Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE.

mlssioners OF the New Orleans exposi-
ton to participate I'm the opening Of
the exposition on the 10th inst. The
communication was laid on the table,
that being the usual formal disposition
OF such documents In the senate when
noBpeclal or immediat disposition Is
demanded by any senator.
MIR Vest az Missouri on behalf of the
committees on commerce requested that
that committee be discharged from the
considerat ON of the inter-oceanic
ship railway bill. Mr.. Vest stated that
he had received letter from Capt.
Eads saying that certain changes had
been made In the concession from
Mexico which made IL necessary to
Withdraw the bill.
The committee was accordingly dis
charged from consideration OF the |
bill, which was ordered to be with |
drawn from the files.
The senate passed bill authorizing |
the Commercial National bank OF
Chicago TO increase It's capital stock 10 |
S2,O00,000
Mr.. Mcmillan OF Minnesota intro
duced bill increasing the apprOprl- |
alton for the erection Of q public build
ing at Minneapolis to 100000.
The senate then took up the Oregon
Central land,forfeltuTe bill.
At o'clock the bill was laid aside
until tomorrow, and the Dakota bill
wAs taken up.
Mr.. Vest of Missouri addressed the
senate in opposition to the admission
OF Dakota There was nothing of par
tisanship, he said, In his oppo-
sition. He DID not pretend
TO be free from craftsmanship.
He was devoted to the principles OF
the Democratic party, but he was here
TO discuss the question entirely on its
merits. Very few territories, how
ever, had been admitted 10 the Union
without "A party struggle and debate
The territory had always felt the in
fluence OF the party dominant in the
nation. When the national admins
tration WAS Democratic the territories
were ID Amocratic; when Republican,
the territories were Republican.
Addr, Hsirg hin self To the merits of
the question Mr. Vest said that the
constitution had placed no limitation
on the power Of congress to admit new
states. The action uf congress as 10
the admission Of states In the past was
no criterion for the pres emit, The men
who framed oureonslitution had never
dreamed TINT any period abort Of CEN
turiea would see the American wilder
ness penetrated by civilization. There
was no need to-day for the
admission Of new states In ~.
der to strengthen the Union and
there was no need To rush this terrific
ny into the condition OF state, IL
population was not enough to entitle
IL toa representative In congress and
IL would, to certain extent, he n dis.
franehisement OF the states already In
the Union to give the present popula
ton Of Dakota two representatives IL
tho United States senate, ss well IA
representative IN the houpe, The de
mands said To have been made sine,
1870 forfle admission of the TERRITORY
had bg6n the demands OF ambitious
POLITICIANS. Men who were ready to Gu
ea& others thrOats politically anC
physically had been urging these de
Hn0nds. Gen. Graut had been credited
/Senator Vest said. with the statemen
while president that Dakota gave hin
more trouble than all the other terri
tories put together.
Senator Vest sent TO his desk amt
the secretary read a number of peti
tions oppoaing the admission Of TIN
territory and ascribing the desire 70
admission 10 the ambition OF politi
clans who wished TO 20 to congress.
Continuing, Senator Vest said tn
project TO divide the territory WAS un
necessary. There were no natura
barriers of mountain or river, OF inter
eat or sentiment, To divide the territor,
or the people. The "englueeringu o
the admission scheme Senator Vest as
serlbed to Gov. Ordway, upon who's
industry aud tolioitude IL rtilecte,
great credit The trouble was Their
We're too many statesmen In Dakota
They were given TO calling conven
tlons.
After some further discussion an ex
eoutive session was held aud the senat
adjourned,
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
In the house this morning join
resolution for continuing the work O
the census bureau posed.
The speaker laid before the house
communication from Representativ
Scales OF North Carolina announein
his resignation, 20 take effect Decenibs
30. Tabled.
The house then went into CON
mlItee OF the whole ON the milltar,
academy appropriation bill.
Keller Of OHIO offered an amend
ment providing that hereafter all M
polntments 20 the grade OF second lieu
tenant shall be confined 10 the grade
NeNf " WV hAifiiail AthhtihY NuQ
meritorious non-cOmmissloned officer
recommended FIR promotion In tn
manner now provided by law.
Az the suggostlon of Mr.. ROsecrans o
California the amendment was mod
He'd by including enlisted men within
lts provisions and by making the las
inapplicable In the time OF ioreigl
war.
The committee then rose aud re-
ported the bill to the house. The yea
and nays vote wera demanded on MI
heifer's amendment and Ii was de
feated--yeas IS, nays 100.
The bill WAS then passed.
On motion OF AIR. Morrison OF iii
nols, the committee OF the whole wa