Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-27
&c HousE or REPRE-ENrArTvEs.

THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
In the house this mprnIDg Mr.. Rose
Grams Of California introdu ed a bill
appropristIng 500 900 to provide fur
Their aid and encouragement in perfect
ing and manufacturing the highest
class Of guns.
Mr. Findlay Of Maryland offered a
resolution calling on the secretary Of
state for information a. n whether any
citizens Of The United States, or per-
sons domiciled within the same, were
conc rned or participated. directly or
indirectly. IN bringing about the re-
cent explosions In London, provided
the transmi,si Of such information
10 compatible with the public Interests
b1r White Of Kentucky Introduced
q joint resolution rtciirg that the
commissioner OF iPterpal revenue and
secretary OF the treasury have by I'M
warranted regulations assumed to ex.
tend the bonded prices for distilled
spirits, aud providing that the Office OF
commissioner Of Internal revenue and
the whole system 81 internal revenue
AVIATION be abolished.
Mr. White remai ktd that his resolu.
ton was blow against the secretary
OF the treasury spd the commissioner
Of Internal revenue.
Mr. Blackburn Of Kentucky sarcas-
tlcally suggested that those gentlemen
might hurvive the blow
TIE resolution was referred
Mr.. Bland Of Missouri offered a res
olutiOn calling on the SECRETARY OF the
treasury for infnrmatioB as TO whether
the Clearin (. House a-sOcis ion Of New
Y TX refuses 70 receive silver dollars
or certificates In settlement OF bal
ances. aud whether the ffic-r Of the
United States accedes to this practice.
Also as to what amount ot gold has
come Into the United States treasury
In exchange st par for silver dollars
and certificates during the present
month, and whether any national
bank attempts 10 discredit silver dol
! lars Referred
The folloUing bills were introduced
and referred. By Mr.. DDrshrimer Of
New York The EdmuLds bill for
the punishment OF crimes committed
by means OF explosive compOunds
By Mr.. g. ID Wise OF Virginia: A
resolution calling on the secretary oi
the navy for report Of the orders I'M
der which the Tallapoosa was cruising
at the time she was sunk aud for in for.
nation rs 10 what time she left Wash.
ingtOn, and what places she visited NJ
TO the time Of the culli-ion
Mr. Furney Of Alabama, from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the army appropriation bill Referred
~ the committee Of the whole
II p.ovides an appropriation of S24
40 O53. The estimated amount wa
t26 ITO i40.
Mr.. Foilett NJ Ohio reported a bill
appropriating $1,000 10 enable the com
mittee Of the Di-trict of Columbia U
maintain public order during the cere
monies attending the Inauguration o
the president Passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole ON the District of OOldm
bia appropriation
At 2:30 the committee rose and re
ported the bill TO the house, but n
} fiual action was taken.
Mr. O'Ntil Of Pennsylvania pre-
! scented \ protest of the Philadelphi
hoard of trade sgainst the propuse,
] Spanish treaty. Referred.
rubllc buHinis, WAS then suspended
, and the house proceeded 10 the consid
erstion Of the resolutions expressive q
, the regret of the house at the death q
J w. a. Duncan, late repreAentativ
! from Pennsy lvania After eulOgisti
j addresses by Messrs ETmentroul
! 5wOpe, Atkinson, Post, Bsyne, HOJ
I kins aud Randall, all OF Pennsylvania
the resolutions were unanimuu !
} adopted aud the house as q mark {
; respect TO the memory OF the deceased
B adjourned