Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-21
THE SENATE.

'HohANNfVN, "Htii -O'--- nc res
olution for the appointment of an
Alaskan committee was laid before
the senate this morning and Mander.
son of Nebraska moved its reference
to the committee on territories.
a debate ensued, during which
NanWyck of Nebraska attacked the
South American commission IN Wig.
orous style. He said that the first
thing they did WAS 10
go to San Fiancisco. then
to New Mexico and then to see
the New Orleans exposition. Each
member was provided with 81, 500 for
his expenses. The commission con-
sisted OF two men and n boy The
frat thing these two men and the boy
did was IN hire a palace Car at $95 per
day for which the total payment was
I,i47 before theS got to New Orleans.
Then they furnished themselves with
supplies. The Utah commission boldly
charged for lager beer and wine
This commission charged only for
supplies, which doubtless included
liquids and solids, He would ask his
iriends ON the Republican side OF the
chamber II IL was time to stop this.
The tenate was all the party had left,
The Democrats had possession OF the
other end OF the capitol and of the
administration. About January the
commission got ready tostart from New
Orleans. From the lat OF October
TO the lat OF January their expenses
We're 5000. The men who robbed
sales were comparatively honorable.
This money war taken from tax-payers
who were hardly able to pay So a night
for lodging on Pullman cars when
they travelled. In addition to this ex
pence, they paid for their SUP.
piles aud their cook and
We're allowed a year each besides,
The chairman Of the commission,
who never left New York, resigned Oh,
the 18th of January and drew out OF
the treasury Ss679. II cost the govern.
ment about sac 900 for this commission
before the two men and the boy got
ready To leave New Orleans. This reeis.
less waste OF money was great wrong
upon the people who paid the taxes
What made IL worse, the outrageous
bills OF that commission had been ap.
proved and paid. He denounced this
woise than highway robbery. He said
that the man who enters house nj
night and robs IL honorable In cnmpar.
ison with those who robbed the treas
ury by such expenditures as he had
described IL was worse, he said, thar
stealing the public lands, and here he
referred 10 the Backbone patents as q
robbery OF seven millions OF acres al
one lick.
Mr.. Manderson offered resolution
e that Van Wyok's resolution be recon.
adhered, ana asked that II be referred
to the committee on improvement OF
the Mississippi river. LAID over.
The Alaska resolution was referred
10 the committee on territories.
MT German offered resolution di.
recltng the secretary Of the interior
10 furnish the senate copies of the
CONTRACT entered into between the
Union Pacific Railroad company and
other raiload companies affected by
The act approved July /, 1862, and the
Western Union Telegraph company
together with all statements now on
ME In the interior department touch,
Ing on the same Adopted.
Mr.. Sherman offered the following
Resolved that 80 much Of the several
resolutions OF the senate pass. q since
the brst day of March as provides FOR
clerk for ANY standing committee o.
the senate during the recess OF con
gress be reecinded
Laid over till tomorrow. Executiye
seeAlon, adj burned.