Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
Vste en- The Resolution TO Adjsuru The
Present sessisn Of Congress
Next Saturday,
Lands Ia severslty 20 the Psosias and
Mlnm,s-Dircussion of Tar If meas.
uHes IN the Houie.
Flftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The confer
cree report on the bill for the allotment
OF lsnds II seversl;y donsted to the
Peorias and Miamis 10 the Indian Terri
tory was presented and agreed to.
The resolution for recess from next
Saturday 10 November l9 was taken up
and Senator Paddock moved to amend 1t
By making the recess begin on the 9th
sid end on the 18Th of November.
Senator Allison said he had copsults d
Senator's On both sides OF the chamber
and thought the prevailing opinion was
in favor OF adjournment until the first
Monday in December. He understood
the Senator from Georgia BROWN would
support 1t.
Senator Brown thereu2on offered q
resolution for final adjournment of this
session at O'Clock next Saturday.
he said he did not believe the passage
of the tpr. If bill would be facilitated by e
prolongation OF the session. II the Dem,
ocrats were successful 3. the coming
Presidential election something like the
Mills bill would be passed; and If tae
Republicans were successful something
like the Senate bill would be pxssed.
Popular opinion Gu the subject would be
huO WI dt.cI tuC SiSSslOLs
Mr.. Eysrt3 spoke in favor Of Mr..
Browns resolution and Mr.. Paddock in
favor OF the amendment oftsred by him.
After further discussion between
Messrs. Cockreu, Paddock and Aldrich,
Mr.. Allison said he would accept the
amendment offered by Mr.. Brown.
A msj )rity CT the Democrats voted in
the affirmative, while & msjority Of the
Republicans Votsd nc. There was de-
mAnd for divi-ion and the chair, after a
longer pause than uFusl, declsred the
concurrent resolution adopted.
Mr.. Teller offered q resolution instruct
ing the committee on Indian ahiils to in
quire as to the truth Of the report that the
Secretary OF the Interior had purchased s
large number CT wagons fer the Indian
service thst were manufactured with
prison labor In the state OF Tennessee.
After lively debste between Senator's
Teller, Bate and Cockrell, the resolution
went over On objection OF Mr.. Cockrell.
The Senate then took recess for hall
an hour n expectation CT some messages
from tina President.
At its close Senators EdEulds, Dawes
end Faulkner were appointed on q joint
select committee TO Investigate work On
the Washington equaduct tunnel.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill and WAS addressed by Mr..
AlaIicb, one OF the mem 1ers Of the faance
committee.
The discussion was continued by Sens-
tors Frye, Evarts aud Teller, sitter which
the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Oct fS-On motion OF
Mr.. Forney OF Alabama, resolution was
adopted authorizing the committee on ap-
proprlstions to sit during vacation.
The Speaker pro TEN. Laid before the
House the &C our1me nt resolution Of the
Senate. :
Mr.. MCMILLAN of Tennessee byiefiy
viewed the work OF what he termed the
present extraordinary session Of Con-
gress, devoting himself especially TO con-
siderstlon o; action on the tariff bill. The
House had passed tariff bill ard the
Senate had noW one under consideration.
claimed to be relief measure. The
Senate bill changed the rates Of cuty snd
ciassiflcstlous 80 extensively that it was q
very difficult matter to make calculations
SIS to what its operstioDs would be on the
ItNcuuSs EIum UtSL uAsd LLSb COuiu
be INSIDE Ii appeared that, based Oh the
importations Of last year, Of four.
teen tariff schedules eleven would
be increased byGthe Senate bill
He then proceeded to examine the Senate
bill in detail, and declared that on the
metal schedule taxation was increased 1C
per cent, and that the revenue would ba
Increased Sl,500,000. The sugar sched-
ule Of the DILL he commended, wss for the
benefit OF the manufacturers who com.
posed the sugsr trust.
Discussion CT the terif continued ST
length and Mr.. Taylor of Ohio, and Nj.
| Breckenridge CT Kentucky, got into
hested discussion regarding statements
made sometime since about Mr.. Have
meyers (of New York; sugar trust be-
fore the committee on ways and means
when the Mills bill was being prepared,
but the mstter smoothed over and regrets
were expressed.
The Senate resolution for final adjourn
ment was then concurred in A6j 2urned
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