The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-08

bill.
Mr.. Cockrell moved that the senate
| disagree to the house amendments
and further insist upon its amend
ments and agree to conference, aud
this was ordered. Some other routin.
business was transacted and at 300 pc
IN, CD motion of Mr. Harris, the SEN
ale proceeded to the consideration of
executive business, and at 320 sd-
| journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 6-The de-
bate OH the pension application bill
was continued today, the feature OF
the day being Gen. Sickles' speech
criticising the action Of Mr.. Lochren
An agreement was reached whereby
the debate on the bill will close at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Before the debate began today the
resolution for the investigation of
Judge Jenkins writ of Injunction
against the Northern Pacific railroad
was taken up and passed.
Mr., Milliken, Republican, Maine,
made a vigorous speech, in which
liberality in pensions was dweit upon
and was followed by Mr.. GrosvenOr
Republican, Ohio. The president had
gone to Illinois and had selected the
hero of Fort Henry, Democrat
of education and training,
before Mr. Cleveland knew the
difference between Democracy and
humbug, as secretary of the interior,
no such trouble as now confronted the
Democracy would have occurred.
There was more fraud in the custom
house in New York III one year than
in all the pension cases That have ever
come before the pension bureau
There was more illegal mooushine
stills, ten to one, in the United States
than dishonest soldiers on the pension
roll.
Mr.. Coombs, Democrat, New York,
took the Republicans to task for the
constant attempts to make political
capital out of the pension business and
the unjust charges of hostility TO the
system upon the Southern representa-
tlves. The Southern members, he said;
had acquiesced IN the demands tor
pensions. They did not even reply to
the taunts of the other side.
Mr.. Blair of New York said that the
cry that the pension roll was a roll of
6ishonor, tainted with fraud, had long
been heard in the land. AS far back
as 1881, in order to get at the fraudu-
| lent pensioners the entire roll was
published. 1t was examined in every
community, and as far as he knew not
one single case of fraud was developed.
Mr.. Mahon, Republican of PeHnsyl-
vania, who concluded the debate tor
the day declared that he did not be-
| lieve the commissioner of pensions
(Mr Lochren) who was a brave SOL
dier, would have pursued his policy
towards the veterans had he not been
forced to do so at the dictation OF the
president.
At the end of his remarks the com.
mittee rose. Mr.. Dockery presented a
bill from the joint committee on eX
penditures in the department to i'm
prove the methods of auditing ac-
counts in the treasury department,
and then, at $40 p. m. the House ad-
journed.
RAILROAD THROUGH THE TERRITORY.
Representative Cockrell of Texas,
has introduced q bill to permit the
Kansas City, Oklahoma and Pacific
railroad to operate railroad through
the Indian territory from Coffeeville,
Kansas to Albuquerque, New Mexico,
by way of Guthrie, and Kingtisher,
oklahoma.
AGAINST TICKET SCALPERS.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, has intro
duced bill to put an end to ticket
scalping 1t provides for an amend
ment to the interstate commerce act
so as to require railroads to supply all
their ticket agents with certificate of
appointment which is to b. exposed to
public view. All tickets sold must
have the name of the agent and date
stamped on them. 1t is made unlaw-
full for any one to sell tickets of a road
from which he does not hold such Ger.
tifcates. The penalty is fine
of $4,000. Railroads are required
to redeem unused tickets at the princi-
pal Office or any ticket office for the
price paid, and partly used tickets for
the price paid, less tie schedule fare
for the portion used, if presented
within ninety days after purchase
The sale by any person of partially
uS6u IlChSI, OIlJcl WlSO Ullhh dS
Gated, is made a violation of the act.
Railroads which place the tickets in
the hands of an unauthorized agent
are liable to fine of $4,000.
FAILED TO CAUCUS.
The Democratic house caucus called
for 5 o'clock tonight, to consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of strengthening the rules,
failed to secure a quorum and the So
Democrats present adjourned without
reaching any conclusion. Messrs.
Springer, Paynter and Boatner pre-
sented drafts of rules which they adj
vocated, and Messrs. McCreary, Kill
gore and Williams of Illinois urged
that The rules should be let alone.
ANTI-oPTIoN HEARING.
Leading members of the New York
Produce and Mercantile exchanges
were again before the house commit
tee on agriculture to combat the Hatch
anti-option bill. 1t brought out a
renewal of the sharp colloquy between
Mr.. Hatch, chairman of the commit.
tee and the committee representatives
Mr.. Hatch characterized the written
statement of President Bloss of the
New York cotton exchange as ap ar
raignment of the committee. He said
| that objection to it would cause its