Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-11
ciftieth Congress.
TIE SENATE.

report On the def cheney bill wss presented
and read in full.
Mr.. Z imuads inquired Of Mr.. Hale why
the Ssna.e conierees had agreed to the
striking out CT the provision granting the
balance CT the Year's salary OF CIiet J15-
lice Wsite to his widow.
Mr.. EIle stated ia reply the suolect
lad been fully discussed over and over
ag.ir, and the House corferees had taken
the gccucd they could not assent 10 it.
The HJuse conferees had clsimed there
was no preceden. for an item Of eucn
kind Being put in an appropriation Gil,
bu. had intlm.sed if a special bill were
passed BIZ tie Senste they would favor 1t.
Mr. Z imuuds expressed his regret inst
the House representatives could not see
how p-oper tae ltem WAS, and that the
suitable pl4ce for il YES in ea sppropria-
ton bill. l. was no. o Claim Of widow,
but proceeded tom epu6lic sense CT It's
prop:isty a2d j1stice. Ia would Try the
experim ant to-day or tomorrow of in
Producing special bill. and he hoped
o0tl Houses Wouli plss it.
Nj. Hale remarked thst ell Efforts CT
the senate corferees in the mltter had
nav on the part Of the Housa conferees.
The conference report WAS agreed to.
Ga motion OF NJ. H0Ar the bill IS to
the ccuatipg OF presidertial votes WAS
taken up ana passed. 1t uefioes inst GER
.ifcltes and list Of the votes for Pfesl.
dent Of the United States shall be for
warded to the president of the Senate
forthwith Alter the second Monday in
January,tn which the. electors snsll give
their votes, ana that S ction al, Revised
Statutes of The United States, ls hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. al. Whenever certificate OF
votes frcm any state has not bsen re-
ceived 81 the sea- Of government on tbs
fourth Monday CT tbs month CT January
in which their meeting shall have been
held the Secretary Of SITE shall send
special messenger TO the district judges
in whose custody one certifc1.e OF votes
from that state has been lodged, and such
Judge shsll forthwith transmit tha: list to
the scat Of government.
Tie resolution for al inq liry Into ths
assassination Of joseph Hoffman, 6
witness before the committee on privi-
leges and elections Ia the Investigation
iuto political disturbances at Brennan,
Tex WAS adopted.
p sena.or Eimuads introduced bill to
pay the widow of CaIef Jaatice
Waite SS745, sum oqusl to the balance
OF his salary for the year in which he
died, and asked unanimous consen. for
its immediate consideration.
Nj. Berry objected. He snid ne had
heard Nj. E1nunds' statement and did
not xgree to any part OF II. He could not
see Il Mrs. Waite, any more than the
widow Of any other civil ofli;er Of the
Emitted Statee, Was entitled to donation
from Congress.
The bill wAs referred to the committee
on judiciary and Mr.. Edmunds immedi-
ately left the Senste chamber, stating 10
an undertone there would be 3 meeting
OF the IdiciarY committee in about two
minutes.
Mr. + !munds reported from the commit
tee on judiciary a bill TO pay to the widow
of Chief Justice Wsite the balance OF mis-
wears salary, and AZ Mr.. Berry still oh.
.cted to its immediate consideration, the
Oil Was placed on the calendar after q
statement by Mr. Gail thst he and Mr..
George had voted against il In committee.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill, and WAS addressed by
Mr.. Hiscock. After Mr.. Hiscock con
cluded the Gill went over.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Ocs. 9-In conslders-
ton morning hour, Mr.. E B. Taylor of
Ohio, said: 81 want TO give notice thst
there shkll be no legislation during :Dis
session unless there ID q quorum preseat,
eXcep. appropriation bills and pension
bills"
Mr.. O'Neil Of Pennsylvania: "I would
not say that. L would excep. private
bills to which there is 10 ooj scsion."
M. Taylor: III mean jGst what say"
Mr.. Burnes OF Missouri, obtained
uusnim1u Jus consent to the report from
The committee on appropriation bill ap-
propristiug $50, COO for the enforcement
Of the Chinese exclusion &C., and Ii WAS
passed without debate.
Mr. Peel OF Arkansas, In behslf OF the
committee on Iudilu affairs, called up
the Senate bill appropriating s75. 600 to
secure to Cherokee freedmen their pof-
ton of certain proceeds Of lands under
the act OF March 8. 1888
This TINA Nj. Tay.or did not object,
out Mr.. Kilgore Of Texas was on naud
anG lntimated tbs. he would raise point
OF no quorum on the bill. 81 will GO
further" he ssid, ethan the gentleman
rom Ohio, and declare that nothing
ought to pass except appropriation bills
AID 6 resolution to adj ourn sine die.''
Then messrs. Henderson snd Fuller of
lows. and RYAN Of Kansas, went over to
Mr.. Kilgore's seat to appeal to him pri-
vately, end while they were engaged IL
conversation, and Nj. Kilgore's attention
was diverted, the bill WAS passed.
This conference report en- the bill to 81.
low persons who have rel!nquished home.
stead entries to mske another entry WAS
presented bV Mr. McRie and sgraed to.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Peel the Senate bill
passed supplemental to the oct Of Fsbru-
airy 5, 1887, providing for meeting Of
Presidential electors. etc.
Mr. Burnes Of Missouri submitted the
conference report on the general def
cheney appropriation bill.
On agreeing TO report the vote stood "a
to 8, and Mr.. Doughsr.y OF Florids,
raised the point OF no quorum.
This action wss inssigated by irritation
on the part o: Mr.. Dougherty at the
notice given by Mr. Taylor this morning
that no business except appropriation
bills snd pension bills should be consid-
cred. Mr.. Doughsrty hSs pending sew
eral bills of importance to his district,
and he especially anxious 70 secure the