Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
urs,r Introduces q Resolution In The
Senate Respecting Religion In
Frs5 Public Schoals.
,us of the House Occupied In Discussion
CT the Iacresse of, Salary of
Houss Employees
rtftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

W,sBINGTON, Msy 20 Mr.. Blai
,,.roduced joint resolution proposing
>, amendment to thelconstitution to tn
acct that no state shall ever make O
~.in,siu any law respecting the estsb
',.hment OF religion, or prohibiting tn,
roe exercise thereof, and that every stat
.s.ll establish and MAINTAIN 8 system O
zoe public schools, but that no monel
I.i.ed BY taxation shall ever be appro
.,i,ted, applied or given for any schoo
irnstitution, corporation or person where
~ instruction is given in any doctrine
.U:,ats. beliefs. ceremonisls or observe.
.;ons peculiar to any religious sect. II
%,s aid on the table at his own request
The Ssnste then proceeded to consider.
linn Of the House bill making an appro.
oi,tion to supply the deficiency in the
,1nropriation for the expenses Of collect
no revenue from customs.
An amendment WAS reported by the
,omnittee on appropriations to strike out
che clause repeating the law to make q
ornament annual appropriation of So
$4,000 fer expenses Of collecting revenue
irom customs, WAS agreed to.
O:her amendments reported we're also
.greed to, and the bill was passed.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
,ion of tx cutive business, and when
me doors we're reopened adjourned until
Aold J.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Privste busi-
ness having been set aside, the House
vent into committee Of the whole on the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
prlstion sbill, VIII ch was read by para
sr,phs for amendment. The greater part
ii the afternoon was consumed in dreary
discussions of the proposed increase of
salary OF the House employees, and in te-
dous debates on points of order.
Mr. McComas of Maryland offered an
amendment increasing the clerical force
Of the Civil Service Commission. He de-
clned that in the whole century there had
never been such clean sweep of general
officers as there had been under Mr..
Cleveland, and now this sweep WAS made
under the guise OF the most colossal by
pocricy that had ever grsced the office Of
The Lord High EXecuti )rer. The Demo
crsts would deceive nobody but the NOR
rally dyspeptic Mugwunps, who for
free trade had dickered sway civil-service
reform.
The President was committing every
dsy and week the mortal sin Of linkering
with the tariff to the destruction of Amer
cin lsbor and American industry.
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois asserted and
commented In the assertion that through
cut the United States Clevelsnd's farcical
Oaiceholders had captured Democratic
stste conventions and selected delegates
70 S.. Louis regardless of the wishes of
Inc people.
Mr. Herbert of Alsbama commented
thu the provisions OF the bill for the sup
port OF the commission were ample, and
be contrasted this action on the part of
the Democratic committee by appropria.
tons with the failure of the Republican
committees during Grants administration
. mske any appropriations to carry out
tie civil service law.
ME. Butterworth suggested that the
Democrats were always satisfied when
their best came up to the Republican
worst.
Mr.. Reed said that he could remember
how President Cleveland at the beginning
Of ais term had proclaimed that he in
tended to stop farcicsl office holders par
tcipsting in nominating conventions, not
having prophetic eye on the recent
pennsylvania convention or the New
fOtk convention. Laughter
Pending vote upon the Nice Jmas amend
maut the committee rose.
The House then took recess till 8.
The House at its evening session passed
my private pension bills, and at 1920
Elourned until tomorrow.