The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-11
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

| SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
| Washington, March 3.-The senate gal
| lcries were packed long before the senat
| session opened today. and long lines o
| Inauguration visitors stood in the nutc
| corridors eagerly awaiting an opportunl
| " get inside. The senators began t.
| look faded, having been together unit
| the early hours of the morning.
The day was one of busy routine in re
| considering conferences on appropriation
| bills. A conference report on the Dis
trict of Columbia Appropriation Dill was
reported. The items of agreement wer'
cOncurrcd in and the balance sent back Il
conference. A further conference OF
the sundry civil bill was ordered.
Mr.. FRYE (rcp.) of Maine presented /
conference report on the bill amending
the shipping laws, which had been tn,
subject of much comment, on the GROUND
that it reserved logging in the rules.
Mr. Frye said the objection was based
on ignorance The bill hal been drawn
in the interest of the sailor from the
first and only an insane man could have
drawn the conclusion that logging was
to he restored. At the time the confer.
ecs had yielded to these wise men," and
had added proviso that nothing in the
act should be construed to amend that
"hogging on board of vessels of com
mcrcc is hereby prohibited.
The conference report was agreed to.
Mr.. Gordon (dem) of Georgia made
several efforts to be recognized to present
II most extraordinary paper When
he finally was recognized he presented II
sketch of the inaugural ceremony Of one
hundred years ago which, he said. was
in striking contrast with the inaugural
ton we were about to look upon. Thc
senator referred to the first president in
his Severely plain black suit" delivering
his address amid tears. and to President
Adams in his severely plain drab suit"
making his address under similar cir
cumstanccs. 1t was opportune he said,
tn place on the record an account of these
simple but impressive scenes.
A final report on the postoiiicc appro-
priation bill was presented and agreed to.
The following house bills were lasscd
To amend an act to grant to railways
in the Indian Territory additional power
to secure depot grounds and to correct
ali"Nmcnts; revising the statutes relat-
ing to patents with amendments: limit
application and terminating the limit on
patents first taken ont in foreign coun-
tries.
A conference report on the Indian bill
was presented.
Mr.. Pcttigrcw. in charge of it. explain.
ed that the items to which the senate OBJ
iectcd last night had been stricken out
They covered amendments as to the
kiowa Indians Sioux Indians scrip. and
attaching the Usage Nation. The report
was agreed To and II further conference
ordered
House bills unobicctcd to were ther
passed rs follows:
To amend the law permitting the right.
of way for steam roads. etc. through
public lands: to set apart II portion of Ger
tain lands in Washington state. know
aS the Pacific forest reserve. as n publ,
park. to he known as the Washington Ma
tonal park; amending the copyright law:
so as to prohibit the unauthorized use o
| words or phrases implying copyright.
Mr. Hale presented the first conference,
report on the naval appropriation bill
| He explained that the two 'enatc amend
mentS relating to the new torpedo boat
| rnd To the maximum price of armor plat
| IT $500 were still in disagreement Or
| the other items the house yielded in tn
| hahn
| Mr. Chandler stated in this connection
| hat he learned mt a conference bctwec
! representatives of the Illinois Steel CON
| pany and the builder of one of the ney
| lllul tlltIt Nuulu Ut lllnp I
| create n new armor plate plant hefor
! the armor was needed for the new ship,
Mr.. Cullom spoke of the great resource
| of the Illinois company, and said it ha
| facilities and the armor experts To pre-
| cccd with armor contracts.
| Mr.. Quay remarked that he was il
| clincd to believe the Illinois propositio
| resulted from the dissolution of the ste,
rail pool. and the purpose was to ammo
the armor plate manufacturers rattle
than to enter the field of armor produ,
ton.
Mr.. Tillman came into the discussio
by suggesting that the senate ought I
provide for Il government armor factor
If the steel manufacturers did not wal
to supply armor at $500 per ton.
| Mr.. Chandler said the first oropositic
of the Illinois company was to furnis
steel ut $500 per ton on long Contrac
Since then they had heard of the arm,
required for three new battleships. al
they were ready to bid on that witho,
reference to the former proposition.
Mr.. German and Mr. Tillman had Sc
eral differences during the discussion. !
one point, when Mr.. German was refe
ring To the action of the senate on ii
naval bill last spring Mr.. Tfllman brol
in with
That was when we were all drunk c
politics"
J. I'VE were not all drunk on politics" r
sponded Mr.. German. decisively. 'N
have considered the navy business as
business proposition. the same under NJ
/ Cleveland as under Mr.. Harrison. "
have had no politics in it for the pa
twelve years"
II venture to suggest" said Mr.. II
man. struggling his shoulders. that Il
exigcncies Of the situation required tn
three large establishments should be p
at work and might be induced to co
tribute something to the campaign fun
do not know how that was. am mere
guessing 1t may have only been r
NOR in the air."
| Mr.. German went on to argue that Il