Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01

authorizing inquiry into expendituresB de
by Texas for frontier protection SO far
bsck as the year 1865. When were the
expenditures made by Kansas, Nebraska,
and Nev.ds7
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois-Mr. Chairman.
this claim, sggregatlng nearly 81, DOC, 00O,
it seems to me would be better in some
other bill than the urgent deficiency bill;
and suggest this point to the gentleman
from Texas. 1 think it ought to be II
separate bill.
Mr.. Ssyers-I think not. II 1t is just
1t can be paid here just as well as any
where ese.
Mr.. Hopkins Of Illlnois-If that
were done the papers that the
gentleman claims fully substantistes the
amount of the claim could be printed and
the memoirs of the House could be as
well informed upon the subject ss ne
himself, and there might be no objection
to It's passage. But it Is asking great
deal OF 8 member to vote 81 100000 away
upon the say so Of anybody, care not
how honorable he may be. l understand
that it is not proper claim to go into
this bill st sll. Why not, therefore, II
the document support it, put 1t into an
original bill, or let it go into the general
deficiency.
Mr.. Ssyerg-Mr. Chairman, these re-
ports u Ill appear in to-morroW's Record.
Now let me say q word 10 conclusion,
because do not wish to longer detsin
the House. From 1865 down to 1882,
from the Rio Grande TO the Red river, the
Indians were invading our whole from
tier, numbering our men, carrying away
our womsn and children iato captivity,
Our nrnnprfU IF IL WAS
right that Kansas should be paid without
OH .ctiou, II it WAS right that Nevada end
Nebraska should also be paid without
objection, then submit to this commit
tee and TO the Representatives of the SOW
ereign states OF this Union, that 1t is only
right, fsir, and just that Texas, too,
should be paid, as her claim is here
presented.
Sae does not demand one cent but what
she feels she is entitled to. Ne xican
bandits and Indian marAuders, as stated
in the report of the Com manding General
in the Department Of Texas, were con-
tinuslly invading our frontier settle
ments. Texas WAS compelled, poor as
she was, from 1865 to 1875 to rely, in 8
great m MEASURE, upon herself for protec-
ton against these flauds in human flesh
and with the money placed in her treas
ury by her own people to protect the
frontier from the Rio Grsnde to Red
river.
Take but glance at the map of that
state and see for yourselves what long
line il WAS to defend, AID that, too, by 8
people lily able during those evil years to
bear so heavy an expense.
Those only who have lived near tribes
oNh In Tn1 ~ no
most approved manufacture in their
hands, can properly appreciate the snx-
iety, the hardship, and the danger OF the
frontier life. Texas pro ected herself as
we'll as she then could, and she now con-
fltently relies upon the sense Of justice
which l am sure tnimstes the
Representatives OF her sister states upon
this floor TO repGY her in meas
ure for what she was necessarily COM
PEELED to eXpend during those years for
the protection of those wnose courage
snd power Of endurance have made our
western counties to bloom and to blossom
as q rose.
MIR. Cannon rose.
Mr.. Burnes-I should like very much
that the committee should rise, aud that
we finish this debate on future day.
Mr.. Canpon-I only want to say SIN
gle word, to go with the remarks of the
gentleman from Texas. This is an urgent
deficiency bill. The general deficiency
bill will pass later, about the C ose of
the fiscal year. In theory this, the small
deficiency bill, contains items necessary
to carry on the government now.
1 do not combat the justice OF
the gentleman's claim. l ds not
10 in mot r1oraIy
wish to say its place, if just, 10 On the
general d. ficiency bill.
1 state further that so far as know
and am informed when the committee
took action upon this amendment the re-
port from the Secretary of the Treasury
Was not and never had been before it.
On the contrary, it was on the Speakers
table and it had not oeen referred. l say
further as understand not only the rules
Of the House but the law, that at the time
the committee took action On this amend
ment it had no jurisdiction, not the slight
est to act upon it; because the estimate
which the law says shall reach the COM
mittee before it has jurisdiction was upon
the Speakers table.
Now, then, let this amendment come In
order Let it be printed. Let it go to
the committee on appropriations; let II
, be referred, carrying $1,000, 600: ss 1t
does, TO 6 subcommittee; let the full
committee consider it and let it be re-
ported if due, as l suspect it is, although
do not know it is, on the general de-
| ficiepcy bill, because it has no place and
NO business on the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Adams-Will my colleague yield to
NE for a question?
Mr.. CaDnon-Ies, sir.
Mr.. Adams-I ask whether at the time
the committee took action on this claim,
an amendment to Senate amendment 63,
the committee had not tefore decided IL
connection with amendment 62 that the
Judgment or the finding OF the Court OF
Claims gives the committee on appropria
lions no reason for passing claim
against the government.
Mr.. Cannon-Tnat WAS under the Bow
man act, and the committee on appropri-
atoms has never tsken jurisdiction Of
claims under the Bowman act.
Mr.. Adsms-Does the report OF the
board of army officers give the
committee on appropriations any
more reason for approving a claim
than finding Of the court Of claims?
Mr.. Csnnon-I think not.
MIR. Burnes-I call the attention of the
committee to the fact that this claim OF
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