Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26
THE HOUSE.


a fight which may next week prove
serious was iunugurutpd in the house to-
| day. n was over the sundry civil alp
preparation bill. which contains Mr..
| Shcruau's bond amendment There are
ia all 2OT amendments TO the bill.
Mr. Holman desired that all except
The sherman amendment. upon which
there was TO be debate, be nOn-coucurr-
Ell in.
MIR Bland as leader of the opposition
To- the sherman amendment, objected
unless 10 was agreed that Che amend
ment should be after debate. Also non
COncurrcd 10.
The silver men thon resortcd 20 Gli-
clustering tactics, which were eGcguaL
and after a speech by Mr. Bland the
bill went over without action.
The first bill on The calendar, the In
dian appropriation bill. at Mr. Holman's
request, WIS passed FOR the present
The sundry civil bill was taken up. Mr..
Holman asked unanimous consent that
ull senate amendments be- uon-coucurr-
ed ~, with the exception Of the Sherman
bond amendment, on which debate would
Doe had until 4 o'clock Monday
Mr.. Bland obicctcd. unless IL was
agreed that ut the close Ol debate the
bond amendment be considered as non
cOncurred in.
Finally Mr.. Bland took the floor with a
speech on the financial situation. After
some further debate the committee rose
ana public business having been suspend
ed, the house proceeded tn pay tribute
Of respect TO the memory OF the late
Senator Barbour aud then adjourned.
FOSTER ON FINANCES.
Washington, Fob. Do Secretary Eos.
ter of tho treasury department was be-.
Tore the ways aud mcuns committee OF
inc house for nearly two hours today
explaining the condition of the treasury.
The heuuug was CoIHuCtpd with iosri
doors Tie statement of Secretary Fos-
tor was 10 tho effect there was no occa-
sion for fear of bankrupt treasury.
but he admitted the situation was one
demanding serious consideration and
thnt his estimates of the available cash
In the treasury ut the close of the
present fiscal year would need 10 be- srui-
eel down 20 some extent Mr.. Foster
thought There would be- ID surplus iu the
Treasury July / INNt Of nearly $1,000
OOO. Ills estimate ion report heretofore
sent 10 the committee on the condition
OF the treasury fixed the surplus ut S2O,-
OuUWO. The probabilities for the fiscal
your 1894 were lhut ia the absence OF
some change i'm the situation there would
be a dchcit in the treasury IN July 'hI.
MIR. Foster said iu substance. Once i'm
while when large acquisitions have come
an on Top of each other and / did not
want 10 pay them because we would
hile tO put out gold which might be
rather low at that timc. We would pot.
ter along for q day or two and then
some fellow would say the treasury Is
bankrupt aud an that sort of thing. The
secretary give the distinct impression
that he did not coincide with thc views
Expressed in these statements. Foster
said All his statements were based ON
the continuation of the present rate Of
taxation. If there were change, of
course his estimates would not stand
lie thought there might Doe q deficit I'm
IT, lie believed S5OOOO,OOO more rove
uuc should be- raised aud put into the
treasury iu order 90 make everything
safe aud conditions favorable for the
| proper administration Of the affairs Of
! the govorTmcnt Ia explanation of the
| reduction iu his estimated surplus for
| thr close of the current fiscal year Mr.
| Foster said the payment of the Choctaw
| claim Ind not been estimated whom hc
| placed the surplus Ot $4,000 900. LIS
| payment would take about S3,OOOOOO
CRTSPS TELEGRAMS.
Arkansas City, Kan, Feb - Fifty
| tclcgluus wcrc gent Speaker Crisp today
| by persons interested In the immediate
! opening of the Cherokee strip Among the