Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate spends the Day In the Dis
cusslop Of the Morrison surplus
Resolution without Result.
The Houso Refuses to Pass Pension Bill
over President oisveland's Veto
of ft.
Xix Congress.

WASHINGTON, July 20 The chair pre-
scented the proclamation OF the governor
OF Utah relative TO the violation OF the
marriage laws In that territory. Referred
10 the committee on the territory
Mr. Hoar asked leave 10 report from
the committee on library preamble and
resolution for the appointment OF com
inittee OF i've senator's the presiding officer
10 be one, 20 consider aud formulate re-
port at the next session OF congress, a
plan for properly celebrating at the cap
ital Of the republic the centennial ami
yersary (in 1880 of the adoption OF the
constitution and the i00th anniversary in
1892 Of the discovery OF America by Chris
topher Columbus, two historical events
iraueht with great patriotic interests.
Objected TO-, and the resolution went
over until tomorrow.
The president sent the following noml-
nation TO the senate to-day; George a..
jerks Of Pennsylvania TO be solicitor-gen-
eral.
The senate then proceeded TO the con-
sideration Of the house Joint resolution TO
apply the surplus in the treasury to ths
payment Of the public debt.
Mr.. Blair gave notice that at the first
opportunity he would call up the
vetoed pension bills according to their
OE0tI On tue CblcHuhIs
Mr.. Allison, who had reported back
the resolution from the committee on
finance, opened the debate. He asserted
his belief that by the statutes OF 1875
and 1882 there had been devotion or ded-
icatlon Of 100000, 900 TO be held In the
treasury Tor the purpose OF maintalnlngat
par IN coin the paper money issued by
the government. The house Joint reso-
luton, known as the Morrison resolution,
proposed In absolute terms TO set apart
and devote 500 600 900 for the specified
purpose Of redceming United States notes,
and for no other purpose whatever. II
that Joint resolution should pass without
the dotting OF an "i'' or the crossing Of
a." 1t would stand In the pathway OF
the secretary OF the treasury In managing
current business, II the secretary should
undertake to use any portion Of that
500, 100000 for current obligations he
would violate the clear and distinct pro.
visions Of the law. Therefore II was
that the committee on finance had
thought 10 wise TO reserve further work
ing fund of $20,000,00 II the Joint
resolution had been In force few years
ago when the arrears OF pension act was
passed, that act could not have
been executed by the secretary
OF The treasury. Congress might
again, and he believed that business and
fairness required II TO do so, provide ad.
ditlonal legislation respecting pensions
and had ~ the present session passed a
bin which would confessedly increase the
annual pension expenditure by SIP ,000,.
00o or Sl5,000,00O That bin was now
pending 10 the house and would, he
hoped, become a law before the close OF
the session. II 1t did and II the
house resolution were in full
play the pension law could not be carried
out. Therefore the committee on finance
believed II was to have this twenty million
as pliable and flexible, which could be
drawn upon az times when the treasury
w6s depleted
The consideration of the resolution
was temporarily suspended to allow Mr.
Conger TO report back from the commit
tee ON commerce to the house bill, with
amendments, 20 authorize the Chicago,
st. Louis & New Orleans Railroad com
panY and Illinois Central TO construct
bridge across the Ohio river at Cairo.
Consideration of the "surpus
resolution was resumed and
Mr. Beck proceeded to address
the senate. The senators on the other
side, he said, and the administration
might as wen dismiss any apprehension
relative 10 the motives aud purposes Of
the house OF representatives In the pass
age Of the Joint resolution and might as
we'll assume that the house OF repre-
sentatlves, constituted as IL was strictly
In accord with the executive branch of
the government, had not undertaken by
the resolution either TO censure, condemn
or embarrass the executive bran II Of the
government II was fair to say the house
believed that IL was conducting to
the public welfare and not bring
ing any embarrassment on the admins
tration He did not see any
purpose in the senate amendments which
did not make any practical change In the
resolution except y purpose to say to the
country that Il Democratic house OF rep.
resentatiyes was not to be trusted, and
the Republicans IN the senate had to
amend and change II In order to take
away what was vicious In the resolution
Not believing that there was any vice In
1t, but believing that under existing cir
cumstances the resolution was fair and
Just To the administration, he should vote
for II just as 1t came from the house. He
admitted that the secretary of the treas
ury had held money In the treasury be-
yond what was needed, but he attributed
that to combination of men
In New York and elsewhere who
did not desire bonds to be called
In and endeavored to make the secretary
believe there would DC q financial panic
unless the money was held In the
treasury He believed these men had
alarmed the president and secretary OF
the treasury and much of the''locking up"
was because of that apprehension. Mr.
Beck declared that the Joint resolution so
far from being reflection on the adj
minIstratIon, or any embarrassment TO the
treasury department, was the very thing
which wise administration would want
because It turned the responsibility upon
congress whose agent the seCre-
tary OF the treasury was.
The secretary would come to congress
and beg as he (Mr. Beck had so often
begged that the sinking fund should be
stopped, or that excessive taxation
should be reduced so MS not to bring
nh 10.