The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-28
BUSY DAY IN THE SENATE.
CUBA. INTERNATIONAL NONE
TARY CONFERENCE AND THE
CANAL DISCUSSED
TURP|E'S CUBAN SPEECH FINISHED.
Bill Providing for Waterway Survey
From Galveston to Houston Passed
the House-Pension Bill Passes
Over Presidents Veto.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The house over
rode another of President Cleveland's
vetoes today by q vote of 1877 to 81. The
bill pensioned John Scott of the Sixth
Iowa cavalry, who is now living at Os-
weeo, Kan, at the rate of So per month.
Mr.. Cleveland's veto is on the ground
that the disability for which the bene-
ficiary was to be pensioned was not con-
tracted in the service.
The rest of the day was devoted to q
continuance of the debate on the Indian
appropriation bill. Only a few amend
ments were adopted, and those of minor
Importance. About twenty-five pages of
the bill were covered.
A bill to satisfy peculiar claim was
passed on motion of Mr.. Turner (dem.)
OF Georgia. 1t was the claim of John F.
McRae, deputy United States marshal,
for keeping thrty-six African slaves,
landed by the ship Wanderer at Savan-
nah, Ga, in 1859, urAil they could be
shipped back to their homes, in accord
ance with the provisions of the laws for
the suppression of the slave trade. The
amount was S462
Mr.. Hit (rep.l of Illinois, chairman of
the committee on foreign affairs. reported
the diplomatic appropriation bill
In the course of the discussion about the
Indian schools, Mr.. Murphy of Arizona,
Indian educational system SO far as it re-
lated to those who were returned to their
reservations. He declared that every
Apache who was educated in the east and
who returned to his reservation was
wearing the breech clout today. He said
upon their return they were hazed and
subjected to the utmost cruelty.
Mr.. Mahon (rep.) and Mr.. Curtis (rep)
of Kansas praised the work being done
by the educated Indians.
Mr.. Hartman of Montana offered an
amendment recalling the recent exposures
in connection with the notorious Seeley
dinner in New York. 1t. provided for an
appropriation of $1,000, 100000 for the
education and civilization of the Seeley
savages OF the Manhattan reservation
with the bill.
The house greeted the amendment with
n hearty laugh. Mr.. Hartman made no
remarks upon it, and il was ruled out
on the point of order that 1t was new
When the subject of the Dawes Indian
commission was reached, Mr.. Sherman
declared, that the commission had per-
formed d remarkable work.
AT ) p. m. the house adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The senate had
Il busy session today, Cuba, the proposed
international monetary conference and
the Nicaragua canal each come in for Il
share of attention.
Mr.. Turpic of Indiana closed his speech
on the Cuban resolutions, urging that
Spain had utterly failed to quell the out
break and that the United States should
intervene.
The Wolcott bin for an international
monetary conference was considered for
the first time.
1t was evident that the bill would meet
with little opposition beyond, the express
sion of senators that the bill would ac-
complish nothing Mr.. Stewart offered
an amendment providing that in case the
conference should fail the treasury should
within thirty days, begin the free and un-
limited coinage of both gold and silver
No final action on the bill was taken
The Nicaraguan canal debate was re-
sumed, Mr.. Daniel spea king against the
measure.
Mr.. Morgan submitted a letter from
President Hitchcock of the canal compa-
ny, replying to the recent letter of Min
lister Roderiguez. Mr.. Morgan also Of
fered an amendment designed to meet