Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
-. Houss Discussss the Causes Of In.
,flicisut Wall Service Through.
ont the Western States.
.,,r,rce Report on tho Pension Appro
nr,stion Bill agreed to in fhe Senate.
rhs Preside ntial Veto,
Fifsieeh Congress.
THE SENATE.


THE SENATE.
u,sHrSGroN, Msy 24.-Mr. Stew
-, e.lled up the Joint resolution Offered
rs;m on the IA n instant, for consti.
gann. amendment reducing to simple
'';,r,,y the vote necessary to overrid,
Dp,ssidential veto, and addressed the
s.,,te en- the suit sct.
T,e conference report on the pension
.,nrOpri.tion bill WAS agreed to.
TN me special committee on the meal
.1r,, of the United States was an.
P..vgncsd as MessFs. Vest, Plumb, Man.
, ,o..op. Column and Coke, and the Senate
's'.,cseded to executive business.
I Trer the executive session the Senate
.iiourned' THY vo,,.r
u,sHINGToN, May 24.-After prelimi-
-, husiness the House went into COM
~. |;,,ee Of the whole on the postogice sp-
--.apdstion bill.
Gr motion OF Mr.. Blount of Georgia,
~ ,npropriation for mail messenger
.s.vire wss increased from 5000, 900 to
$4,000.
M Perkins of Kansas in speaking to
=. vsrbsl amendment agsin entered COM
.i.ut Of the people Of the west against
irsH,ient msil service, which he asserted
-. now being given to thst section. He
,.tributed q portion OF the evil to the
srt inst Inefficient men were appointed.
Mr., Cannon Illinois, attributed the
;,'H,jeucy OF the service in the west not
-1,ck Of sufficient appropriations but to
NJ fsct that competent men had been dis
,bvged snd incompetent persons put in
hsir places.
NM Blouut said that the record would
H,,lose the fact that the changes in the
.Tysy msil service had been gradual and
ndsy the rate of merit WAS higher than
b,d ever been before 81 asserted that
,,rlV one half of the clerks in the rail-
T,y mail service had held over from the
R.nuucan administration.
M. Peters of Kansas attacked the De-
stment or the score Of inefficient west
IN nail service. In answer to a state
nent made on the other side, showing
Ebyt hsd been done to better Kansas
nIl service, he said that the fast mail
/ would never have been put on for the
benefit Of Kansas, but had been estab-
l:sed for the handling OF Chicago
trough mails.
The committee then rose and the bill
4 sssed.
The House sgsin resolved itself into
committee on the state CT the Union.
The committee proceeded to considera-
ton Of the legislative, executive and
! igtcisl appropriation bill.
Mr. Buchanan Of New Jersey, in speak
1 hg Of the bill said that while on the part
1 dthe President Of the United States the
/ EoIsssions Of attachment to the cause OF
4 dFi service reform remained unsbsted !
he Postmaster General sent his invita-
/ tDsfi Ill through the country to hungry
rssthren to find charges against officis Is
q llinSt whose names there had never
h teen breath of suspicion. There were
The departments of the governme nt
| aMges sgsinst men whose record was
y pure, whose private character
H as upright as the record and charac-
E Of the men who made the charges.
lie men who were aft cted by the charges
Egs not allowed TO see them or to show
ter utter and damnable falsehood., They
snslred in the archives of the govern
ls1t, perhaps at some future time to blot
ae lair name OF an honest man. He
handed this practice as one Of the most
famous that ever obtaiLed In any land
Yin any age.
M.Bsker oiNewYork argued in favor of
ae admission Of South Dakota into the
uron.
NJ. Springer Of Illinois declared thst
" Democratic party was in favor of
% admission of Dskots, but 1t was OPP
Nsed to the division of the territory be-
aa;e the sentiment Of the people of Da-
100 vas against division.
NJ Springer said that for partisan pur-
S.ss Inc gentlemen on the other side re-
aRd the admission OF the state. For
purpose Of getting four Senators they
| had outrage the voice of the people
~ keep them out OF the
.lNn' He wanted to see great
Mss come into the Union full 1fedged,
Va ae was in favor Of the early sdmis-
aoi every one of the great terrific
NJ Butterworth said the gentleman
.pa Illinois did himself an Injustice
9 be pretended to assert that he
y. .4a oppose the admission of South D.
w she were Democratic territory.
Gentleman knew that he would mot.
~ SpriDger-"I would"
~ butterworth-"Tben you are gross
1sun1erstood on both sides of the |
~aT, There would be no excuse for |
lung SO and no political reason for |
tae admission Of new STATES for the |
s@fty years has been recog ,uized as 9
,-~SA question. My friend from ILL.,
n, soes himself an injustice when he
M M there Is no trace of p olitics con-
Ing bis .cior."
Sti further debste the committee rose
sH seton upon the bill and the
- passed the Senate marine confer
lSSU A as amended in committee Of the |