Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-06

With view 70 the future as wen as lhc
Mr, Butler win TIC senator from A'cr.
mout before submitting this bill 10 the
people eliminate from IL everything that
mas been done in the way u the election
81 SENATORS or cUneressnieaY
/ ar. Ldmunds | will not. After all
these years Of effort and application by
these peop.e the matter should now
DC disposed ~ Here was constitution
ike the consultation Of other states In
respect TO the security OF property. the
administration VI Justice, the equal levy.
ing OF taxes and everything that poes
to make up the best Of modern constitu.
tons. would not therefore, say 70
these people they must he again put
ION for one, two or three
years The people OF terri
tory, Mr. Edmunds continued, had
no right to remain a territory forever.
Inc United States paid very large part
\ OF the territorial expenses and should be
relieved of that burden as soon as con
sistent with the general good. II was
the misfortune OF fate for the
senator's on the Democratic side that
l Dakota did not have political
opinions with which those senators
could agree, and that was what the mat.
ter was.
MIR. Beck denied the right Of terri.
tory TO divide itself, that be.
ing power lodged only In con-
grcss. The population OF the
new territory, he said, consisted to a con.
siderable extent of foreigners, Scandlna.
vians aud others who were not vet pre-
pared for citizenship.
frhp dcbata vv.S thnO nlopaA a,a NJ.
Buffers substitute was put to vote aud
lost. Yeas, %; nays, SO. The bill
reported from the committee was then
passed, yeas 80, nays %. The only Dem.
cratvoting in the affirmative was Mr. Yoor
hees. The negative votes were all Demo
cratic. The bill divides the territory of Da
kota ON the line OF the forty-sixth parable
OF latitude, provides for the admission o.
the Southern portion as a state, under III,
title Of Dakota, and the organization o
the northern portion into a separate ter
llitory, under the name of Lincoln.
Mr. Payne presented the credentials o
reelection Of Senator Sherman, whicl
were read and filed.
Mr.. Blair moved that the senate talk,
/, up the education bill heretofore intro
duced by him, and reported iavorabl,
from the committee on education AM
! labor.
: Pending this motion Mr.. Plumb move,
! an adjournment. Pending that motto
, Mr.. Blair asked the unanimous consent L
! say u few words Several objection
were heard
!, Mr.. Blair opposed MIR. Plumb's me
ton and called for the yeas and nays bu
! the motion was carried and the senat
= adjourned till Monday next.
TUE HOUSE.
u WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--The speakc
0 laid before the house message from tn
It president transmitting the response {
: the secretary of the Interior to the hous
e resolution calling for copies Of any cor
II tract or lease between the Southern II
;. chc railway company, or any land-graI
= roads of the Southern Pacific, and of an
u contract between the Pacific STEAMSHIP
d company and any Immigrant roads. R
ferred.
&c The speaker announced the appon
u ment of Mr.. Hammond of Georgia nj
II Mr.. Culberson of Texas to III vacanci,
y upon committee on American shipph
interests. At - 80 the house went in
IN committee of the whole, Blount
O. Georgia in the chair, ON a private CT
ID lendar.
Is Inc committee renamed IN seSslC
err until $40 p. m, when 1t rose and report
ut various bills to the house leaving the FIJI
II John Porter bin standing at the head
~ the calendar Bills were passed for 3
ic relief Of Francis Il. Stewart, James
at Parish, Victor Beauoachcr, G, 5. Hunt
a Co., Phinney & jackson and Dudley, III
ed & Co., also bills authorizing the Nj
b. chants National Bank of Lit
il Rock and the National BaI
e. Of Winopa TO change their names, a
or authorizing the First National bank
1t, Minneapolis, Mimi, TO increase It's ca
es tai stock to an amount not exceeding >
II. 10000
H. Mr.. Randall OF PENNSYLVANIA from
in committee on appropriations report
ad lpension appropriations 0f sT5,154, 200,
m increase OF about fifteen million dolli
NO over last year. 1t Is made up as follow
lot For army and navy pensions, S5,O0O,OC
he fees and expenses of examining surgeon
Oh 100000; salaries Of eighteen pensi
Dr. agents, S72, 900; for miscellaneous, =
ad GLIDING clerk hire, rents, etc, SlS2,2o0
to ON motion of Mr. Laird OF Nebraska
les resolution was adopted, making the III
nat John Porter bill the special order ir
ON Thursday, the nth, until 18th, inclnd
ma Thursday evening.
Re- The house adjourned TO Monday,
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