Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
HOUSE.

Washington, February g. Lewis
offered resolution referring TO the
court of claims for investigation and
report all claims for cotton seized by
the Union authorities during the civil
war. Referred.
On motion of Matson a resolution
was adopted calling on the secretary of
the interior for copies of all orders and
correspondence relating TO irregular
practices on the part of attorneys prac-
ticing before the pension Office, to-
gether with copies of all official charges
against such attorneys, and copies of
circulars used by them which are
deemed deceptive in character.
The house committee on appropria.
tons will complete the naval appropri.
alton bill tomorrow. IL provides for
the appropriation of $l4, 800 1876, being
IS, 1926, 30i less than the estimates, and
81 ,565, 23S less than the appropriation
for the current year. A sufficient
amount was agreed upon to complete
the four steel cruisers proposed by the
secretary of the navy. Nothing is
given, however, for the completion of
monitors, for which $3,50o,000 was
asked.
The withdrawal OF the trade dollar
was discussed I'm the house committee
on coinage, weights aud measures, and
the sub committee having charge of
the subject reported bill. The pro-
posed measure provides that until jan
uary ], 1886, trade dollars shall be re-
ceived nj their face value in payment
of all dues TO the United States,
aud shall not be again paid out or in
any other manner reissued. Holders
of the coin may receive in exchange
dollar for dollar, and silver coin of the
United States on presentation of the
trade dollar at the office of the treas
urer, assistant treasurer or any minis
of the United States. The bill also
provides that the trade dollar shall he
Tecoined into any authorized coin of
the government.
Bills introduced and referred:
Thomas-A the purchase of
snug harbors for disabled seamen.
Curtin-For the establishment of u
branch home Cor disabled volunteers
in one OF the Western states.
Gibson Offered "a resolution directing
the committee on expenditures of the
department of justice to examine into
the occasion of unusual expenditures
by the department of Justice in West
Virginia. Referred.
Belmont, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported the resolution
requesting the president to transmit to
the house complete copies of all cor |
respondence between this government |
and Great Britain respecting the ex-
tradition of alleged fugitives from JUS
tice that has taken place since the
date Of the presidents special message
to congress, December %, 1876, an
the suspension of eXtradi-
ton under The treaty of
1912, and that the correspondence be
by projects of any new
stipulations which may
rave been submitted To either govern
nent since the suspension in 1876, and ,
operations under the tenth article of |
lie treaty of 1912. Adopted.
Clement, from the same committee,
eported the resolution calling ON the {
ecretary of state for information as b [
low many and which foreign minis !
ers, consuls or agents of the United &
tates to any foreign country have been
bsent from their post OF duty v
bsence, and also whether any salary 4
nd been paid during that time. d
Idopted. p
The house went into committe of Il
he whole, with Cobb In the chair, on Il
ne pleuro-pneurnonia bill. s.
Lanham strongly opposed the bill, c
, endangering one of the vast indus e.
les of the country, in which Texas IL I,
,ecially Interested. His opposition
rs was not inspired by an apprehen- n
on that there exists to-day within his te
ate single case of pleuro-pneumo- Il
Ia. Why had not the committee seen .,
to restrict the operations of the bill Il
states in which the plague exists?
here were in this measure evils and
lngers infinitely worse than the cat
o plague. He criticised seriatim the m
DIVISIONS of the bill, and especially
nat section which provides for u divls-
n of the expense for Graduating the
sease between the United States and ST
g state in which 1t exists. The
nited States had not The right TO
say what amount should be AZ
i'd by any state, and in n
se OF refusal lay an embargo upon WI
@ shipment and expectation OF its liz
tile. 1t was proposed TO appropriate ar
%, 900 TO carry out the provisions of NJ
@ bill, but he predicted that $3.50, 900 re
,uld be found not to be pocket ell
ange when compared with the vast tn
ms needed. NO more magnificent re
IN had ever been conceived 10 un- Ito
TX the vaults of the treasury and dis de
rye public funds. be
Reagan took similar ground In OPP nj
sition TO the measure, and. argued We
at many Of its provisions were un. wi
He fully sympathlzed cal
tn the bill, but Thought the meas TO
G as reported would create evils Yc
eater thnn the proposed remedy.
Hunt argued against the bill on con-
tn tional grounds, coDtendiBg that
gave the federal government powers Co
pressly reserved TO the states.
Eaton considered the pending bill
g most mischievous presented 10 sp'
ngress during the present session
ischieyous because In utter violation COT
the constitution, and took from the an
ates their powers and rights. de
Anderson spoke In support OF the nu
easure. A terrible lisease was threat
ling one OF the grandest industries mi
the country, and con. Uni
ess had the power on tneErouDd ne
protecting general public rights OF
operty to stamp IL out, aud yet the To-
opositicn to do 30 was met with the fro
! argument of state sovereignty and stl
ate rights. While the Whole animal o'c
duct -, ,roo In lanoar ~ heiuV anni- WI