The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-26

says that the company is capitalized
for $lS, S,O9O, 900, and charges that a re-
cent issue of bonds for $4,000, 900 nomi-
nally for improvements is really a
conspiracy to give the control of the
company to certain persons. He asks
an injunction to prevent this and
the appointment of receiver. The
company's local officers are ia the
Rookery building.
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
The conference begun last week of
Democratic senators on the tariff bill
was continued in the room of the sem
ate committee on appropriations to-
day, Senators Cockrell, Jones of
Arkansas, German, Vest and Harris
being among those present. They de.
cided among other things to summon
absent Democratic senators, so as to
have them here by Wednesday, when
the bill is to be taken up by para
graphs, to support the finance COM
mittee in the effort it may make to
crowd the bill towards its passage.
They agreed to begin this week by
trying to get an extension OF the daily
hours for debate; and authorized SEN
ator Harris to ask on Wednesday for
the continuance of the debate until 6
O'Clock each day instead of o'clock,
the hour of closing under the present
agreement. There is no room
for doubt that the confer
ence also considered the ad-
visibility of amending the bill so as to
make it acceptable to Democratic sen.
ators who now find the bill distasteful
to them, but the senators who were in
the conference were very reticent on
this point. There was abundant con-
firmation, however, of the reports sent
out that the Democratic members of
the finance committee are considering
the advisability of revising the bill in
various particulars and have called
other Democratic senators into consul.
tation with them. They have asked
the dissatisfied element of the party
in the senate to put in writing the
changes which will make the bill sat
isfactory to them and will use this
proposition when formulated as ba-
sis for an agreement which they think
can be effected. When Senator AID
rich was asked what course the Re-
publicans would pursue when the
Democrats should move to secure an
extension OF the present hours, he said
that they would resist because the
hours were now as long as they should
be.
CoxEY'S COLD RECEPTION.
The commissioners of the District of
Columbia took action today on the
impending Coxey invasion. After a
long executive session and consulta-
tion with the attorney for the district,
a manifesto was prepared and given
out which calls attention to the fact
that right of petition does not extend
to the lengths the Coxeyites appear to
imagine. Those who mediate coming
to the capitol are warned that only
hardship and privation await them
here and inform them that no. good
can come of their proposed pilgrimage.
INDIAN CITIZENSHIP.
Senator Dolph today introduced a
bill, the intent of which is to define
Indian citizenship. 1t provides that
| all Indians or mixed bloods who have
been allotted lands in severalty shall
| be considered citizens OF the United
States, and it grants t. persons claim
ing land under the allotment a:t the
right to bring suit to establish their
rights in court, as may be done by
citizens.
| TREASURY GOLD.
The net gold in the treasury at the
close of business today was only $685.
8S3 in excess of the $l00,000,000 re-
serve. The cash balance was $129, ,640,-
SOL.
| REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUBS.
At today's session of the meeting
Republican League clubs the time was
| devoted to executive business, formu-
lating plans for the convention to be
held in Denver June 26, and hearing
expressions of opinion from delegates
on the proposed change in the basis of
representation in the national conven-
| tiCn. 1t was decided TO start special
league trains from Nash Vile, New
York, Chicago, San Francisco and
Boston, thus forming five distinct lines
to bring delegates from all portions of
the continent. One of the most i'm
portant subjects considered today was
the question of what action, II any,
the league should take in regard to
the matter of change of representa-
tion in the national convention.
If any action is taken it will be in
the form of a recommendation from
the Denver convention to the national
convention asking that the question
may be submitted to the next national
convention for its consideration. Sec.
retary Humphrey has been industri-
ously collecting expressions of opinion
upon the subject during the past year,
and he stated that a vast majority OF
the associations favor change. Mrs.
j Ellen Foster of Philadelphia, came
before the conference during the evep-
ing by invitation, to express her views
concerning Republican plans for the
future. The business OF the commit
tee as a whole was concluded tonight,
but several of the committee will re-
main in the city for several days, car
rying out the plans formulated at the
conference. The committee which
was appointed at the Louisville con-
vention to inquire into the Republi-
can party in the South, will meet to-
morrow to formulate the report which
it will make to the Denver convention.