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

W. L. KELLOGG.
IN CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN. July 3.-After the
reading of the journal the chair laid be-
fore the senate the Fitz John Porter
veto message. which was read The
question being shall the bill pass, not
withstanding the objections of the
president, the yeas and nays were
taken without debate, and resulted in
a tie vote. Yeas, %; nays, 81. Two
thirds not voting In the affirmative,
the bill failed to pass. The vote i'm de-
tail was: Yeas-Messrs Bayard, Beck,
Brown. Butler, Call, Cameron penn
sylvania), Cockreli, Coke, Fair, Farley,
Garland, George, Groom, Hampton,
Harris, Hoar, Jones (Florida), Maxey,
Morgan, Pike, Plumb, SAMSON, Sew
ell, Vance, Vest, Voorhees-27. Nays
Messrs. Aldtich, Allison, Blair. Bowen,
Cameron WISCONSIN,, Conger, Dawes,
Dalph, Edmunds, Hale, Harrison,
Hawley, Hill, Ingalls,, Lapham, Lo.
gan, Mcmillan New York;, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Palmer, Plat, Plumb, Saw
yer, Sherman, VanWyck and Will
son-27.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the fortilica-
lion bill, with amendments, which was
ordered printed.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada explained he
had been necessarily absent during the
vote on the Fitz John Porter bill, and
If he had been in the chamber he
would have voted in favor OF the bill
becoming law, Notwithstanding the
presidents objections.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on
education and labor, reported favor
ably bill to legalize the incorporation
of u national trades union.
The anti-Chinese bill was called up
by Mr.. Miller of California
Mr.. Platt moved to strike out the
clause excluding the Chinese who are
subjects governments other than OF
China.
Mr.. Hoar reaffirmed his disapproba.
ton of this class Of legislation. The
bill, he said, was based on barbarism.
and the American people would, in
his opinion, some day repent the nc
ton of congress on this subject.
Mr.. Miller of California said he hoped
Mr.. Platt's motion would not be
agreed to and the bill amended; yeas,
43; nays, l23.
The resolution offered yesterday by
the chairman was agreed to providing
for n session of the senate tomorrow
July4.
A resolution was agreed to author
izing the appointment of committee
of five senators to examine into the
capacity of the steel-producing works
in the United States TO make stee
suitable for guns of high power
nlaf a..sl nt 10 Ia.
and into the character anC
sufficiency of the tools in the navy
yards and foundries suitable for the
manufacture of engines for such vessels
and guns for such vessels and sea coas
defenses Also to inquire as to The
best method of manufacturing the
same. whether by the government OF
by contract with private parties.
The senate insisted upon its amend
ments to the sundry bill and ordered ,
conference.
The senate resumed consideration O
the bill TO forfeit the unearned land,
granted the Atlantic & Pacific Railwa,
company.
Mr.. Morgan continued his remar kl
in support of his amendment provid
ing for u reference to the United State
circuit court of the question of title I,
the land as to the forfeiture.
Mr.. Dolph supported Mr.. Morgan
amendment
Mr.. Blair said all this effort to for
felt land grants and restore 200, 900, 90,
acres that we read of in the newspa
pers by means of this great movement
TO destroy vested rights and humbue
the American people with the idea
that they were TO recover vast pOr
ton of the public domain would sim
mer down to getting one-twentieth
part Of what the people expected to re
cover. He was opposed to all land
grant forfeiture bills now before con
gress. They were radically wrong
they are against sound public policy
In fact they were humbug. On com
ing to vote against the amendment
it was agreed to-yeas. 81; nays, IL.
Sherman thought this left the bill {
mere naked declaration of the for
fixture, leaving the possession of thu
lands to the company and every
thing else open. That would B,
worth almost nothing. 1t was quit,
proper to have the courts prepared L
project everybody's rights, bu
actual possession Of land by
the government should fol
low the declaration OF forfeiture
He therefore moved an amendment
which was agreed to, providing for til,
resumption Of title by the United
States. aud declaring the land part o
the public domain, but not subject u
disposal under the general law unit
after the termination OF legal proceed
ings prescribed by this act. The bill
then passed.