Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-09
In CONGRESS-.
A Busy Day In Senate and House
The Budget of Bills.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, January S.-A resolu-
ton by Mr.. Hale was agreed to as
follows.
Resolved, that the secretary of the
navy be directed to inform the senate
what was the original cost of the yes
sells whose names are found in the
naval register of 1888, under the
bureau of construction, repair, steam
engineering, equipment and recruit
ing, together with the total expenses
for repairs since construction, under
the same bureaus or otherwise.
VanWyck presented preamble and
resolution setting forth that 1T Is as
serted by the New Orleans Pacific
railway company that as the attorney
general has decided in favor of the
company as to lands claimed by them,
ana the secretary of the interior felt
constrained TO act upon his opinion;
resolved, that until congress at this
session may determine the questions
involved in the claims of the COM
pany, the secretary of the interior
suspend action rs to issuing certiti
Gates or patents for the lands. Placed
on the calendar, to be called up to-
morrow.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of the new rules. Considerable
debate arose upon the proposed rule
relating TO appropriation bills
Beck maintained the importance Of
retaining all matters of appropriations
in the hands of the committee ON ap
pri2tions. In the course of his remarks
Beck said there WAS not first
class grocery or dry goods house i'll
the country who would n carry on
business as IL is carried on i'll the
treasury department..
Edmunds thought it would be decid
eddy Injurious to the interests OF the
people to give the committees having
charge of special departments of the
government the right to say low
much should he appropriated for those
special departments. The result of
such u course would be AN enormous
increase Of the expenses of the govern
ment.
Plumb proposed an amendment
providing for the submission OF the APP
preparation bill for each department to
Il committee representing that depart
ment, and requiring the committee to
report back within week.
Miller OF New York spoke of the
growing importance of the agriculture
al bureau, and thought the committee
ON agriculture should have something
to say concerning the amount apprO-
prialed for it. He referred 10 the eX-
cluson of American pork from
the markets of France and Germany,
one of the reasons given for the eXclu
sion being the absence of govern ment
inspection in this country. If action
is not taken on this subject, "A large
proportion of the farmers of this coun-
Try would have tn change the forms Of
their industry.
Hale moved to strike from the pro.
posed rule the clause which caused the
discussion
Sawyer offered resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary
Of war for information as To what leg
islation is necessary for the immediate
carrying out of the provIso
contained in the appropriation already
made for the Improvement of the Fox
and Wisconsin, rivers.
Miller of California offered u resolu-
ton, which was agreed To, requesting
the president 10 furnish the senate
with copies of the correspondence re-
lating to any negotiation with the
Spanish government with the onJect
Of discriminating in duties on com
merce between the United States and
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The chair presented communlca
ton from the secretary of the treasury,
transmitting copies OF vouchers ana
account of expenses Of the department
of Justice since March 4, 1881, with
this names of special and assistant Mt
/ torneys and detectives employed.
NpssapeS from the DrpsIupnt were