Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
fhe senate Takes Up Isagan's Army
Bili- Considerable Opposition
to II Manifested.
KILN Congress.
rag SENATE.

fhE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March go The clair
laid before the senate the rnemotial Of an
antl-Chinese convention held az Sacra
menio, Cal praying for some relief from
the Chinese evil
Aflur resumiug the morning business
Mr. Logau's army bill was placed before
the senate. MIR. Logan sent 10 the desk
and had read a letter lrom Gen. Sheridan
iavofing the proposed Increase. Mr.
Logan advocated The bill.
Mir PLUMB opposed u. He thought n
singular tnat while We were SO thofSueh.
) ly az peace that measure Of this charac.
ter should be introduced.
Mt. Dawes favored the lin and
made the following aiIuslon 10
the labor troubles: 'lSce 10 Il, - said no
that he who performs labor shall renp A
; fair compens ition and that the profits
shall be shared justly between him who
furnished The c,p,tai and him who fur.
n'shed the labor 10 make the capi4al pro-
ductve, snd will hayeno trouble between
capital and labor. Control through an
army was not The control desired Stlf-
control. Mr. Dawes said, was the character
H istic Of our people and would see them
through ail th,ir differences He would
assert the American doctrine aud advance
The interests of our laborers in every
praclica 10 maunar.
Mr. Teller saw no necessity for any IN.
crease. Violence ia the statts should be
put down BY the people % the stats. II
was mol desirable 90 resort TO a standing
srmy Tor police purposea, sud the people
81 the United States did not intend
that loch disturbances In the states
saould be put down Ny natIopal troops.
Mr Logan defended his position on the
bin TWAS an unwarnutablc assumption
for any sen TOR 10 intimate or insinuate
tat this bill was n W introduced with a
view % any impending di1lcnly between
abor ami capital Why this lusinuaton
that there was desire 20
use arms against the poo.
plef II seemed that 70 some men any
sta emfnt that would injure another was
u sweet morsel. 1t was an
unfonnded and unworthy insin-
uailOn. In conclusion Logan said
Repuhlcanism WAS becoming power
the world over; aud the United States
should be prepared 10 say 20 the hr.t
European power that attempts foot.
hold In America, clay on Macdufl and
damned be he who first cries hold,
,nonghp Applause IA She galleries
After the executive session the senate
adjourned.
TIKI HousE.
WASHINGTON, March 20 Under the
call OF states the following bills aud res.
oluions were introduced and referred
b, Mr. Lawler ~ Illinois, a preamble aud
resolution reciting that recent ORE.
spondence etween MIR p0wd rly, grand
master workman 81 the knights Il Labor,
and Jay Gould, PRESIDENT Of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company, raises an issue
81 vital importance to the tranquility Of
the country and the general welfare Of the
people, ard diryc ing the committee on
/, lahor 10 investigate the causes OF thf
differences existing between the en-
ployefs and employees OF the
silroad and other common carriers and
r port what legislation IL necessary u
bring the troubles aud differences % q
satisfactory conclusion. The committee
Is given authority to send for persons
and papers 10 alt durngth session OF the
house.
by Mrwillls Of Kentucky, 10 aid In the
establishment ard temporary support OF
: common schools. This is Identical
with the Blair bill Mr.. willis
moved to refer the bin TO tn,
committee on labor. Agreed TO-
BY Mr.. McCrtary Of Kentucky, author.
lzing the president 70 arrange confer
= enee for the purpose Of encouraging
peaceful and reciprocal commercial rcla
! lions between the United States and the
! republics OF Mexico, Central ana Souil
America ard The empire of Brazil
by MIR, Belmont u New York, the fol
loving 10 MT resolution,
Resolved, that the sum OF sl4,77I b.
appropriated TO pay the Chinese govern
meut IN consideration OF lossei
= unhappily sustained by certain
u Chinese subjects by mob yiolenc,
Q at Rock Springs, w. T., said sum beinl
y Intended Tor distribution among the sui
ferers and their legal representatives il
q the discretion Of the charge d. afiaiies .
Q the Chinese government.
I Resolved, that further restriction 0
u Chinese and coolie immigration, II II ehal
i be found expedient and necessary, can b,
: most properly accomplished by d modia
0 cation OF tine existing treaties.
e BY Mr.. OMEN OF Mifsoud, proyidinI
!. for boards Of arbitration.
u by Mr.. Curtin OF Penn
j sylyaDls, preamble and re
. solution reciting the present labo
~ LIOuDitS anu pTbNlJluE iOl u rpVNih SNiii
i nittee OF five members " investigate TIL
j. cause and extent OF these troubles.
l. BY MIR. Houk of Tennessee, preamble
= and JOINT I, solution, reciling the cxlslini
10 troubles aud proyidiog for commls 'ion
To be known as the capltal-labUr commits
It sion. The commission shall consist q
four senators, four representatives an,
X one per ON 10 be selected by The presl
= dnt, aud VINO shali act AS cuaIsman.
y is made the duty Of the conmlssio
Is 10 Investigate the differences re
" lating TO the hours OF labo
s aud remuneration therefor, and 10 sut
c nit it, n port 10 congress ON the IRA
z Monday IN ID, c. niber.
It Mr.. Allen Of MASSACHUSETTS,, from W
le committee ON hdiah affairs, reported
re bill granting righls Of way for The c j
IN stfuciion ard operation " railroad
N across the lndian Territory. Placed 0
the house calendar.
1t Mr.. Lowering u Massachusetts, froi
IS the committee on labor, reported Dl
,e authorizing the commissioner OF labor
- make ngtsigation as 20 convict lAboi
~ Placed on h house calendar.
10 Mr.. O'Hare Of North Carolin
n, asktd the uaanmous consent for n
n Immediate consideTa ion Of the follow
uf ing preamble and resolutions
lni Whereas II Is d matter OF public u