Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
Mills of Texas Has a Say to Speaker
Reed About Being Out of Order.
The House Considers the Arid Land Question.
The Senate wrauglss on the
Quorum Question.
Ii. CONGRESS.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, April 80. = After the
transaction of some routine morning busI-
ness of little public Importance, consid-
Grafton of the land forfeiture bill was re-
sumed.
The consideration of the land forfeit
ure bill was then resumed, and on mo-
ton to lay the amendment on the table
there was not Quorum-yeas, 27; nays,
l4-but as the call of the senate
showed the presence Of flfty-two
members, the vote was about to
be taken again, when Mr.. Sherman
rose aud gave notice that whenever there
was a quorum present and the vote did
not disclose that fact he should insist
upon the sensible rule that the senators
present and not voting should be
counted.
Mr.. Blackburn--It is the purpose of
the senator from Ohio either to disregard
the pairs of senators or to disregard the
rule of the senate and authorize its pre-
siding officer to do that which the
speaker of the house has been recently
engaged in doing.
Mr.. Sherman-I would not break a
pair, but there are one or two senators
present whom I will not name for whom
not vote on the last vote. 1 think it is
duty of every person not pared to vote,
and that is the position that l have al
ways occupied. 1 never have been
present (unpaired) without feeling it my
duty to vote.
Mr.. Black burn-I agree TO that.
Amendments were subrnItted by Sena-
tors Evarts and Vest, and went over
without action.
Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Coke said they
would offer some amendments to-mor-
row.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April.29. Mr.. Pierce of
Tennessee, rising to question of per-
sonal privilege, denied a statement made
a few days ago by Mr.. Evans of Tonnes
see to the effect that there had been BAL
lot-box stufing in his district.
The speaker ruled this did not present
a matter of personal privilege.
Mr.. Pierce responded sharply that he
thought it did.
The speaker said the gentleman had no
right to make such a response to the
chair.
Mr.. Mills of Texas-why did not the
speaker stop the gentleman from Ten
nessee2
Mr.. Evans-The other day the speaker
was not speaker when that occurred.
Mr.. Mills-Then you ought not to stop
the gentleman from Tennessee.
The sDeaker-That does not follow.
Mr.. Mills-It does follow.
The speaker-The chair does not de-
sire to enter into any personal contro-
versY with the gentleman, and he thinks
if the gentleman will reflect he will not
persist in impropristy.
MIR. Mills-l do not see the improperly +,
when one gentleman charges another
with fraud.
The speaxer-Ths gentleman from
Texas will please be in order.
Mr.. Mills-I am in order, and the
speaker is more out of order than the
gentleman from Texas. The ruling is
simply an outrage.
The matter was then dropped. On
motion of Mr.. Lanham of Texas the
senate resolution was concurred in con-
corning Irrigation of arid lands in the
valley of the Rio Grande and the con-
struction of a dam across that river at or
near Ell Paso for the storage of its waste
waters. The president is requested TO
enter into negotiations with the govern
\. ment of Mexico with the view TO the ir-
rigation of the valley. An amendment
was agreed to requesting the president to
include in the negotiations all other Sub.
jects Of interest which may be deemed to
affect the present or prospective relations
of the two governments.
After debate the bill was passsd-yeas,
127; nays, So.
Mr.. Dingley lin view Of the fact that a
Republican caucus was called for This
= l.
which was carried