The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-09

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taken up, but was laid aside and the
senate at O'Clock Vent into executive
session and at 5:10 adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. The house
today passed bill authorizing the
purchase of property and franchise OF
! the Choctaw Coal and Lumber compa-
ny. Unanimous consent for the consid.-
GRAFTON of bill for the suppression OF
lottery traffic was objected to. A bill
was passed to remove the charge OF
dishonorable dismissal from the rec
ord of G. Cyrus Paine.
MIR. Grosvenor, Republican, Ohio,
arose to question of privilege in con-
nection with q resolution he intro,
duced calling for a report from the
war department upon the courtmartial
of soldier at Omaha tor refusing to
participate in target practice on Sua-
day. A reply had been received from
the war department. Mr.. Grosvenor
had no criticism TO offer upon the
ground of the courtmartial, viz: That
a private soldier had no right to dis
obey the commands of his superiors,
but he insisted that officers ordering
the Sunday target practice did so in
plain violation of the order of Presi-
dent Lincoln in 1862, and in direct
violation of the statute of Nebraska.
Mr.. Grosvenor passed some severe
structures on the courtmartial and the
general who had approved it and or
dered it's decree executed.
"The action of that brigadier gen.
eral,n said he, twas the outgrowth
either of the most solid and in
conceivable ignorance or total dis
regard of all that is right and
proper
Mr.. Grosvenor paid q high tribte to
President Cleveland, who ordered the
officer who issued the Sunday target
practice to be arrested, tried and pun.
ished for violation of the order OF
President Lincoln.
Mr.. Cultivate, Democrat, Ohio,
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee, read letter he had received
from AdiutaDt General Ruggles con-
corning the punishment OF the officer
who had violated President Lipcoln's
order.
The conference report on the dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Brown of Indiana, Democrat,
from the committee Oh elections then
called up the contested election
case of MOore.Fuuston. Before ad-
journment yesterday the house De-
ieated the minority report, and the
vote today was taken on the majority
report and declaring Mr.. Funston,
Republican, the contestee, not ele ct.
ed, and Mr.. Moore, Democrat.Popu'
list, entitled to the seat. The resolu-
ton was adopted, 145 to 81. Six Dem
ocrats, Messrs. Barnes of Wisconsin,
Hall of Minnesota, Griffin of Michi-
gan, Harter of Ohio, Paynter of Ken
lucky, and Pendleton OF Texas voted
with the Republicans against Moore.
Upon the announcement OF the vote
Mr. Moore came forward to the bar
of the house and took the oath amid
scattering applause.
Mr.. Holman, Democrat, OF Indiana
chairman of the committee on indian
affairs, then called up the conference
report on the Indian appropriation
bill. The report was agreed to ana
another conference was ordered on
the remaining points of difference be-
tween the two houses. An hour was
spent in the discussion of bill to au-
thorize the secretary of the navy to
establish and maintain free public
schools for children under II years OF
age at Worthington, on the nava,
reservation of the Pensacola bay, Fla,
but no action was taken, and at !
O'Clock the house adjourned,