Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-26

tne United States must do one OF txvs
things, pay this $l2j,0o0 or submit Inc
question of the assessment OF dafnaxes
TO commission. IL the latter cn,irs,
was followed II would cost the govern.
ment twice the amount before the mnt.
ter was settled. MIR. Mccrenry con.
tented himself with the fact thar lf ma
United States had suffered from thla
arbitration. the present Democrats
administration had none OF the 70.
sponsibility. The whole scheme Of
arbitration by which the contentious OF
the United States We're shattered was
conceived and executed By the Uarrl.
son administration
Mr., Hit attacked the Amendment
vigorously. OF the S4250O0 claimed
| positive testimony showed that $500 oO0
was owned by citizens OF the United
states Boskewitz. he claimed owned
almost the fleet and had sent /, out To-
the Behrlng sea TO lay the foundation
OF scoundrelly and fraudulent claim
II looked TO him. Mr.. IIitt said. ms II
me state department were making "A
desperate struggle to maintain The
parity between claims and payments
Mt. Singerly agreed with MIR. Can-
non that the $4,000 claimed as daui-
aees Tor estimated prospective catches
shouiu nave no standing with any e,n-
mission chosen to assess damages but
after an experience with the HniIfnx
awards he believed prospective dam
ages would be awarded. Aithouvh
ne believed the secretary 81
state should not have made 40 large
an oiIer, he believed the agreement made
by Mr.. Gresham and the British min
lister should be carried out, because
the practical alternative would be IN
assessment Of the damages by an um-
pre- who would be appointed by a for
eign government.
After some further debate by Mr..
Hooker Dem, Miss) In favor OF the
aInehument, Mr. BreclSiuridge closed
WIN the declaration that the .concep-
tlon and history of the Paris arh,trn-
tlon was an unfortunate chapter in orr
diplomacy and It's result Il complete,
Iasco' Yet we must keep our faith
and pay the award.
me vote was then taken and the
amendment was carried-9i to so.
mr. cannon gave notice that he
would demand yea and nay vote in
the house.
on motion OF Mr.. Bynum tDeml of
Indiana without debate, an amendment
was adopted directing the speaker 10
certiiy, and the sergeant-at-arms TO
pay representatives. salary withheld on
account OF absence.
This concluded the consideration Of
the BIZ In committee and II was re-
ported to the house.
Mr. Cannon demanded roll call on
amendment to pay the Behrlng Sen
award and II was lost-ll2 TO IA.
Mr. Sayers then demanded the yeas
and nays ON the amendment 10 pay
the employees of the house and senate
and the individual clerks OF members.
an extra months pay This nmend-
ment had been carried In committee
g2 to 6l This was also carrled--ll3 to
los.
Mr.. Cox CDem) OF Tennessee, chang
ed his vote from no to yea and then
moved to reconsider MIR. Hays mem.,
lownJ motion to lay that motion
on the table and the motion was car
rie1-l45 to Of.
The opponents of the amendments
We're determined to carry their oppo- |
sltion even further and Mr.. Maddox |
tDem) OF Georgia, moved to recommit |
the bill with Instructions TO report ii |
back with the provision for an extra |
months compensation for clerks to
members stricken out.
In order TO load down this motion,
Mr. Grosvenor. Ohio. moved to amend
the motion by adding TO the instruc-
tons provision TO strike out extra
for all employees, clerks.
etc, except the capitol police This
amendment was carrled-l27 to 89--and
the motion to reoommit was lost-ig
TO 1885,
The opponents attempted valniy to
secure the yeas and nays, but they
were overrldden and the bill passed
Mr.. Henderson tDem.) OF North Car
Dina presented the conference report
on the postoiIice appropriation bill.
rhe only item In dispute between the
wo houses was senate amendment to
'equire railway clerks hereafter to be
appointed to reside at one of the ter
ninals OF the route to which they are
assigned. without action. the house
It 500 o'clock, adjourned until II
,'clock tomorrow.