Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Gees Into Most Extraoral-
nary Secret Executive Session,
Guarding Well It's Doors.
The Rouse Discusses THE Northern Pacific
Land Grant Forfeiture. but Adj
jonrns without Action.
XIX Congress.
THE sRNArR,

XIX Congress.
THE swNArR.
WASHINGTON, July 26.--Mr. Blair, from
the committee on education and labor, re-
ported back the house bill directing the
commissioner Of labor to make investiga-
lions as to convict labor. Passed.
The senate joint resolution proposing
an amendment TO the constitution in re-
lation to alcoholic liquors and other pols-
onous beverages was called.
Mr.. ingalls, offered resolution, which
was adopted requesting the president to
communicate all Information concerning
the alleged detention Of A. J. Cutting, an
American citizen, by Mexican authorities
at Paso del Norte, also whether any add
tional United States troops had been re.
Gently ordered TO Fort Bliss.
The senate ther proceeded to consider
the deficiency appropriation bill.
The reading of the bin was interrupted
TO permit Mr.. Dawes TO report from the
committee on appropriations the fortitlca-
ton bill. He gave notice he would call
It up as soon as the deficiency bill was
passed.
House bill to increase the naval estab.
lishment was laid before the senate and
referred to the committee on naval affairs.
The reading of the deficiency bill was
resumed. The reading OF the bill being
completed and all amendments reported
by the committee on appropriations be-
ing disposed of the bill was open TO gen.
: eral amendments.
, On motion OF Mr.. Allison OF Iowa an
' item OF $S6,0 was inserted TO pay the
3 United States and Brazil steamship com
4 pany for carrying the mail during the last
! fiscal year.
4 The bill was then reported back to tbs
o senate and all amendments we're con
4 Cured In and the bill passed
4 The senate then went into secret SEES
4 sion and five minutes later the officers o
4 the senate were sent to the corridors o
, the committee rooms. The telegraph an,
/ newspaper offices OF the second floor wer
a cleared, all occupants OF which wer,
n promptly elected Az @ O'Clock the senat
took recess until s, at watch hour cou
Ia sideration Of executive business In secre
" session win be resumed.
n THE HousE.
"A WASHINGTON, July 2G.--Mr. Holman 0
Indiana, from the conference committe
re- on the legislative and judicial appropriS
"a ton bills, reported disagreement MI
1 Holman stated that the real point of dl
A ference was the senate amendment pre-
~ viding for senator's clerks. The othe
points of difference were more formi
7 than real
MIR. Oates of Alabama moved that IN
house recede from the senator's clerks
> amendment.
a The motion was lost; yeas 90, NAYS 70
- and further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Henley OF California, from u
~ committee on public lands, reported BAG
the senate bill forieiting certain lanc
- granted TO the Northern Pacific Railros
company.
n The committee recommended that
10 lieu of the senate bill there be substitut,
the provisions OF the house bin on d
n same subject,
Mr.. Henley stated that the different
"a. between the two bills was that while 1
~ senate bill forfeited the grant fro
~ Walla Walla TO Portland, the house b
,,r included also the forfeiture of the era
ai from Bismarck to the Pacific ocea
' The house bin forfeited 80, 900, 900 acr
more than the senate bill.
Mr.. Van Eaton Of Mississippi, mel
Der OF the committee on public land
supported the senate bill.
MIR. Price OF Wisconsin could I'll
re. nothing in the platform OF any politic
o. party which could Justify congress In i
Violation OF an express or lmpll,
ven contract, as was done in the hou
tne bill He was not willing 10 how
,'aS abjectly before the communistic cry