The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-08
MR.. SAVERS HAS HIS APPRoPRI-
ALTON BILL READY.
One of Them Passes Without Discussion
and the House Is Now Wrestling
With the Pension Bill.-Mr.
Grow Sworn In.
HOUSE.

was passed in % minutes, and then the
pension appropriation was taken up.
1t developed considerable political
feeling and an alteration between
Messrs. Meredith of Virginia and Funk
of Illinois over the formers attempt to
prove that there were many fraudu-
lent pensioners on the rolls, which
resulted in a personal collision.
Mr.. Meredith, who was the AGGRESSION,
rushed over to the place where Funk
was standing and shook his hst IN the
| latter's face. Hot words were spoken
but friends interfered and the speaker
restored order before any blows were
struck. 49,,
At the opening of the session of the
house this morning MIR. Bankhead,
chairman of the committee on public
buildings, offered a resolution for the
appointment of q subcommittee to go
to Chicago and investigate the post
office building there with view to de-
termining its safety, etc. Mr.. Bank
head explained the pressing necessity
for an examination. The committee
has been considering the matter
some time and there was a diversity
OF opinion on all points
at issue as to whether there should be
a new site or new building should be
erected on the present site. 1t was
also questionable whether suitable
quarters could be obtained while the
building was being erected, which
reunire from three to 10 years. The
amount involved was large and the
committee was unwilling to make a
Recommendation without personal in.
yestlgarion. The resolution carried
an appropriation of $4,000. 1t was
passed.
Mr. Kilgore then presented his reso
luton of yesterday calling upon the
sergeant-at-arms for reasons for not
carrying out the provisions of the law
which requires that re deduct from
the salaries of members for such time
as they are absent. 1t was referred.
Mr.. McRae called up from the
committee on public lands bills which
had been before the previous congress
to provide for opening certain aband-
oned military reservations.
Mr.. Savers, chairman of the appro-
priation committee. raised the question
of consideration against it, but the
house decided to go on with the bill
MIR. McRae explained the provisions
of the bill. There we're eight such
reservations. The act only applied to
reservations of 5000 acres area, and
they were to be opened only
to bonafide settlers, to be
paid for at not less than
the appraised value. After some de-
bate the bill passed.
/ On motion of Mr.. Holman, ex-
Speaker Grow, the newly elected con
greeenlan at large from Pennsylvania
was then sworn 10. MIR. Grow" saio
Judge Holman addressing the speaker
latter serving as representative from
Pennsylvania for ~ years, left the
place you now so highly honor 81 years
ago in the midst of the blood and strife
of civil war; After this long period he
has returned to the theatre o.
public affairs when the flag of th'
republic is honored and served IL
all sections of the country. lnas
much as his credentials have not YET
arrived, ask unanimous consent thai
he be now sworn in. AS Mr.. Holman
finished a burst of applause greeted
the tall form of Mr.. Grew as he stepped
down the aisle to take his place at thu
bar of the house. His hair and bearc
are white, but his eyes are bright, hi
form erect, and he gives no undue ev,
licences of the weight of years which
hangs upon his shoulders. Mr.. Hol'
man escorted him to the bar where
with uplifted hand the oath was ad-
ministered, and another round of ap'
plause followed him to his seat.
Mr.. Boatner asked unanimous con
sent for consideration of a resolution tt
investigate Judge Jenkins in granting
! an Injunction against employees of thu
Northern Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Kilgore objected and on motion
of Mr.. Sayers the house went init
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Outh'
waite, Ohio, in the chair, for consider
alton of the Notifications appropria
ton bill. The total sum carried by
the bill was $2,219,654 upon an esti
| mate of $7,438, 413. The fertilization
J bill in the Fifty first congress carried
, 81, 232, 9S5. He explained the necessit.
of rigid economy.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania, on be
half of the minority, said that he ha(
no objections to urge against the bill
itself, but it was like all other appro
priations that would follow, it was
l declaration of a depleted treasury
!, The Republican side of the nous
r would probably be met with the state
r ment that the present economy wa
made necessary by the extravagano
: of the Fifty.first congress, and it woul
be charged on the other hand that tn
proposed unwise tariff legislation wa
the source OF the poverty of the treas
s ury and cessation of industry.
General debate was closed and tn
bill was then read by paragraphs 70
, amendments.
Mr.. Livingstone offered an amend
ment providing that civil residents c
Fort Monroe, Va, should bear one
half of the expense OF constructing
sewerage system at Fort Monrot
e Agreed to.
The appropriation for carriages 70
field gun batteries was reduced froI
$61, 900 to $4,000, and that for cal
. riages for breechloading rifed mortar
y of 12.iDch caliber was increased froI
I $50, 900 to $4,000. These were the onl
d amendments.
The committee rose, 25 minutes hay
l. been occupied in IFS consideration.
|. was passed, 40 to 80.
Tho housa want haok tO q commit