Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-03
.FlLIBusTERS IN THE HOUSE
THEY WANT TUE REELECTION OF
WAGES EXPLAINED.
Thomas ~. Reed Figures In n Pri-
waite Pension which was Granted
for His Rciief--rhc senate
Das.is Tax HiIi,


Ty Associated Press
Washington. June IA resolution In
troduced ny MIR. Goidzier OF Illinois
calling on the commissioners Of the
District OF Columbia for an explana-
ton OF their recent action In reducing
the wnGes OF unRkilled laborers occu-
pied some time In the house today.
The nllbuster was started. not In any
opposition to the resolution. but be-
cause 1t did not 20 far enough and
include In It's inquiry other places than
Washington. and the resolution was
finally sent to the committee on Dis
trict OF Columbia. Two private bills
were passed, one TO pension Mary Lev
ans and the other for tho relief OF
Thomas b. Reed.
Senate bill to donate TO the county OF
Laramie. Wyoming. certain bridges OF
the abandoned Fort Laramie military
reservation was passed, as was also
the house bill to authorize the construc-
iion Of passenger and wagon bridge
across the south or main Canadian
river at Noble. o. T.
Pay of unrkilicd Employees.
When the house met today there was
u small attendance OF members and the
galleries wore n deserted appearance.
Some bills OF minor Importance were
passed Mr. Goldzier of Illinois offered
n resolution to inquire whether the
commissioners OF the District Of Col
umbia had reduced the pay Of I'M
skilled laborers. and IL 30. why. He did
not believe, he said. In taking the
bread out Of tho mouths of the poorti
classes " the employees In the time OF
Rtrlngencv lie refused TO accept an
amendment offered by Mr.. Cannon TO
extend the inquiry to include all fcd-
crai employees.
Mr., Ncwlands OF Nevada expressed
the belief that this was not the time
for rettenchment but for extravaganza
by the government. Mr.. Goldzier
pressed his motion for the previous
question and filibuster waR started
Mr. kllgore moved that the resolution
be referred 20 the committee on Dis
trlct OF Columbia. which was ordered
ana Tho nlihuater collapsed
ihe house then went into committee
% we whole and Mr. 1aeiar OF South
carolina resumed his speech In favor
Of the hrnwley bill.
The Private Calendar
~ me conclusion OF Mr.. Iaelar's
speech Mr.. Enloe. Dem. OF Tennessee.
explained that he had offered yesterday
the motion 10 10 into committee Of
the whole TO consider the Brawlcy bill
not because he IN nntagonlstlc 10 thar
BIZ, but because he Leneved there were
some bills on the private calendar
which should be passed. Mr. Hall, Dem
OF minnesota, raid he could not account
Tor the presence OF the wildcat bank
plank In the Chicago platform. unless
mat II was In the heat and excitement
81 the Inst Democratic national ronyon
lon some one had surreptltiously In.
serted THIS r, peal clause into the plat
FORM. While political platforms were In
tended To be stood upon they were noC-
ef9arily elastic like that ideal platform
recently adopted In n Southern state,
on which every man who was Dcmc-
erat, every man who thought he wAN
q Democrat, aud every man VINO a.li
he was Il Democrat. could stand with
both feet,
state Hank system.
MIR Warner Dem. OF New York. FOL
lowed Mr. Hail
Following Mr.. Warner came MI. Les
tor Dem. of Georgia. who urged the
repeal OF the antl-statc bank laws on
the ground thnt the national banks
were inadequate to supply the wants
OF the people
Mr., Meyer, Dem, OF louisiana, occu
pied the last half hour Of tie days
session with n defense OF the Rtate
bank system. apu announced that he
propo'ed TO vote for the repeal OF the
10 per cent, tax
II was $50 y, m. when Mr.. Meyer
nnihhed his speech, and the house adj
Iourneu.