Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House Spends the Day in q Contest
Over the Proposed Change of Rules.
The Senate Passes Resolution Disappearing
European Connection with ANY Canal
Across Central America.
Fiftieh Congress.
THE SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. Mr.. Hoar from
the judiciary committee reported back the
senate bill to abolish circuit court powers
in certain district courts of the United
States, and to provide for writs of error
in capital cases. He stated that it was
intended to apply to the state of ArkaI-
sas and the Indian Territory where, in
capital cases, exceptions had (under the
the existing law) to be argued before the
Judge who sat at the trial. The bill had
been carefully considered at the last SEES
sion and had passed both houses, failing
to become law only for want of the
president signature before adjourn
ment. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Chandler reported a resolution
which was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses, instructing the
committee on Mississippi river to con-
time its investigations into existing and
proposed methods of work, including the
whole subject of the Mississippi river.
The resolution reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations in reference
to Central American canal was then
taken up, and Mr.. Gray arose to make
some remarks, but was interrupted by
motion made by Mr.. Edmunds and sec
onded by Mr.. Hoar, that during the con-
sideration of that subject the doors be
closed The galleries were accordingly
cleared, the doors closed, and the senate
at 1885 proceeded to the discussion of
the subject in secret session.
The secret session continued till $40
when the doors were reopened. 1t was
then found the discussion had been car
ried on by Senators Edmunds, Sherman,
Morgan, Gray and Jones of Arkansas
and that a joint resolution was adopted,
yeas 40, nays 3, having been modified so
as to read:
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled, that
the government will look with serious
concern and disapprovaI upon any
connection of any European government
with the construction or control of any
ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien
or across Central America and mnst re-
gard any such connection or control as
injurious to the just rights and interests
of the United States and as a menace to
their welfare.
That the president be and hereby is re-
Quested TO communicate this expression
of views of the government of the United
States to the governments of the coun-
tries of Europe.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, jan 7.-Tmmediately
after the reading of the journal the con-
test over the proposed change of rules
abolishing the call Of states on suspension
Mondays was resumed, Mr. Reed of
Maine calling up the resolution from the
common rules, the pending question
being one ordering the previous question,
no ole loI% 20 A.
vote resulted, yeas, II2; nays, %,
twenty-nine less than a quorum and n |
call of the house was ordered The call |
developed the presence of 226 members |
and further proceedings under the call |
having been dispensed with the vote was |
again taken on ordering the previous |
question on the resolution
Tive hundred and twenty-six mem /
bers once more responded to their names
and Mr.. Blounf of Georgia moved to ad-
jOurn, but the Democrats remained di-
vided and the motion was defeated,
nays. "A; yeas, I3S
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas entered a diIa-
tory motion that when the house adj
Journed 1t be to meet on Wednesday next,
and the speaker entertained the motion
the point of order raised
by Mr.. Reed, that it was not in order.
w qttOA ltfh sappSdE6U on the vote by
tellers and the yeas and nays were or
dered.
The motion having been defeated, yeas
., nays ia, Mr.. Cheadle moved adj
journment. Lost, yeas II, nays 1875.
Mr.. Anderson of Iowa then came for
ward to reinforce his namesake from
Kansas with a filibustering motion for
until Wednesday, which
was promptly voted down-veas. -;
nays, l55; and a motion by Mr.. Blount
to adjourn met with the fate of its preoie-
Another call on a motion to adjourn
until Thursday consumed the time until
. o clock, when under the rule the ses-
sion ended by limitation.
Two-thirdS of the Democrats, consist
ing of the special friends and advocates
Of the Oklahoma and Union Pacific fund
ing bills, voted with the almost solid Re
publican side against adjournment.
A Democratic caucus was announced to
De held at 80 p m.
Again the quorum faded away, the
-ote staHaing-yeas, 1856; nays, Is.
Twelve votes being still lacking to enable
he house TO proceed to business. Another
all was ordered.