Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate Passes the Bill Increasing Pen.
siOns Of soldiers widows as
II Came from IIouse.
Dates Set for Discussion o. Rtagan's In.
terstate Commerce BIN and bland.
silver Coinage Bin.
XIX Congress.
Tux SENATE

NASilNHION, March LITTLE chair
laid before the senate letter from tho
secretary of the navy transmitting mtor.
nation, copies Of drawings and REPORTS
OF the second survey OF Nicaragua route
made by civil engineer Of the navy.
Referred. Also letter from the secre.
tary OF the interior transmitting infor.
nation 10 relation TO land grants TO rail
roads in Kansas. Referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Van wyck the house
Dill increasing the pensions Of soldiers
WIDOWS was then taken up.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Msnder.
son, at request, he said, OF Mr.. iIawley.
was agreed TO providing that the adiutant
generals OF the states may be recognized
as presenting the claimants under the bin
when the laws o. the states require those
olncers TO do so without expense TO claim.
ants OF the government.
4 Mr.. ingalls,, Ia order, he said, to avoid
delay 10 the passage Of the bill as ii came
from the house, moved to agree with
amendments made IN the committee. This
motion was disagreed 10. Mr.. ingalls,
then said that as the bill had to 20 back
TO the house for action ON the senate
amendments, 1t might as we'll be amended
with such further provisions as We're ger
maine to it, He therefore offered, as an
amendment, the provisions OF his arrears
OF pension bill
Gir. Butler moved the amending OF all
amendments by adding the substance OF
the Mexican pension bill.
At debate by Mtssrs. Butler, Logan,
Cockrell, ingalls, and Jackson, the fear
| being general that the widows Increase
OF pensions would be y 1stponed by send
ing the bill TO the house with so many
amendments that ii would involve de-
bate, motion was made by Mr.. Wilson
to reconsider the senate's action amend
lag the bill. This motion was agreed TO
All amendments were then disagreed to
aud the bin passed as It came from the
house. IL now needs only the presidents
signature to become law 1t increases
the pensions of widows from IS to ST. a
month.
AT , O'Clock Mr.. Cullom took the door
20 speak upon the Edmunds resolutions,
but he gave way to Mr. Merrill, who then
addressed the senate upon the resolutions.
HIS remarks were very brief, aud when
he concluded Mr. Cnllom took the door
and made a long speech. Mr.. Maxcy fol-
lowed Mr.. Cullom. He opposed the reso-
buttons reported from the majority of the
committee; tine real question at issue,
he said, was one Of grave Importance.
The Dustin case had been mere
ly seized on as an occasion
TO raise the issue with the
president as TO the point involved. Mr..
MaXey inquired when the senate found
authority 10 condemn the heads OF de-
partments, Under the circumstances of
this case, who, so well as that officer,
could know the facts OF the case2 Who,
so well as that officer, could know the
facts ON which his action rested?
Referring to Mr.. Edmunds talking of
the presidents message rs like unto u
communication OF King Charles | Mr..
MaXey said the similtude dldanot exist
the fatal lmbecilily that brought the
/ king to the block by the semblance OF
n court, court organized to convict,
| would not be found in this case He
/ who would attempt 10 play the role OF
( Cromwell here would Ind that this was
not the country for IL. The Cromwell
/ had not yet been born who
4 in the name of TIE SEN
ate could grasp the constitutional
| powers vested in the executive of this
/ republic. However much the issue might
be disguised, be said, the real object was
to ascertain the presidents reason for
the suspension or removal Of officers. II
was an attempt TO do indirectly what con
iessedly could not be done directly The
report of the majority of the committee
MIR. Maxey characterized as simply q
stump speech dlgnifed with the name OF
committee report. Complaint, he said
was made in that majority report that G4i
suspensions had been made under this
administration. The complaint made by
the people, Mr., MaXey said, was there
had not been ten times CAS- removals The
significance of the election OF 1884 as hC
construed it was that the people wanted
a change from Republican to Democratic
methods and principles and policy. Whai
was wanted and expected was Demo
cratic administration, root, stem anc
branch. Genuine ciyil-seryioe reform de
manded that the executive, who was re
CURED by the constitution 10 take
care that the laws were faith
fully executed, should have The
selection of honest and competent agents
In accord with the policy indicated by his
election. Stripped Of all unnecessary
verbiage, the simple issue, Mr.. MaSel
said, vas where and in whom was The
power Of removal logged by lDe consul
tuition. He declared that the power 81
removal WAS essentially matter OF OK
ecutive power, and that the constitution
4 nowhere restricted the exercise OF that
power. He went on 10 argue that the
senate had not the right TO insist on Tho
production Of papers which went TO show
the reasons for removals or suspensions
and that the only object Of the Republl
can majority was to keep Republican Of
hce-holders in place. 1t was an attempt
to control the discretion OF the president
but 1t would fail.
Mr.. Dolph then took the floor In sup
port Of the majority report, but before he
closed the senate adjourned,
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March lG.-under The
call Of states the following bills aud reso'
buttons were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. Oats OF Alabama, amending th'
4 rules so as to prohibit the speaker from
4 receiving any resolution authorizing The
appointment Of committee 70 accom-
pany the remains OF any deceased repre-
sentative or senator beyond the corporate
limits OF the city OF Washington ~ MT
Bynnm, granting to the widow O
Thomas A. Hendricks, late vice-presiden'
OF the United States, one year,
salary Of said office, less th'
amount paid him In his lifetime
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