Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL,
The flix John Porter Blu rs Passed
by Esuse gspersed Fa,orably
10 senate.
,iou ii,ii and Then vese~ - Recon.
slider tho same.
NiaN oonrr....

rnF sFNArn.
wAsniS6foN, March I The chair laid
before the senate message from the
prcsidont Transmitting the annual report
I Tor SIS of bond Oi Indian commission.
cfS, Referred TO the committee on In.
4 dian affairs. Also letter from the sec
Teary oi the treasury, transmitting, n
compliance with the recent senate rcsOlu.
ton, information az 10 the amount OF
bonds called ior payment April ! which
are held by national banks The score
tary states that the amount ot such bonds
held by lilo lnlted States treasurer In
trust for national banks IL sb,aS5, $50,
I The letter was referred 10 The committed
on ilnanco.
Mr.. Sewoll from tic committee ON
library reported favorably joint rosolu,
tion accepting from William II. Wander
bilt grant OF objects oi value and art
presented by foreign governments to The
bite Gen T. s Grant
on the suggestion Of MIR. Ingalls, " wna
changed 10 the form OF bill.
On the suggestion OF Mr.. Logan " was
also changed that the namo OF Mrs. Grant
should preccdc that OF Vanderbilt. Mr..
Logan said that would bo thu more ap.
proprlate order. The bin was then
passed.
4 MIR. Sowcll from the committee on mill.
tary affairs reported iav0rahly The
house bin for tho relief ol
Gen Fita John Porter, with repor,
giving The views Of tho majority OF the
committee Mir. Scwoll added that Mr.
Logan would later submit report Of IN,
minority.
{ Mr. RIddlebcrgcr said thai some re-
marks OF his yesterday had been con
strnod TO hc offensiye personally 90 som,
! senators and especially the senator froi
( North Carolina. II anything that ooult
: be so construed was pointed out 10 Rid
: dlchergcr IN the Record h. would be glat
: TO erase II before the revised edition, Ill
: only object had been 60 protest egaIne
+ the admission OF professional lobbyists u
= the iloor OF the senate, men who cam
y to pursuado senators aud, u The
9 couldn't persuade them, then TO advls
. them aud hlackruard them lie ha
u meant no offrnse to the senator iron
e North Carolina,
}, MIR, Logan gave notice THAT he Won
y soon ask The senate 20 take up the hlll :
= Increase the efficiency Of The army
n was very Important hill he said.
g The educational bin was then taken al
u rhe yeas and nays we've taken on I'll
! Dulpl amendment offered yesterday, an
e resulted, yeas Il nays IS 80 the anon,
2 inont was rejected, Mr., Dolph then o
~ ierod an amendment providing TIN
" Alaska hc Included IN the bill
~ Mr. Harrison thought that would be j
oongruuus. That appropriation bill won
" make provision for the schools
~ Ahlska The subject OF India
~ education WAS not within the provision
ne OF the Bill,
TO Mir. Dolph saId there were white CHI
~ dfen w Alaska aud inquired wholhi
~ Alaska could be considered OK inrlud,
~ Ia the bin without special mention.
he MIR. Harrison said this was doubtful,
MIR, Teller said tha appropriate
going Ca Alaska under tins BIZ, even
Alaska could be construed 20 COZ
within its provisions, wonld be wort
less
Mr.. Congor said II there was one da
stain with which our enlightened fepn
of nc could hc charged, It was that we HI
~ iakrn tho Alaskans from what we a
h. sometimes prone 10 torn hall bUrbal
d, dogpotsm Russia" and YET We ma
~ mover done thug to elevate OF cducu
Nv them Mr.. Conger severely criticised I
49, course OF the United States goyofnme
~, officials IN Alaska. They had Joined WI
IT, the worst elements there, be said, 81
Va encouraged the worst Vices OF tho VOL
~ classes In Alaska. la gave al praise
W tho president fol removing officials wi
n w, had dlshonorcd orr good nanle Ia ~
III, inr,0tf country
w MIR, Joseph thought Aiaska should
~ ~ Included In tho bin, He believed the All
~ knns already entitled TO citizenship und
81 tN,,t tpaafv with Huaaiu
~ Mr. Gibson favored tho bin h n siro
we speech
- Mr. Logan moved his amendment,
~ ready suggested, increasing the 0pprop
Nu alton 10 The total amount OF sl8G,0Oo,Q
vi, vi, In ton years, giving the llrst y,
~ ~ sl5, 100000, the second year Sl10Q0,O'
\ tho third $40, 100000, The fourth 90
Wy 600 tho 1ftl $4,000, 000, the al'
Wv sIi 900, COO the seventh 81, 000,0oO,
:, a eighth SIC, 900, 600, the ninth $4,000
~. ~ The tenth sG,Q0o,00o.
y" MIR Morgan spoke Ia support OF
4, amendment. II we were going ~ do ~
:" thing iot education, he said, we shot
H., have the nerve 10 10 enough 10 10 10
ua' rood The amendment was reiecioi
r.. yeas, ~ nays, 10.
WI MIR Logan said hc failed 10 SCI whet
- our educational friends meant anythl
=" llc moved another amendment, nlrei
l.. suggested by him. approprlailng 500
~ 900 10 aid IN building seh00l'buusnh
-. cnmmunitios " sparcoly populated 70
NV tories, among people who would md
10 difficult to erect schoothouses,
IVY After some debate Mr. Logan lnerca
Tie limit OF expenditure under his nme
2" nant 10 $50 Instead Of 500 for 9
school.h0nse. After some debate u
M adopted,
ny Mr.. Plntt said that owing 20 the del
'"r' al many senators 20 express their \
~, paihg with his colleague Mr. hawl
~ ~ his sad alilction ftho death oi y
49,, ~. liawley) De- would move an ndioulnn
WIZ WIZ ~ Tho senate, This, he said, would
~ l's', the senators an opportunity OF attend
io the funeral service, The senaie then
MN ipnrncd,
tiir nol=i.
'"'' AsniNGfuN, March 4, The rpel
III, laid before the housn cOmmunlca
nv from the secretary % war r,commcni
y "a AN appropriation for cglfaduty paS
''Vu enlisted men AZ Fortress Monroe
icrred
Mr. Crisp Oi Georgia, from w 8
mittec on commerce, presented The Y
light OF the minority on ibo bin 70 inc0rpf
inw. tho Atlantic & Pacific ship Hallway .
ma many Referred 20 the committee OF
i'"- spE..l. Ihe t,lluoritys After detailing