Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15
F!f'isth UnERTess.
TRE SENATE.


..,orted from the committee IN amend
Wv. to the su1dry civil appropriation
- contemplating 1921 geo tor the survey
wa re!sca!ion CT the monuments or the
INTER line between Mexico and the
r,i,et S ;a:es R terred to the committee
N .rprcpv!stions.
The nate j)int resolution granting
: ,.,c. Of abserce to 81. persons now in the
[-,,loy Of me governm mt End who were
.,sesr. St the ba.tls Il Gettysburg, to
..rsrd the reuaion there en- July S,
a,sspd This applies 10 both Federals
nd C10ieder:!es.
,ssterd.y from the committee on forelgh
!st,ions as TO in;efna:i nal arbitration
cts taken up sgd passed.
The agricultural department hpproprta-
san bill after amendments was passed.
"In7pg the Gmendnents asrecd to WAS
me- spproprlatiDg 800 600 tor the cen
.rr,nce of experiments IN making sor-
glum sugar.
T0e pOsrCfice appropriation bill was
nav. taken up, amended ana passed.
Among the amendments agreed
n ere: Striking cut the
"sn Of $4,000 "I5r compensation
n clerks in postt I'll .es fer unususl bust
r.ssu Reducing the item "for rent,
iIgbt and fuel to postC I'll ;es of the third
risssn from $3.50 600 to $4,000, with s
n,ovisioH restricting the rent eff ouch Of
f,ss to $500 per year and fuel AMI light
10 500 inserting sn item of 81 oOO, 600
for Traditional expenses Of the free eeliv-
srv service rendered necessary BIZ tho act
dtbe24th Of May last, limiting the work OF
sitter carriers to eight hours Ger day; In
ssrtipg the item Of 5000 0e for mere
ff5cien. nail service betwsea tAe United
safes and Central and S0u.h America
ssd the West IIdles.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb, an item was
Inserted making the postage on eeeds,
c1stlngs, roots, bzlos sEd scions | cent
for every eight ounces or fraction thereof.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
GderStion of executive business.
When the doors reOpened st $3.50 p. m.
NJ. Allison from the committee on sppro
pristions reported the bill appropTia' ige
10000 to enable the several executive
apartments Of the government to par
tci2ate IN the Columbus, ONO, centeR-
n!sl celebration next September and Oc-
tobev. Placed on the calendar.
THE EcUsE.
WASHINGTON, Jupe II in the House
Hr. Townsheua Ct IllinUis, tff5red areso
lulioa providing for the consideration OF
bills ~ the unanimous corsens for hsli
81 hour every morning. Referred 70 the
committee On rHles.
CIder the cali Of com Mites the fol
.0wNg bills were reported: By Nj.
TJTLshend of illinois, from the COM
mittee on military Affairs, providing for
Sd assistant secretary of war.
By M. Hooker Of Mississippi, from + e
sina committee, TO re.iEa General Alfred
P.ss anton.
The House thea went into committee
Of the whole on the tariff bill.
After some debate Mr.. Buchanan OF
New Jersey, offered sn mendment to
strike Out the words admitting free of
duty plates COatei with mixture Of lead
and tin He ssii this clause wosld en-
courage the Importation Of sdultersted
in which was used toz fruit cans. After
some discussion the amendment
Wss rejected IS was one offered
By Mr.. D4,z9u OF Pennsylvania, to liait
i'ee plate to sizes no! larger than four
feet and thicker than number tweztY-six |
gUsge, and another to s.r.ke out the en-
tire plate paragraph.
When the paragraphs relstlng 10 glue |
'nd galaHne were reached hr. Weber OF |
Nv York moved to strike it cut, thas |
installing the committee smsndmeat to
the same purpose. Mr.. We5ber's no
ton to strike slua AID gelstine from the
fee list prevailed without division.
A motion to strike Out crude glycerine
failed, but by committee amendment
ofsred by Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee
d:1glue or isinglSss wa5 restored to the
existing ate OF duty. Phosphorus, soap
stocks, sosp sud sheep dip were al
passed ever.
Ga the extract Of hemlock there was
considerable debate. a motion TO strike
on, the paragraph Was defeated.
M. Mcmillan moved to strike lyCoriCe
Juice from the free list. Adopted.
SIX other articles were then passed
ever without debate or OF jectior, SIS fol-
lows: IndigS, iodine, croton oil, hemp
seed aud srsps seed oil, coston seed oil
snd petroleum Messrs. OMEN Of PeEIsyl
ysnia and Fsrquasr CT New York pleaded
Ter the maintenance Of the duties on
slUm compound, but without avail.
Messrs. Morrow and Yandeyer Of Cali
tornis were Cqlslly unsuccessful in 81
Effort 10 save the duties en- borsic acid
$50 borcx.
Nitrate Of sods wss placed upon tie
Tree list on ciHcus amendment, and
tie committee reese on point Of "no
q1OIum" made by FGrsn, having trsy
.rsed forty five lines OF the bill today. or
more thsR half IS much IS hsd previously
Teen covered during the entire fortnigh!s
DEBATE under the i've minute rule. 1t 10
le understanding that the tariff bill will
Tow be l.id aside for time and the
.rnY appropriation bill will be taken up
0-morrow.
Adjourned.