Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes n Bill to Extend the
Laws Of The United states
Over oklahoma.


NLIN Congress.
THE sFSAfR.
WASHINGTON, Feb Mr. Logan, from
the COMMITTEES on military affAirs. report.
cd favorably a bill To Increase the chi.
cheney OF The army Placed on the calen.
dar.
Among the bills introduced aud appro.
pfiately referred was one by Mr.. Allison
to make full legal tender money inter.
changcable at the treasury or at the sub
treasury in the city OF New York.
by Mr.. Beck, 70 provide Tor the Issue
oil coin certificates and for other pur.
poses.
( On motion OF Mr. Malone the seuatc
took up bills favorably reported and on
the calendar providing for the erection
OF public buildings The following OF
such bills were passed. For building at
Fort Smith, Ark, $3.50, 600; Monroe, La,
100000; VicksDurg, Miss, SlOO, 1000.
A bill to appropriate S850,o0 Tor the
purchase of site for y public building
for San Francisco gave rise to some dis.
cussion. AT ? O'Clock the Sau Fraucisco
bill was displaced by the educational bill.
ON this bill Mr.. Blair took the floor.
lie briefly explained the provisions of
the bill, aud then consideration Of the
public buildings bill was resumed and
the following bills were passed: For
II building at Houston, Tex, $4,000; at
Opelousas. In, $4,000; at San Antonio,
Tex, 100000; for the purchase Of a
site for a public BUILDING at San Fran.
cisco, SG50,000.
Mr.. Cameron called up the hill to pro-
vide for the appointment Of an assistant
secretary OF the navy.
~
ment providing for the ap
pOintment OF an assistant secretary
of war at $1,000 The amendment was
ordered printed aud the bin went over.
The educational bill was made the spe.
cial order for O'Clock tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr. Teller the senate
passed the bill granting the right of way
through the public lands for irrigation
/ purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the senate
took up and after short debate passed
the bin to extend the laws of the United
States over the unorganized territory
south of the state OF Kansas and known
as the ''public land strip
1 The senate then adjourned.
! THE HOUSE,
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--The speaker
laid before the house the response OF the
secretary of the treasury to Mr.. BANDS
resolution. Referred. The secretary
says: 81 have received inquiries addressed
I to the secretary of the treasury by the
house OF representatives, in its resolution
respecting the silver balance and its cir
culatIon, and beg leave to say in reply
4 that | will, with all due diligence, make
4 full answer to the same. / am for the
I moment delayed by thecurrent business OF
the department and by a special endeavor
10 promote eXigent reforms in the levy
aud collections of duties on imported
commodities by aifordiDg some informa.
ton thereon in season for the advantage
of the subcommittee of the finance com.
mittee of the senate, which requested the
Il same, and which, am happy to say, Il
about TO undertake an early examination
of the difficulties set forth in my annua
report in respect to the collection of reve
nue. at the custom.house Mt New York.
The speaker also laid before the house
the reply Of the secretary OF the treasury
TO the resolution asking for a Statement
of the amount applied TO the sinkin,
fund during the fiscal year ending Jun,
30, 1885. Referred.
The following committee reports wer
submitted: BY Mr. Mills Of Texas, iron
the banking and currency committee,
senate bin authorizing the receiver Of an
} national bank to use so much money o
the trust as may be necessary TO purchas
any property on which the bank ma,
have legal claim. Placed on the hous
calendar.
! BY Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts, bill
! providing for investigation OF the discoy
cry Of means of preventing yellow feve
, by inoculation. Referred 20 the commit
t tee OF the whole
: The house then resumed in the morn
$ ing hour consideration of the bill to pre-
4 vent the claim OF war taxes as set OF
D against states having claims against th
: government. After considerable debate
but without action, the house went int
committee of the whole on the half gallo
c tax bill.
: Mr.. Flndlay OF Maryland took tn
0 floor with carefully prepared speec
t upon the financial question, which b
. said resolved itself into question as
4 whether or not the Bland act should b
o repealed. He discussed this question O
, length, and was followed by Mr.. Warne
of Ohio, both OF whom advocated bi-me
alsm in strong arguments. Pendin
action the committee rose.
9 Mr.. Morrison OF Illinois, from the con
9 mittee on ways and means, reported
h resolution calling on the secretary Of tll
q treasury for information as to the sun
, Of money claimed IN suits against colle'
e tors of customs for duties Illegally e.
;. acted on imported merchandise, no
pending in the Southern district OF Ne
York. Adopted.
The house then adjourned