Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-21
.e,oate wrangles Long Over the
'gsyal Bill and the Holiday
adjournment.
sass Of Rtagah's Bill Prohibiting
ie,,sr Charge for Short Than
4 Long Haul Taken Up.
|s,uate AdjouTns Until Monday
Next and the House Until
wednesday Next.
FoRrF.ElGuTH CONGRESS-.
r11EsENATE.

+ ELLINGTON, Dec. zu,-ln tue GEM
4. morning, Mr.. Vest Of Missouri
% his resolution objeetipg to
pdlpg Of the proposed surveying
ilion to Nicaragua.
Morgan of Alabama moved that
slter be considered Ia secret leg
"a session. The motion was sec.
hy Mr. Cameron Of Wisconsin,
he doors were closed.
M the order was being executed
opger Of Michigan said, II call
M other side,n TO which Mr..
,en Of Wisconsin replied, "There
other side TO ith
ralsed a laugh at Mr.. Conger's
he, as the rules provide that on
nand being at any time made by
.enstors the doors Of the senate
be closed.
senate then went into secret
ative session.
eB the doors were reopened Mr..
Of Massachusetts, moved TO take
consideration the house resolu-
providing for an adjournment
eday until January 5.
RESOLUTION was taken up. Mr..
asked Mr. Allison, chairman Of
spropriation committee. as TO the
ion Of things in case the senate
agree to the resolution in ques-
Allison said that if the senate
this the resolution and the
ouses should adjourn TO the date
., there would on the LIST OF Jan
te no money from which the
Guild be paid. Every senator
iierefore judge for himself
tgit WAS the duty of the senate
Nfn.
o'clock a message was received
The house making provision for
iral service for thirty-one days
The 3lst OF December next.
bill was read.
ar. Logan and Bayard opposed
BayaTd, however, saw no dere-
b OF duty in adopting in an
sency course that had already
followed.
bill was laid aside, and Mr.. Do-
nom the committee on military af-
reported the military academy bill
was passed without debate. IL
fpriates 1903, 1896 for the support OF
Eademy during the fiscal year.
p house concurrent resolution,
1ding for an adjournment from to-
10 January 5, was then taken up
foied on by yeas and nays. IL
pot agreed TO, yeas, S; nays, %.
vote developed the fact that there
|no quorum, whereupon the sem
4 J0ufned until Monday.
-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
house this morning resumed
deration Of the interstate com
bill.
Henderson of Iowa moved TO
out The section prohibiting rail-
Rompanies from charging a greater
snsation for transporting Freight
= shorter than at a longer dis
He believed that section was
TO the interests Of the part OF
Nntry which he represented, the
gricultuTal interest.
Reagan opposed the motion.
Isl 9 prohibit u greater rate for q
4 than for a longer haul was, he
losubmit 10 the railroads the reg
Qn Of the entire commerce of the
By.
Wilson of Iowa said that
whine times out OF a hundred
setion would be found to be
but he declared that it would
i the worst kind OF discrimina-
against the farmers of Iowa.
Henderson of Illinois thought
Ihe rule laid down in the section
unjust. The only fair rule TO
was that no railroad company
d be permitted to charge any uL-
nable rate between any two
Reagan here yielded to Mr..
lall TO permit him TO report the
Fence disagreement on the tenn
y naval appropriation bill. Mr..
lall explained the points Of differ
peIween the house and the senate
long debate ensued.
house insisted ON its disagree.
70 the senate amendments and
q conference was ordered.
Randall moved that when the
adjourn 10 day 1t be to meel
headay, the oath inst. The consti-
Z he said, prohibited an adjourn
Tor more Than three days without
concurrence of the senate. HG
unanimoas consent that II
q be agreed that on the 24tl
sler adjournment until the 27tl
q be taken, then 10 the 3lst, ant
until the 9th OF January, ane
q those days no business should
ansacted.
Randalps motion was agreed 70
s. Aanrall Introduce bill max
porary provision for the sup
"A the navy for the month OF Jan
lesb, The bill was passed with
division.
notion Of Mr.. Hopkins Of Penn
'oia the senate Joint resolution
ssied declaring Christmas ant
ear days holidays for all thu
',em government employees.
nouse then adjourned unit
lesqay, Dec "a
'egh there Is no definite agree
snat no business will be trans
n ednesdsy. there IL n tacit un
euulng to that fleet, aud II /
understood that consecutive ad
'nshls will be taken for three bus
Ways ~ a time until January 8.
DECATUR.