Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-11
CONFESSIONAL.
,,.,e Rscsnsidsrs tbs Land
q. se.,.,.urs BlII-Is is Amend
s'''' ID ard Again Passed.
v.k,s Up the Tsrih Bill In
.. n D~s,ltee of The 1hols-ss''rsl
sp,sohss made'
y,,t,orh Congress
TIE SENATE.

u nO,N .ss vote sy which the railroa
t q, sl.n If forfeiture bill was passed yes
J'' : md the debs;e on 1t Was resumed
H'a'l' , a to fully protect pre-emp
~, .nd homestead claims WAS the
w. ..,,d .rd sgfeed to.
dl'u c,Il offered sn amendment con
W. e .se title of purchasers OF certain
t'al's, lands in Florida lying sdisceI
niliost. NJ railroad lines constructed
% pNs .,o time limited In the granting
MIN no .. amendment WAS agreed to ant
a. M Nv was sgain passed.
W. st opportunity, insist upon tn,
Ct W .-,tiou Of the bill to admit Wash
s..,a slritory to statehood.
tG G1or motion Of Mr.. Sherman the Sen
upyan,ssded to the consideration Of the
iis i,.ssoJution, providing for the pres
Hoh ~ tine ths oficlsl report during the dis
a1 , " n the fisheries treaty, and on mo.
q. ;A oIMr. Edmunds, seconded By MIR
Sol y me galleries were cleared aud the
h'n ., closed II. the Senate being in secret
E 's the doors were reopened the fol-
w. mis- we're taken from the calendar
~ ~ p''s Ssu.te bill to grsnt to the Fort
I iss and II Paso Railroad Company
-, n Wsy, Ice feet on each side of the
y. ,Srouan the Indian Territory.
y, Tss Senste bill for On additional Asso-
a,,s Justice Of the Supreme court Of the
,rliOry Of Utah.
IN ,uthorjzlng the President of the
rIt.d States to arrange conference for
:, nurpose Of promoting arbitration end
,..in,oc,l relations with the Central and
S,rt5 American states and Mexico and
sn,l WAS presented By Frye and agreed
The Senate them adjourned till Monday.
The HOUSE,.
WARRINGTON, May 10 The House
dopted the conference report Of the joint
ynlusion authorizing the President TO
|ru,ge conference for the purpose of
romo!irg arbitration snd encouraging
sclurocs commercial relations between
|es United States and the Reputable Of
|Efrco snd Central and South America
lad the Empire Of Brazil.
Tie bill appropristing $3.50, 900 to sup
| IN The deficiency In the appropriation
Ia: the expenses of collecting revenue
|nn customs for the fiscal year ending
l line 30, 1888, was called up aud passed
Nth amendments sppropriSting $3.50, 900
1rpplY the deficiency in appropriation
BIZ the payment Of pensioners of war OF
luz.
The House then went into committee
i The whole on the tariff bill.
NJ, Turner Of Georgia, spoke in favor
atAe bill.
Nj, Connor Of Illinois, ssid 1t was sd-
|1te thst the revenue should be re-
tT:ed. Much well founded complain,
I'D been made that the President by his
VETO Of the dependent pension bill had
lNTented the distribution of a part OF the
NVsnue among the defenders of the
uriol. The President had, however,
nsnst the Mexican WET pension bill,
nd ssch Of those soldiers, rich or poor,
ID bis name inscribed on the
isrilon roll when he reached the age of
lIiJ.tTo years. The widow of the Mex
al war soldier, whose husband fought
7 destroy the Union, got pension while
y widow Of the Union soldier could
ny receive II by producing the strictest
posi- after lspse of quarter of O GEN.
ny ilieF the death Of her husband. The
resident piled up the surplus In 800 Ma
a:na banks to the amount of $50, 600 900
snoui interest. Il was only BY the eff
s'e Of Aeasrs. Randall and Morrison
ui be had been forced to apply part of
sNsuiplus to the redemption OF bonds
rs,dy due.
Ikug up the tariff bill, Mr.. Cannon
sslisd sast Its tariff features would re-
.'F me revenues one cent. History
. .. mat as duties were lowered rev
~. ~. increased. The bill was subject to
saIclsn ior nsny sins OF omission and
~ y. The free wool clause WAS
. ~ VI tae sins OF commi .sion. The wool
: ~. IN the United States for 1885 was
s'slOoitns OF the amount consumed.
, "s "Vula destroy the great wool inter
=. ~ 4 We placed them in competition
=, ~ .ae fee lands of Australia
- sOu1n America. Then the pric 20
rS ~u 90 up and we would be at the
~ u foreign wool growers. Ifes he
4. s0s Inc provision placing sugsr on
!, NC, y. lis! would reduce the revenue as
~, HNM prudent he would enact such
r, s,S'T S with the addition Of admins.
N " s saSs and stop there. l. amused
b. v ~ sssf the solicitude expressed by
t.,, ss.asaen on the other side for the
essoSTSu iafmer, to see them shedding
h,rs, Tears over the poor
.tIs, ,,0 Saen they would not know
,,,I.r nua : COW il they saw 1t. The
I'M St on the other side all seemed to
r,sS ~. labor was oppressed in the
Is Ts.es' Let them look at Stats
l.rI,,tta mere are 1000 600 psupers. in
ss,s an saa only 100000 in the United
l:ls; e or1a twice the population. He
b , Is,S. oe sccused of aspiring to
b h,uS Auer, but he was willing
spno H. IN the walls q banner
ss:rssl NC inscription, 1924, ZOO. 900 OF
|ra n mn ss'nsasue, 1900, 600 On tobacco
|ear'vxUvUu OF spirit license, and un-
|sirsp,' e' Free sugar and 8 bounty
/ ars,raa sti mat was needed to reduce
es,,ss.n.oas $4,000, 900. He called for
aassat itom the Demo cratrc side, |
u. WAS was no response.
|ebu h.s si ase Of L ,ulslana said while
en- or ,s w. been framed to suit his
sas,, -, aOse OF his constituents che
t,:aon " y; the friends of an honest
I'D 10, .S ~ MIation that his people
Fiction Of ~ from their share in the
Skopls. VIC 'Axss new imposed on
|eVs.aason Of Indisn. .skad 81, n. |