The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-28
rison left a bankrupt treasury when

1t was O'Clock when Mr.. JARVIS
finished ana Mr.. Hill, who desired to
reply 10 some of the remaks made to-
day asked MIR. Harris, in charge of the
bill to yield 10 an adjournment, as the
senate nad been sitting eight hours
at temperature in the chamber OF 50
Mr.. Harris said that he legretI cd
/ that he could not comply with the re-
quest The country as well as the
senate, he said had set rig hts rs we'll
as senators. The country was entitled
TO know AT the earliest possible
moment what the fate of the bill was
TO be. The debate had been going on
since A pril 2, and he regretted thai
he Was unable to grant the request.
Let the senators proceed now;!et them
exhibit their learning and their
rhetoric, he said bitterly.
81 will not move to adjourn As long
as l can hold quOrem here" said he,
"or as long as there is any means OF
obtaining quorum. Let us stay
here" he Eaid, with wave OF his
hand and a shake of his head, mot al
ways but for reasonable time" Mr..
Hill called attention to the tact that
this was the first time this privilege
had bs en- refused. The senator from
Tennessee bad kept patient temper
until he (HilD submitted the request,
1t has been exercised against him be-
cause he saw fit to antaganize this,
that was odious to him, aud the state
he represented.
Mr.. Harris interrupted him to say
that if progress had been made today
ha WDuId hay.. vial n ad tn on adinurn
meDt.
1.-The senator says the time has been
wasted" said Mr.. Hill.
1T has," calculated Mr.. Harris,
gruHy, from his seat.
"Who is the judge?" said Mr.. Hill,
81 say that it has not been wasted.
Yesterday $4,000 was fixed as the ex.
emption in this bill. argued yester-
day that every $1,000 exempted made
it more indetensible. Yesterday the
Democratic supporters of the income
tax stood ready to vote for $4,000 ex-
emption. Today the finance commit
tee brought in an amendment to re-
duce the exemption to $4,000. Was
that time wasted? Yesterday 1 ar
gued against the absolute exemption
OF savings banks. Today an amend
ment is brought in that exempts
them. think we are making very
satisfactory progress. think it cruel,
unjust and unworthy of the senator
from Tennessee that he should seek
to crowd me tonight when L desire to
reply to arguments made today"
81 accept the responsibility most
shouted Mr.. Harris i'll
disgusted tone.
81 will make the senator adopt the
said Mr.. Hill, his
eyes flashing. The New York sena.
tor was thoroughly aroused.
Proceed" CALCULATED Mr.. Harris,
from his seat.
II will not be ordered by you," said
Mr.. Hill, turning upon the senator
from Tennessee tiercely. 81 will have
none of your plantation manners ex-
hibited towards me-"
"Neither do 1 care for the exhibit
tions of the members of the thugs of
New York" returned Mr.. Harris
hotly, rising to his feet.
"They are better than those of the
plantations of Tennessee" said Mr..
Hill.
Hill proceeded to call attention to the
fact that ne was in no way responsible
for delay in this bill. Ifanybody was
responsible for the long delay On this
bill he said it was the committee on
rules and the Democratic majority
which had refused TO attend sessions
SO that they could control legislation
MIR. Hill was proceeding to discuss
the question Of the changing of the
rulee at length, when Mr.. Harris,
realizing that he could not force the
New York senator against his will, ,
maneouvered so that vote was had
upon an unimpOrtant verbal amend.
ment and this disclosing the absence
of quorum, he moved an adjourn-
nent. In doing so he gave notice that
the members should remain in the
senate until the tariff bill was tiually
completed in the committee of the
whole and reported to the senate.
Then at 7: 0 the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June % -Immedi-
ately on converting, the house went
into committee of the whole on the
anti.optiou bill The bill was read by
sections for amendments and Mr..
Aldrich of Illinois offered the first
amendment, inserting flour in the list
of agricultural products affected by
the bill.
Mr. Grain of Texas, speaking to an
amendment read from the Ocala plat
form that the anti option bill was
based on Populist doctrine and as.
serted that the bill was vicious or de.
ceptive, for it stated that it was to
raise revenue by legalizing gambling
and if it suppressed gambling then it
would not raise revenue.
The amendment of Mr.. Aldrich was
adopted on a division, 90 to 33.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Lacey, Republican of California, pro
vidiDg that in case a seller, described
in this act, shall in fact be the owner
of the property contracted to be sold
at the time Of the sale, failure to de-
liver at the time fixed in the contract
when caused by delay in transporta
ton or the fault of the carrier shall be
sufficient excuse for the non-payment
OF the final stamp tax provided for il
this act. Adopted.
Mr. Hatch was then recognized and