The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
PASSED THE HOUSE AFTER A
HEATED DEBATE LASTING
..- FIVE HOURS.
Sensational STATEMENT BY DUBOIS
Warned Gold Standard Republicans That
They Could Not Organize the Next
2 Senate-Silver Senators Will
Not Support Tariff Measure.

anti-railway scalping bill by vote of 142
to 81. The adversaries of the measure
resorted to tlibustering tactics, but were
defeated by an overwhelming majority.
The bill applies only to interstate COM
merce transportation. 1t requires all
railways subject to the interstate COM
merce act to provide agents authorized to
sell their tickets with certificates, and
makes it misdemeanor, punishable by
line of $1,000 or Imprisonment for one
year, for any person not duly authorized
to sell the tickets. 1t requires carriers
to redeem unused tickets, and makes the
forgery or counterfeiting of tickets
crime punishable by Imprisonment. A
number of other bills were passed under
suspension of the rules.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The senate to-
day turned from the stirring theme of
? Cuba to the everyday politics.
There was sensational episode when
Mr.. Dubois of Idaho made statement
warning his former republican associates
that they could not organize the next SEN
ate, and that the silver republicans would
never cooperate with them while they
chung to. the single gold standard ideas.
1t was the first time he had spoken since
his recent defeat for reelection after a
hot contest. There was heated con-
test led by the democratic national COM
mitteeman on the ground that he was
one of the factors in the bolt from the
st. Louis convention, and that the demo-
Gratis should support that action.
The debate on the pOstoffice bill was
mainly on the question of an investiga-
ton into the cost of carrying mails on the
railways. 1t brought out much criticism
of alleged extravaganza of charges for
this mail carriage. = Mr.. Butler (pop.) of
to reconsider the vote on the passage last
night of bill for refunding the debt of
the territories.
When the bill for an international mon
etary conference came over from the
house, Mr. Chandler (rep.) of New
Hampshire, who was in charge of that
bill in the senate, said he would move on
Monday to concur in the house amend
ments.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up. An amendment by Mr..
Butler was accepted providing that no
more should be paid to the railroad COM
panies than is paid them for express. Mr..
Pettigrew referred to the enormous cost
of carrying the mails. 1t was at the
rate of 8 cents a pound greater thar the
charge of express companies, which paid
profits. There had been no reduction,
he said, in twenty years, although the
cost had fallen one-haf. Besides this,
he asserted every congress was paying
S5OO.OOO more for the use of mail cars
than these cars could be built for.
Senator Faulkner made points of order
against the Butler amendment, which was
sustained.
During lull in the debate Mr.. Daniel
presented certified copies of the naturai-
cation papers of Julio Sanguilly, and had
them printed, with extracts from the law
showing their regularity.
Mr. Chandler made a statement con-
corning the Loud bill, saying the commit
tee had decided that it was impossible to
have any legislation on the subject at the
present session, and commission should
be appointed to investigate the matter.
Mr. Dubois made somewhat OF SEN
sational statement He said the scold-
ings of members of the appropriations
committee, the midnight session of the
senate and necessity of work on Sunday
led him to say that if he was member OF
the next senate he would make fight to
strip the appropriations committee of its
autocratic power and to distribute the
various appropriation bills;
ate should divide the appropriation bills.
1t would be good thing. No party will
have majority in that chamber. 1t was
a distinctive party now that was called
the silver republican party. 1t would
not cooperate with the republicans, and, -
pointing to the republicans, he said: You
will not have the power to organize the
next senate. While saying to us for
the year, we will help you with silver
Won come as advocates of the single gold
standard. just so fast as the people of
the west have an election for a senator,
lust so soon will republican senator
90 down. | say to you, just so fast as
the people have chance to express them
selves lust so fast will you lose republi-
can if you cling to the gold standard.
You can not organize the next SEN
ate, nor can you organize any other sen
ate. AS we said at st. Louis, the re-
nublican party, as a party, has written
its last law on the statute books OF the ,
country. If you get your tariff :. bill
through it will not be by republican
votes. You have not enough of them.
You can not get them. They do not be-
long to you, and you will be further on
from getting them in two years. mere
fore, / say to you that it is a good time
for YOU 10 TeOTSdulIt TIC Soi''SS "
appropriation" .,.;,
At $40 the senate took recess until
s p. m. ,. .
nrotracted fight on the appropriation bills.
The deadlock over the item in the post
office appropriation bill relating to the
investigation about mail transportation
was broken at 10 o'clock. MIR. Chand,
Ter and the postoffice committee insisted
unon the mixed commission or nothing,
and Mr.. Allison, with the prospect OF TINS
question importing not only the post
office. but the other appropriation bills,
welded reluctantly, and the whole mat
Ter was laid on the table.
Mr.. Butler moved to strike out the ap,,
nropriation of $4,000 for special mail
facilities from New York to New Orleans.
Several Of the senators were IN dress
suits. and one of the grave and reverend
senator's slept on a lounge in the rear
Of the chamber for an hour. The CALLER
les were crowded
At - o'clock a vote was taken on sen
ator Buffers motion to strike out the FAST
mail subsidy. 1t was lost, to Al, and
tha postoffice bill was then passed. Inc
sundry civil appropriation bill was taken
nm and ans agreement was MADE 10 take
a recess from 2:30, to 3 o'clock SUNDAY
afternoon.