Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-13

time to debtor In distress. 10 re-
fuse TO do SO, he thinks, woult
be a harsh proceeding, es
peciaIly II hy refusing, the government
would in the end lose money hy,failirt
ON the part of the producer to produce
the article which pays the lax. nc
thinks provision should be made ioi
the payment to the governmeht ny
n creditor whose time is eNtcnied ol
s. per cent. interest on the amount oil
taxes duednriug the. time OF extension
sENArE.
Washington, February l2.-Bills in
troduced: By McPherson-To sus-
pend the coinage of standard silver
dollars. Ii nrovides that coinage shall
be suspended until February LIST, lSsb,
and that trade dollars shal be received
| in sums of five dollars or less for post,
age and revenue stamps, and converted
into bullion.
Beck-To change the limit of appro-
prirtions for public buildings at Pueb-
10 and Del MoTte, Colorado.
Voorhees, resolution calling on the
announcement to explain the delay
| in advising the postmaster-general rs
to the Interpretation of the law rela-
ting TO adjustment of postmasters sala-
ries was taken up, and after sharp ue-
bate, during which the dilatoriness OF
encouragement was severely critics.
| ed, 1t was agreed 10.
Voorhees, at this point introduced q
bill to prohibit assessments
for political purposes by
government officials and employees.
VOORHEES, said he was prepared toshow
| that assessments were now being made
on employees of the government for
political purposes. The bill Furnishes
| the giver as well as the man who
! makes the demand. Voorhees, asked
| that the bill be referred 10 the judici-
AIRY committee.
Hawley thought il ought to go to
| the civil service reform committee.
The bill was referred to the Judiciary.
Senate bill authorizing the construc-
| ton of n building for the accommodate
ton of Il congressional library was
taken up, and after debate passed.
The senate took up the bill for the
relief of the state National bank of
Louisiana. Pending debate, and after
executive session, the senate adj
iourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, February l2.-Potter
introduced bill to extend the bonded
debt of the L nitcd States at y per cent.
Referred to the committee on ways
and means.
Resolutions were adopted directing
the committee on expenditures OF the
department of justice in making an.
investigation into the expenditures
on account of the prosecution of per-
sons charged with frauds on the gov
eminent, and especially in the
star route mail service, 10 in
quire into the manner in which
such prosecutions have been and are
being conducted, and into the conduct,
efficiency and good faith of all officials
or persons in the pay of the govern
ment in connection with such prose
cutions, and whether the guilty parties
have been duly rosecuted.
Bland, rising TO n question of privi-
lege, moved that the committee on
banking and currency be discharged
from further consideration on the bill
providing for the retirement of the
trade dollar, and that the bill be re-
ferred to the committee on coinage,
weights and measures.
Buckner opposed the motion, but ii
was agreed to by 81 to A.
Washington, February ia reso-
luton was adopted providing for Sc
lect committee to proceed TO Hot
Springs and make general exam ma
ion of all government in terests there.
Bills reported: Dowd, from the COM
mittec- on coinage, weights md meas
ures-For the retirement and recoinage
of the trade dollar. Referred to the
committee of the whole.
Dibrell, from the committee on mil
itary ailairs-To authorize an extern
sion of the Chesapeake d Ohio railroad
to a point on the military lands at
Fortress Monroe. Placed on the house
calendar.
Murphy, from the committee on
railways and canals-To provide for
the construction of the Michigan &
Mississippi river canal. Referred to
the committee of the whole.
Willis, from the committee on edu
cation-To aid and temporarily sup.
port the common schools. Printed
and re-committed.
Hopkins, from the committee on
Iabor-To establish and maintain n
department of labor statistics. Re
ierred TO TO the committee of the
whole.
The house went into committee of
the whole, with Converse in the chair,
on the naval appropriation bill.
Calkins criticised certain provisions
of the bill. He said the apprOpria-
ton for completing the equipment
and outfits of new cruisers
was ridiculously small. When the
new cruisers were finished there will
be nothing to put upon them except
some smoot-hbore pop-guns. There
are millions of dollars worth of proper
ty on the Pacific coast, and the little
country Chill could i'm three weeks de-
stroy every dollars worth. Chill had
five armored vessels, while the United
States had not a vessel ailoat which
could stand before one of them ten
minutes. Put the thirty vessels
Of the United States together in front
Of one of these CHILEAN vessels.
and she would sink every one of them.
II was true the United States was
not in the presence of an enemy, but
the fact remained that she had pock.
eted insults, not only from Chill, but
from almost every country on the face
Of the globe, because she had no navy
by which she could enforce her rights.
The committee then rose.
Lacey introduced bill for the sur
vey of "A water route TO connect the
waters Of Lake Michigan and Detroit
river Referred. and adjourned