Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-16

tor instructions from the Legislature anC
for his own plighted word he would hav'
voted to-day against the bill.
Mr. Daniel presented the credeutisl
of John S. Barbour, elected to the Senst
from the state Of Virginia for six year
from the 4th Of March, 1889. Orderet
on file.
On motion Of Mr.. Sawyer the Hous
bill for the appointment of eleven division
superintendent of the railway mai
service YVES taken from the calendar
amended by making the number two II
addition to those heretofore authorized
and passed.
After executive session the Senat
adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 15,-In the absence
OF the Speaker, mr. Cox OF New Yorl
presided over the House this morning.
Mr.. Morrow Of California presented
resolutions of the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce urging the Pacific coast del
egation in CONGRESS to use all possible
means to defeat any action which contem
plates change in the present duty on sugar
and the establishment Of bounty system
Referred.
A bill was passed creating bosrd Of
arbitration TO settls and determine the
controversy between the United States
and the state OF Texas respecting certain
territory lying between the north snd
south fork of Red river.
MIR. Davis OF Massachusetts from the
committee on commerce reported the
bill to prevent the Introduction OF conts-
gious and infectious diseases in the United
11a,a IS
lie health. Committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Perkins OF Kansas, from the CON-
mittee on Indian Affairs, reported the bill
granting right Of way through the Indian
Territory to the Kansas City and Pscifc
Railroad Company. House calendar. A
bill was reported from the committee on
public buildings and grounds and placed
on the calendar for the erection 0! pub
liciinter- state building at Texarksna.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on appropriations, reported a
resolution for the appointment Of spe-
cial committee Of five members to inves.
tigate and report to the House what con-
tracts had been made for the copstruc-
ton Of a new library building and the
amount expended hereunder, the cause
Of delay In the progress of the work, and
what persons had been employed and
paid from the appropriations for the pur-
chase and construction of the building.
Adopted.
The House then went into committee
Of whole on the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Burns OF Missouri said that the
present system of payments of judicial
expenses W&S all wrong. Under it man
who was the most INSCRIPTIONS, fieetest
of foot or nearest was the one who prof
tied most.
Mr.. Rogers Of Arkansas took exception
to the reference made by Mr.. Burns to
him as representative Of court. He de-
clared that the language was wholly IN
worthy Of the gentleman honored by q
place on the appropriations.
Mr.. Burns disclaimed any intention Of
rejecting improperly upon the gentle
man. He meant only to refer to him as a
Of the district embracing
the United States court.
Mr.. Rogers replied that while the gen
tlemen was explaining he might retrsct
his criticism upon the Department Of
Justice, implied in his remarks a5ou,
those persons nearest the throne, profit
ing most.
Mr.. Burns declared that he had not in
tended to single out the present admins
tration Of the department. It had been
true If all administrations. 1t was rule
Of human nSture-frst come, fist served.
In the course of some further remarks,
Mr.. Burns called attention to the num-
Der Of persons arrested for trivial viola-
called for the suggestion from Mr.. Blu.
ut No khaA La
should be repealed.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvanis, said the
committee on judiciary should frame
some sort OF amendment to the Statute
law which would prevent the
gross injustice which was
done to innocent and inoffending
citizens by trivial prescott ons. Many OF
these prosecutions, as stated by the gen
tleman from Missouri (Mr. Burns), came
under TIE internal revenue laws. By all
means they should be abolished. IAp-
plause.l The time had come when these
wrongs should be duly considered, and
he hoped the judiciary committee and the
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Rogers,
IS 8 member of that committee, would
take hand in the work. A wink was
sometimes IS good as nod to blind
horse. Laughter
Mr.. Rogers-"I sometimes take wink,
but when l wink wink at the tariff"
[ Laughter. r-.
Mr.. RaDdaIl-"An right; we will
wink together, meobe." Laughter and
applause
Mr.. Rogers-"If that sugges. on means
it gives me profound granfcs-
lion, for we have not been winking on
that subject together before"
Mr.. Randall-"The gentleman may be
1 little color blind on that subject"
Laughter
Mr.. Rogerg-It Is not the tariff that
olurs the eyes. It is the product of the
Internal revenue system that makes one |
blind. Laughter
Mr.. burns said ne would never cease !
1enouncing the horrors and evils perpe- |
rated in the name of lsw by officers OF |
The law under the internal revenue Law. |
1t the same time he wished to ssv to the |
gentleman from Pennsylvania (RsndslD |
ind the country that he would remove |
'he burden Of tariff taxation snd reduce |
he taxes on some of the necessaIies Of !