The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04

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ne .h Tr n mt IN the record" rephesuu
the sneaker, emphatically. "ls 1t 'ne'e'
ne .rt ai p replied Mr.. Bartlett. land now
~ 10 4, ho Stricken out of the permanent
fe -, be motion is unnecessary, said .it
snoaker sharply. 1.-The chair VIII oruei IL
stricken from the record. ro.
Several conference reports "eic
scented and agreed to. Tho ,gr;.
Among them was the report on .le LEA a. en-
cultural APPROPRIATION (hnai report unu Ut
The hin to amend the timber cuitule a, .o,i
The conferees on tho army piil tep na Of
disagreement on tnat plli' ,nv ho;ng
contention between the two houses p1ihs
tbo item relative to the hospital at Iloi
Strings. The house wanted this hospllai
n hs ndoned: the senate insisted that RIo-
vision he made for its continuance. 1ne
bonsc finally agreed to recede from us
noSition on this item and thereby contihc
ies the hospital. This had the erect VI
n Anal agreement and the bill now goes
to the president. .; .uo
The bill 10 amend the act creating TWO
additional justices of the supreme court
of Oklahoma was passed. ,u A.,
A long discussion occurred on Dlii "
vest the postotficr inspector win uuthor
ity now vested in marshals, TO arrest OIL
tenders. 80. ,aoa
Mr.. Hopkins (rep.) Of Illinois opposed
the amendment on the GROUNDS INA. a9
the postoffice inspectors were not bonded
officers, persons illegally arreSieu ny 'hei'
would have no recourse.
After two hours of debate the bill was
passed, 112 to so.
Mr.. Van Voorhis (rep.) of Ohio, from
the committee on banking and currehE'
called up the bill to increase the clrcdla-
ton by permitting national banks TO is,
sue circulation up to the par value oi
bonds deposited. Some of the democrats
attempted to filibuster against the meas
ure by making points of order and rals,
ing the question of consideration against
it, but they were defeated, the mouse
voting 1876 to % to consider the bill. =,
Mr.. Van Noorhis took the floor and salo
the sole purpose of this bill was to per
nit banks to take out circulation to I'll,
par value of bonds dcposited.
Mr.. Cox (dem.) Of Tennessee said INT
sole purpose of this would be to increase
the price of United States bonds.
Mr.. Walker, chairman of the committee
on banking and currency, secured M
floor for an hour by universal consent
and devoted the time to opposing the bill
which. he said, practically embodied TIT
'old Suffolk system" in vogue in New
England for so long. He said many PEG
pie in the United States entertained feel
ings of hostility against the nationa
banks, and the passage of the bill at TIM
time in their behalf would be a great mis-
take. If this policy was adopted HI
warned his side of the house that there
would be less republicans in the Fifty
sixth congress than there were demo
Gratis in this.
After some further remarks by Mr.. Bel
(pop.) of Colorado, in opposition and Mr.
Brosius (rep) of PENNSYLVANIA, and Mr.
Johnson (rep) of Indiana, in favor OF
the measure, it was passed, 144 to 46.
The resolution requesting the president
to transmit to the house all correspond
ence on file at the state department il
regard to the imprisonment of American
citizens in Cuba was unanimously adopt
ed, and, at p. M, the house adjourned.