Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-22
WORKING ON MONEY BILLS
Both Houses Getting Through
With Appropriations.
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE MEASURE
Still Undecided, So Far as the House
Goes.
HE HAWAIIAN CABLE MEASURE
The Night Session OF the senate n
Failure Through Lack of a Quorum
-Howgate's onse in the Hands of
the Jury-Bills Signed.



quorum. pg of senate bells
hurrledly asT Il n he senators and
forty-seven reA the call for
quorum. two mo. n the necessary
number.
Mr.. Irby Dem,, S. CO presented the
credentials of b. r. Tillman, as senator
from South Carolina for the term be-
ginning March 4.
Mr.. Turpie CDem, Ind) offered
resolution from the committee on for
elgn relations expressing the high APP
probation of the senate as 10 the dis
tinguished honors accorded by the
Mexican government on the occasion
of the obsequies of the United States
minister. Mr.. Gray. and directing the
secretary Of state to forward copies of
Mexico.
The resolution was agreed to.
The house Joint resolution was passed
for the suspension of certain features
Of the law authorizing the transporta-
ton OF goods through the United States
to the free zone of Mexico SO long as
the Mexican free zone exists.
Mr.. Allen CPop.. Neb) INDUCED in
sharp and personal criticism on the
financial situation. as an incident to
MIR. Harris resolution for a night
session, to consider the bill 10 issue
S7,OOO,0OO sewer bonds for Washington.
I'VE are going bond crazy" said Mr..
Allen. 1.-THE president wants bonds,
the secretary Of the treasury wants
bonds, senators on both sides of this
chamber want bonds"
In the course of his speech, Mr.. Allen
referred to reports that Mr. Teller and
Mr.. Vest were Populists and he eS-
tended TO them a cordial welcome 10 the
Populist ranks.
The income tax question came up
next, on MIR. Germans motion to re-
consider the senate approval of the
conference report on the bill amending
the law.
Mr.. German said singular feature
had crept into this conference report
that had not been considered by either
hause. It changed the law so as to
exempt corporations from furnishing
u list of the salaries of employees,
Mr. Vest defended the conference
changes. The employees had asked for
It, Mr.. German referred to the re-
markable attitude of the other branch
Of congress on the question of corpora
lions and compared the course of the
house on the taritf bill with the course
of the house conferees now.
Mr.. Chandler said this disclosed the
serious dangers OF conference com
mittees. Legislation was enacted which
neither branch of congress had con-
sidered. The change was worked
into" a conference report, in the inter-
est of great corporations. One class of
the corporation employees was also in
the halls of congress today. laborlng
to pass the pooling bill. Undoubtedly
this was a class OF employees that the
great railroad corporations did not
wish TO report with the list of salaries
for their work about congress.
Mr.. Vest said the conference had not
gone so far as conference committees
had frequently gone. In 1888. an entire
tariff bill was reported from congress,
which both houses had pronounced
against, and 1t eventually became a
law.
After Mr.. Vests statement, Mr.
Hale said he agreed that the change
was germane ana proper.
on motion of Mr.. Vest, the motion OF
Mr.. German to reconsider was laid on
the table, yeas, 81; nays, 10.
Consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill was then resumed.
The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill was agreed to. 1t
retains the provision making 81 the
minimum for pensions. II also retains
the repeal OF the present law, suspend
ing the pensions OF persons living out
side of the country.
gI,ha utpa-prg4inent submitted the
credentials of Marion Butler. as senator
for North Carolina for the term be-
ginning March 4, next.
rThe amendment concerning Cherokee
Indians was changed so as to make
January /, 1896, the time for removing
| intruders
The sectarlan school question came
nm when the item OF Indian schools
was reached.
nriotion committee had sought to take
ami Of sthe bill everything that was
| Catholic. everything that was Protes-
tant. and thus TO separate church from
state. and eliminated to- denomina-
| tional question. ,..,,.r. ,,oa,,
Catholic schools had heretofore peen
o,,,itted from the bill, and the COM
n,ittee now omitted the Lincoln school
a. Philadelphia. and Hampton School
| virrinia because they were Profess
tan : schools. The bill also provided for
he government purchase of Indian
schools now owned by various denomi-
nations. -. ...ra,ar,, NJ tho
;ntarior had recommended the gradual
ahoi,tion OF sectarIan schools. and the
hovse had carried out this policy. But
ne senate committee now tried 10 m
cinde Two charitable schools, which
,rare moi supported by any church or
Seron,nation. It was an efiort 70
obscmre the plain policy urged by the
o .ecretary Of Interior. to abolish denomi-
Mr. Hawiey urged that In ABANDON
,,n seetarlan schools there should be
s absndonment OF Christian teachings
10 e"yernment schools. He would
N h a. have school run by Jesuits
rnsn n have one with no God In IL.
'i' W,ile Nh. Daniel tDem;. Va9 was
.r, NJ that no one denomination con-
s,n55 me board OF the Hampton
upiaeI Mr.. cail asked; Are they not
az i,Y rross said Mr.. Daniel, because this