Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-16
Houston Street, Sign of the Four Red Flags

tender and treasury notes outstanding.
Jones of Florida chaIacteriza I'd
Plumb's proposition as revolutionizing
our whole system of finance.
A vote WAS then taken on
the amendment heretofore sub.
mitted by Sherman, provid-
ing that any bonds deposited
bore higher rate than three per cent.
additional notes should be issued equal
to half the interest in excess of three
per cent, accruing before maturity.
Rejected by yeas to AZ nays.
The chair laid before the senate a
communication from the attorney gen.
eral, explaining the delay in respond
ing to the call for his opinion
made by the postmasl er-gen-
eral regarding the adjustment
or postmaster's salaries. The matter
was received at this office, he gays, In
August last, while on his vacation.
When he returned he gave it close in
spection, and as it was matter in
volvihg large am ,unt of money and
and complicated and intricate ques-
tons, and he was anxious to give it
careful and deliberate consideration,
his opinion, when drawn up, he had
laid aside for awhile to give it more
mature consideration. 1t was finally
completed five weeks ago, and sent To
the postnaster-general on the l4.h in
slant.
After executive session the senate
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Washington, February 15.-Holman
from the committee on appropriations
reported the joint resolution making a
further appropriation of $20J,O00 for
relief of the sufferers by the Ohio
flood.
Browne of Indiana read telegram
from Richmond, Ind, asking an i'm
mediate appropriation for relief of the
destitute and homeless people along
the Ohio. The Joint resolution passed
The Chalmers Manning election
case was then taken up. AT 3 80 p. m.
the previous question was ordered and
then Curtin took the floor for the pur-
pose of Withdrawing his resolution for
recommittal, and wound up his recital
OF The reasons which led to this action
with the words, "With General Man
nlng's iu'l consent and appreciation, |
oring him to the speakers desk and
ask that the oath be administered to
MN ON the certificate of the governor
OF Mississippi" Suiting his action to
his words, he took Manning by the
arm, and together they stood at the |
bar OF the house, where Curtin pre-
scented him and demanded that he be
sworn In as representative under the
certificate OF Gov. Lowery. Immedi-
eteiy the house woke up, and Calkins
was ready with II point of order that
the mouse had referred the case to the
committee, that the committee had re-
ported to the house, and the report was
now under consideration. The speaker
SAD that he did not think that
lhere was any necessity to decide
u question OF order, because the quts-
tion whether or not Mr.. Manning was
emitted to take the oath of Office was
me very question which the house
was now considering, and on which
,n house was about to take vote.
me chair would not undertake TO I'D
minister the oath of Office TO person
claiming to be member elect, when
tne house itself was considering his
iight To seat. Manning aud Curtin
tnefeupon retired to their seats
amid derisive laughter on
lhe Republican side, which
WIN, Increased at the remark of Bedford,
over.u r'
The question REQUIRED on substitut-
ing the minority resolutions for those
OF The majority. A decision on the
resolutions being demanded, vote
was taken on the first, declaring hat