The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-20
FIFTY-THiRD CONGRESS-.
URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL IS
~, HOTLY DISCUSSED
In the House-An Unsuccessful Attempt
Made in the Senate to Substitute
the Sugar Bill for the Nicara-
qua Canal Bill.
SENATE.

tenn, Mr.. Harris, laid before the sen
ate a communication from the acting sec
rotary of the treasury, transmitting the
report OF the superintendent of coast
and geodetc survey; also one from The
secretary of war transmitting Il report
showing the number of aliens and natu-
rallied citizens in the army.
Mr.. Dolph (Rep., Ore) presented mo-
mortal from the citizens of Phoenix, Ariz.,
asking for relief in the matter of Indian
depreciation claims. Mr.. Berry Dem,
Ark presented few remarks regarding
the passage of the bill introduced by him
last week to establish the territory of In
dianola out of the Indian Territory.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep) then, in accordance
with the notice he had given, addressed
the senate and reported adversely the fin
ancial bills introduced by Senator PETER
The aged Vermont senator grew sar-
castle and was quite severe in his criti-
cism of the PETER measure.
Continuing, he said: Il hold in my
hands nine senate bills, which l have been
directed by the committee on finance to
report adversely and to ask for their in
definite postponement. In order that the
senate may have some conception of these
bills, L shall ask the clerk to read the
list"
All of the bills were introduced by
the issue of great sums of greenbacks for
various purposes
The senator continued: ut is hardly
necessary to say that these hungry bills
big, bigger, biggest, nine of them, ask
ing for nine or ten times more money
than there is now in use by the whole
world, were unanimously reported adj
versely by the committee on finance
Nothing more, as the committee observed
hnH hnp tod NJ Of
post norton obituaries. The bills, many
of them, have been reluctantly introduced
by request and therefore not very ten
derby nursed even by their able godfather.
Responsibility for such eccentricities
ought not be asked of senators, and
should any member be charged with their
real authorship | hope he would be able
to plead in defence an alib. With no
reasons offered for the Introduction of
these multitudinous billion dollar bills, Il
sufficient reason for the adverse report
would appear to have been that they
We're death-strcken from an overdose of
legal tender nOStrum at their BIRTH adj
miniStered by the accoucheur. One of
these bills proposed an issue of legal ten
der money forty times greater per capita
than any we ever had. Another to pur-
chase all the silver bullion that may be
offered at S1.2l per ounce, though it
fetches now in any market only 62c.
Figuratively speaking the bills We're all
of one brood and of the same father,
birth of imitation, none game, none worth
Il charge of powder"
At the conclusion of the speech Mr.. PEI
fer said that the senator from Vermont
had left one hill which he Peffer)
thought might be disposed of at the same
time with those of which the senator had
spoken. This bill had been introduced by
Mr.. Palmer of Illinois and was to estab-
lish a bureau for loaning money. Mr..
Palmer remarked that the bill had been
introduced by him for a constituent OF his.
He claimed no paternity for the bill, but
said it contained the best POpulism found
anywhere in political history.
All the bills were then indefinitely post
.noned except Mr. Palmer's, which was
aid or the table.
On motion of Mr.. Carey Rep., WyO.),
the senator agreed to the conference re-
port on the bill authorizing the secretary
of the interior to sell reservoir ana graVel
pits to railroads.
Mr.. Higgins presented resolution call
ing on the president and secretary of state
for the correspondence on the subject OF
mediation on the part of the United States
between China and Japan. 1t was lald
over until tomorrow at the suggestion OF
Mr. Morgan.
Mr.. Call gave notice that tomorrow he
would ask the senate to appoint a COM
mittee to investigate the proceedings OF
the Honduras lottery.
Mr.. Dolph Rep., Ore. addressed the
senate in favor of the Nicaragua cana!
bill. He said that the canal, if owned
and controlled by the United States,
would be of great service in time OF war
In the event Lake Nicaragua could be
so utilized by the navy as to soon REM
burse the United States for any outlay
made by this country. The main difficulty
TO he encountered would be the question
as TO the amount of money to be palu 10
the other company for the work already
done and the concessions possessed ny IT.
He devoted some time to the cohSiqerlllolii
of the CLAYTON Bulwer treaty and declared
that instrument presented no obstacle to
The construction of the canal by the Unlteu
States and the control of it. In closing tne
senator said he had declared prlnclpie
which is approved by her people ana wei
understood by the world, and in the inter,
est of the people of this hemisphere ana
would be maintained at all hazards ana 1T
any sacrifice. o,+od +bo
Mr.. Cockrell Dem., Mo- presented ene
house resolution providing for the pay "
ment of the salaries OF the elnpiose' 40
house and senate for DecehlDel VII wv
Goth, and it was passed: ,,o;,,+od
In brief speech Mr.; Sherman po Me-
out that the only provision OF the us us
~, TO qua bill that he was not entirely sill -
fed with was the amount. to oe P pau NJ
the maritime company, which ne thouSn'
was the amount expended II IN LHe w. 81 I
thus far. He wanted the bill stripped ~
all doubtful provisions in this respect a nT.
to have refunded to the company ba az the
penses made by it. Having PAID TN thaL, ,,o ort
government should proceed win the WILL
of constructing without interierenee wont
The senate then, at 400 p. M ~ "e od.
into executive session and AT +l' "o'
jOurned. or-er
WASHINGTON. Dec. lin the m HInI1orE
bo~r "S nf The house today Mr.. Maiio oLo
again called up the bill to pt ron service
efficiency of the revenue cu' TIorI,s re-
which provoked Mr. Champ Gla Nilsson
MARKS On saturday and today the M .,so Of
rian nN SS o,i took the floor in pursuaiH 20 70
his aT9wed intention of talking the u" ~
death. CO III. cuffs and for
Il Minutes kept the house in roar IL YAH ob.
6 D nl,n and stirring anecdotes Oh nooI Iv
scure heroes" paying rough ro liam deeds
bnt i e,onuent tributes to the gallal1! General
If SiIns Adams of Kentucky Rrorkin-
Sio,,Ins Of New York. w. {. T.. Pr nf II.
clchleS ~ -,,t,,cl-v General Black OIL -