Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-01
HOUSE.

washington, March l.-Uardeman
from the committee on expenditures NJ
me state department, reported hacl.
me resolution calling on the secretarv
OF state for information and comics ~
correspondence relative to the occn.
pahcy OF the consular premises of
Shanghai, China. Adopted. "
Beach, from the committee on NM
tic health, reported back the resolptian
dlrecting that committee TO investi.
gate the question of adulteration Of
iood ana drugs. He said he did not
thihk the investigation was within the
province OF congress, but the question
OF aduiteration of food and drinl,
should he regulated by the states.
farker advocated the resolution. as
tending to prevent the manufacture
ana sale OF oleomargarine as a substi-
tute COR butter. = '"o''i-
COX OF New York moved to Law the
resolution on the table. The motion
was lost by yeas Ill. nays 1874, and then
on motion of Cox the resolution was
reGommitted by yeas III, nays 1i6.
Under call of the states, the following
bills were introduced and referred:
Peel-Granting right of way through
the Indian Territory to the Pacific d
Great Eastern railway.
FInerty-JOint resolution DECLARING
that the thanks of congress are due
and hereby accorded United States
Minister Sargent for the able, faithful
and dignitied manner in which he
discharged the duties of his Office
while representing the interests of this
republic at the court of the German
empire; also, appropriating 5000 .O0O for
the establishment of n sailors home at
Chicago.
Nichols of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES re.
citing the fact that for several DAYS
the city of Cincinnati has been
1hennced by mob, vigilance COM
mittees and llu-klux Organizations.
which have subverted all law, and dis
turoed the peace and public tranquil
lty in repeated efforts TO lynch certain
persons confined in Jail at Cincinnati,
charged with crime, resulting
IN the loss of many lives and
the destruction of much property.
and requesting the Sherman commit
tee of the senate to inquire into the
connected with these
outrages, and report by bill or other.
wise.
King-Appropriaiing 100000 for
relief of suffers from the Mississippi
floods.
Graves-Authorizing the appoint
ment of Missouri river commission.
Gotf-Resolutios requesting the sec
rotary of state and the secretary of war
TO report upon the feasibility and ex-
pediency of constructing an interior
,oast-line of Waterways for defense of
he Atlantic and Gulf seaboard.
The trade dollar bill was taken up, |
md Bland took the floor in opposition |
% the bill, and, especially to that sec.
ion which provides that trade dollars |
'eceiyed at the coinage minis shall be |
'egarded as silver bullion, and their
bullion value shall be deducted from
he amount of bullion required to be
purchased and coined by the act of
February 2S, 1878. He was in favor of |
he unlimited coinages of silver and |
lrgued in support of the expediency
md justice of placing silver bullion on
he same footing as gold bullion.
lie compared the silver
'oinage of the United States
With that of France, stating that under
he existing law it would be fifteen
'ears before the volume of silver cir
ulation in this country would equal
hat of France.
Hewitt of New York inquired
whether, if unlimited coinage were
here, the $60O,O0O,OOO of sill
'er in France would not come to the
United States as fast as steamships
ould bring them, and take away so
,er cent. of pur gold and transfer it to
france.
Bland replied in the negative. and
S reason for his opinion said the
,eople Of this country were net fools
nough to exchange their products or
else without value.
Miller of Texas and Lacey supported
he bill, the latter saying, however,
hat he would vote against it if the
ourth section, which provides that
he trade dollar shall be deducted from
he monthly coinage of silver, were I
tricken out.
Without action, the matter went
ver.
Robert Smalls of South Carolina APP
feared at the bar of the house and j
ooll the oath of Office as repres enta-
i've to succeed the late Il. w. l.. ]
dackay.