Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-04


telegraph bill was laid before the |
senate. 1t may stand as unfinished |
business for tomorrow.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Fiperty said he was absent yes
terday when the vote was taken on
the passage Of the Fitz John Porter
b II ia the belief that he was paired |
He found he was mistaken. Had he
been present he would have voted for
the bill
Mr.. Robinson of New York made
similar statement.
Mr.. Hammond submitted the report
of the select committee appointed to
inquire whether any ex-members had
violated the privileges OF the house.
The committee find no custom or
usage which would justify them in the
conclusion that the conduct of
VIM. ii. English In the contested
election case OF English evs. Peeile
was a breach of the privileges of the
house and recommend that the whole
matter be laid on the table.
| Mr.. Willard presente | the minority
report. declaring the charge that VIM.
II. English lobbied on the floor In the
interest of his son was fully sustained
by the testimony and that his conduct
was improI er and fragrant violation
of the privileges of the house. The re-
port is accompanied by resolution
excluding VIM. III. English from the
floor during the present congress.
MIR. Wci,er rose To u question of priv
ilege in order to vindicate himself
from the charges made against him.
but he ceased when Mr.. Randall de-
clared every member OF the select COM
mittee agreed to the testimony, which
thoroughly vindicateo him.
Mr.. Hammond moved to lay the
whole matter on the table. Yeas, 1871;
nays, -
Mr.. Holman moved IT, at the house
a ijourn to-day to meet Saturday. He
thought this action would give time
for the conference committee to meet
and il would thereby facilitate the
final adjournment. Agreed, 100 to 81
1t WAS ordered that the hour of the
meeting of the house Saturday should
be 8 o'clock.
The conference report on the 4th of
July claims bills was agreed to.
Mr.Townshend moved that the house
resume consideration of the Mexican
pension bill. After several roll calls
the motion was agreed to. There was
much opposition manifested and Mr..
Hewitt of Alabama and Mr.. Harde-
man interjecied several motions to
adjourn, which We're voted down, hut
which rendered progress with the bill
very slow. Mr.. Townshend said, in
response to an inquiry, that the hous ,
would not adjourn until the bill
passed. Pending farther action, the
conference reports on the bills to re-
lieve certain soldiers from the
charge of desertion, and to
locate branches of soldiers home
in one of the Western states, We're
agreed to.
Mr.. O'Neill (Missouri), from the
committee on labor, reported two joint
resolutions, which were placed upon
the house calandur, proposing con
stitutional amendments comforting on
congress the power to limit the hours
of labor in textile and other manu-
featuring establishments, and prohibit
ing the states from hiring convict
labor.
Senate amendments to the fortifica-
ton appropriation bill were non-con-
Cured in and Messrs. Randall, Forney
and Keller appointed conferees. The
house then resumed consideration of
the Mexican pension bill.
Mr.. Hewitt of Alabama raised a
consider in a committee of the whole
the senate amendments granting pen.
sions to soldiers of the Mexican war
who weremarried after their discharge.
The speaker sustained the point oi
order. The house then proceeded with
the consideration of the amendments
but the opponents Of the measure re-
sorted TO filibustering tactics and left
the house without a quorum. After a
call OF the house n recess was taken
till tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
The following correspondence has
taken place by telegram between FIRE.
linghuysen, secretary of state,
and Morton, American minister at
Paris, in regard TO the presentation on
the Fourth of July, by France to this
Liberty Enlightening the World"
which has recently been completed at
Paris.
Morton to Freylinhuysen:
PARIS, June D.
, Hon. Frederick t. Frelinghuysen, secre-
| tary, etc:
? The French government desiring TO asso
J ciate with MISUNDERSTANDING OF the American
Union committee the president OF the coun-
: Gil proposes to Join with the pr esident OF the
committee for the formal trautfer of The
statue of Liberty 10 me as the representative
| Ofthe president of the United states puisu ,nl
French minister of marine also proposes To
furnish war vessel for Its tran portation TO
, the United states. The ceremony OF presen-
tatlon Is fixed for the ith of July.
LhvI +. MORTON, Minister.
,, Frelinghuysen to Morton:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsuiNGToM, suiy 3.
Levi p Morton, Minister Paris;
Sir-I am directed by the president to In.
struct you as representative of the United
States government to attend the GER
emonies at PARIS on July the 9Th
incident 10 the p es-ntatiou to this country
of the colossal brouze statue. Liberty En-
. tightening the World and on behalf OF tn,
president make knoa n It's acceptance. Yor
VIII avail yours II OF the opportunity TO ex
press the thanks Of this government and TIL,
people OF the United States for tn,
: statue as WORK OF art and as !,
q monument IN the abiding friendship
|, of the people OF France. You Will assure
France, the American Union committee, I'll,
president, council and citizens OF the Frenct
8 republic that the American people return
most heartily the friendly sentiments which
prompted this noble gift 10 America.
:. FREDK. 4. FRELINGHuYsES.
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