Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passed tho Legislative
Appropriation BIZ and Took
Up the Silver Bill.
The House Considers the sundg Civil
Bill and Fights Over the New
Orleans Appropriation.
THE srNATE.

Mr., Hale OF Maine, from the com
mlttee on appropriations, reported
with amendments the regular annual
naval appropriation bill. Placed on
tho calendar and ordered printed.
The bill was accompanied by report
which was also ordered printed. Mr.,
Hale said that he would call up the
bill tomorrow.
Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts intro
duced Pacific railroad funding bill
containing, he said, the provisions OF
the bill already reported from the judi
oiary committee, but with some
amendments suggested by ex Berlenced
senators while that bill WAS on the
calendar. The bill stood, as he
supposed, as the order OF business
that would be next taken up after the
regular course, except the appropriation
bills ana the silver bill, but II was un-
likely that it could be
considered this session The
subject deserved serious attention
and might involve considerable dis
eussion. He thought II useless, there.
fore, 10 refer to the iud' e!ary committee
the bill now introduced. IL was for
the information OF the public. He ex.
pressed the MOI o that, before the next
session, the matter would receive the
careful attention Of the business men
Of the country, 80 that congress might
have the benefit OF their sug-
gestlons IA to the justice or
Injustice Of the measure. He moved
that the bill be printed and lie on the
table. Agreed TO.
Mr., ingalls, Of Kansas said that a
short executive session WAS desirable
aud moved that the senate proceed to
the confederation ofexecutive business.
The Democrats opposed the motion
and called the yeas ana nays The
call resulted In yeas 81, nays %, and
the senate went into executive session.
When the doors reOpened the senate
passed the house bill 10 provide fire.
proof building TO contain the records
OF the medical museum OF the army.
Consideration OF the Legislative bill
was then resumed.
The bill was read the third time and
passed substantially rs reported from
the senate COMMITTEES ON approprla-
lions.
The SILVER bill was then taken IN.
sherman said that no was willing 10
vote for the bill as IL came from the
senate committee. Two Uuestions
were involved In Il, first should the
trade dollar ba redeemed at par ofgold
aud second whether the coinage OF all.
yer dollars should be discontinued In
August, 1855.
Mr.. Coke said that the suspension OF
silver coinage would itself be n CON
traction OF f50,000,O0O year in our
currency. Mr.. Coke believed an much
aa any man In the good sense and wis.
dom Of the president elect, and It was
not diaparagement to that
gentleman for Mr.. Coke TO
say that he Coke would not
consent that congress- should abdicate
lite tuat powers and turn them over to
the discretion Of president; besides
II would be unjust for congress to bur
den the executive with the duties and
responsibilities belonging to congress,
This closed the silver debate for the
day, and, without action, Il went over
Considerable confusion here occurred
and several senators Bought reeogni
tlon.
Motions to adjourn, to go into exec
usive session and To call up yAriOu,
bills Were made In amusing rapidity
Mr.. HoRr inquired OF the chair VIVA
would be- the pending question In Tia,
morning, The chair replied: 9TH
chair will answer that question In Ia,
morning. Laughter
Executive session, Adjourned.
THE HOUSE OF INSTRUMENTATION
In the house this morning the con
current resolution was agreed to ter
dering the thanks OF congress TO Co
Casey OF the corps OF engineers, AN
his assistants and workingmen, "a
the admirable manner In which the
performed their respective duties /
the completion of the monument /
the name and fame OF Washington.
Mr.. Thomas of Illinois moved To n
consider the vote by which tho resolu
ton WAS adopted, In order 10 onpos
the resolution. He called attention I
the fact that It's effect would be 10 eS
tend the period during which Co
Casey would ba ON the active LIST 10
years, He did no. wish 20 detraC
trom the achievement 0f Col. Casey
but he did not want the thanks Z
congress TO be made too cheap, HedI
not think IL right that Col. Casey
term OF service should be increased 10
years for achieving this simple civ
enterprise, while no honor was give
TO the officers lighting on the frontier
The motion to reconsider was agree
10 and the resolution was laid upo
the table.
Mr.. Forney Of Alabama submitted III
conference report ON the army apprt
prialion bill. Adopted,
Agreement was reported on a
amendments except that relative
the hours during which c0urta-martl.
may hold their sessions. A furthe
conference was ordered.
MIR, Rogers OF New York, nom Ia
committee on printing, reported
joint resolution apnYopriating 5000. OC
for printing 400 600 copies OF the ayr
cultural report for 1885. Passed.
Mr.. Cobb Of Indiana moved 10 sui
pend the rules and take from IA
speakers table. for reference 10 M
committee on public lands, the nous
bill repeating the presumption, tiuibe
culture and desert land laws, with ID
senate amendments thereto. IN sui
porting his motion, MIR. Cobb sal
that greater evil had been done 10 Tia
future OF the country than had bee
done through fraud and perjury unde
the laws which IL was proposed 10 /,