Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
residential Succession Bill
IN In the Senate and
pl,cnssed at Length.
.sd randall on the House Rules
ben ~. ,iorit, with the Illinois
statesman.
vim Congress.
THE SENATE.

's, United states engineer, on
Nv APPLICATIONS of Europe, was
e,muuds, from the committee on
yeported fayorably on the bin
~ can Alexander Il Lawton OF
NV noIitical disabilities. He asked
M consideration OF the mat
~ Sill was then read three times
IVY going 10 the calendar,
.aate took up Mr.. Hoar's bill to
Wv 1r the presidential succession,
ioqr addressed the senate on it.
Y. r ,be session Mr.. Edmunds intro
4 5Gl granting pension TO Mrs.
! Grant and another bill granting
ranking privilege. MIR. Edmunds
1 KIN was precisely in the form
u IN similar cases heretofore.
~ conclusion OF Mr.. Hoar's re-
N the presidential succession bill
4 ~ took up the bill to increase TO
M salary Of the United States dis
4 .Srs, but after some delay it was
Xxx iii tomorrow.
g,re then called up the bin proyid-
code OF Joint rules for the sem
.,bonse of representatives and the
.yoceeded with It's consideration.
.,oate took up MIR. Hoar's bill to
for the presidential succession,
goar addressed the senate on il,
4 among other things, that the
81 SIRE would be protection of the
"A holding the presidential office from
4 of political criminals, as no one
n ,ttempt to assassinate the presi-
\ order TO elevate a cabinet officer
Gould be Of the presidents own
N PARTY. 1t was desirable to pro-
\ president incumbent from assault
N Of great public excitement by
II, maddeued and crazed
me feeble-mindcd Guiteau
been by political quarrel,
Ina person who should persuade
Eithat he was performing the part
|Bmtus.
II Ingalls, inquired what would hap
4 case the secretary of state per-
sDr the presidential duties should
Eafdie or become incapable; would
I,ron who should succeed him as
s.r Of state be entitled to succeed
/, = president?
4 Hoar replied that there would be
.eretary of state. The duties OF the
:ap Of state and president would
tdormed by the same officer.
the conclusion of Mr.. Hoar's re-
the bill went over until to.mor-
FRYE called up the bill reported by
fpm the committee on rules, en-
|lga code of joint rules for the two
l. Of congress. lie believed the
III States congress to be
only legislative body in
world that had no joint
Mr., Frye briefly explained the rules.
|pihe clauses, he said, provided that
house should every morning dis
Of all messages on it's table. That,
Mr.. Frye, will prevent the other
l from adjourning at the close of the
Dgn with 2i0 senate bills on its table.
|her clause provided against general
|ation on appropriation bills. That
i be relief. Another regulated con-
tces as to which there was now
tguation. Another would require
house during the last ten days of
session TO take up the business of
lAer house. This was what the SEN
lad always done. As to rule thirteen
|ling that no Intoxicating liquors be
Ia the capitol, Mr.. FRYE said that a
p1iy Of the committee believed the
bet Of that rule to be one that should
lh to each house separately, and the
llittee had therefore recommended
|he rule be struck out.
the committees proposition to strike
lAe rule the yeas and nays were de-
|led, and resulted, yeas 20, nays &c.
amendment of Mr.. Morgan was
Edto, combining the joint rules to so
Of the capitol as was in control of
two houses of congress. This eN-
+ from their operation so much OF
capitol as is controlled by the SUI
|e court.
l. Cockrell offered an amendment To
Esect that any senator or member OF
|iess violating a rule should be liable
EPulSion. A long debate ensued, IN
p good deal was said about the
Ping of senator's in committee-rooms
restaurants, the obstruction OF
hesS by the condition Of senators, the
soi senator's in this respect in the
aud in the present, the improvement
+ present, the growth of the tenn
Pee movement, etc. After which Mr..
Etll's amendment was disagreed to;
y, nays Gs.
motion OF Edmunds the clause pro-
\ for the dismissal OF clerks
should Connive at the use OF
"a was stricken out in order to make
Iae harmonic with the sense Of the
IN Nh, COckrell's amendment of that
y ue thirteenth rule was then adopt
viva yoce vote.
motion Of Mr.. Henderson the rules
iAld over until tomorrow and the
Y went into executive session, and
IAe doors were reopened the senate
aped.
THE HOUSE.
Dec. l5.-Mr. Morrison
l',iols offered a concurrent resolution
Jung fora holiday recess from Tues
december -, until Tuesday, Jann
!, Laid over for one day under the
Morrison called up the report OF
lyAmittee on rules which was pre-
y Yesterday and the proposed new
ny rules was read at length.
\ ~, Morrlson's suggestion the read
= INC report itself was dispensed
.ld the general debate was opened
~, Morrison with a short CN,