Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Number Of Petitions Prepared by
Knights OF Labor Presented In
the Upper House.
Tho House at work ON the General Dsh.
cheney BIN which with Amendments
Finally Passes,
KILN Congress.
THE SENATE.


THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July GA large number
Of petitions were presented by various
senators praying for the passage Of bills
forfeltlng railroad land grants. The pc
titlons are all uniform, and are those that |
have been got up and signed through the
exertions OF the Knights OF Labor.
Mr.. Cockrell, from the committee on
military affairs, reported n bill TO regu-
late the pay Of army and navy officers |
who refuse or neglect TO provide for their |
families.
Mr.. Ingalls,, at the request OF tho |
Social Purity alliance OF the District OF |
Columbia, introduced three bills for the |
protection Of women and children in the |
District OF Columbia. Referred.
The senate took up the bill to secure TO |
the Cherokee freedmen and others their |
proportion Of certain proceeds OF lands.
Mr.. Ingalls, from the committee on In |
dian affairs reported a substitute for this |
bill which appropriaies $3.50 for the |
purpose and directs how the amount |
shall De distributed. The substitute was
agreed to aud the bill passed.
The senate then proceeded to consider
amounts in the river and harbor bill.
The first amendment questioned was an
item appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal and harbor OF refuge.
After strong attack by Messrs. Ed
munds and Ingalls,, and long debate
without taking action on the amendment,
the senate went into executive session
and then adjourned.
THE HOUSE,.
! WASHINGTON, July 6.--Petitions were
presented from Pennsylvania knights Of
Labor asking legislation to promote the
interests Of labor. Referred.
The morning hour having been dis
peused with, the house went into com
mttce OF the whole on the general def
cheney appropriation bill.
i Mr.. Butterworth Of Ohio offered an
am, ndmentmaking appropriations to meet
the claim OF certain insurance compa-
MES of Cincinnati, but 1t was ruled out
upon point Of order.
The end of the bill having been
reached, the committee, in accordance
with previous arrangement, devoted time
to the paragraphs relative to the state
department.
Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois criticised the
bill for its sins OF omission, which he de.
clared were extraordinary. IL omitted TO
appropriate for the salaries of ministers
and charges d'affaires forRlss5 aud 1856,
the deficiency being $685. aud Tor de-
ticiencies amounting to 500 600 for con-
tingent expenses of consulates. This
made an aggregate OF $4,000 and other
minor items would increase the omission
to $l00, 600 lie inveighed against the
practice of making meager appropriations
for contingent expenses of the committee
and pointed out the disrepute into which
the United States Tell among commercial
nations by reason of drafts drawn by
consuls upon the United States govern
: ment being returned, protested and dis
honored on account of there being no
funds from which to pay them
Mr.. Belmont of New York called atten-
ton to the fact that the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill carried an
J appropriation Of $3.50, 900 for the con-
tingent expenses of coDsulates as against
$4,000 made in the bin of last year.
Mr.. Burnes OF Missouri said that the
committee on appropriations had doubts
: rs To the legality of the expenditures
which had given rise TO the deficiency
The fault was not that of the secretary Of
state, but of the accursed system under
which the department had been operated
for twenty-five years. There, however,
ought not TO be deficiency of consul or
minister, nor should there be a deficiency
In contingent expenses. This unbridled
department of the government
felt it was not in accordance with the dig
, nifty of the republic 10 live on $4,000
J for consular service, and therefore, re-
gardless of appropriations, it spent $780,
, 600. He would have every department Of
the governmentlive within the money pro-
vided for its support by the congress of
, the United States.
Mr. Cannon offered an amendment APP
, propristing $37 ,G0S TO meet deficiencies
| 10 salaries of ministers and charges
: d'affaires agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Belmont OF New
, YORK, an Appropriation t. supply the
| deficiencies in contingent expenses OF
consuates for the year 1886 was in
creased from $32 900 to $4,000 and for
/ the years 1854 and 1885 from 500 200 to
S37 49, On motion OF Mr.. Belmont, the
amendments were adopted appropriating
! various small sums to meet special def
, ciencies in the consular service.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house.
The first vote was taken on the amend
ment for the payment of the Old Colony
aud Pacific Mail Steamship companies for
transportation OF marines to Aspinwall in
! 1885 1t was agreed TO, yeas ll7,nays 90.
, Pending further action the house adj
: burned.
Rub your back with St. Jacobs OIL and
that pain will leave YOU