Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Palmer Bill Reg srdirg the AMI
NAL Industry Bureau Genes
Up Before ,he Senate.
The Mouse sun wres,lss with the Dirscs
Tax Bill, the Legislativs Wednss-
dsy SSH Continuing.
Fktieth Congress.
TIE SENATE.

was ordered that wsen the Senate ad.
journed to-day it be until Monday.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart the Senate
bill to suthoriEs the sale to aliens of GER
tain mineral LANDS was taken from the
calendar and read. Mr.. Plat asked wha
would be Left Of the original law (prs.
hibitiug the acquisition Of real estate BY
slieuf) IL the bull were pascal
Nr. Saewar. said that the whole body
Of the original Law would be left; thai
the law had been designed to prevent 4
monopoly Of agricultural lands By foreign
ers, aud was not intended tc
spplY to mines or mining
The was NO reason why different rule
In that respecs should be enforced against
the territories than existed In the states
where foreign capital Was largely invested
in mines.
WAfter some further discussion the bill
was postponed until Monday next imme-
diately after moroing business.
Mr.. Riddlebarger offered q preamble
and resolution on the subject Of the ter
ritory reported as recently acquired by
Crest British from Venezuela, and calling
on the President for copies Of letters,
documents, ETC., in auy way appertsinins
thereto, or requesting him to take sGcn
other and further action IS may be COM
pItible with pa die inte-es Referred
80 the committee on oreign relations.
Oa motion of Mr.. Teller the House bill
granting right of way to tie Denver and
Rio Grsnds Railroad Company through
the Fort Crawford military reservation,
WAS taken up and passed. The Senate
then proceeded to consideration of prl,
yAte pension b,l on the calendar.
Among The bills pissed was one giving
q pension Of S25 month to DR.. Mary z
Walker as "ate assistant surgeon in the
United States Srmy.h
One giving pension of $500 ysar to
the wild W OF General G. II. Stone.
One to Increase the pension of the old
est revolutionary pehsloner on the rolls,
Nancy R,ins, ninety-six years OF sge,
from Sg q month TO an amount not fixed,
but lett to tue Secretary of the Interior.
Ole civ NJ pens on Of $50 3 month to
tie widow of Rear Admiral Nicholson;
On gi ing pension Of Sl08 month
to the widow of General Jadson Xii
pItrick;
Oae If Sl00 month to the widow CT
Geperal bert Anderson;
One psnsloniDg d soldiers foster
mother;
Oae giving pension of $50 8 month
to the widow of Brigadier g sneral Tay-
l)r;
One Of $50 per month to the widow of
Commander William Gibson;
0ls Of $50 pr month TO the widow OF
N deal Inspector Darcy OF the navy.
- Altogether there were 1877 bills passed
EE,y-f ,e Of the bills were House ills.
OF Of the latter contained the clause
"Ihis act shall be 10 force from ard sfter
its approval by the President"
The Senate then, st 2 p. m, resumed
consideration of the bill for bureau OF
animal Industry 10 facilitate the e1porta-
tioD OF live stock and their products and
TO eIirpate contagious pleurC pueumo-
nia. After all the amendments recon-
mended by the com nittee on agriculture
h4d been agreed to peo foTmk, SO as TO al
low the committee TO shape the bill as
1t thought best, Mr.. Hi.cock made
speech IN opposition TO the bill and
moved that It be referred to the judiciary
com nlilee with Instructions TO report on
The constitutional questions involved 10 IL.
Mr.. Coke moTed mat Its further con-
siderstion be postp )ned till Thursday and
made special order, and that in the mean
time the bill SO amended be prin ed.
Mr.. Frye sent to the clerks desk and
had letter read from Burleigh (whom
he spoke of as Que of the most expert
enced cattle raisers In hAin,). noting de-
fects Ia the oil IS not providing for the
case of tube colosis, d dreaded and incur
able disease, which cau-ed through In
fectea milk the death of so 900 children
year in the large cities Of Americs, or fol
the case OF CHAMBERS, in horses. Mr. Frye
moved to Smend the bill by mentioning
these two diseases, and the amendments
were accepted By Mr.. Palmer, who hsd
charge Of the ILL.
Mr.. C5ke's m Jtiou WAS then agreed to
and the oil was made special order for
Thursday next.
The bill to provide for the admission
Of the state Of Dakota into the Union and
for the organization of the territory of
LilcOll Was then taken up and 1t took
the place of uuf lished business.
The House bill for public building al
TsxIrkans, AK WAS passed.
The Senate bill 10 prevent obstructive
and Injurious deposits within the hsrb n
SAO n W6lSAo "a NCW jim ivy
was passed.
The Senate then proceeded to executive
business and soon aoj burned till Monday.
THK HoUsR.
WASHINGTON, April 6-The House this
morning al :t5 entered upon the fourth
day Of It's contest over the direct tax bill,
the legislative day of Wednesday still
Continuing.
Mr.. Reed of Msine Immediately de-
maRded The regular order, which the
Speaker stated 10 be the vote that wher
the House acj1u.n to-day 1t be to meet
on Saturday next.
Mr. Oates OF Alabama on behalf cf the
opponents Of the bill, proposed that they
be allowed two hours for general debate,
leaving the question OF negotiation as to
the future st,tu, Oh the bill to be settled
Whea those stages were rescued.
Mr.. Taylor Of OHIO, ssid the friends of
the bill only asked the assurance Of 3
nsal vote ct the proper time. Any ar
rsngement that included that would be
acc ped by them, but any proposition
which did not include /. would not be &C
cepted.