Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20

up To repudiate the certificates of The
governors lof the respective states,
II was committing masterful mis-.
take in bossism, into which he for one
did not propose TO go.
After long discussion, Keifer
having withdrawn his resolution.
Skinner WAS sworn in.
| Blackburn, from the committee on
rules, reported II resolution for the
creation of the following select com.
mittees, with the same membership
accorded similar committees in the
last congress: Civil service reforms;
law respecting the election of presi.
dent and vice-president; payment of
pension bounty and back pny public
health and ventilation and acoustics
of the hall Representatives; also the
creation of "A committee on American
ship building and ship owning inter-
esis, to consist o. seven members,
which shall investigate the causes of
the decline of the American foreign
carrying trade.
Heed ft.r,d an amendment for the
creation ST committee on the alco-
hello liquor traffic.
Mills expressed his objections to
sumptusry laws, and inquired wheth-
er cong ess could legislate what a man
should cat and drink.
Vance replied tlaat this was not the
object of the amendment, which only
looked to getting information upon n
subject which Interested every person
on the continent. The sentiment of
the people should be respected by this
congress, to know facts about intem-
pcrance. which wrecked 81 many
households in the land. He hoped the
representatives of the people would
accord the friends of humanity ana
.ju tice the right to he heard, and to
extent to the pc pie an
opportunity To '-''h ,atiou
on u subject { such tremendoIs i'm
portance p ause It fol.
low necessarily at here should be
prdhihitnry laws.
Rlura said h, had no hesitation in
saying that in committee he voted for
cuinnllItpe on the alcoholic liquor
traffic. He never favored sumptuary
legislation, and did not know lie ever
would, but there ought 10 be the
widest latitude IN behalf of the right of
petition by the people, who are inter
sted in and agitated the subject. They
had the right to he heard, and to that
extent he was willing to take the con-
IN order that they might he heard.
Applause
b ackb express, I d ms If in IA
vor of the widest rang tie right OF
,titiun, but That was not The ques-
ton presented. The question was
whether there should bea special COM
mitiee raised To investigate the liquor
trutli. and for nothing else. IL did
not involve the right OF petition.
Mills said he was us much in favor
# temperance rs the ge tlemen from
North Carolina and Pennsylvania,
Vance aud Randall but was not one
Of those who believed HAT great
truths are propaga,td by legislative
'ecreeS. He stood in the footsteps of
&c fathers, who ! eld he cardinal
a It hat all great improve nents in
sctel ce, religion nd ora came
unI brain anu e nscienc and
not from whip on th o.oH. The
gentleman from North Car ma eulo-
gIzed temperance and an dhematlzed
linen p rance He would draw Il
stronger parallel had lie told tn
glory of the Christian reli,i III had
LAID the track Tor the adv nee of civil
'zttion, but woulo any member ask
c 'ngress to define orthodoxy?
to inquire whether the
NJ tho lists, FL sby'.riaus ol
,plists we're of The Ult nod, faith?
II ~ amendment was adopted; yeas
i43, nays IS
On motion the Willis amendment
was adopted, increasing the member
ship of the select commiltt es 81 com.
posed, as foil, WIS: ivil service reform,
thirteen members; law respecting the
election of president, thirteen; pension
bounty and back pay, public health
and liquor traffic, each nine; ventila
lions of hall, seven American ship
p II elevep. Tne original resolutit II
i.s amended wa agreed to.
Black burn also reported II resolution
for raising the standing committee on
labor, To which will be referred meas
ures affecting labor, limiting the iuris-
diction OF the committee on education
and labor, and providing that il shall
hereafter be known as the committee
on education.
Willis offered an amendment in
creasing the membership of twenty
four standing comittees from II to IL,
and the retention of the committee on
education and labor.
Blackburn thought it dangerous to
increase committee membership fur
ther, and opposed the amendment.
O'Neill said the original resolution
had nothing 10 do with this special
bid offered for membership of addi-
tional committee places. He asked
the house TO dignity the cause of labor