Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
4 Commute alton frsm tbs Secretary OF
War In Response to BOuselle's
Battle-Fi8g Resolution.
H0at's joint ResOIution Extending the
Terms of Members of Congress
Defeated In the HOuss.
FIftisth Congress.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-&r Butler
offered a resolution which was sgreed to
directing the Secretary Of War to report
al estimate as to the resting quarters for
troops at Fort Moultrie, S. C, and to
placing the fort in the highest degree OF
strength for defensive purposes.
Mr.. Hoar offered 8 resolution which
was agreed to ordering that on Wednes-
DAY next the farewell address OF Washing.
ton be read to the Senate by the pre-
siding officer at the conclusion OF the
morning business.
Mr.. voorhees, suggested that after the
reading an adjournment OF the senate
should be provided for BE thought that
that would be proper mark of respect for
the day.
The bill to incorporate the Washington
Cable Electric Street Railway Company
of the District Of Columbia WAS taken
from the calendar for consideration and
amendment The report By the commit
tee having been reached, requiring the
rails to be of iron manufacture, Mr.. Ed
munds suggested, informally and IN low
tone OF voice, that Il WAS in opposition to
the Presidents message aud st variance
with ali principles OF the administration.
1t wss formally opposed By Mr.. Vance
as unusual in bill Of this character and
altogether ABSURD.
Mr.. Eimunds, In order to have the
votes of the Senators placed on
record an this Indirect tsrih
question, demanded the yess
and nays. The vote was taken aud the
amendment was Hdopted-yeas 20, nays
Il, as follows:
Yeas-Bl,ir, Bowen, Brown, Chsce,
Chandler, Davis, Dawes, Edmunds, Far
well, Frye, G 9rmsn, HIseock, Rosr, Man
derson, Mitchell, morrill,, Paddock
Palmer, Platt, Plumb, Riddleberger
Spooner, Stanford, Stewart, Stockbridgt
-25.
Nsya-8ate, Blackburn, Cali, Coke
Daniel, Bustls, George, Gibson. Harris
Hearst, Pugb, Reagan, Vance, Walthail
Wilson Of MGrYland-l7.
Among the pairs announced were tn
following: Cullom with Cray, EYAft
with Morgan, Hale with Brck.
The bill, which was about half CON
pleteo, was then laid aside Informally.
Mr.. Palmer, from the committee Of
agriculture, reported the bill for tn
establishment OF q bureau OF animal in
dustFy. Placed on the calendar.
The Senate then prOces q d to the COZ
siderstion of executive business and 500
adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, FEB 20-Amnng the eA
ecu i've commune 4tiOns lad before tn
House by the Speaker WAS one from tn
Secretary of Wsr IN response to To
BoutelIe bsttle-fig resolution. l. va
referred to the committee on militar
afiirs.
ca motion of Mr.. Dockery of Missouri
q resolution was adopted making the Pa
l.id, r1llro "a telegraph bill the specia
order for March 3. --....----..
The follow wing bills were introduce
aud referred: By Mt. Sims OF NJrt
Csrolins, for the aporop 'iatiou on tn
bssis of illlterscy Of $50 000,o0o anon
the states Ead territories for educations
purposes.
Bg Mr.. Brewer of North Carolina,
resolution requesting the committee o
rules to report back the resolution d
rectIng the committee on ways and mean
to report back the bill repeating the II
ternEl revenue laws, also resolutio
directing the committee on education
report b8ok the Blair educational bill o.
fore March 5.
Mr.. Culberssn OF Texas, on behalf {
the committee on judiciary, moved
suspend the rules and place upon its pa
sage the Fl oar 1int resolution, proposir
constitutional amendment to charge t!
date OF the inauguration aud eXtendiI
the terms OF members of Congress uni
April 30. Quite long debate ensue
though little interest was m.nifeste
The motion to suspend tue rules and pa
the Joint resolu'iOa WAS lost, yeas II
nays 1873, not the necessary tRO-thirds
the ALTERNATIVE.
Tae House the adjourned.