Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-18
coNoAE.sIONAI.

laid be ore the senate communica
tlon ffom the Secretary Of the navy 10
Response TO tho recent resolution Of
Mr. Vest, which inquired whether any
Surveying party had been or WIS about
20 be asrt To- Nicaragua IN survey The
route " the proposed canal, and II IL
had heen sent, aud under what au-
thprity Of law,
The secretary says: "Orders have
been Issued 30 Civil u lginter A. q
n nocal, Civil T. giueer II u. Peary
and Glsigu Washington /. Chambers
to vi h Nicaragua IN order To make
survey nj the route mr. The PROF ostd
Nicaragua canal The orders have
been l-sued IN the exercise Of the gem
ertl power OF this depari-
ment under the president TO
issue suCh orders tO all officers OF the
navy ~ may he deemed Tor the public
iubFort. lhe arrangements which
have been made cont, mpiat areyisiun
OF The survey made Iu fufmer coca
sion 10y CIVIL Engineer Monecal and
ai nveNi1aiiou ofany ohaOge Ia the
route, which has heen suggested a.
possibly available FOR Shortening the
canal Bnd diminishing ia cost
against the ratification Of the Spanish
treaty we're pr nled aud referred.
Mr Brown from the committee on
ThilrOidsfeporttd favnrablV the bill TO
extend the line OF the 81 Lnus a. san
francisco railroad through lhe Indian
lauds
Mr. Butler introduced resolution
20 authufl2e ihr pres dent O. send tD
the proposed exhibition ~ American
arts and manufactures h bc held In
London England in 1856, lhe gov
eminent exhibits now at the New
Orleans exposition and approprlating
$500 900 q defray The exp enses Re.
ferr d 10 the committee ON foreign re-
lailous
The senate passed the bill relating to
the lands la Colorado lately occupied
10y thu UlcompahRre aut White River
Ute Inniaus II provides That the ac-
tual settlers on the land subject to pre-
emption under the existing laws on
the reservation ~ tho Indians named
shall bee entitled IN purchase such land
not Ike eding 100 acres for each SIT
tier
The senate went into executive ees-
sion aud the nomination of MIR. Mo.
t'ulineh te be secretary % the treasury
was taken up aud Mr., Riddleberger
CONTINUED his speech IN opposition to
bis confirmation He hpsau reading
the lastunuual report of Mr. McCul.
lnnh ~ secretary and mentioned that
ne should upon conclusion read two
,Nevlous annual reports
htler AN hours debate the nomina.
ton went over TIL Tomorrow.
When he dOpra were reopened he
naval bill WAS taken up. After some
dehate the bill was pnssed sub.tau-
tinliyaa Il came fr0m the committee.
Tue chair laid before the senate the
Interstate commerce hill, and Slater
Of Oregon submitted a proposed
amsnIment To be moved by him, I'm.
hodS lug tho provisions OF the Reagan
bill
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Skinner OF New York intro
duoed bill for rearransiuy and classl
fyiDg tho salaries ~ the clerks In al
the firttcass postofiicts. Referred.
The house then resumed oonaldera
lion II the interstate commerce bill
the pending question being on the mo
ton o table the m0uon TO reconalde
the vnte by which the houae yesterda,
adopted the amendments Uttered b,
MIR. O'HHTa Of North Rrolina, pTovi
ding that any person haVinl
purchased ticket To he conveye,
from one state t. another shall receiv
the came treatment and be aftorde,
the tame facilities as those furnshe,
70 any other person holding u ticket q
the same class.
Without Discrimination the motion
20 reconsider was tabled --ayes, lac
nays. l29.
Mr.. Gflsp OF doOrgia offered "A,
amendment rrovidlng that nothing Ii
this not shall br 80 cnnatrued Nv TO pTe
vent any railroad company from prc
vlding asparate accommodations 10
while " 4 cillrea p-rslns.
Mr.. o. Hara OF North Carolina rt
Bfetttd that the coinr dutstiun hR
arisen Ia this debate He held that .
matter whether man sssre black q
while he WAS an American cilizen an
the msi- Of the great republic ought /
be spread over him. Public sent
ment aud the progress OF Oh
niueleenth century stared cOngres
IN tho f,.ca and IL va
too late flr congress To legislate q
question color. His amendment an
pealed to the coed sense and patrio;
ISM OF enngress All II asked was tha
when the hOnse was projecting Ola
property ~ men and roecting TIA
dumb brutes, it should Civ
gnIce and EXPRESSION 10 Tia
protection OF all American citizens
LApplause on the Republican aidel. II
did not behave that there was siugl
railroad company which desired I
foster discrimination.
Mr. Breeklnfi igsnf Arkansas oiiere
IS a Substitute to Mr. Crisp's amend
ment an amendmeut providing tina
nothing IA this act thail be cons,rue
- deny the railrOaca the RICH
- provide separate accommodation
tQr PASSENGERS as they deem best ~
tbe public Comfort and safety an,
aothlng Ia this not shall ba undel
stood ~ relating 20 Transportation bg
twPOu pnin'e wi hin the limits Of on
state. Mr.. BrsckinTldge said that d
die not Wish ~ sen the rlQhts 81 Ga
cplored man limited Va the allghtef