Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-05

of lottery advertisements In the fsryi-
tories and the District of Columbia,
Butler offered a resolution directing
the secretary of the treasury to trans.
init to the senate the testimony taken
last summer relating to the admins.
tration of the supervising architects
Office by Supervising Architect Hill.
Under objection, the resolution went
over until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Washington, February 4.-Ham-
mond, who has been iii since the con-
vening OF congress, appeared at the
bar of the house and took the oath of
office.
The speaker announced the follow
ing committee appointments and
changes, stating that where changes
were made they were at the request Of
members concerned: Rivers and har-
bors, Thomas in place of Chace; Mis-
sissippi levee, Chace in place of Thorn
as naval affairs, G. ID. Wise In place
OF Eaton; foreign affairs, Eaton in
place of q. d. Wise; education, Rock
well in place OF Mllliken; expendi.
lures of the state department, Davies
OF Illinois, in place of Price; liquor
traffic, Price in place of Davies of IL
linois; District of Columbia, Worth.
ington and Rockwell; expenditures of
the department Of justice, Crisp and
Milliken.
Houk offered a resolution directing
the committee on education to inquire
into the working and management of
agricultural colleges In aid of which
lands had been granted in the several
states and territories, and to recom-
mend measures to secure to the indus
trial classes the benefits intended by
the act of congress donating those
lands. Referred.
Under the call OF states, the follow
ing bills, ETC., We're introduced and re-
ferred:
Henly = Resolution calling on the
secretary of the treasurer for informa-
ton rs to the amount of money appor-
toned TO and assessed upon the states
and territories under the act of con-
gress of August 3, 1861
Eaton-For the punishment of Off
GERS of the United States for Illegal use
of money or other things of value in
elections.
Robinson of New York-Amending
the constitution by providing that an
export tax, such as congress may deem
just, for the encouragement of home
manufactures and our domestic pro-
ducts, may be laid on raw or unmanu-
featured cotton.
Hopkins-For payment to employees
of the government of salaries with
held in violation of the eight hour
law.
Hardy-Exempting Weiss beer and
other beer containing less than . per
cent. of alcohol from payment of in
ternal tax.
By Weller-For the relief of the
Lady Franklin bay expedition. 1t re-
cites that in consequence of series of
unwise attempts to explore the unin-
habited and unproductive region to-
wards the north pole, the lives OF a
number of soldiers, sailors and other
persons are placed in imminent peril;
that previous attempts of the govern
ment to rescue persons similarly i'm
perilled have resulted in greater
in private life are better
fitted to undertake such enterprises of
rescue than United States soldiers and
sailors, and authorizes the president
to offer q reward of 500, 600 to the
Ilu5Itl, wv uti sitiN NiNN vi NtSstt
or ship that will at any time curing
the year 1854 rescue and restore TO any
port of the United States Lieutenant
A. w. Greedy and his party, the re-
ward to be paid in stanard silver dol
lars.
Randall, from the committeeon rules,
reported the resolution providing that
the rules of the house of the 46th con
gress, as amended by this house, be the
rules of the house for the 4Sth congress
until further orders. He explained
that the effect of the resolution was /,
bling into force the rules of the 46tl
congress, as amended by the present
house. After offering many amend
meats, further consideration of tn,
matter was postponed until Thursday
impeachment or otherwise. After 8
short discussion as to whether the res
olution presented u question of privi.
iege, it was referred TO the committee
on judiciary.