Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-10
THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
When the house met this morning
in continuation of Saturdays session,
Mr. Townshend Of Illinois moved to
go into committee OF the whole FOR
he consideration OF the postoflice ap.
prop,istion bill.
MIR TOWnshend's motion was lost by
yeas 90, nays 1876 The house then
went into committee OF the whole on
the river and harbor appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr. Hepburn Of Iowa,
providing that no part Of the money
appropriated for improvement OF the
New Orleans harbOr shall be eXpended
in tue repair, erection, maintenance
or paving OF levees or In grading or
Tevetment OF the bank Of the Missis-
sippi river owned by private parties
or municipalities. Lust 40 TO Is
The paragraph asking an appropri-
atien for the improvement OF the
Galveston hHrbOr having been reached
Mr.. Springer moved TO strike II ont,
In making this motion he said that he
was not acluated by the deaf 10 de-
feat an appropriation for the im-
pTovement OF the Galveston har-
Dor; on the contrary, he regarded
that harbor as n very important one,
and one deserving the attention OF
congress, but he WAS utterly opposed to
the farming out OF an appropriation to
be controlled by particular individ.
ual, however eminent he might
| be. 1t was departure
from the correct principle and from
| the former usages OF the house.
Mr.. Willis said that the gentleman
! proceeded on an erroneous impression,
| that the section would remain In the
! bill He had been instructed bv the
| rivers and haIb n committee 10 leave
As substitute for the Galveston har-
J Dor item an amendment appropriate
I ing S5OO,000 for the improvement OF
that hsrbor, directing the hsrbor
| board TO proceed at once
to examine, survey and re-
port to the secretary OF war
Tor his approval, plsns, specifications
and estimates for said improvement,
and when these had been approved
the work shall be carried on with all
possible expedition.
Az l2.05 rownshend moved that
thu committee rise. Agreed 70, 12a
to s8.
air White OF Kentucky rose 10 a
question Of privilege, but his first sen.
tence convinced the speaker pro tenn
| BLACK burn that such question wa
not presented and he requested the
gentleman 90 Tesume.his seat, but Mr.
White continued his remarks The
SPEAKER directed the Eergeant-at-Rrmt
/ 10 seat the gentleman. and Deputy Ser
g.ant Hill proceeded 10 perform hi
duty. but without carrying hisemblen
of Office. Mr.. White deeiiHrd 70 rec
ognize his authority and Hill rushed
for his mace and proceeded toward
/ Mr.. White, who took his
seat, but who, in moment, wa
again on his feet 10 u matter OF per
sonal privilege:
when l was occupying my place
on this floor" be said, 1.-THE sergeant
alarms came 70 me, q citizen, without
a semblance OF authority, and a.
tempted 10 seat NE"
Speaker pro tim THE sergeant-at
arms went under the directions OF the
chair, the chBir having repeatedly
ruled that the gentleman was not IL
order, and requested him 10 take hii
seat, which he positively refused q
do y lApplause on the Democratic
side
n dsslre to debate the question: -
said While
Speaker pro tenn --''The chair doei
not desire TO hear the debate. Ths