Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL
s.,ste Takes Up the Bill for the
NV rrpction of Postoffice Buildings
at Certain Places.
ps,ses the House Creating an Ex'
fhs n' n,pnrtnsnt, Known as the
departments Ct Agriculture.
Fiftiesh Congress,
THE SENATE.


,.,xGToN, May 21.-Mr. Morrill,,
.se committee en- public buildings
t'Om a-onnds, reported bill appropriate
inu 81 5o0 for making the west end OF
ns Sr,.bsonisn building fire proof. He
.a D.,.ined the object Of the bill. citi-
EAp :, the United States, he said, long
~ a,Seut abroad proposed to give the
I..hsoniap Institute q very large col
.'on nj .rmor from the middle ages,
Is'., connected with the most eminent
son s names. These objects. num-
hls ''Oa some 5000, had been collected at
oel.n license. snd the collection was said
Vsi no tbe most valuable Of kind In the
70 " The condition Of the presents
NOiia tb.t the Smithsonian Institute
uon lT furnish fire proof building fer the
WVe.,ion of the srmcr. The bill was
passed. b,us in.-odrced and refer
"a were the following:
~ Mr.. Blair, to secure 70 tne peopie
,be assignment of the nrst dsy OF tne
.sek as q day of rest, and to permit tne
observance IS daV oil religious worship.
Mr.. Hosr offered resoluhon Wnicn
v.s agreed 10, directing the commltlee
an military affairs to report "netner
some amendment ought not to De mace
~ the Laws in relation to army enlist
nents, SO IS 10 prevent the ennslment IN
.ime OF peace Of men with wives or iaml-
lies dependent upon them for support
vithout the notice or consent OF their
wives. 60 tho hus,-
ness on the calendar, and passed numer-
GUS bills. - .+o tsoo
bnidngs in towns and cities Where tne
nostofice receipts for three years pre-
csdipg have exceeded $4,000 annually,
having been reached, objection WAS mace
70 some Of its details.
On motion OF Mr.. Plumb the provision
Was struck out authorizing the Post
master General to accept sizes
ar,nted or donated for postoffice
bindings, and contributions to purchase
s,tes, or in aid Of the construction, ana
directing preference to be given to local
ties thst provide sites satisfactorily to
the Postmaster General.
The bill then went over without hnal
action.
merce, reported back the river and hsroor
hil with amendments, and it was ordered
10 be printed and recommitted.
Senate then adjourned. O..
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The Senate
amendments to the pension appropri,-
tinns were not concurred in and con-
ference was ordered.
An hour was consumed in referring to
appropriate committees Senate bills
which had accumulated upon the Speak
er's table during the past week.
NJ. Dalseell OF Pennsylvania, rising to
question of privilege, charged that
THURSDAYS record had been altered by
the commission of an important part Of
the colloquy between Messrs. Scott,
Brumm and himself, and the insertion OF
matter not spoken on the floor. He had
applied to the official reporters and had
been furnished with an exact report OF
what Scott reslly did say, which he
would ask to have inserted In the record
Mr.. Dslseell then read from Mr.. Scott'f
remarks as given in the record, and
compared them with the reporters notes
One important change was in the omis.
sien from the record Of Scott's state
in cash and tri-weekly. Again it was
not manly for the gentleman in the quie'
Of his room to speak Of himself (Dslseel,
specifically as representative Of trus
interest, when even in the hea
OF debate he had not dared
TO make the charge directly
Henri. Scott had also changed his decls
ration that he never had contributed to thu
coal and iron police fund and had omitted
his reply to Mr.. Brumm's charge that h'
employed detectives, that SIT is IS FALSE
as hell ITSELF"
Mr.. Scott inquired OF the Speake
whether the extracts from his speech real
By NJ. Dalseell would appear in to-mor
lows record, and received an affirmative
answer. That, he ssid, left him to sal
during his absence from the House SOM
time ago his colleague, Mr.. Bfumm, ba(
charged him with employing Plnkertol
detectives. Mr.. Scott said his col
league, Mr.. Dslseell, now tried to shov
that he had been misrepresentlnI
the charge that Brumm had made agsins
him. In response to telegram asking
whether PInkerton detectives had eve
been employed in his mines, he receive,
the following telegram from the superin
tendent Of the mines st Shsmokin, PA.
mo. Nsyer had occasion to employ de
tectiVes." That WAS all he had TO say o.
the question.
Mr.. Dalseell said that his colleague hs
only replied TO Mr.. Brumm, who was adj
70 take care of himself. on the questio
involved in the telegram. As to tb
employment of detectives he (Oalseell
hsd on his table evidence the reading c
Which would occupy a whole day to sho'
lie genueman's attitude In regard t
pluck me" stores, the employment
detectives and the, rates Of wages t
Aoorers. He refrsined now from Cffer
Ing this evidence simply because the CON
ments made by the gentleman had rel'
IONS to Brumm and not to him.
Under the roll-csll of states the follow
ing among other bills were Introduce
and referred:
By Mr+Springer OF Philadelphia-Pla'
ing on the free list articles Of merchandise
me production Of which may be controlle
oy trusts and combinations.
Mr.. Hatch Of Missouri, from the con
m.ttee on agriculture, moved thai q
rules be suspended and the bill passed
ehisrge the powers and duties OF the D
peftmsnt of Agriculture, and to create
executive department to be known rs q