Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-03

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ence report was agreed TO and further
conference ordered.
ON motion OF Mr.. Randall a
| Joint resolution was passed extending
until August 3, tile provisions OF the joint
resolution providing temporarily Tor the
expenditures of the government
The speaker proceeded TO call the
states for introduction Of bills.
Mr. Baker oil New York offered reso-
luton "of rpCapitulation, selt.commenda-
ton and modest laudatioD and hearty
congratulation by the responsible ma
jority OF the house."
The reading Of this was demanded by
Mr.. Bayne OF Pennsylvania, and the docu-
ment proved TO be "stump" paper con-
tanning severe arraignment OF the Dem
ocratc majority ID the house and the
Democrat c president for sins OF omission
and commission.
Several times Mr.. Reagan OF Texas in
terrupted the reading and objected TO q
stump speech being injected into the pro.
ceediDgs OF the house under false pre-
lenses
The speaker ruled that as the docu-
ment was presented under the call OF
states and was in the form Of resolution
Il must be received. He added drYly that
the resolution was note attack upon the
house but upon the Democratic party,
and that he thought the Democratic party
could stand it..
The resolution which was Endorsed for
reference TO the "steering committee"
having been read, Mr.. Randall SAID he
did not consider 1t either respectful or
decent, he therefore moyed,to return the
resolution to the member who offered 1t.
Mr.. Baker asked consent to withdraw
IL, but objection was made.
Mr. Randall said that during his eXper-
fence in the house he had never seen such
a proceeding as the present and he
thought IL unworthy Of the American
house Of representatives, hence 1t was
that he made the motion he did.
Mr.. Baker said he bad no purpose or In
tention Of saying anything tbs would be
disrespectful to the majority Of the house.
1t had only been his purpose 20 relieve
some members on the other side from the
labor Of preparing a resume Of the excel
lent work which had been performed this
session
Mr.. Reed said that while the matter
had assumed the form Of jest the rcsolu
ton contained so many unpleasant
truths that the indignation Of the gentle
lihA lIbll hn6lANhhiu ANlls lAohhUAiJ
could not be felgned, it was true This
Democratic house had determined, as
stated in the resolution, to keep
half a million of citizens of the United
States out of the Union. Then again the
house had deliberately suppressed legis-
lation in regard TO the territory Of Utah.
The senate had passed strong legislation
on the subject, aud the house judiciary
committee had Teport' d still more striu-
gent legislation and yet this house, with
forty-hyc Democratic majority had sup
pressed that legislation, and Mormonism
continued in possession of the territory.
II pretended to be more eager chan the
senate on the Mormon question, and yet
it did nothing. 1t had pretended TO be
more eager than the senate to secure
leglsla ion in regard TO ter.state com
merce, and yet IL had failed to pass the
senate bin and allow 1t TO become law.
All these proceeding were going into his
tory, and all these little speeches about
how much the appropriation bills footed up
would not make the Democratic party
a party which had discredited every de-
partment which had not already discred-
! tied ltself-a victorious party, and yet
this party got Itself into a state Of indig
nation over an affair like this, and for
the flrst time "it came up solid"
! Laughter
Mr.. Reagan thought no member should
be allowed, In violation of the rules and
in contempt Of his constitute nts, TO pre-
sent Il statement which was stump
| speech and in which there was little
truth The Democratic party in the
house had passed bills declaring
| the forfeiture Of land grants,
/ A..
manded, and which the gentleman
from Marie (Reed) had opposed. 1t had
passed Joint resolution proposing to
pay out the surplus Of the treasury.
| This gentleman had opposed II. 1t had
| passed a bill TO regulate Interstate COM
meTce and give relief to the people
against the oppression under which they
had groaned for years. IL had passed a
bill to prevent the absorption Of the pub
lie lands by aliens. This gentlemen
opposed II. When the number of bills
passed AT this session came to be consld-
cred, IL would be found that this Demo-
cratic house which the gentleman up.
braided, had performed more labor and
passed more bills than any house Of rep.
resentatives since the foundation OF the
government, Applause on the Demo
cratic side
Mr., Randall did not believe any one
would suppose that he would shrink
from legitimate political warfare, but the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Baker,
. had taken advantage OF the rules and
presented a proposition which was
neither respectful nor decent, and from
the responsibility OF which the gentleman
sought to escape by asking to withdraw
! It. We are all about to return to the
people who sent us here, and the record
OF this house win be weighed aud meas
, ured by them and the election will show
, whether the party in control OF this house
| il not we'll fitted TO the respect and ap
, prevail of the American people. We
| have returned TO the public do
main millions OF acres Of public
lands taken by lusatlate corporations
We have entered upon the building Of ;
new navy, We have passed every ac
that we have been asked to pass having
4 Ia a. I. !. Al. W