Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-05

indemnity Bill Passed the
4 Yesterday 'si' BY a Vote Of
''Ps thirty to Ten
20 one of I's Employees
W. op', 81, for tho Purpose of
'aN a'..seIng Legislation.


~ ~ 81 SIr. Beck went over I'll
Sn'a ming on the secretary ofthe
p'' I'm I'm I the senate whether q
: W. had been issued by the
' s.ssr Of the general lana once
ss'l ss.. y Of the secretary of the
n ig. ss resolution lecites in full
,s.aisr TO the registers and
s,Se land Office stating that
q w,iaIt,ous for entry under the
timber culture or desert
Nrllgu, ula he received, pending leg
sS congress on those acts. The
Syec,s the secretary OF the
inform the senate
n oct it was claimed
~ .,.ss had delegated TO the
~, II the general land Office,
. ..srpssry OF the interior, or to
s.srs Jointly, the power to
II X executive order the operation
n \, ne United States of the pre-
's amber. culture and desert land
"a ~ deny to citizens OF the
n gates their rights under said
II .on Of Mr.. Edmunds, the
,nSemnitv bill was taken up, but |
.'s,m,lly laid aside at the request
r. ,lIIson to permit consideration of
T - s and diplomatic appropria
h 4 general debate ensued par
IN by Messrs, Conger, Mcmillan,
n ,TIsou and others on the general
H n consular services and its |
n. At2 o'clock the matter went
Il nlnese indemnity bill was then
More the senate, and Mr.. Cock
the foor. He argued strongly |
M bin. He read at some
mm Official correspondence on
M to show that all persons en-.
|S me violence complained of |
| trIqpers. This correspondence
n "a show that these foreigners,
+ ID the Chinese, the persons CON-
4 bad been brought there under a
+ q contracts to supply cheap |
4 supplsnt American laborers,
8sisse had been brought there with |
II t,ovledge of the Chinese |
|surput The Chinese had |
waght there TO supplant white
cause the Chinese were now |
Il aWs. The distinguished repre-
ln Of the Chinese government,
xkrell said, had undertaken to sup. |
.lpmrently or to ignore the actual
n Il he disturbance, and so had the |
4 from New York, Ohio and Yer
lie read from correspondence to
n as, and also TO show that none OF
|7giss went TO live or TO work at the
sAsra the violence occurred under
MtectIon OF the United States
rai there relying for protection on
nasters,p the company that
item, He denied that we
Mulrsd TO extend TO the Chinese
pasr foreigners any greater right
nj fer wrongs than was given to
sas Of the United States. When
bshem equal remedy with our own
Amr duty was discharged.
cckrell reviewed the legal pro-
f. Il following violence to show
f y Chinese had taken no steps to
" or identify persons committing
lsnce, They preferred to rely on
Sdnmtnt for payment. They hsd
ans right OF redress in the
adWyoming that American citizens
Edtonld 20 to the United States
slHa case in which citizens OF the
States could not. The United
hd done everything in the prem
lhtould be expected of a friendly
Hlsht There was, therefore, no
ability resting on the United
ae conclusion OF Mr.. Cockrells
poe bill was brought to vote and
yeas 80, nays 10.
senator's voting in the
n we're Messrs. Beck, Berry,
n, Coke, Eustis, George, Harris,
Mitchell of Oregon, and Vest.
" authorizes the president TO ascer-
" actual losses sustained by the
l1sn BY a riot at Rock Springs, wy
u September, 1885, and to pay
es:es The amount appropriated
ail Tor that purpose is $l50,000.
tNiste then resumed consideration
CONSULAR and diplomatic appropri-
wl but without action on the bill
meg ull Tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
lssNeroN, June mfr. Cox of
AIolina called up as q question OF
Y tae report Of the committee on
ENlee reform relative to the appro-
I lOr the Improvement OF levees
.Nseayille, Ind. The report was
rnled by a resolution Diminishing
ssiaei, assistant doorkeeper, from
lsslee Of the house.
ward Of Indiana offered as substi-
'e'elauon declaring that the evil
f .ne case does not sustain the
nat 1t is improper for any Off
'lpoye Of the house to seek to in
sskalion, either directly or IN
v Io the action Of l.. +. Warder
n. oi the city Of Jeffersonville,
sae lime when he was an employe
-.se IN securing the services OF
sasg lor the purpose of influencing
~, WAS disapproved by the house,
~, NJ spoke In favor of the resolu-
ported by the committee.
iong debate Mr.. Ward of Indi-
IeW his resolutions and Mr..
alabama offered In lieu thereof
~ ..g Y Declaring that the conduct
y y Warder, being at the time an
II N y me house, Ia receiving money
IVY Of Jacksonville, Ind. TO
n 'snsel TO influence legislation of
III. was gross improperly, and
emphatic condemnation OF
=, ~. .al.efeior, but stating that the
~ -.alueed, In the opinion of The
N /. notrequlre his expulsion from
+ Y y holds. This resolution was
, Y, YEAS III, nays 67.
,iase enen went into committee OF