Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes ths BIZ Allowing
Aliens to Possess Interest III
Certain Mineral Lanes
The Seventh Day Of tho Prolonged contes
Over The Direct Tbx Bili-1hs
Memphis Bridge.
Ffttsti, Congress-.
THE sESATR.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Among the
petitions and memoria.s presented and
referred was one for amendment to the
Interstate commerce bill, 80 IS to make
the &C. spply to the transportation OF oil
by pipe line.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the bill to authorize the sale TO aliens Of
certain mineral lands, the question being
on amendment offered by Mr.. Faulkner.
requiring msj risy OF the stockholders,
trustees or directors OF the mining COM
p.ny to be citiE Ems OF the Uaited States.
The amendment was rejected by vote
Of yeas, 20; nays, IL. After further dis
cussion the bill was passed by VOTE
yeas, 81; nays. Is. ~
The Senate then, at 2 p. m, resamed
consideration OF unfinished business
belug the bill to provide for the ndnfss
sion Of the state OF South Dakota and the
organ Eition Of the territory OF North
Dakota.
Mr.. Butler made q lengthy argument
against the dismemberment of the terri
tory, in which he said the bill Of the mi
uority proposed to author zs the people
of the territory to meet in convention,
ment and submit them to Congress, and
upon their ratification by Cnpgress) to
ceclare Dakota q state of the Unlon. The
ms1ority bill, on the other hand, proposed
70 rstify and confirm the so called consti-
tuition adopted in S Iutn Dakota two and
half years ago, and to seat as
United States Senator's two gentlemen,
Republicans, VINO claimed to have been
then elected. Would tn. S nate, he asked,
consent to seat as full fsdged Senators
equal to those who represented sovereign
states two men who SIMPLY represented
1900 votes out of los 900 yotesf That
was the proposition.
At the conclusion OF Senator Buffers
argument, without any action on the bill,
the Senate proceeded to executive busi-
ness, and wnen the doors were reopened,
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April l0-The House
met at 1l:45 this morning, the legislative
day of Wednesday last continuing.
Mr.. Pnelsn OF Tennessee, as q privil-
eyed question, submitted conference
report upon the bill authorizing construc.
ton OF bridge across the Mississippi
river st Memphis, Tenn. Toe Senate
amendment repeating the bridge charter
now existing is agreed to. The report
was adopted.
Mr.. Blount Of Georgia asked unani-
nous Consent to report the postofice ap-
preparation bill, but the demsnd for the
regular order from Mr.. Reed OF Maine
operated as an objec ion, snd the seventh
day OF the contest oVe- the direcs tax
bill was formally opened.
Motions for recess and for ten, fiteen,
twenty and twenty-five minutes were
submitted by Breckenridge Of Arkansas,
Weaver OF Iowo, Anderson of Illinois
and Oates of Alabams. These were
further supplemented with motions to
adjourn until Thursday, to adjourn until
Friday, srd to s6j )urn until Saturday,.
At this hour, p IN, no concessions
have been made by either eide OF the
controversy, and all talk of compromise
has collapsed. II is generally thought
among members that the present condi-
ton of EEsirs will continue until
Tuesday next, the DAY when 1t is
intended to call the tariff bill, when de-
ter mined 4 Jrt will be made to break the
deadlock. There Is desire on the part
of the Democratic advocates OF the tax
bill to have caucus called for the pur.
pose OF determining what course should be
pursued o put an end to the present
stagpHtlon of business, but while the OPP
ponents indicate willingness to have q
CAUCUS called for consultation, they de-
cline to be bound by caucus action.