Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL
Mills Of Texas speaks Upon the Proposed
Meat Inspection PHI, and Grain Upon
Texas Postal Matters.
Ii CONGRESS.
SESATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-Among the
bills introduced and referred were the
following:
BY Mr.. German, to establish record
ana pension office in the war department.
BY Mr.. Frye, to establish @ marine
board for the advancement of interest of
merchan: marine.
At the close of Mr.. Jones' remarks, rs
no other senator took the floor. the pre-
siding officer (Mr. Bate) stated the ques-
ton was on MIR. Gray's motion to strike
out the sixth subdivision of the sevent h
section (the house to house clnuse), and
asked whether the senate was ready for
the vote. long discussion ensusd upon
this clause, but no action was taken.
The senate met at 40 and resumed
consideration of the election bill, MIR.
Jones OF Arkansas making argument in
opposition TO it, and MIR. Wilson Of Mary
land obtained the floor to speak against
the bill, and after short executive
session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-Tbe house
met in the morning hour. Mr.. Stock
bridge Of MARYLAND, from the commit
tee on commerce, called up rad had
passed the senate bill providing that in
open steam launches of ten tous or under
ono person may ac. In the double ca
pacity of pilot and engineer
Mr.. Baker of New YORK called up tho
senate bill for the inspection of cattle
and hogs and products, and carcasses,
those of which are subieo: to interstate
commerce..
Mr.. Mills of Texas, In brief speech,
earnestly opposed Its passage. eharac-
teriZiug it as one OF the most remarkable
measures ever presented to congress. 1t
was n proposition that the government
should take absolute control of
the whole Interstate commerce as far as
it related to rneuts. Under its provision
no cattle or hogs could be slaughtered o.
transported between states until q gov
ernment official had inspected them.
Congress nigh: as well give TO one man
the power aud labor of the people. If
this measure were passed, let the people
surrender everything to the government
and coufess that they were incapable of
attending to their own comfort.
The bill was referred to the committee
on agriculture.
MIR. Grain of Texas, from the commit
tee OH pos;offices aud post roads, re-
ported a resolution calling on the post
master general for information as to the
extent and grounds for the complaint for
inefficient postofiice service in Texas and
her states. The house then went into
committee OF the whole on bills reported
from the committee on private land
claims.
The bill by Mr.. Wickham of Ohio to
establish court to adjudicste private
land claims in Colorado, Wyoming, Ari-
z ma, New Mexico. Utah and Nevada,
was taken up, and after debate the
committee arose ana the bill was agreed
to with an amendment excepting Arizona
from its provisions.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio from the COM
mittee on ways and means reported
joint resolution to correct the puuctua-
ton of the tariff of 1890 relative to bind
Ing twiue.
Mr.. Dunnell Of Minnesota gave notice
that on Tuesday he would ask the house
to consider the apporiionment bill, ana
then the house adjourned.