Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-01
bill to grant the public lands to the
suryiyors of the Mountain Meadow

mittee was satisfied that valid claims
exist against the government, arising
out of the massacre. but II was not
claim that should be compensated in
public lands but in money.
Calendars Mr.. Cameron of Penn
sylvania called up his resolution here
tofore submitted, discharging the
finance committeefrom further consid-
Grafton of The bill for the retirement
and recoinage of the trade dollars and
on motion to agree to the resolution
Mr.. Morrill, called for the yeas and
nays, which resulted, yeas %, nays 81.
SO the resolution was agreed to and
the secretary Of the senate was directed
to ask recall from the house of the
bill to grant u RICH. of way to the
Southern Kansas Railway company
through the Indian territory, in order
that Sthe senate may order COM
mittee conference on 1t.
The senate took up the house bill TO
| limit to two years time within which
prosecution may be instituted against
persons charged with violating the in
ternal revenue laws. 1t was amended
by substituting three years for two,
and passed.
Bills reported favorably and placed
or the calendar: To. provide for the
sale of lands belonging To the prairie
lands of the Pottawatomie Indians in
| Kansas.
The senate then proceeded with the
consideration of the river and harbor
bill.
Debate was suspended while the
house joint resolution was passed pro-
viding for the continuance of the pres
ent appropriations for five days from
June 80.
| Mr.. Allison remarked that this reso-
| luton was based on the expectation of
an adjournment Saturday. If that
expectation is not realized further
extension will become necessary.
| Consideration of the river and har-
Dor bill was then resumed.
One of the amendments proposed
by the senate committee was that
$3.50. 900 of the Sl,250,000 appro.
priated for continuing the improve
ment of the Mississippi river should
be devoted to the haibor at Memphis.
Mr.. Jonas moved an amendment to
this provision so as to make the Mem
phis appropriation as IA separate aud
independent one, leaving the 81, ESQ.,
600 to be all applied to the river at
large, but the senate decided to stand
by the committees amendment and
voted down the one offered by Mr..
Jonas.
Mr.. Coke, from the committee on com
merce, reported favorably, to be acted
upon at next session, u bill to provide
for the improvement of the channel
between the Galveston harbor and the
Gulf of Mexico.
The senate then adjourned, after
having disposed of the committees
amendment, leaving the other amend
ments TO be disposed of tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. King introduced bill appro-
priating $500, 900 to prevent the intro
duction of cholera iHto the United
States,
The contested election case of Fred
ericks VS.. Wilson was taken up, and
the house committee on elections, by IA
vote of six TO five. decided TO report in
favor of Fredericks.
Mr.. Randall introduced joint reso-
luton providing that all appropria-
tons for the necessary operations of
the government under the existing
, laws, which shall remain unprovided
for after June 80, 1884, shall be contin-
ued aud made available for five days
from and after that date, unless the
regular appropriation bills now pend
| ing shall have been previously enacted.
, Passed.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was submitted and
agreed to. AS agreed to the bill APP
pIopriates $3.50, 402. The house pro.
vision for the abolition of the Office of
inspector and the detail of five army
officers to act as inspectors, was
: stricken out.
The house then went into commit
, tee of the whole on the fertilization
, bill.
, An attempt, which promises to be
successful, will be made in the senate
during the week, perhaps tomorrow
To take the anti-Chinese bill, reported
from the senate committee on foreign
: relations, and TO substitute for it, and
pass, the house bill.
Mr.. Horr favored the majority re-
r port of the committee, advocating
particularly the items of 81 ,000,00 fol
beginning the construction of new
forts in the deep-water harbors of the
country; 100000 for beginning the
new forts in the more shallow ports
and 1000, 900 for the procurement o.
: heavy steel rifle guns.
? Mr.. Cox OF New York suggested {
, compromise rs to the amount of the
= appropriation and opposed the senat,
proposition for the construction of new
cruisers.
Mr.. Finerty supported the majorit,
report; he believed the national de
lenses were SO depleted that IL becam,
, the duty of every patriot irrespective
u OF party to lift his voice In favor of al
:. appropriation for coast Notifications
e Economy was n virtue, but the econ
i omy which proposed to leave the
g country free and independent ant
i prosperous simply by the liberation o
:. foreign powers, ceased to be economy
n and became closely allied to. treason
/ Was this the spirit of nation which
# was refused the right OF searcl
. upon the high seas? Was this tn,
n spirit of nation which, against over
r whelming obstacles, carried the i'm
t mortal flags into the halls of the Mon
i tezumas? He did not want to be iden
r titled with any party which squared,
:. sets its face against the defense of tn,
!. country; against the insults or inva
J. sions of a foreign enemy. In conclu
i sion he said: You representatives o
It this great and gallant nation, which
J. has turned its back on no foe and ha
ever been victorious; you of tue gallan
n South, and you of the independent
y and sturdy North, this Is not part,
question. 1t is question OF tn
y whole nation. Let us close orr rank