Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-09
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Washington, d. c., April s.-The
following bills passed: TO authorize
the construction of n bridge over the
Rio Grande between Eagle Pass, Tex,
and Pedras Negras, Mex, and one
bridge over the same river between |
Laredo, Tex, and Nueva Laredo,
Mex.
The chair laid before the senate the
bill to provide uniform system of
bankruptcy throughout the United
States.
Hale stated that Hoar, who intro
duced the bill, did not wish to press
il at this time, and he Hale would
therefore move to take up instead the
naval appropriation bill.
The senate agreed to take up the
BILL and many amendments proposed
by the senate committee were agreed
10.
on reaching the provision relating
to ordinance, Morgan inquired what
was being done in the way of manu-
featuring modern guns, aud spoke ut
some length of the dcienseless condi-
ton of our sea coast.
Bayard said from the appointments
for ordnance contained in the bill under
consideration, one would suppose we
were legislating FOR the kingdom of
Lilliput rather than great nation
like the United States. China, he said,
was buying 00) guns, each Of which
would cost as much MS the whole APP.
pointment for ordnance in this bill
lie would favor the purchase by the
government of n large steam hammer
and the establishment of n foundry,
which would leave the government IN
n position not to be entirely at the
mercy of privale enterprise.
Hale gave notice OF an amendment
to he hereafter moved aapropriating
1850 900 for the purchase and erection
of plant for casting, forging, rough
boring and tempering guns up TO l,0UO
tons, ready for delivery at the gun fac
tories, including the cost OF the pro cess
Of liquid compression, if adopted; also
5000, 600 for plant for gun factory
for building guns from siN-inch
to sixteen .calibre, including build
ing aad shrinking pot.
Vest said we had 10000 miles of sea
coast, and 500, 000, 00O of annual COM
merce, which was rapidly increasing.
Our resources and capabilities almost
beggared description, yet we were
without navy or commercial marine,
and our sea coasts were utterly de
fenseless yet since 1861 $3.50, 900
900 had been appropriated by
congress for naval purposes. Italy,
the land of Maccaroni and Lazaroni,
had the largest war ship and the largest
gun on the ocean, while this great ma
ton had cockle-shells and naval
pleasure-boats, and no guns to amount
TO anything. Yet we were called upon
to eXpend more money TO he paid to
the same contractor, John Roach, who
was now building for the United States
vessels which the authorities
pronounced defective. Vest was not
willing to give money to the present
secretary of the navy, TO be by him
handed over to John Roach, for whom
according to statements on the floor oil
, the senate, that secretary had ut one
time been the paid lobbyist. Vest pro
ceeded to speak on the merchan,
marine decay, which, he said, was due
to the policy which sustained suct
man as John Roach. No other civil
lied nation existed to-day that hao
, not abandoned that policy. Before
i Vest concluded his remarks the senat'
!. went into executive session, and sool
2 adjourned.
e HOUSE.
!, Washington, April S.-The hous
went into committee of the whole
. with Blackburn in the chair, on bill
: relating to the territories.
!, Bills introduced referred:
Hill-For deposit in the treasury G
receipts from the money order system
and for payments of its expenses ou
OF appropriations.
Boweu-To provide for the estat
e lishment of the terms of courts IN III
y district Of Colorado.
& Ex.Speaker Keifer requested MI
S Hopkins not to ask consideration b
!. the house of the resolution recent
re submitted by thespecial committee II
< vestigating The charges against IL. y
ic Boynton until Thursday. HopkiI
d. will comply with the request.
le The first bill taken up was one
o. authorize the appointment OF con
st mission by the president To run an
IL mark the boundary line between q pc
r. ton Of the Indian Territory and u
al state of Texas. In connection with
similar commission will be appoint'
by the state OF Texas. After deba
the committee rose and the bill pass
by yeas 1873, nays 81.
., A bill requiring the governor OF
90 territory be u resident Of the terrific
~ to which he Is appointed, at least "
am years preceding his appointment; "
Oh opposed by Kasson. OH the ground ~
M II changed the plan by which I
mi United States had controlled the Ter
~ tories.
,sl, MaGlrnis strongly advocated Il
ev passage of the bill. There was gro
nj. log indisposition to admit new. stat
ear on account of the jealousy OF the o
,on states. and this measure was on
jvr intended TO mitigate one OF +,
on evils OF the most Infamous systems
e. Colonial government the world II
da- ever seen.
lion Eaton raised the constitutional
With lection that the bill would limit
presidential appointment. Brenlz
Washinglon Territory pointed out
inconsistency Of allowing Rhode lslh
10 elect lis governor and OF denying
ous. me Territories, some OF them win
d. = times It's population, the poor piivii
er,, u having their executives appoin
liz nnm among their own citizens. :.
,e;n iliinian OF South Carolina maze
~ unconstitutional argument in support