Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-03

BY the resolutions OF July IL the COM
mittee was also instructed to investi-
gate certain charges against members
of both houses, In regard to the con-
struction and charter privileges OF
street railways In the District OF CO.
lumhia, blu; no evidence or testimony
had been submitted TO the committee
and he therefore asked that they be
discharged from further duty. under
me resolution OF May 20. Mcssrs.
Lodge and Davis. Republicans, and Mr..
Allen. Populist. made supplemental re-
ports. Objection was made by Mr.
Chandler to the request OF the com
mittee TO be discharged at least until
the report could be read and examined.
and accordingly the request went on
the table for the present.
The Following house bills were then
passed. Placing James William Albert
on the retired list OF the army. with
the rank of major of engineers placing
Charles B. Stivers on the retired lat
OF the army, as captain OF Infantry:
changing the lines between the eastern
and western judlcial districts OF North
carolina as before: the relief of
George b. Cosby to donate four con-
demned cannon Of the navy TO Sac
City. Iowa, to be placed at the pedes-
tai of the soldiers monument. and for
the construction OF q military road
El Paso TO Fort Bliss.
The resolution offered yesterday by
MI. chandler directing a special COM
mittee to investigate the Dominion
Coal company Of Nova Scotia. whether
IL was organized or is being conducted
IN the expectation that congress would
repeal IL tariff on coal: If any OF the
officers OF the government are interest
ed In the company and whether any
assurance that any duty would be re-
moved were given the company and II
so who gave such assurances and what
steps are being taken to fulfill
the assurances was laid before
/ the senate and Mr.. Chandler
urged its adoption. Mr. Chandler
claimed that John Il. Russell. OF Massa-
chusetts avowed his connection with
/ the Dominion Coal company, and was
TO be an avowed participant In the
] profits 10 como to thn company ~ m the
! removal Of the duty from coal He
came on to Washington to give council
and advice to the president and urge
him TO stand fast on the Democratic
| principle of free coal. The president
then wrote n letter without addressing
to any one In particular dating II July
as sort Of stock In trade. or n charge
OF dynamite ready to be launched with
out warning on some unsuspqcting pur-
pose. 1t was accordingly sent to Mr..
Wilson and aSter the course OF time.
and after an agoSizing birth. (who was
the accoucheur Mt the advent he did
not know II saw the light Of day very
much to the surprise OF the senator from
Maryland (Mr. Gormanl and the senR-
tor from Tennessee (Air. Harris) He
thought that Mr.. John e Russell the
advisor Of the president on the removal
of the duty from coal would bear In
vestigatlon and he believed that the
facts which had been subnnitted moi
only warranted the senate Investigating
the charges, but required II TO do so
Leaving the subject of coal he took VI
the question OF sugar and arraigned tn,
senate for its action in insisting on the
differentlal duty given TO retiners
speaking of the one-eighth differenta
as the one-eighth donation 10 the trust
whose president, Mr. Hnvemeyer, nd
mitted having poured out Its none,
like water. The question was then pu
on the motion Of Mr. Hill TO lay th'
chandler resolution on the table, hu
the vice president declared 1t carried
but Mr.. Chandler subsequently aske'
that the vote be reconsidered, and TIL
being done the motion to lay on tn
table was defeated, 10 to 30, The res
olution went to the calendar under tn
rules and will require a vote OF tn
senate to again bring It up for con
sIderation.
The sundry civil bin was then takei
up. Amendments were adopted TO pa
the widows OF tho late Senator Vanc'
OF North Carolina and Stockbridge o
Michigan $4,000 each, The appropriation
for quarantine purposes was increased
by $4,000 so ms to make the total 81,
900. 600. An amendment was adopted L
grant one million acres OF surveyed
desert lands to each OF the states z
which the desert land act WIS applicable
arid also TO the states Of Kansas an'
NebraslSa and the states which may b.
constructed from the territories o
Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arr
zona, under certain stipulHtions
An amendment appropriating $500 90
, for the recoinage OF the uncurrent frac
/ tional silver coin in the treasury wa
adopted also the bill with its man
{ amendments was then passed.
The general deficiency bill was the
taken IN. but was laid aside and tn
, senate al 3 o'clock went into executiV
r session and at $40 adjourned.