Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Pos pones Until Next De-
csmber Further Consideration Of
the British ExsradItiOh Treaty.
A BIN to Enable Congress tn Get in Its
Work Temporarily against Certain
Corporations and baonopolies.
Fiftieth OODgrsRs.
THE SENATE.

endar.
Mr. Riddleberger's resolution for
amending the rules so as to allow the
British exuAdilion treaty to be consid-
cred in open session wSs reached in reg
ulsr order. Mr.. Rlddleberger explained
that the British lions tail having been
twisted by vote of 90 to 81, the passage
of the resolution was no longer neces-
ssrT.
Mr.. HawIey and others called the
VirgIuisn to order and he szt down, re-
marking as he did SO, that he supposed
he had right 70 say go much, and that
he did not like to be called to order every
time he arose. Mr.. Riddleberger's allusion
was 70 the vot3 in the secret session
last night by which the consideration OF
the treaty wes postponed to next De-
cember.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on
printing, reported the Joint resolution for
the disposition of the undis triouted copies
of the records of the rebellion, the re-
ports of the tenth census and the reports
Of the public land commissioner. The
resolution WAS passed.
On motion of Mr.. Coke, the Senate bill
to provide additional mods of taking
dispositions of witnesses in cases pending
in the United States was taken from the
calendar end passed.
The Senate bill appropriating $50, 600
Gddiuonsl for the public building at Pen
sacolS, Fla, WAS taken up and became
the text for q general discussion as to the
erection Of public buildings.
Nr. Vest from the committee on public
buildings stated In reply to o question
from Mr.. Edmunds as to the aggregate
amount of the bills for that purpose new
before that committee that he was unable
to furnish the information, but that the
tariff bill and the Blair bill would sink
into insignificsnce as compared with the
estimates for public buildings. The
committee on public buildings and
grounds YVES now wrestling with the
question and hoped to report general
bill on the subject and get rid of all log
rolling.
Mr.. Dawes related his experience in re-
gard to public buildings.
Mr.. Plumb pitched into the new library
building in Washington, and others had
cons derRble to say about spending money.
Mr.. Butler, 8 member Of the library
committee, and MIR. VOORHEES,, its chair
map, defended the committee and after a
long debate the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and soon sitter adjourned
until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Mr. Tarsney O!
Michigan, from the committee on labor,
reported the bill for the adjustment OF
the accounts Of laborers arising under
the eighthour law. Committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Burpes CT Missouri, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported the
supplementary urgent appropriation bill
ana it WAS referred to the committee OF
the whole.
Mr.. Blsnc Of Missouri, on behalf of the
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures, called up and the House passed the
bill 20 discontinue the coinage Of 8 cent
pieces.
Mr. iGlass Of Tennessee, en- behalf OF the
committee on agriculture called up and
the House passed the bill to promote az
ricuIture. Isprovldes that such portions
of tn u consular reI orts as refer to ag,i-
cultural matters shalt be transmitted to
the Commissioner of Agriculture for en-
bodyment in his reports.
Nj. McCresry of Kentucky,
from the committee on foreign
affairs reported 8 joint reso-
resolution authorizing the President to
arrange conference for the purpose of
promoting arbitration and encourage
reciprocal commerce relations between
the Unlted States and the Republics of
Mex CO, Central and South America aud
the Empire Of Brszll. House calendar.
4 bill Vas passed amending the laws
Tegulat ng fees for tx Implications of
land patents
The next bill on the calendar IVES that
requiring subsidized railroads to main
tain snd operate separate telegraph lines.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri, said the SIM
pie proposition IN The bill IN plain M
vanished English WIS to compel the
Union and Central Pzciic companies to
construct telegraph lines required by
their charters, instead Of contr. citing
with the Western Union and giving cor
pOiation the monopoly If telegraph fran
caise west Of the Mississippi river.
He believed that had the pending bill
bsen The law last summer the absorption
o. The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Company oy the Western Ulion could not
have oeen possible. He submitted that
one Of the moss pressing Investigations
before Congress Wss ths hedging about
West, 70 Union Company.
Mr. Anderson of Kansas, author of the
bill, vigorously supported IL. The rail
road companies had oartered away their
franchises by entering into contract
with the Western Union by which the
railroad companies refused to perform
their telegfephic services snd by
which they gSve the Western Uoion en-
absolute monopoly over the western half
OF the contiRent. Through the genins Of
the most inscriptions pirate of the cen
fury, Jay Hawk Gould, the monopoly had
been creaLed. The pending bill WI s
simply q proposition to inter- 4cs little
bis CT GODS jus,ics between the people
and Jay Gould. The people of the conn
try were praying for relief from the
soulless, mercilsss grind Of the most ex-
travBgSnt, enormous, INSCRIPTIONS
D rstical set of scoundrels on the
continent. This bill was 8 square
blow between the eyes OF Mr.. Gould, the
Western Uoisn monopoly and each Ct
the Pacific Railroad Company's, saying
70 them: "Gentle men, there is powt r In
weslth and power in the combination cd
monopoly, but there is more power in tho
arm Of the American people and you sasll
obey The law"
MIR. White OF New York, said he had q
word of criticism 10 pass upon the title
of the pending bill, which stated thst the
measure was supplemental 70