Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-11
In CONGRESS-.
Yesterdays Notwithstanding OIL
Tariff and Frce.Trade.

Yesterdays Proceedings-Spa OIL
Tariff and Frce.1rade.
SENATE.
Washington, January 10.-The chair
laid before the senate communica'
ton from the secretary of the interior
transmitting correspondence concern
ing matters in the Yellowstone park
1t ,hows that the only authority re.
garding hotels granted since last ses-
sion il contained in a lease executed
to Hobard, Douglas and Rufus Hatch
There have been trespassing and dep
timber cut and violation of
rules. The superintendent is
powerless TO prevent such
violations of the laws and great
deal of bad feeling exists between the
improvement companies, the people
ana the superintendent.
Petitions presented: Sherman-From
ex-suldiers and sailors asking for
grants of lands.
Plumb-From | 800 citizens Of Kan
sas and Missouri, praying that the
land known rs Oklahoma land in the
Indian Territory be opened for settle
mtnt.
Miller of New York presented a
joint resolution from the Legislature of
New York relating to the
lung plague among cattle,
and requesting the representatives
and senators from the state in con-
gress 10 urge the enactment of n law
to carry into Effect the recommends
ton made by the cattle commission in
their report transmitted To congress
February 9th, for the extinction of the
lung plague.
Voorhees introduced bill to equalze
the bpuuIies of soldiers. This bill,
VOORHEES, sad, is "a copy of the bill
passed by congress nine years ago, but
vetoed by President Grant on the
ground that il would take more money
out of the treasury than the public
interest Warran "a but there is SO
much said all. ut surplus revenae and
Abundance of money that he would
introduce the same bill now and hoped
il would meet with the early consider
alton of the committee.
The senate took up Van Wyck's res
olution directing the secretary OF the
interior 10 suspend action rs to issuing
patents Oh certificates Of lands granted
The New Orleans Pacific railroad
company until congress shall
at This session determine the
gu stioDs involved in The claims of said
cOIpuraiio
Van Wyck said he had prepared a
substitute for the preamble 10 his
resolution. The new preamble and
resolutions were agreed TO as follows:
Whereas, ii is claimed by The New
Orleans Pacific railroad company that
inasmuch rs the attorney general has
decided ia favor of the company as TO
The lands deuan ded by them, and the
secretary OF the interior has felt con-
strained To act upon and
accent such opinion. and the
com palIv also claim that congress has
no further control or authority over
said lands or demands of said compa-
ny, therefore,
Resolved, that the secretary Of the
interior be requested 10 suspend action
in Issuing certificates or patents tor
said lands 10 said corporation until
congress at this session shall deter
mine the questions involved in the
claim of said corporation.
VOORHEES, offered the following, which
WAS agreed to:
Resolved, that the secretary of the
treasury he directed TO inform the
senate whether, since January l
1864, duties on tonnage have |
been collected in any part of the
United States from foreign ships in
Of t.eaty provisions or
by law, and if SO the
amount and date of such eXaction and /
the name of the vessel or vessels on /.
which such unauthorized duties were |
Voorhees, also offered the following, |
which was agreed to:
Resolved, that the secretary of var
be directed 10 inform the senate as 10
The number of soldiers in the late war
for the Union, who served one
year, two years and three years,
and the amount ofhounty paid to each
Glass respectively also 10 inform the
senate the amount of money required
10 equalize the bounties of those who
,e.ved in said war.
The senate then resumed considera-
ion of the new rules, the pending
question, on motion of Vest, being To
'trike out from rule twenry-six the
clause providing for a committee on
Internal improvements, to which
would be referred all subjects relat-
ny 10 Improvement of rivers
nd harbors also the bill
known as the river and harbor bill
Maxey referred to the remarks made
~ e rye yesterday in regard TO En-
,lish shipping, aud said the true
'epson for the difference between The
of English and Amer
can shipping was to be found in the
net that England invited her com
nercial marine to carry free loads into
Ter ports from all parts of the world
md to carry free loads out From the
lay of the adoption of high protective
ariff could be dated the decadence of
Amern an sh p Jag. Referring to the
rgu - n OF protectionists that protec- !
ion il necess ny to preserve our in |
luetrias fran 90 aurtitiou with the