Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
Monday the Senate will Consider the
International Exhibition Question.
The House DISCUSSES the National Park Ques'
tion-Distrlct of Columbia will be Asked
to Bear Half the Burden.
Ii. CONGRESS.
SENATE


WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Mr. Plstt'
by request, introduced bill for the ad-
nilsson of New Mexico, and SAID ne olu
not, in dong so, intend to commit h'm-
self in one wav or the other. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb, the senate
voted to take up the bill to forfeit GER
tain railroad lands.
Mr.. Dolph moved to proceed to e1ecu-
tive business.
Mr.. Hawley-I have given notice two
or three times that would call up the
bill concerning the international exposl-
ton. am bound to press it because 1t
is simply justice to the people of Chicago,
who are waiting anXiously to begin work;
ana not only in justice to them but TO the
manufacturers and others who may con-
template exhibiting there, foreigners as
we'll as Americans.
An animated discussion ensuad, Whlch
resulted III the passage of Dolph' 9 mo-
ton by vote of 80 to %, all the mega
| tive votes coming from the Republicans.
The galleries were then cleared and
| the doors closed.
When the doors were reopened, on
motion of Mr.. Hawley the senate
took up and agreed to consider
| immediately after morning business
| on Monday next the mouse
bill to provide for celebrating
the four hupdredth anniversary OF the
discovery of America by Columbus by
holding an international exhibition OF
arts, industries, manufactures and pro-
ducts of the soil mime and sea, in the city
of Chicago.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Mr. Butter
worth of Ohio moved that the house go
into committee of the whole for the con-
sideration of the legislative approprla-
ton bill, but the friends of the private
calendar must be of sufficient force to
deal with the motion-yeas, liz; nays
! 1l6.
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois submitted dis
| agreeing conference report upon the ma
| tional mark bill report. It having been
| agreed to, Mr.. Cannon moved that the
| house insist upon its amendment, whlct
| REQUIRES the District of Columbia tC
| bear half the burden of expense
| of the maintenance of the park
| Mr.. Cannon said that If the senate IN
| sisted in its disagreement TO the mouse
amendment, so far as he was concerned
it might go to innocuous desuetude
daughter.
The motion to insist was agreed to
Yeas, us; nays, 27.
No further conference was asked for
MIR. Henderson of Illinois presented
the river and harbor appropriation bill
and it was referred to the committee
the whole.
The house then went into the commit
TO 1nT,6 q
lH3The court of claims bill was the frs
y offsthe calendar, the pending motion be
sAkaak on the resolution offered by MIR
s4s4Romas of Wisconsin to report the bill
back with recommendation, and that !
be referred to the committee on rules TO
IN investigation of the status OF tn
measure in connection with the rules G
= the house. The resolution was lost
. to 81.
The next question was on the point c
= order raised by Mr.. Kerr of Iowa tina
: the committee on war claims had u
& Jurisdiction of the bill. This point We
. overruled.
= Mr.. Thomas offered resolution ths
7 the bill be reported back to the hous
1 with the recommendation that it be re
8 | committed, with instructions to the com
mittee on war claims to inquire into til
b | LOYALTY OF eaCn CldlIuduL. MI AhOLhs
stated that the bill contained 285 CLAIM
based on pretended findings Of the cou
CT CLAIMS. Of this number there wei
eight cases where there had bee
st no findings transmitted to congress
In l76 cases the usual method OF asceI
tanning the loyalty of the parties ha
not been followed. The committee G
war claims has punched these 2S5 clam
t, together without any examination or il
ne vestigation. The secretary of war hi
~ transmitted to the committee since tt
report of the bill statement shown
III that in eighty-four cases the claiman
" had filed vouchers for supplies furnlshe
8. to Confederates.
id The evening session was for the co.
le sideration of private pension bills.
j. AT its evening session, MIR. Peters
/. Kansas acting as speaker pro tenn, IF
III private pension bills were passed, and
IN 10: 80 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow