Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL
:. senate Removes the Injunction Of
:, cserecy in the Proceedings Re-
esrding the Fisheries Treaty.
ssirns,sh on the rloor Of the House
over the Merits IL the Owl
Service Law.
Fifsictn Congress.
THR SENATE.

u,sHrseroN, May 2s.-Mr. Frye from
:. comuittee on commerce, reported
~ .bs river and harbor appropriation
~ The report Of the committee, he
"a could not possibly be ready under q
~ whenever 1t was ready he would
Ill upthe bill.
some Of the remarks made last week
:. ssustor Stewart on the veto question,
H,,,culsrly to those making charges
g'.irst the Attorney General in counec-
- with land titles in California, and
"a ~ uthe raid on the Bell Telephone
csmpsny," and earnestly defended the
igorbeY. General
n, Sherman defended bis position In re-
N 70 the private land claim suit in Cal
s,ynis. srd sent 10 the clerks desk and
~ resd letter TO the President from
scyeruor Wakemsn Of Califoroia bearing
J" ,hst subject ard representing that liti.
.,,iou 70 settle lsbd titles In inst st.te
n been goipg on for Eesrly forty years.
q declsred there was no outrsge in the
.i..or7 Of California equal to that of
.sop.hiug such litigation.
he Senate then vent iBto executive
,,,.isu, and remained with closed doors
nd! O'Clock.
Thsu the doors reopened and the
i st,ts preceded TO (siill in executive
..ssloI) vote on the following resolution,
,tich vas agreed TO without division:
Resolved, that the iriaactiou OF Sc
,tcy be removed from oil proceedings
A. lie Senate In reference TO the treaty
IN Great Britain, now under consider
sion.
IA the closed executive session Senator
Morgan resumed the f5or and continued
N, speech Of lsst Friday. The other
Dsuocrstic Senators contributed to the
rcceedirgs, but the Republicans said
Tthing. A motion from the Democratic
sis to postpone the treaty until
Dsember and to lay on the table the
notion to sit with open doors was ruled
ami Of order, At 1880 the motion made
,st week BY Senator Sherman TO proceed
b consideration Ct the fisheries treaty
E,s brought 70 pea and nay vote, and
carried By 81 TO IL.
Senator Morgan then introduced q res.
sv.ion about removing the injunc ion cf
eerecy, as given above, sni it WAS
tiopted The purpose of TINS WAS to
Nrmit the publication of Senstor Nor
ms re rarEs, which had already been
tsliVepd.
The doors then opened.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, May % -Uuder the call
d the states the following bills among
others we're introduced and referred:
BIZ Mr. Townshepd Of Illinois-Provid-
hgi0r sn Assistant Secretary Of Wsr.
BIZ Mr.. Plumb OF Illinois 10y request y
To provide for issuing bonds to refund
be national debt.
The House then went into committee
ptoe whole on the legislative, executive
ndjadiClsl appropriation bill.
Il connection with action on the salary
d the f-st al iitor Of the Treasury, Mr..
EsIf Of Iowa commented ON civil service
hi0Fm IS pracsiced by the Democratic
nlt1Snd sent to the clerks desk and
bad read circular letter TO federal o0ice
holders in lava, written by tue secretary
d the Democratic state convention OF
laSs asking for voluntary contributions.
AshSp interchange on the merits Of
he civil service law, snd the attitude OF
De two parties toward it, then took
Place between Messrs. Weaver Of Iowa,
Seele OF Indiana. Cannon Of Illinois, and
stheF.
On motion of Mr.. Kerr, OF lows, the
hhry Of the,sssistsnt treasurer at New.
Orleans WAS Fixed at $4,000, instead Of
'iiOO, as proposed bv the Dill.
0n motion Of Mr.. O'EellI, Of Missouri,
nsmsndment was adopted ap.ropria-
ing $4,000 to meet the expenses Of the
tsiy efice at st. Louis.
ahef completing consideration OF sixty
y one hundred and ten pages Of the bill
es committee rose.
Nj. TownsheDd of Illinois, from the
scanittee on military s6sirs, reported
ns amy appropriation bill, and 1t was
Msired to committee OF the whole.
Adioarned.