Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Secretary Bayard Makes His Report in
the Lord SackYille Case.
The Conference Report on the Territorial Bill
is Agreed to and the Bill is Passed
Amid Great Applause.
Fiftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Among the
executive documents presented was one
from the department of labor with spe-
cial report of the statistics of marriage
and divorce in several states.
Among the memorials presented and
referred was one from the Dakota legis-
lature asking for the suspension of suits
against mining corporations and iDdivid-
ual miners for cutting timber from gov
eminent lands for firewood and for min
ing and lumber purposes. Also one from
the California legislature as to Chinese
emigration.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on
public lands, reported the senate bin for
the relief of settlers in Gettinger county
j., T., which was explained and passed
The bin authorizes an exchange OF lands
Con which homestead settlements were
made by mistake) for other public lands
with the Northern Pacific railway com
pany.
Mr.. Stewart offered a resolution,
which was referred TO the committee
on contingent expenses, continuing the
committee on Pacific railway until
the Indebtedness of the company to the
government shall be adjusted, and in
STRUGGLING the committee to examine per-
sonally during the recess of congress the
reads and the country through which they
passed, for the purpose of ascertaining
the abilities of the company TO meet the
indebtedness, and how il can be adjusted
so as to advance the development of the
country through which the roads pass,
ana afford to inhabitants reasonable fares
and freight rates.
Senate bill to authorize the Kentucky
Union railway company to cons ruct a
bridge over the Kentucky river was
taken from the calendar and passed
Mr.. Ho2r modified the resolution re-
ported by him yesterday as TO Southern
elections so as not to require its refer
ence to the committee on contingent ex-
penses, and as so modified it went over
until tomorrow
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the sundry civil appropriation bill
message from the president, trans
hitting the report of the secretary OF
state with accompanying correspondence
touching the case of Lord Sackville -
was presented, read and referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Harris moved to proceed TO exec
utive business, stating his purpose was
adjourn was interposed by Mr.. Allison
and carried by vote Of 10 to Il.
THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb. Immediately
after the reading of the journal the con-
test over the direct tax bill was resumed
by Mr.. Caswell of Iowa, calling up the
conference report on the matter Of
privilege. He declined TO enable the
speaker TO clear his table of senate bills
although he was warned by Mr. Hooker
of Mississippi that he had better do SO.
Mr. Crisp Of Georgia raised the ques-
ton of consideration against the con-
ference report, stating that while he was
willing TO give precedence to appropria-
ton bills he would antagonize any other
measures with the contested election case.
The house observation-disclosures 1874;
nays, So to consider the conference re-
port, but Mr.. Day Of Missouri moved q
reconsideration, having voted in the
affirmative to enable him to make that
motion.
Mr.. Kelly moved to table the motion to
reconsider
After a long debate the conference re-
port was agreed to, yeas 1853, nays S.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois presented the
conference report on the territorial bill.
Mr. Barnes of Georgia said rs one of
the conferees he had been unable under
his sense Of duty to sign the report. He
would not attempt, however, to enter
into any argument against the bill but
would allow the house to vote on the re-
port without delay
The report was then adopted amid ap-
plause on both sides of the chamber.
The house then went into a committee
of whole on postoffice appropriation bills,
but little progress had been made when
the committee rose and the house took a
recess.
The evening session is to be for the con-
sideration Of bills reported from the COM
mittee on commerce.
At the evening session the house passed
the following bills:
For the establishment of a customs dis
trict to be known as the District of
Tampa, Fla.
go amend the act authorizing the Fort
Smith and Choctaw bridge company TO
construct n bridge across the Polatu
river, Arkansas.
Senate bill for the establishments of
the light house at Point Isabelle, Tex.
To authorize Nachitoches railroad COM
pany to construct a bridge across Red
river.
For IT ige across Arkansas river near
Cummings landing, Arkansas.
Adjourned.