Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resolution Authorizing Certain
Officers to Close the Present
Session of Congress.
Practically .s.cuEed-DhcusLions ia
the seaate-Ihe TaEifI
Fiftisth Congress,
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The attend.
snce OF Senator'S is larger than sntici-
pated, there being some thirty o, them
present when the Journal was resd.
Mr.. Hoar called st.en lion to the Union
Pacific funding Gill and suggested thst in
view Of Its great Importance 1t should be
SCI down for hesiing for the first Tues
day in December.
Mr.. Morgan hoped tie first Tuesday OF
December would be fixed for considerA.
ton of the bil!.
M. Allison S15ject to the tariff
olll."
Mr.. Morgsn-fCersainly, although 1
think we can dispose CT the tariff bill at
the present session."
Mr.. Hoag's suggestion WAS agreed to
Two or three messages f:om The Pies
iient vstoiag p3nsion bills were lait
before the Senate, aud the Senate dis
cussed the adjournment question bus
came to no dec!sioo. and tnen took up
the tariff oil, M. Vest speaking to H..
srd Mr.. Allison replying 80 soma of thst
gentlenan's sta:ems 1'e respecting profits
oV the First National Bank Of New York
ten years ago when, as he charged, 1t
was he pet b.Ck OF the Republican ed
ministrstion.
Mr Teller obtained the floor.
The tsriG bill went Gvaf and the Sena:3
adj 5uraed.
| THE HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, Oc:. 10 Mr.. Oates oi
A!sbams offered resolution for & fasl
adj ournmen. 90 the l7lh instant. II was
laid over uutil tomorrow.
The Speaker proceeded 20 call states
fer the Introduction OF bills and resolu-
sicTs.
| When Alabama was called Mr.. Wheeler
T cred the blowing for reference:
| Whereas, the S,rste Of the United
Safes has reported bill to revise the ia Y
laws, which bill is more oppressive to the
m asses OF people md more in thu interest
of mo1opoltsts than any measure ever
prop ,eed to any Legislative body of which
We nave record; therefore, De 1t
| Resolved, the Democratic members OF
this II 1ase pledge themselves to continue
their efforts to defend the people sgainst
this uae q nal, n lst and unWise legisla-
ton, which, II enacted in law, must inc
vltroly cheek end limit the sale Of Ameri-
can products ia foreign countries, etimu-
late and strengthen o. erations Of combi-
nations and trusts, and lrolong, II moi
perpetus:e, the sutjec:ion OF the people
to the exsctiCns of accumulated capital i;
and the Democratic members Of this Con-
gress will maintain the contest upon this
floor until victory is won or the duties
| with which they have been charged By the
people lspse 0y constitutional limitation,
and be it slso
Resolved, that the Senate tariff bill
should be discussed upon this floor to the
end that it's features may be exposed and
msde known to the people.
After discussion sc 70 the propriety Of
the resolution 1t wss referred TO the COM
mittes On rules.
Mr. Oates OF AisbaDs introduced ths
following: r solved, That the Presi-
dent Of the Sena'e aud the Speaker { f the
House be authorized TO close the presen,
session of Congress. After animated do.
bate the resolution was laid over unit
tomorrow, Mr.. Kilgore Of Texas giving
notice that he would demand vote on 1t g.
that time.
Mr.. Dougherty Withdrew the point Of
no quorum raised by him some days age
ppon the motion 20 table the motion tc
reconsider the vote by which the House
passed the Presidential count bill. The
motion to table Wes then csrried, thu!
clinching the passsge Of the bill.
Adjourned.