Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Last Week of the Fiftieth Congress
Ushered in by Fillibustering.
Mill. Keeps Down the cOwles BiIl-The Re-
publieans Refuse to Consider Con-
tested Election Case.
Fiftieth Congress.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The follow
ing house bills among Others passed: In
regard TO collection districts in Texas; to
extend the limits of the port of Memphis.
Mr.. Vest gave notice on behalf of the
committee on commerce that he would
ask the senate tomorrow TO proceed to
consideration of bridge bills.
The conference reports on the bills
granting right of way through the Indian
Territory to st. Louis and San Francisco
Railway company, and TO the LeaYen-
worth and Rio Grande railroad company /,
were presented and agreed to.
Resolution for conference of house
amendments to senate bill granting pen
sion to Mrs Gen. Sheridan, reducing it
from $500 to $500, and making it sub
ject to the pension laws was Withdrawn
by Mr.. Davis and the amendments were
conCurred in.
MFR. Allison moved to proceed 10 the
consideration of the army appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Cullom asked Mr. Allison to yield
for the Oklahoma bill, but as Mr.. ALI
son declined to do so on the ground that
the Oklahoma bill would give rise TO q
debate, Mr.. Cullom gave notice that as
soon as the army appropriation bill was
out of the way he would move TO take up
the Oklahoma bill, and would press it to
a vote. The army appropriation bill was
then taken up.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The last week
of the Fiftieth congress was ushered in
by flfbustering, set in motion by Mr..
Bland of Missouri, who raised the point
of no quorum upon the approval of the
Journal. After the delay of a few min
utes Mr.. Bland withdrew his point of
order to enable Mr.. G.. F. Booher of
Missouri to qualify as the successor of the
late James, n Burnes. Mr.. Booher hay-
ing qualified, and the Journal having
been approved Mr.. Bland resumed his
dilatory tactics and moved Il recess for
thirty minutes
The hour OF eleven found the tellers
still at their posts, and then Mr.. Bland,
having accomplished his object in nullify
ing the order assigning one hour to con-
sideration of measures called by unani-
nous consent, withdrew his motion and
permitted the wheels of legislation to re-
yolve.
Mr.. Peel of Arkansas made a confer
ence report on the bill granting right-of-
way through the Indian Territory TO the
st. Louis and San Francisco railway
Agreed to.
The senate amendments were nOn-con-
Cured in to the agricultural appropria
ton bill
Mr. Crisp then called up the contested
election case, and Mr.. Sayers of Texas,
in the interest of the deficiency appro-
priatiOn bill, raised the question of con-
sideration. The yeas and nays being or
dered the mass of the Republicans re-
Trained from voting in order to break
the quorum, but subsequently when it
was manifest this object had not been ac-
complished the Republicans recorded
their votes on the negative. The house
decided, yeas 1l5, nays 102, to consider
the election case, but Mr.. McKenna of
California. who had voted in the affirma-
tive for this purpose, moved reconsid-
GRAFTON.
Mr.. Crisp moved to table that motion
This time the edict of ''Don't vote''
went forth and the Republicans withheld
their votes. The vote resulted yeas,
1874; nays, none. No quorum, and call
of the house was ordered.
The 25l members who responder TO
their names faded away when the vote
on the motion to table the
motion to reconsider, and only 124 were
found recorded in the affirmative, while
a cipher represented the negative vote.
Again call of the house was ordered.
There is little prospect that the house
viii transact any business this afternoon.
The spirit of filibustering is rampant on
both sides of the chamber. The Repub-
licans are determined upon preventing
the consideration of the contested cleo
ton case, and majority of the Democrats |
secretly eountenancing any methods |
winch may result in delaying the consid- |
GRAFTON of the Cowles bill. Some ankle |
" is felt as TO the appropriation bills and |
the hostility may be so far suspended as
to permit of the disposition of the defici-
ency bill.