Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
Senator'S and Representative at Liberty
to Return to Their Homes.
Congress Stands Adjourned sias Dia-Resume
Of the Days Considerations Before
Adjournment.
Ii CONGRESS
SENATE.

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Mr.. Blair-I desire before adjournment to call
|, up the labor bill and have action upon it, and
would not like any resolution to be adopted that
would interfere with the disposition OF the bill.
Mr.. Sherman-The resolution looks merely to
asking he president whether he has any further
communication 10 make.
Mr.. Bl7ir then withdrew his objection, and
the resolution was agreed to, and Messrs. She--
man and Harris were appointed committee on
the part of the senate.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on
printing. reported back to the house the bill to
revise wages of certain employees in the govern
ment printing office. with a substitute providing
on night work between p. In. AMI p. m shall
be paid 81 per cent. in idition to the amount
paid for day labor. Calendar.
Mr. Edwards moved to proceed to executive
business.
Mr. Blair appeale1 to the senator from Yer
mont to withdraw the motion in order that the
laoor bill might b. taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds insisted upon his motion, and
the senate went into executive session.
When the doors were reooened conference
report on the house bill in reference to contracts
for surveying public lands was presented and
agreed to.
The vice president laid before the senate three
messages from the president, two of them bills
referring to the court of claims the claims of
Charles P. Chouteau and of the Portland COM
pany OF Portland, Me-. and the third one the bill
to prohibit book making and pool selling in the
District of Columbia for the purpose of
gambling. The presidents objection to the
latter bill is that it does not prohibit book
making and pool selling, but the contrary
permits il in the case of the Washington JOCKEY
club and other clubs owning race tracks, If that
presid Mt thinks it should be) the prohibition
should apply to all persons aud all places. Three
messages were laid on the table.
A message received from the house asking
concurrence in q res rlutioa to make another
correction in the tariff bill in paragraph 81.
Mr.. lmunds objected, and the resolution
was not considered.
At 2:55 the tariff bill a. enrolled was received
from the house with the speakers signature.
and it was at once signed by the vice president
anu was sent to the pre- ,ident for his signature.
Mr.. Aldrch thereupon reported back the ad-
jourument resolution, Amended so as to fix the
time at T. m. day, and it was agreed TO.
While business was in suspense Mr.. lane,
who had accompanied the president to the CAPT
toll, stepped into the senate chamber and was
greeted cordially by several CT his TO MIR asso-
ciates, Messrs. Dawes, Cullom, Hawley, ingalls,
and others.
Mr.. Ingalls, pressed him to come into his old
seat, and Mr.. Blaine having complied with the
request was for q time the center OF pleasure
group. He looked very br. ght and CHEEKY, AMI
seemed in excellent spirits.
Mr.. Harrison offered resolution rendering
the thanks of the senate to ViCe-Pre dent Nor
ton for the dignified. impartial and courteous
manner in which he had presided over The DELHI
craft of the senate. Adopted unanimous Y.
resolution similar in its terms was offered
by Mr.. Ransom in pliment to Senator
Ingalls,. pro tempore, and WAS unanimously
adopted.
A message was received from the house that
the adjournment resolution had been amended
by substituting 6 O'Clock for5. and the amend
ment was concurred in.
The committees reported that they had waited
OF the president and had informed him that the
two houses had concluded their business. and
were prepared 10 adjourn if he had no further
communication TO make them, and that the
president had answered that he had no further
communication to make.
A message was received from the house
nouncing its con currence with the resolution as
10 negotians with Great Britain ana Mexico to
prevent Chinese entering the United States.
Senators-before making the announcement that
return to their homes 1 express my
resolution of approval and confidence
with which you have honored M. Assuming.
did, the responsibilities of the chair with
not for to say that l have discharg. I'd the
delicate and important duties of the position
satisfactory manner. it is due to the indulgent
consid ration and cordial cooperation VIII oh l
have received from every senator on this floor.
/ indulge in the earnest hope l may be per-
mitted on the reassembling of congress to see
every member of this body in his seat in re-
newed health and strength after season OF rest
from the arduous labors OF this longest session,
with one exception. =, in the history
warrant congratulate the senate and the coun-
try upon the large number of important mas
ures which have received the careful considera-
ton of this BODY and become laws. 1t only rs-
mains for me to declare, as now do, that the
senate stands adjourned without day. lap
plauss.J
ROUSE.
morning the chaplain referred to the approach
ing end OF the session, and invoked Divine
blessing on the members during vacation.
Before the reading of the journal Mr. Breck
inridge of Kentucky raised point OF order that
there was no quorum present.
While waiting quorum message from the
senate announced agreement to the conference
report on he tariff bill.
Shortly be fore o'clock Mr.. Breckenridge of
Kentucky withdrew his point but il was imme-
diately renewed by Mr.. Kilgore of Texas
But in n few minutes afterwards Mr.. Kilgore
relented and Withdrew his point, and the jour-
nal was read.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio called up the house
concurrent resolution directing the clerk to
number consecutively the paragraphs of the en-
rolled tariff bill. with senate amendments
thereto. The same were agreed to.
On M otion of Mr.. Mckinley q concurrent reso-
luton was agreed to, directing the cerS TO make
further corrections in the punctuation of the en-
rolled tariff bill.
Mr.. Mckinley offered resolution for the ap-
pontment of a committee of three members to
ate to wait upon the President and inform him
that congress is ready to adjourn, il he has not
further communication TO make. Adopted.
Mr.. Allen criticised the Republican campaign
hand book, and sarcastically referred to the
Iact that it made no refer ence to the speech of
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kennedy, max
ing charges against the chairman of the Repaid
ican national committee, charges which hads7
ne yer been denied. II
Mr.. Bayne of Pennsylvania denied the truth
Of the charges. Attacks had been made upon
Lincoln, Grant, Blaine, Garfield and Couklin,
and now attacks were made upon another Re-
ou blican leader. Not the name OF prominent
Repu bican in the past twenty-five years had |
escaped calumny, not prominent Republic |
IAN whose lame had added ulster to the history |
If the country had been exempt from attack.
Mr.. Allen replied he had not made any attack |
lpon the chairman of the Republican national |
committee. He had merely referred to remarks |
" the gentleman from Ohio. The gentleman |
rom Pennsylvanis had listened to reiteration of |
hose remarks without objection, but he be- |
zane indiynan. when . Democrat merely re- |
erred to them.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky gave notice that |
lie won raise point of no quorum against the |
conference report, and Mr.. Cater thereupon |
Withdrew it.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Mckinley, |
Perkins and Mcmillan - committee to wait upon |
he president.
Mr.. Caswell wished TO submit letter ad- |
lressed TO the speaker by James L. Wheat, post
master of the house, rendering his resignation. |
subsequently Mr.. Spooper OF Rhode Island, |
from the committee on accounts, submitted the |
eport of that committee pom the subject. The |
report states the charges made by the Enloe |
esolution against the postmaster Of the house |
have been substantially established, aid al
hough relations between Dalton (previous post
MASTERY and Culberson (mail ccntractor) |
ives rise TO grave suspicious, that some private
arrangement existed between them whereby |
dalton during the Forty ninth and Fiftieth con-
or carrying mails, no absolute proofs OF it have
een obtained. The report is accompanied |
y resolution declaring the eface
1 postmaster Of the house
acant, and directing the assistant postmaster
o perform the duties Of postmaster until post
Master shall have been elected and duly quail
ed. A majority report was also subm itted
Mr. Mckinley called up resolution for inal |