Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-09
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
Tho Senate Bill for Pension for Gen,
Grant is withdrawn at the
Generals Request,
A Bill Introduced Requiring Bond for
the Government Loan to the
New Orleans Exposition.
A $500,000 Appropriation Asked for
the oolored Peoples Bxposi-
ton at Chicago.
The Interstate Commerce BIZ Pending
Tho President TO Visit New
Orleans in January.


WASHINGTON, Dec S.--Aftor the
morning hour the chair laid before the
senate n letter from the postmaster
general recommending n larger clerical
force nt the postotiioes.
The chair then laid before the senate
the naval appropriation bill recently
passed by the house.
Senator Mitchell OF Ponnsylvania
read "A letter from Gen. Grant relating
to the bill recently introduced Go give
him "A pension. Gen, Grant expresses
the hope that the bill will be with
drawn, as under ne circumstances
should he accept pension, oven n
the bill passed both houses and re-
ceived the approval OF the
president, Senator Mitchell stated
that he had introduced the bin be-
cause he was chairman Of the commit
tee on pensions and the president had
recommended pension for Gen.
Grant, He (Mitchell) had always felt
that Gen. Grant ought to be placed
where he was when 10 accept the
presidency he laid down the great
ONCE he held In war,
In Difference 10 Glen. Grants wlahes
Senator Mitchell withdrew the bill.
The finance committee agreed unan-
imously TO report favorable the nomi-
nation Of Secretary McCulloch.
A message being received from the
house announcing the non,concurnence
Of that body In tho senate amendments
to the bill forfeiting tile unearned lands
granted the Atlantic & Paoiao railroad,
the senate insisted on its amendments
and ordered "A COMMITTEES ON conference.
The chair appointed az such committee
Messrs. Morgan OF Alabama, Blair OF
New Hampshire and Plumb OF Kan
BRs.
Bills were introduced aud referred rs
follows;
by Blair-For an appropriation TO
promote the Colored Peoples World
Exposition TO be held at Chicago.
IL recites that, whereas, In the opln-
ion OF the government of the United
| States the exposition OF the nrts, me-
chanics and products Of the oolored
race OF the world to be held az Chi
cHgo September, 1885, IN OF national
| Importance and intended as
one means Of cultivating
thorough knowledge Of the arts and
trades among the eolored people aud
OF creating among them u stimulus 10
| industry, and Of showing the result of
the o0lored peoples progress In ngri-
culture, manufacture aud the science
OF forestry aud horticulture, aud OF
| introducing among them improved
machinery, and furnishing to tile gov
eminent Information as the wisdom OF
! liberty and the Acknowledgement OF Its
| colOred cilizens;
Therefore, be II enacted that $500, 900
be appropriated Ia aid Of said expoHi-
ton.
II Is also provided that ]. ". h.
| Thomas Of Illinois, Daniel johnson OF
Mississippi, Phillip Joseph Of Alabama,
w. w. Wyatt Henderson Of Illinois,
| Joseph w Moore OF Tennessee and II.
! Thomas Fortune OF New York be
created board OF commissioners for
the disbursement OF this amount and
! that they shall give bond ~ 500, 600,
conditional upon the faithful perform
Rnce OF their duties.
A part OF their duty, the bill further
provides, shall be to audit the accounts
or the exposition and to turn Into the
United States treasury, within sixty
days after the close Of the exposition,
the $500 600 appropriated by congress
or the portion OF that sum that shall
remain In the exposition treasury
after It's indebte dness IL paid. The
board IL also 10 report IN number the
the exhibitions, etc, at the exposition.
BY Ingalls-ro amend the Revised
Statutes so as TO make the day OF the
inauguration OF president Of the
United States Il legal holiday In tile
District OF Columbia.
After some further uDimpOrtant &c.
ton, the senate went into executive
session and soon thereafter adjourned.
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