Dollars Appropriated for De
struction of Canada Thistle-Bailey's
Voluntary Bankrupcy Bill Passed
by the House-Wool Statistics.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Today in
the senate resolution was introduced
by Mr., Vest recting that charges OF
favoritism and fraud had been made
by exhibitors at the recent Worlds
Fair exposition against the committee
on awards and directing the commit
tee on the quadra centennil to inVes'
tigate the charges. 1t was referred TO
the committae ON contingent expenses
The following house bills were
passed: To authorize the CONSTRUCTION
of bridge over the Mississippi rlyer
at Dubuque, la; providing 1or lhe
re.survey of Grant and HOOKER couh'
ties, Neb. Consideration OF the
Agricultural appropriation OIL was
#then resumed and Mr.. Hanspfough
offered an amendment approprlstlng
100000 for the destruction OF the
Russian thistle upon the Dill as a
rider. A point OF order was maze
against it by Mr.. Cockrell, Democrat,
Missouri, but by q vote OF 70 10 ~
the senate decided the amendmenI 10
be in order and it was adopted, II
to %. At $40 the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE house
passed the Bailey voluntary bankrupt
bill today by vote of l26 to 81 and
devoted the remainder OF the day TO
business reported from the Judiciary
committee. Only two bills, however,
were disposed of, one TO create an ad-
ditional Judge for the eighth ludlclai
circuit, and the other making United
States corporations for the purpose OF
jurisdiction, citizens of the states
through which they pass or INTO
which they go.
WEATHER AND CROP REPORT
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE weekly
bureau, in its report of weather ana
crop conditions tor the week ending
July 16, Gays: The week has been
cooler than usual throughout the
southern portion of the country from
the middle and south Atlantic coast
! Eastward to the Pacific. Nearly nor
Al temperature has prevailed
I i ough New England and the central
aek j.&ssippi valleys, while 1t ls de-
tsNAsdly warmer than usual from
hithern Wisconsin westward over
minnesota and the DakotAs. Except
tEerlimited areas confined mostly TO
tie Southern states the past week mas
been very dry. Heavy rains occurred
over the greater portion of Georgia
and over portions of Florida, the
Carolinas, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Texas, but there are considerable
areas in the Southern states where
Int little rain has fallen, while
throughout the region from the mla-
die Atlantic coast lB has moved west
ward over the Ohio, upper M lssisslppl
and Missouri valleys and the lake re-
gion only light showers nave laiien'
and over greater part OF the terH'
i, tory named practically no RAIN mas
5fallen. ,t.,
y The absence of rain throughout the
much of the country during the week
has greatly intensified the droughV
conditions which previously existed,
and while crops need rain throug hous
the central valley and New Englahu
states, tbs warm, dry weather mas
been especially favorable for thresn'
ing. Corn is reported as in taVoraDie
condition in Illinois and Kansas, ana
much improved in Arkansas. Ii mas
suffered seriously in Wisconsin ana
Iowa, and in Minnesota it is reported
in critical condition and 3 continue
tion of the prevailing drought will re-
duce the crop greatly. The condition
of cotton except in Southwest Texas Is
satisfactory. 1t is fruiting well: To-
bacco ia suffering from drought IN
Ohio and Kentucky, but in Tennessee
it is doing we'll. Cranberries nave
been injured by heat in Wisconsin,
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The fact that the senate has made
such rapid progress with the appro-
priation bills since they were t"Aan
up Jed many to think that IL Is the
policy of the senate to force the con,
sideration of the tariff bill. Zen OF
the appropriation bills were passed oy