Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-28
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ed by the resolution of Mr.. Haskels'
substitute was also agreed to.
Mr.. kasson then argued against Mr..
Hammond's resolution, contenting
that when the house went TO the senate
revenue bill, no matter whether tire
lated to taxation, internal or external,
or both, the power attached to the SIN
ate to amend that bill in respect to
the subject germane to constitutional
subject matter. The constitutional
subject matter was not rev.
nue. derived from schedule A or B.
or Cincinnati or New York, bit
revenue from the people, that madet
revenue hill. The senate might ada
on two or twenty amendments to it.
Mr.. Bedford inquired whether if d
bill reduced the tax on tobacco, tn.
senate could add on an amendment
entirely reversing the tariff.
Mr.. Kasson replied the question was
whether the house had sent the senate d
revenue bill. If so the senate should
amend it. How far was not the con-
stitutional,guestion 1t was the question
for the senate first and for the house
afterwards.
Mr.. Haskell offered IA substitute
| stitutlonal question substantially
as raised by Mr.. Hammond
and declaring if the bills shall Ito
referred to "a committee of conference,
the constitutional right shall also lie
! confided to the committee, which
! shall submit its finding to the house.
! Mr.. Kelly Immediately moved to
suspend the rules and take from the
| a,an l. .ra.i tnl, ,,.t.
| bill with the senate amendments
and non-concur in those amendments
and appoint a conference committee t.
| consist of five members on the part o
the house. Agreed to.
! The vote was party vote, eXcep
/ that Converse, Curtain, Hardenberg
\ Wilson, and Wise Of Pennsylvania
in the affirmative, and Burrow
OF Missouri, Bonner, Campbell an,
t'pdegratt with the Democrats il
the negative.
Mr.. Page moved ~ 20 into commit
tee of the Whole on ihe river and hai
Dor bill
Mr.. Humphrey moved to adjourn
Lost
MI Hiscock reported from the CON
mittee on appropriation the deflcien
cy bin. Referred to the committe
of the whole.
Mr.. Hiscock stated that he woul
call up that bill when the house wen
into committee.
Page and Kennon strenuously OF
jected toyielding the right of way t
thedeiiciency bill. The latter declare
that TO do so would he to lose al
chance of passing the river and haI
Dor bill.
After confused discussion til
regular order was demant
ed and the vote required o
Pages motion. The vote by letter
resulted l06 to96 and pending the d,
mand for the yeas and nays the hous
recessed.
grand jury has found an inaictmeu
against A. b. Williams one of til
stnr route counsel specially emplove
by Dorsey. The formal charge is thr
of receiving stolen goods. and is base
upon his action as counsel for partie
charged with having stolen IA waite
and other Naluables from Miss ELL
over n year ago. Williams saws til
Na'"i - - aDsuih anu 10 TIC OutGTONL
of the ill-will of the department {
Justice because he has taken an activ
part in the defense of Dorsey. Tn
latter has written "A long letter /
Williams declaring that the presen
indictment is an act OF persecntio
against himself, through his counsel
Dorsey also says in this letter that a.
attempt will be made 10 indlct Co
lngersoll upon the charge of defamin
The department Of justice. William
thinks this idea is not entertained
but says the department of Justice en-
deavored TO find grounds for such a
indictment against Col. ingersoll in
newspaper interview published abou
the time the first star route trial cor
Guided.
The senate in executive session d,
clded To postpone the consideration q
the Mexican commercial treaty unit
next December.