Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-28
SLOW WORK.
The Question of D scussirg the Fish
cries Treaty in Open Session Still
Bothering the Senate.
Greater Par: of the Week in the House
Will be Spent on the Tariff Bill
Under the Five Minutes Rule.
The State of the Appropriation Bills Does
Not Compare Well With the r ,cord
CT Previous Years.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-rhe bulls for
the admission OF North Dskots, Montana
sna Washington territory are the special
orders on the Senate calendar for the
coming week. The Indian appropriation
bill will probably be called up Monday or
Tuesday and will consume 8 day or more,
and the river and hsrbor bill which will
be reported to-morri " may be called up
before the end OF the week. The fishery
treaty remains matter OF dominant in
terest and promises to dis
place special orders and all
5illsluntil it is acted on. The course of
events, however, depends largely upon
the action of the Democrats in the eau
Gus to be held tomorrow morning. They
have the power to delay action inief-
nitely upon the motion to consider the
treaty with open doors, which is the
pending question, but actusl flli5ussering
though SO long threatened has not begun.
There are other matters OF executive
business Of CREST importance before the
/ Senate or it's committee, in respect to
which the Democrats desire esrly action.
Among them is the nomination
of Mr.. Fuller to be Chief Justice,
be delayed SIS consequence OF aGy dis
tory movements in connection with the
motion to take up the fisheries treaty.
| The belief is expressed by senators Of
| both parties that ST the next secret ses-
| sion vote will be reached and that the
Democrats will content themselves with
voting in the negative. They will thus
help make q quorum ard will allow
ha 1nrtfr ha
for admitting the public to hear
| the discussion. Should all
this take place, however, it Will still re-
main in the power OF any two Senators
under the rule which Is applicable to leg
| islative as we'll as executive business
TO EJECr THE PUBLIC
and close the doors at will. The rule
has been worked in recent years only to
summsrily shut OFF some Senator who
wished to have On open vote on propo-
sition to admit the public to executive
sessions, and it seems to hsye
been invented for use in
! lust such cases; but it is well adapted
to other uses, and inasmuch os 9 strong
minority of the Senator's are bitterly OPP
| posed to the present proposed Innovation
| il is appreherded that It's use may become
during the fishery dsbIte. Only one, ex-
ecatiYe session with open doors
can be recalled oy mea whose
| memory covers the proceedings
of the Senate for period OF more than
forty years. This was session OF TWO
or three minutes held on the last dSy OF
President Arthur's administration, on
which occasion s message nominssing
General Grant for General on the retired
list of the army was received and seed
upon. This exceptional course was
recommended by the President and was
adopted IN defiance Of the rules OF the
Senate as an extraordinary respect to the
nominee.
| IN THE HOUSE.
The House W Il tomorrow probably
continue the consideration OF the leglsla'
tive and judicial appropriation bill Tine
tariff bill will then be taken up Tor con
sideration, the debate under thu five
. minute rule being 10 order. The Rspuo'
|, licsns will PROBABLY pureuo the caueu
: policy of opposing every paragraph OK u:
bill by Offering amendments and demsad
ing votes upon them 30 that an
end OF the week ID Rot likely 4
show any msterisl progress toward
the final disposition OF the BILL Tn
. state OF the appropriation bills does nc
compare fsvorably with their conditio
:, during the last long session, although it
{ business wss much below the average
o Up to the present date but two OF tn
g appropriation bills have passed bot
o houses, the military academy an
: the pension bills Five more have pssse
e the House, the postoffice, diplomatic
Q District of Columbia, Indian and rive
:: and harbor bills. One, the legislative, i
d pending. Six bills have not been n
: ported They are the sundry civil, th
o army, the naval, the Notifications, til
Il agricultural and the general defcienc
l. appropriation bills.
a At q corresponding period in 'S7 min
!. of the appropriation bills had passed II
r House ano three had passed the Senaa
o which was just one-third more than hav
p been similarly disposed Of this session.
y FIRST Arrival Il Wtbl at Pecos City.
n Special 70 the Gazette.
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