The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SENATE AND HOUSE WAITING ON
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
No Progress Apparent IN the Committee.
House Conferees Talk and Senators
Listen Impatiently-The Bank.
ruptcy Bill, Etc.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE senate
held a short and uninteresting ses-
sion today, adjourning at 2.4O p. m.
The most important event in the
days proceedings was the passing of
resolution directing the president to
take steps for the release of American
citizens confined in the island of Cuba
for participating in recent rebellions.
The early adjournment was due to a
desire to avoid irritating remarks,
which it was thought on the Demo.
cratic side would probably be heard
later in the day from Republican sen.
ators and might lead to a debate
which at the present time when feel
ing in running high, might prove
dis greeable. There was also moth
ing before the senate except the cal.
endar which contains large num-
ber of the bills that some of the lead.
ing senators thought might as we'll
remain on the calendar.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. T. After
rather an uninteresting session the
house adjourned at 2 p. m. Immedi-
ately on the adjournment the clerk
announced the call for p Democratic
caucus at o'clock. The announce.
ment was greeted with cheers ON the
Republican side.
THE TARIFF CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE tariff
conference today was entirely subor-
dinated to the house caucus and was
devoid of interesting features. The
conferees held two brief sessions dur
ing the day and discussed the coal
and iron questions, besides reverting
to the sugar schedule. The talk, how
ever, served no purpose except to
emphasize the fact that the Disagree
ment is still unbroken and that very
little if any progress is being made.
The purpose of taking up the sugar
schedule again cannot be learned. 1t
is also impossible to ascertain what
reason the house conference assigned
for declining to accept ths slididg
scale on coal and iron ore proposed by
the senate conference. 1t is thought
from all information that can be
secured that without giving any
special reason they resumed their
argument for free raw material. 1t
has come to be understood that in
these meetings the house members
are doing the greater part of the talk
ing and the senators have come to be
very impatient listeners.
The yielding of Senator Voorhees,
has led the house conferees to the con-
clusion that other conquests are possi-
BILE. On the other hand the senators
have not concealed their impatience
at the delay and the senate conferees
have expressed their conviction many
tines during the past week that If
an agreement ia not soon reached
the situation demands the report of an.
other disagreement. This settlement
found utterances more than once to-
day and being repeated in the senate
chamber, led to the general circula-
tion of the report that either M agree.
ment would he reached or disagree
ment decided upon tomorrow.
When asked as to the foundation OF
this report, one of the senate con-
ferees stated that it was among the
possibilities, but he would not say
that it was probable. There are some
indications that an early conclusion of
the conference may he brought about.
One of these is found in the fact that
Senator German has been making IN
investigation of the status of the bill
in case report should be made. Ger
tain of the conservative senators have
been very impatient at the delay
in conference, and it is known that
q resolution dischargipg the confer
ence from further consideration of the
bill and receding from the sugar
schedule was drawn up by one of them
On Monday and would have been pre-
sented on that day but Tor the inter
| ference Of the members of the confer
ence committee. There is still talk of
the possibility Of such motion but it
will rot he made except with the con-
sent Jt the conference.
BANKRUPTCY BILL
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 7-Senator
George offered today additional
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ruptcy bill as it passed the house
Preference to debts due to servants and
laborers is limited to those for labor
done vithin one year. These debts
due to any person arising from the
debtors dealings with the person while
minor. as executioner or guardian,
are excepted from the preferences.
Provision is made for auditors to be
appointed by courts for carrying out
he bu.iness entrusted to them under
the act and their powers and Cuties
are designated. Oaths may be ad-
ministered under authorized state off.
GERS. ID Duckets must be kept with the
record of cases.
COMMoNwEAL STATESMEN.
WAsHINGToN, Aug mfr. Jeffries
the head of the contingent Industrial
army from the state of Washington
and several commonweal leaders now
stationed in the outskirts of Washing