Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL
Proceedings Of the National Senate and House
Yesterday.
Ii CONGRE sS
SENATE

| - WARRINGTON LEU. l0.-1uo eeHnto
| met at 10 CLOCK this morning. After
| the transaction of some unimportaIt
business Mr.. Morgan gave notice he
would call up the Dolph resolution re-
sporting the infringement OF the right OF
suffrage to- morrow morning.
The first bill considered on the calendar
was one eniarging the rights of home
steaders on public lands. Passed. 1t
provides that parties opposite unsurveyed
lands and therefore were obliged to take
up less than 100 acres. they may extend
their holdings not to exceed lG0 rcres.
the bill subjeciinE oleomareariue to
the operation OF the stute laws, AMI
Padduck's pure food bill. and Couger's
pure lard bill having come up in their
order, were laid aside without prejudice
at the request OF Mr.. Farwell.
Gu motion of Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas,
the house bill was passed for the erection
OF public building Ut Calden, Ark. ut
cost Of SIS 900.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the election bill. the floor
being taken by MIR. Colquit.
MIR. Wilson of Maryland made a legal
and constitutional argument agan.t the
bill, and Mr.. Vance also spoke against
the measure
AT the close of Mr.. Vance's speech the
vice-presideut announced the question
10 BE- on Mr.. Gray's amendment to strike
out the sixth paragraph Of section Z. the
house to house clause.
Mr.. Halt-If We can have vote on
the amendment now | will not int-rposs
motion 10 proceed to executive busi-
ness.
har
1t this evening. | reckon.
Hoar remarked that he had expected
the senator from West Virginia (Mr.
k-nDn) to address the senate to-day.
Butler spoke in support of the amend
ment which lie had suggested several
days ago providing that supervisors,
canvassers and other election officers are
to be regarded As ministerial aud not as
judicial otiicers.
Hoar opposed the amendment, and a
long debate eusued, which had not ended
when the senate went into executive
session aud soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-McKinley Of
Ohio, from the ways AMI means commit
tee, reported and the house adopted q
resolution calling OIL the secretary OF the
treasury for the names Of several banks
in which public money is deposited,
place where such Repositories are stu
ated, date of such deposits, reasons
therefor, and rate of Interest, if any,
which hus been or is now being paid into
the TREASURY by such Repositories in re-
turn for the use of the public,
also for information as to the authority
by depositors and the law under which
such deposits were nude. 90,
MIR. Spinola. from the committee oBS
military ,ffairs, moved to suspend the
rules aud pass the bill appropr 'ating
500, 600 for the erection of IA monument
TO the victims Of the prison at Fort
Green, Brooklyn.
Kerr of Iowa demanded second read
ing, which was ordered.
Allen OF Michigan, while adding his
speech OF praise TO the patriotism of the
men who were now designed to honor by
the erection of u monument, opposed the
bill.
Several other members entered into
the discussion
The motion was lost-yeas, 80; nays,
1903.
Mr.. Mckinney Of Ohio, from the COM
mittee OH ways and means, reported the
Flower joint resolution extending the
bonded period from February l to July
/, 1891. IL
Mr.. Culbersah$ of Texas to debate the
measure, If Mckinley withdrew 1t.
ana The hoH5 adjourned.