Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-05
SORGHUM SUGAR TRUST.
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I States courts, pOstot1ce and other gov
q erhment offices at the city Of Texsrksna
, in Arkansas and Texas. The site snt
! building thereon, when completed upol
. plsns and specifications to be previOusl,
made and approved by the Secretary o
the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost thl
sum Of slice, geo; nor shall any site be-
purchased until estimates fer the erection
Cf \ building which will furnish sufficient
accommodations FOR the transaction OF
the public business sud which shall
not exceed in cost the balance
Of the enm herein limited after
the site ehsu have been purchased and
paid for, shall have been approved by the
Secretary Of the Treasury; and no puf-
chase Of site, nor plan for said building,
shall be approved by the Secretary Of the
Treasury involving an expenditure eS-
ceedns the ssd Eum ~ ai0o,0 for cite
aud building, and the site purchased
ahRil leave the building uaeSposed 70
danger from Ore by an open spsce ~ At
leest attv feet, Including streets aud al
lever Provided, that NO pett " ssid sum
shall be expended until svalid title 10
| he Haid Hlte Hhell he vaRied Ia the ualtsd
Slater. nor until the stAtsH oi Arkansas
aud Texas each ahall eede ~ the uhitsd
SJstea exclusive iutiadie,lun ever The
same, during the time the unitea HlaleH
shsil he ct remain The owner theteef. fpt
all purposes except the naturalization ~
the criminal lava Of said etste AND the
service pi civil proepHn therein,
ace. = That said building shAll be CON
srueted aur1na naii boundary llpe be-
tween tAid states in uueh manner an 10
| provide for all neeaHnarY government
oillees aud for a p0htofiiep delivery In each
OF the states NJ AtkauHAa and Texas, ahd
also 10 provide ON tho Arkansas eide
suitable apartmenIa for holding the tefms
Of the uaiged States oourta now required
to he holden.
Mr. blapd-L7t the report no read.
The report tpy MIR. Di0blc) was real,
as follows
The committee ON public buildings aud
| gruuuds, 10 whom was referred lluuan
| nilla n ~, 1865 and s0iO, for tho erection
u public building al the city of reAarr
kama, situated on both sides ~ tho bound
AIRY line between tho states of Aghahhah
and Texas, report the same back with the
| recommendation that they ba laid upon
he table, and that tho accompanying
oil pAsa rs n substitute thereiori
Thla dual city claims r population Of
about ID 900 aud possesses all tho ella
ments ui rapid and permanent growth,
and promises to DO city Of great I'M
portance as n manufacturing ana railroad
center, II Il already tho center OF tho
| railroad ~ atcmB II Arkansas aud TeKah,
IL Is about equally divided In hnaihrnH,
! population aud territory by State Line
avenue, the limo between tho two ntateHi
and separate municipal government,
coualy seat aud poslt Nice exists for each
| site OF the city.
On the Arkansas side there arc two
terms Of the United States Circuit and
District court held annually, and oflicca
maintained and kept open oil tho time
for the deputy ciork aud marshal Tor that
| division Of the district The gross re-
ocpts OF tho postofiicr for the year end
90 December 81, 1887, amnuutcd To Sc
| S6t a., aud the total box fuutH II 97Hl 80
! rne money orders aud puAiSl notes 10
sued Outing the wear ended September
80 1887. were Gs5G, ana amounted To
S72 400 66
Ga tnn Texas side tho recelpta Of the
pos.onlca arc but little less than those
derived from the Olino on the Arkansas
| side The precise sum Is not accessible
to the committee at this time The once
few years ago, and the receipts are In
creasing rapidly.
Your committee has escertslned that
TcxSrkaua, Ark, and TcxArKana, Tex,
are both county seats, and therefore under
toe law postoilce Is required TO be
established and maintained on both sides,
or In each town.
Your committee are advised that on nc.
D - \ hsg OH NO a
the dual character OF the towns much con-
fusion and unnecessary expense result.
IL IL oelIssed by your committee that the
public service would he greatly promoted
by the construction Of d public building
~ this place.
Your committee therefore recommend
the passage Of the substitute.
Mr.. BlAnd-I observe that United
States courts are 10 be held In the build
ing proposed to be erected. would like
70 k9ow whether the building Is 10 be for
,ha benefs OF both states or only one.
.sMr. Dib1le-I will state for the infor-
nation OF bbe gentleman, that the build
ing Is TO BIZ erected GIT on the state line.
There ia wide avenue running through
the town of Texarkansr aud the middle Of
that avenue h the line between the two
htts. lulb lDSAhASu 10 hbitAHolJ NSh-
tra'-
Mr.. Blsud-Are tho courts Of both
states 10 oe held 10 the same buildlDP1
Mr.. Di5ble-S understand.
Mr.. Holman-No; the court Is 10 be
held in Arkansas, not Ia Texas.
Mr. Blsuc-Wnkt amount does the bill
carry?
M. D.bble-OHe hundred thousand
dollsTs | move the bill be laid sslde TO
be reported fsVOrably TO the House.
Mr.. Rennedy-Mr. Chairman, iDasmuch
a. the gentleman from South Carolina has
not occupied the whole Of his time, / do.
sire TO cay 8 word. In answer 70 the
gentleman from Iowa (Mr Kern. who
addressed the House N ment sgo,
wish 70 Say that he does not represent me
on the floor Of this House; and will SAY
also 20 the geutl. man from Missouri
(Mr. Blsnd), VINO places himself In oppo
e.tion TO ell these measures, that be does
lot represent me on this floor.
/ am in favor OF the passage OF this
bill, though II may be n measure that
comes from TexaIk4lA. I sm in favor Of
redeening part 1t least Of the pledges
We made 10 the people Of the United
States. call the attention q gentlemen
on abe othsr side Of the chamber 10 the
fact that they came into this House
a