Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate IHduIgGs IN q General DIS.
eussion on The SEbi CT Of Public
BGiIdlngS-Eo Action Taken.
Bill Reported FavorsbIy Extending Time
for Psynl ent of the Government Sub
Gidy By Pacific Railroads.
FiftisEh Congress.
THE SENATE,

lhH 6kHA4hs
WASHINGTON, March The urgent
deficiency bill Was taken up with the IN
dsrstsnding that it be disposed CT before
the close Of the day.
On motion of Mr.. Berry the House
Joint resolution to enable the Secretary
Of the Interior to utilize hot water now
running to waste on the Hot Springs res
eryation in AtKaneas was passed after the
adoption OF an amendment by Senator
Reagan providing ta6t oath houses Great
ed in the southern part of the reservation
nv this bill shall not be controlled by any
nersou or company controlling the other
bath houses or springs. Mr.. Reagan said
he desired to prevent further monopoly
at the Springs.
The Senale then resumed consideration
Of the urgencT deficiency BILL, the Q1es-
lion being OF the striking out Of the pro-
vision inserted By the House requiring
the Public Printer to enforce Iigidiy the
eIght hour law. TIE item WAS struck
out, yeas 80, nays 20
MIR PAYNE of red an amendment ap-
propristing $50, 900 for the pay Of assist
ant custOdians and Ditors Of public
buildings eli ever the country for the cur
rent hscal year, and made stateneGt in
exclamation and advocacy of 1t, showlrg
reductions IN the pay and service at
the New York and Cincinnati custom
houses and other buiidiug s fer lack Of sp-
propriGtions. This led to general dis
cussiou upon the suhjsct OF public build
Ings, and Mr.. Plamb referred specially TO
the nor ~ bulldog IN Washington Whica
he chsrscteriE ID as simply a hole in the
ground. At the close of the discussion
. vote was taken on Mr Psyne's amend.
ment, and it was not agreed TO; yeas "a
ns7s q.
The dill having been reported from the
committee of the whole Mr.. Payne re.
newed his amendment in the Senate and
It was again rejected, yeas 20, nays 30
Ga motion OF Mr.. Paddock the pension
bill went over till tomorrow with the
understanding that after the morning
business II would be taken up and dis
cussed under the five minute rule and
fnsl vote taken before sci )urument.
The Senate then proceeded to executive
business and soon adjourned.
TIKI HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March Mr.. Ouih
waite of O0io of the committee on Pacific
railroads, reported faNorsoly the Dill ex
tending the time for the payment O.
EOVeIDLItuk OGDb Ny NbC oOSSlAsGSN ASssSS
comprised within the Union Pacific sys.
TEN. House calendar.
The bill is amended by striking out 81
roads except the Union Pacific and III
bond aided divisions. The bill is slst
modified BY restrictions which make /
more positive n dealing with the coTpo'
ration. AS an instance, it directs th'
Attorney General to bring suit at once Il
recover missp2ropriated fuads Of tht
roads, instead of leaving 1t to his dis
Secretion to grant an extension Of the In
debtedness for fifty years.
lis understood that sepa sic bills TO
each Of the P5cihe roads will be event
ually reported to the House, it HAVING
been determined that the roads shall b.
dealt with individually instead Of col.
leCtively.
resolution was adopted calling on tn
President for correspondence between
our government and the government o
Great Britai0 and VerezuelA in regard T.
the boundary dispute between the tT
last named nstiOns.
Mr.. Rogers of Aksnsas, from the com
mittee on judiciary, reported bill t
define and II guate the jurisdiction of tn
courts Of the United States. Calendar.
NJ. Hatch of Missouri, from the com
mittGe on agriculture, reported bll Il
create department Of agriculture AM
labor. Committee of the whole.
Ia consideration morning hour tn
House went into committee Of the who'll
on public measures. In discussing tn
bill for the erection of 8 public building
at Sedslis, Mo, st sn ultimate cos
Of $4,000, Mr.. Band took oc
cSsion to ipveigh sgAinst tn
protective tariff, against the extrAvsgsD
system which the House had insuguratet
in the passage of bills for the erection o
public buildings. But the bill wss sgreet
to, reported TO the House and passed.
The House again went into COMMITTEES
Of the whole for the consideration o
business called up By sthe committee Of
Indian sGsiGs, and sitter discussing tTt
bills they were agreed to, and the com
mittee then rose snd both bills wer
passed and the House adjourned.