Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-03

construction OF the railroad from
Portland. Oregon, TO connect with the
Central Pacific railroad.
House calendar: In pursuance OF
the agreement of yesterday the house
proceeded to vote upon the motion to
substitute the minority Notification
bill for the bill reported by the major
ity of the committee on appropriations.
The motion was agreed to: yeas, $50;
nays, 81. Henderson of Iowa, Howey
and York voted with the Democrats In
the Affirmative, aud Dorgan, Ellis,
Findlay. Flnerty. Hancock, O'Neill
tMissouri) and Patton voted with the
Republicans in the negative. The bill
AS amended by the adoption of the
substitute was then passed.: yeas, 1913;
nays, 40. 1t appropriates $685. 900.
The senate amendment to the river
and harbor appropriation bill was non
concurred in.
Mr.. Lewis, from the committee on
public lands, reported a bill prohibit
| ing the confirmation. certitication and
patenting of unearned land grants.
House calendar: Mr.. Herbert, from
the committee on ways and means, re-
ported resolution authorizing the
speaker to appoint committee TO in
vestigate the Alaska Commercial COM
pany.
Committee of the whole. Mr.. O'Neill
| of Missouri, from the committee on
labor, reported bill providing that In
the employment of labor on public
works, preference shall be given TO
residents aud citizens of the United
States.
House calendar: Mr.. Forney sub
mitted q conference report on the
army bill. An explanatory state
ment announces the house conferees
have rece9ed from their disagreement
to the senate amendment striking out
the clause reducing the rate of COM
pensstion TO subsidized railroads for
transportation. This was the only
point of difference between the two
houses. The report was agreed to
without division.
Mr. Hewitt of New York asked
unanimous consent for the adop-
tien of the preamble and resolutions
reporting that numerous fraudulent
transactions recently have been dis
covered in the several executive de-
partments of the government and
asking that committee of thirteen
members of the house be appointed by
the speaker to make general investi-
cation of the whole matter. Before the
completion of the reading of the
resolution Mr.. Hitchcock objected TO its
consideration, adding jocularly that it
was n reflection on the committees OF
Democratic house.
Mr.. Hewitt replied that 1t was n re-
Election on the Republican administra.
ton of the government. Does my
colleague take the responsibility OF re-
fusing to allow an investigation to be
made?"
Mr.. Hitchcock: Eyes, 1 do" Sc
the resolution was not received.
The conference report on the bill
granting right of way through the
Indian territory to the Southern Kan
sas Railroad company, was agreed TO.
Mr.. Towushepd moved the house u
proceed to the consideration of bust
ness on the speakers table; his Object
being to reach the Mexican pension
bill with the senate amendments
Agreed 10, 1913 to 73.
The first bill on the table being ont
providing two additional associate
, Judges of the supreme court OF Dakota
the senate amendments were con-
Cured in.
The next bill was the Mexican pen
sion bill with the senate amendments
Mr.. Hewitt raised for consideration
! in favor of the special order, being
/ bill granting pensions to the survivor
, of the Mexican and Indian wars. Th
house decided by ST to l26 against tn
3 present consideration of tn
special order and proceeded to con
i slider the bills on the speakers table.
The first senate amendment Wa
? that striking out the ella Sc granting
pensions to the surviving officers anC
! enlisted men who had served sixty
days in the Mexican war, or who hat
actually served in the army or nav.
. in that war, and inserting II
! lieu thereof u provision granting !
q pension to those who actually served
A fourteen days In the Mexican war o
! coasts, or the frontiers thereof, or OF
i the route thereto.
s Mr.. Townshend moved the concur
renee OF the house. Concurred in.
Pending further action the speake
laid before the house the president
veto of the Fitz John Porter bill.
The house passed the bill over lib
veto by 1858 TO 9S and adjourned.
The reading of the veto was received
e with applause on the Republican sid
8 and misses on the Democratic side. TIL
o speaker announced that immediat
action would be in order.
= Gen. SIOcum moved tnat Inc Dill u
e passed, the objection of the presiden
to the contrary notwithstanding, an
Q on this motion demand for the prev
a GUS question was made. Under the cor
j. stitution the yea and nay vote was nee
Y essary and IT, was taken, resulting yea
/ 16S; nays, as. The announcement c
. the vote was greeted with continue
e cheering by the friends of the measur
# and With Misses by the opponents.
Adjourned.
u The message will be laid before th
a senate tomorrow.