Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-19
bNGRESSIONAL.
,.sr porter Bill Made a Spe.
s,ser for Thursday Next
IN the Senate.
.,,,pr,ation Biii Passes this
F' ,en,,ney and the Dolphin
p,scussed Again
KILN Congress

!. IN M Mr. Hawley's motion to
/, ne ;ote by which the senate
Nh prohibiting members Of
4 ..om accepting fees or employ
\ abroad companies that have
'ssoyernment aid.
..SsaIls thought his resolu-
Yesterday requesting the
20 furnish information
.cnoIutmenis and removals
clyil-service law had prece-
H. chair so declared, and the
ras placed before the senate.
~ altered an amendment re-
y Isiormatien as to the appoint
n within the scope OF the civil
between Jan. l6, 1888, when
passed, and July 10, 1888,
"A 'srt into effect. The resolution
IA was agreed to.
N said he had been trying for
& 4 get up Mr.. Hawley's resolu-
'ondder the bill already referred
The bill had passed by a vote
There must be some means
4 no such motion, otherwise one
\ Ne up a bill indefinitely,
Al asked the unanimous consent
,0eyer this motion TO reconsider
me- up it should be tabled.
m ,is nhiecfp1
n q then said he would call 1t up
AZ next.
ralls entered a motion to recon-
&bnI passed yesterday recurring
Iyefokee freemen their proportion
Exceeds of land sold under the
srch 8, 1888.
olutlon offered by Mr.. Sawyer
10, calling on the secretary Of
nv to furnish the senate infor-
5sto the claims for the adjust
y ,osimasters' salaries not hereto
rled
Y hsco offered u resolution calling
oimaster-general for information
amount OF auditorial compensa-
sited to be due postmasters and
xtmasters under the act Of
S, 1888, for the payment of
40 provision has been made.
.siug the resolution Mr.. Chace said
lna.on to believe that the state
nede yesterday by he senator
Kansas (Ingalls) were correct,
he accounts referred to were
and that the information called
be senate required merely tran
lom the books of the departments.
Nice added that some correspond
-=sccd in be IDS between certain
gents In Washington and claimants
3 pointed very strongly to the sus-
that there might possibly be some
b between parties in the post
lpartment and certain claim agents
Nhneion. Mr.. Clec3 believed the
sster-general owed it to himself
The department to take such action
'bld relieve the department from
ye suspicion which rested upon II
nection with those claims. He
4iit due the president and post
general to say that claimants have
peatedly notified that no agents
Necessary in dealing with these
u Mr.. Chace said he had not meant
3ybody in the department was gull
&ollusion, but the facts that these
& should long ago have been ad.
and other facts existing in the
Treated suspicion in the minds Of
% ignorant as TO how suct
\ we're done. Mr.. Chace's resolu
rs agreed to.
senate then proceeded to consid
D Of the bills ON the calendar undel
Te.minute rule. On reaching thu
'ohn Porter bill it was agreed that /
lde special order for next Thurs
Flats resolution, providing fol
executive session, was objected u
3ent over.
|ong the bills passed were the fol
q; The house bill, reducing iron
ITO ) cents the fee on domestic
y orders for sums not exceeding So
house bill to make allowances TO
hire to postmasters at first and sec
|llass postofilces to cover clerica
On the money order business.
ful Tor the encouragement OF tn
|ican merchant marine and to pro
postal and commercial relation
foreign countries. This
fBe's bill providing for th
fert Of 90 cents a mile Il
lire foreign mails OF the Unite
\, The substance of the bill hf
nready attached as a senate amend
70 the postofiice appropriation bill
oill authorizing the secretary
treasury te pay the Fir
lnAl bank Of Portland, Oregon
advanced by the bank to the col
aripr the construction Of the Unite
4 fesenue cutter Cowen on Il
nv Vt payments TO be made by Il
r. states. In this case the CO.
% having failed the governmel
unlshed the vessel for less mon'
Vas due the contractor.
olsauthorizing the free transmisslC
.. .'.er reports through the mail.
~ % Increase the efficiency OF u
q the United States. This Is NJ
w amended bill. The original b
peq Tor an increase Of the army, al
sieyislon gave rise to a protracti
Y 70 the senate some weeks ago.
NJ ierm that feature Of the origin
~ qeen omitted from the amend'
After executive session the sena
'ined until Monday.
THE HOUSE,
hBlSGToN, June Is MIR. Belmo
" York, from the committee on &c
satlrs, reported back the consul
plplomatic appropriation bill WI
.s'oinmendaiion that certain OF I
4 amendments thereto be conenrrl
~. ~. oilers non-eoncurred in. i
Y Was agreed TO.
Z helmOnt also reDorted back a me