Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-08
AT WASHINGTON.
A Bill for the Admission Of South
ern Dakota to be Brought Be-
fore the Senate.
Reagan is Pressing his Interstate
Commerce Bill-The Mexican
Treaty to be Considered.
An Elaborate Measure for the sus-
pension of Silver Dollar Coin
age Ready.
Senator Lamar Halls the In-Coming
Administration as the Reunion
Of North aud South.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
SENATE MEAsURFs.

WAsHING.oN Dec Three meas
ures Of Importance are mentioned M
likely to come up this week for dis
cussion In the senate.
On Monday Senator Slater of Oregon
intends to call up the house bill to de-
clare the forfeiture of certain lands
granted In ala tn the construction OF
railroads in Oregon, known as the
| Oregon Central railroad bill.
On Tuesday Senator Harrison OF In
diana will call up the hill for the ad-
mission OF Southern Dakota as state,
The measure Is expected to give rise TO
considerable discussion, which will
probably be of political character.
On Thursday Senator Cullom Of Illi-
nois will, IL possible, call up the inter.
state commerce bill.
| 1t Is probable that the regular order
| will be temporarily laid aside early in
the week to give Senator Hill OF Colo.
RADIO an opportunity TO make "a speech
on his silver resolution offered last
week,
HOUSE MEASURES,
In the house Of representatives.
Representative Reagan Of Texas in.
tends pressing the interstate COM
merce bill, the discussion Of which was
begun last week, aud 1t Is thought that
"a vote will be- taken on this measure by
Thursday.
When the interstate commerce bill
is well on its way, Representative
Hewitt of New York will
ask that the bill to carry
out the provisions OF Mexican recipro-
cal treaty, reported from the ways and
means committee during the last SEES
sion, be considered.
Representative Pierce of Tennessee
intends to urge the consideration OF
his bill to restore to the public do.
main all the lands held
within indemnity limits for railroad
and wagon road companies. He saws
that the passage of this measure by
congress would open for settlement,
) under the public land laws, more than
l20, OOO,O 900 acres.
The committee ON public buildings
will make am effort TO pass a number
of bills providing for the erection OF
; public buildings IN various cities.
TBE COINAGE OF SILVER DOLLARS
WAsHINGroN, Dec 7--Representa
tive Ruckner of Missouri, chairman OF
the committee ON banking and cur
rency, will introduce tomorrow bill
5 to suspend the coinage OF standard
: silver dollars for term of three years
i from the 4th of March, 1885 that inn,
8 mediately after the taking effect OF
8 this act, the president shall open cor,
responsiveness with the governments OF
/ Great Britain, Germany and members
0 OF the Latin Union, so-called, and
, with such other European and Ameri.
5 can governments as he may deem
. advisable, and urge on them the de
sire of the government and poople oil
the United States for the establish.
ment OF common ratio between gold
and silver, and by international agree.
ment securing fixity of the relative
! money value between these metals,
Z ana whenever any three Eu,
/. ropean governments, including
Great Britain, shall concur in
the importance and propriety
of such international agreement the
i, president is directed TO invite confer.
ence at such time and place as may be
agreed upon by the delegates from said
! several governments of Europe and
America.
The president Is also authorized 10
J direct any OF those American ministers
accredited to the courts OF Europe 10
represent the United States In said
conference, or he may by
and with the advice and
!. consent OF the senate appoint not more
than three special commissioners "a
attend said conference, who shall be
paid the same compensation as pro
: vided In the act OF Feb. 2S, 1878. and
! that the amount necessary 10 pay
said compensation and the reasonable
/ expenses OF such commission Is hereby
. appropriated out OF any money In this
: treasury not otherwise appropriated
TALK WITH SENATOR LAMAR.
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