Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
:. pill Granting Right Of Way to
a. .,otber Railroad Through the Ter
ritory Passes the Senate.
in' :. committee of The Tholo-LanhAm
Speaks.
F,ftiesh Congress,
TIE SENATE.

Ftfttesh Congress.
TIE SENATE.
DARLINGTON, May AFTER the trans
..'or Of regular business the Senate
s'HcD into executive session. This being
w., sfcret session for several days
me n'1 an accumulation Of nomina-
tneie hv the President. among them that
hosS EuIler, to be Chief Justice, which
Of NJ -,eterred to the committee; and .
HelT ,sr of reports mostly upon post
n.% I,sTs were made by committees.
Tse doors were reopened fifteen min
u' e. Ssnste then resumed consideration
30 r,ilrosd land grant forfeiture bill.
Oh " " n,wes offered an amendment pro-
,si,o that the act shall not be considered
WAR any right, legal or equitable,
yasted in any person or corporation
Nv" NV Of the lands declared forfeited.
NJ Berry argued sgainst the amend
IN, "a one which would completely de-
NC. me purpose and OBJECT OF the bill,
Itch was to forfeit those railroad lands
VA restore them to the public domain.
sfter long discussions participated in
:. Massrs. Dawes, Hosr, Palmer, and
psrrv an amendment was offered BY Mr..
IT, I.ss substitute for thst OF Mr..
n,wss, which was withdrswn) providing
.S,t the act shall not be construed to the
r,eindice of the right OF the Portage Lake
E.n,l Company or any person claiming
nnder Il to apply hereafter to the court
~ IN Congress for any legal or equitable
reIief to which they may now be entitled
Mr.. Hosr said that he hsd submitted
4e amendment 10 the Senator from
Michigan (Pslmer) who WAS willing to
accept it.
Mr.. Berry, however, was not willing to
,ccent II, without further examination,
and the bill and amendment went over
sII tomorrow with the understanding
that final vote on the bill would be had.
Tina Senate then resumed consideration
NJ the bill for establishing Bureau OF
Animal Industry.
nMr. Paddock made speech supporting
and defending 1t both on constitutional
and economic grounds. The bill WAS
then temporarily laid aside.
The Senate bill to authorize the build
ing of railroad bridge at Little Rock,
Ark, was passed.
The Senate proceeded to the passage OF
individual pension bills on the calendar.
The whole number of bills passed in
sixty. five minutes WAS los, forty FIVE OF
them being House bills. Several of them
were for nurses at the rate of $l5 per
month, and one for the widow of General
Charles P Stone a House billy at $50
The Senate bill granting right of way
100 feet wide to the Fort Smith, Paris
and Dsrdanelle Railway Company through
the Indian Territory, and authorizing the
construction of railroad bridge across
TIE Arkansas river at For Smith was
passed.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 2-The House went
into committee Of the whole on the tariff
bill. Mr.. Wilson Of Minnesota de-
IOunced the protective system. he was
opposed to the present tariff because,
while it enriched the few, it prevented an
expansion OF industries, and because II
was especially unjust to the agricultural
interests. The important question pre-.
sented now was whether the wealthy
classes be allowed 10 lay their wealth
upon the Industrial classes. That was
the contest now before the country, and
sooner or later the people would sue
coed.
Mr.. McComss of Maryland said Cleve-
lands message and the Mills bill had q
common purpose. Both used the surplus
asa tulcrum herewith TO spply free trade
lever to jeopardize the protective sys.
TEN. Every free trader applsuded both.
Every protectionlst denounced both.
The Democracy had under Cleveland's
three years renaWed its allegiance
to free trade. This fight was
not over the details of this bill,
but on the broad issue OF free trade or
protection. Cheap blankets and cheap
salt were mockery il labor was cheap
still. Free trade meant untaxed foreign
competition. 1t chespened the few things
Inc workman consumed, but cheapens
every thing that he produces. Protection
rsised the price of the few things the
workman consumed, but raised the price OF
every thing he produced, and hight !
wages for what he produced means
higher standard of life for
nome, wife and children. The war cry
1.-THE old south was slave labor and free
uade. Slsvery hso gone, but these lead
efs OF the old south here on this floor
fought for English alliance and free trade
unce more. Free trade was still the cry
Vi tne old south where the corner stone
was the old plantation idea, wide lands,
an accomplished few enriched by the ig-
norsnt many toiliug for bare subsistence
DE pictured the new south teeming
Win mighty enterprises, develop
ing ner mines and flundries, and said
70 THIS new south Mr.. Cleveland warning
asainst the protective tariff came like an
friend.
Mr.. LHnhsm of Texas said that In view
VI Inc conditions which surrounded Con-
s[ess ana in view of the intrepid stand
aken by the President he could
aut see how anti Democrats could
anofd to antsgonize the general
opposition for reducing taxation. The
democrats were inflexib.y determined to
SLoWa and press this great issue before
congress and the country. Agitation
neuo not cease until something was se-
emphasized. The people would not
uauok further suspense. The lines
were being drawn. Men must choose
"aom they would serve. "Who is not
.oF Us Is against u.s." II Democrat ia
,orea the protective tariff let him go into
t ae camp Of the enemy. n q Republican
,,Nored tariff reduction let him come