Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
Favorable Report Ordered Making
Eagle Pass a Port of Entry.
The Senate, After Nu2h Preliminary Dlscus'
sion, Drops Its owu-Rnd Adopts the
House SilveraBfli
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June I3.-The senHre resolution
offered yesterday by Mr.. Edmunds, appointing
Edwin K. Valentine sargeant-at alarms of the sen
ate, was taken up and agreed to, an amendment
offered by Mr. Harris substituting the name OF
Henry W. Wall of Tennessee, having hrst been
voted down.
Mr. Paddock said he had received several tele-
grams from Nebraska in regard to outrages py
Cheyenne Indians in that state, and asked the
chairman of committee on Indian affairs whether
any action was being taken by that committee
relative to the matter.
Mr. Dawes had begun 10 respond TO the CUES
tion, but on suggestion of Mr.. Plumb that there
were only a few hours left for the discussion OF
the silver bill, the matter was allowed TO go
over till tomorrow.
The senate silver bill was then taken up and
Mr.. VI organ resumed the floor, but suggested
that the time Of senators in discussing the
amendments, latter the close OF the general
discussion, - should be extended from hVe 70
ten minutes or fifteen.
Mr. Jones of Nevada, in charge Of the bill,
thought it might be better, as several senators
still desired 10 speak on the subject, 70 extend
the time for general debate till O'Clock on
Monday next, and he asked the unanimous con-
Mr.. HoSr said he had no objection, but
thought there should be larger attendance of
senators before unanimous consent was asked.
Mr.. Teller suggest ed that Mr.. Morgan should
20 on with his speech, and said he had no de-
sire TO cut off any senator who might wish to ad-
dress the senate on the bill. When the time
came limitation, he had no doubt would De ex-
tended.
Mr.. Morgan, therefore, went on with his re-
marks.
coinage. He objected TO the proposition to limit
the continuance Of the act to ten years.
NJ. Aldrich next addressed the senate He
defended the amendment as reported
BY the finance committee to the house
silver bill, and asserted that IN
stead of demonetizing silver, the system pro-
posed by the finance committee would more ef-
fectualy monetize II than the system now in
force under the law of 1873. GOLD was to-day an
universal international money; silver was not.
Congress could not make 1t an international
money. That had to be done by concurrent
action Of all the great countries. Untll mat
action took place there could be no equallty pc
tween the two metals. That was the fact of all
facts and il was useless for the senators TO en-
deavor TO persuade themselves others to the
contrary. The legislation proposed by the
silver extremists would, he said. be
disastrous TO the business interests OF the coun-
Mr. Stewart was on the floor replying TO some
OF Mr. Aldrich's statements when the presid-
ing officer Mr.. Ingalls, called attention to the
agreement that the general debate was to
Various propositions were made and
finally Il was agreed by unanimous
the table and tine house bill as amended by the
finance committee substituted for 1t, the gen
eral debate 10 be extended TIL 3 O'Clock on
Monday, the session tomorrow being for con-
sideration of bills on the calendar. Mr.. Stewart
then resumed the floor and after further debate
the senate went into executive session ana soon
after adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. June I3.7-The house committee
on commerce has ordered favorable reports on
the bill to make Eagle Pass, Tex. port of de-
livery, instead of Indianola.
The house, after the reading Of the journal,
went into committee Of the whole on sundry
civil appropriation bills.
The committee on reform in the civil service
which, during the present session OF congress
conducted an investigation into charges filed
against the civil service commission, had a
port which will be presented to the house. II is
said 1t has been signed by all the members OF the
committee except two, MeSsrS. Stone and Ander-
SON. Chairman LehlbaCh of the committee viii
present it in the house at the first opportunity:
In concluding its report the committee says:
With regard to the jcouduCt Of the civil service
commissioners in matters submitted TO your
commission we find, first. that Commissioners
Roosevelt and Thompson have dlschared their
duties with entire fidelity and integrity. Sec
ond, that the official conduct Of Commissioner
LYMAN has been characterized by a lRNlty of
discipline in the administration of affairs OF the
commission. and Is therefore censurable. Your
commission will proceed at once to investigate
the workings of the system, and
present a su bsequent report when said investl-
cation shall have been completed, together with
a report of the conclusion We submit the FOL
lowing resolutions
Resolved, that a copy of the report and testi- /
mony taken before the select committee re-
form in civil service in investigation of the
charges preferred against the United States civil
servi ice commissioner be forwarded to the presi
dent.
After debate and the adoption Of some amend
ments. but without completing the consL dera-
tion OF the bill. the committee rose and the
house took recess the evening session to be
for consideration Of private pension bills.