Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-25
Credit Mobnter and oakes Ames
ne fHenIexl had thought II

for him to critlcise Mr.. Adams past and
present utterances. Not having MI
Adams pamphlet at hand he had been
obliged 10 rely on what purported to be
correct COPY OF IL in newspaper, and
had used II, not dreaming that there was
anything 10 II that could not be properly
attributed to Mr.. Adams. He would
make the correction, but wanted 10 cal
attention TO the precise injury which Mr.
| Adams found he had sustained at hit
hands. In the part of the quotation
which is conceded TO be correct, the sen
timent and denunciation was In exac
accord and entire harmony with that par
that had been improperly attrlbuted,as The
logical result of the complaint Mr.
Adams had made was that he had no de
NAL to make OF the charges.
Mr.. Long then took up the charges
made 10 Mr.. Henley's published speecl
and denied them in detail.
The first charge was that Mr.. Chas
Francis Adams and his co-directors hat
criminally violated the law in Issuing So
900, 600 5-per.cent collateral-trust bonds
in 1888. That the transaction had taken
place before Mr.. Adams had become even
director.
The second charge was that Mr.. Adams
and the directors mad violated the law In
paying dividends in 1888 aud 1884 in the
teeth OF the existence of a floating debt
Of 100000. 1t was not violation OF
law TO pay dividend when there was a
floating debt.
The third charge was that when Mr.,
Adams and the directors had violated
the law in placing the indorse-
mcnt Of the Union Pacific
on about $4,000, 900 Of bonds Of the
Oregon Short Line company. That was
perfectly legitimate, aud had occurred
three years before Adams was connected
with the company.
The fourth charge was that Adams and
the directors had deliberately defrauded
the assets belonging to the government
lien by anticipating payment OF the third
mortgage bonds. The answer to that
was that there were no third mortgage
bonds at all.
Mr.. Henley; Everything ! allege
there can he proved" The matter was
then dropped.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania inquired
sarcastically whether it was the intention
to call up the suudry civil bill.
"You will see in the regular course of
business" replied Mr. Hiscock.
1.-THE other wing of the Democratic
party seems TO have charge to-day" OBJ
served Mr.. Reed.
"0h, both wings will flap together
after awhile" retorted Randall, amid
on the Democratic side.
The motion having been agreed to, the
house went into committee OF the whole,
Mr., Reagan of Texas in the chair, on the
5undry civil bill, Mr.. Reed remarking
mat very sensible wing of the Demo
cratic party had control. This was
greeted with loud applause from both
tides of the house.
The pending amendment was that Of |
cred by Mr.. Warner Of Ohio, providing tina
10 money appropriated for the bureau
II engraving and printing shall be used
a printing United States notes of large |
denomination In lieu Of notes OF small de- |
iomlnation cancelled or retired. The |
amendment was agreed to, 90 to rs.
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois offered sub
titute for the engraving and printing
bureau paragraph which would have the |
fleet Of placing twenty-five additional |
employees under provision of the civil
ervice law.
Mr., Holman Of Indiana raised a poiut
II order.
Mr.. Cameron Of Illinois said that he |
new that the civil-seryice law hurt, but
shy did not the gentleman repeal 1t in
tesd of coming in with points of order
I'D pettlfogging in these points to evade |
he law He was speaking ID the gentle
nan from Indiana.
Mr.. Holman: 81 observe nothing to |
MI Randall Ihave one reply to make.
Will not vote to put any additional Of
Icials under the civil-servlce law so long
$ an age limitation exists
The point of order was sustained, am
he substitute ruled out.
Mr.. Gibson of West Virginia offered |
n amendment providing that nothing
the section shall be construed as
ubJecting appointees In the bureau
Il engraving and printing to the civil |
erVlce rules. The object of his amend |
nent, he said, was to give chance to the |
,arty In power to control to some extent |
ne offices to be run by that party. The |
was rejected.
The section of the bill conce rnipg the
cast and geodetic surveys having been
cached, according to previous agreement. |
General debate was In order, and MIR |
iyan OF Kansas proceeded to criticise the
Ill. II said there had been no dlminu-
Ion OF expenditures thus far by the Dem |
'cratic administration, while the expend.
lures for the next fiscal year would not
'e less than Ss9,uOo,oO0. In that estl-
nate ne took no account of the nave.
cast detenses, the educational bill. the
emoyal OF the limitations on the arrears
u pensions, the Mexican pension bill, and
'ther pension bills. Whether the revenues
you'd suffice to meet the expenditures
you'd depend upon the degree of the zen.
raj prosperity of the country. What as.
urance had the Pc ople that the admins
ration was making an honest effort 10
urtail expenditures WHEN the house had
,eclared that more than $500 900 OF
Ne estimates were not eeded.
MIR. Herbert of Alabama turned his Mt.
ention to the coast survey, and said that
ne survey had not completed its work
20 get at the length of lime necessary In
,nlsh the work, expert nee showed that
ne calculations of tn superintendents
must De multiplied by fur, and applying
hat ruln RI Prot Illltt.. :, 49, . |