Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Mex Wednesday Agreed Upon as the
Date when the Senate VIII Vote
on The Blair Bill.
The Rouse Passes the Bill Making Bill
OF aiding Conclusive Evidence In
Certain Cases.
Fiftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

upiIttiE forces in The United States; from
the Secretary Of the Interior, with sug-
gestion Of legislation for sthe proper dis
possl Of public timber lands.
The resolution offered some days since
by Mr. Frye, insTucting the committee
on foreign relations to prepare 3 state
mgnt showing the political organization
of thu Dominion Of Canada and OF the
several provinces Of which il Is composed
and OF the geographical relations sustain
ed By them to the United States, and va
rious other matters were taken up and
adopted.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Stewart the Senate
bill TO authorize the sale to aliens OF GER
tain mineral lands was taken up. The
bill amends the alien land act Of March 8,
1887, by providing that the act shall not
relate to or affect the title to mineral
lands or mining claims in the territories.
Stewart explained and advocated the bin,
which, he said, would be entirely salts
fsct1ry. After considerable discussion
the bill was laid aside.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Vest the bill sppro-
priating 81, 200, goo for the erection OF g
public building In Kansas City, WAS taken
up ard passed. In connection with it
Mr.. Vest stated tnst the report Of the
Postoffiee D, parsment showed the aston
ishipg fsct tnat the mail from Kansas
City exceeded that of any other Ctlce in
the Uaited ates, not even excepting the
great city OF New York.
On motion of AIR. opooner the bill for
the relief OF importers Of animals for
breeding purposes in certain cases, WAS
taken up and passed. It directs the Sec
rotary o. the Treasury to omit all duties
upon importations of animals for breed
ing purposes, whether imported for the
i'm porteTs' own use or for sale, and pro-
VIdes that the fact of such importation
shall be s sufficient defense In any pend
ing action.
On motion of Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas,
the bill to authorize the CaoctsI Coal
and Railway Company to construct and
operate q railway through the Indian
Territory wSs taken up and passed.
The Senate then took up the unfinished
business, being the Blair educational bi
Mr.. Blair said thai SO far as he could
Judge Of the condition of the debate the
oil might bs disposed of by the Senate
to- day. In snY event he would ask the
Senate TO dispose Of It tomorrow.
Mr.. Call spoke support Of the bill.
At the close CT Mr.. Calls remarks Mr..
Blair asked TO have the time fixed for s
vote on the bill aud the pending amend
ments and he suggested 4 O'Clock to-
morrow.
Mr.. Plumb objected. He would be
glad to have the time fixed, but farther
in the future. He would have some
thing to ssy about the bill, but he was
not prepared with the statistics which he
wanted TO use. Another Senator had in
ha -,
He suggested next Wednesday at S
O'Clock, and Mr.. Blsir accepted that sug-
gestion and the unanimous consent was
given 20 il.
Mr.. Harris moved to proceed 10 exc
cutiys business, but he offered to with
draw MS motion II order to have 8 vote
on R'dGlebeTger's resolution, provided It
could be had withou: any discussion.
Mr. Rlddleberger declared he would
make no conditions IS to the resolution
or treaty and demanded the yeas snd nay s
on motion to go into executive session.
The Senate then voted (+3 to 30 to pro
coed TO ex acutivs business, Riddleberger
voting In TIA Affirmative.
A dramatic though momentary Ecene
followed. Ridd!eberger arose as the
chair announced the vote and attempted
to speak.
The chsir directed ss usual that "The
Sergesnts- alarms Will clear the galleries
and close the doors"
The Senator from Virgins, who has q
bronchial affection which renders
it d.fE;ult for min 10 mske him
self audible, pale with excitement,
said: II beg pardon, sir, arise TO
move reconsideration Ct the vote.
Pause, during which tie sergeants at
arms were executing their office. "Have
not the nigh, sir, TO move reconsider
alton? | voted in The tfirmstlve for that
purpose. Farther pause l have the
right and ~ ssrgeSEt-at-aTms csn re-
strain me from the closing Of the doors
ana shu: Of further proceedings from
the pu5lic ear
Isis understood thst ths Senator from
Virgins continued his remarks butt di.
rects0 toem against the substance Of the
British treaty ami hist he consumed the
time unit. the Ssns!e &5journed.
THE HoUR.
WASHING TON, Feb S-Ia the morning
hour the H9use resumed COR sheraton Of
the bill msEiug bills CT ladiDg conclusive
evidence IN certain cases.
Mr.. Oates of AlsblmS explained that
the object Of the oil Was 20 provide shat
whenever CaI2fr WDGtntT 81 INDIVIDUAL
or corporation, gave bill of lAding pur-
porting to De for goods delivered, snd
taAt bill Of lading flr valuable considera-
tion passed into the hAnos OF SO innocent
purchaser, the carrier should, when suit
70 brought on the bill, be stopped from
denying the recita' In the bill that the
goods vera actually delivered.
Mr.. Culoerson Of Texas ssid that the
object of the bill WAS to prevent common
carriers from entering into combination
with fraudulent or pretended shippers to
defrsud tne pubic.
Mr.. Durham OF Illinois hoped that the
I'll would be passed in its present shIpe.
It's purpose Was TO correct abuses which
had grown up, and TO make the railroad
companies responsible for the action Of
their sgspis. =
The i'll was then passed. Following
is it's text: That whenever any common
carrier by land or water By its sgens
authorized to execute and deliver billss9f
inding, signs and delivers any bnIiof
IAdiDg or instrument in the nature these,
purportlng to be for goods, wares or
merchandise received by such carrier for
transportation from one state tossnother
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