Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-28
HOUSE rRocEEDrscs.
Talk About n Job In Diu-court.
for the Territory.

Washington. Feb. "a. The house met
az IL o'clock. The speaker laid be-
lofe the house the presidents veto OF
the Dill to pension Bunice Putnam.
Alr. Cookrell (Dem., Tex moved con-
currence in the senate amendment 10
the joint resolution prohibiting the i'm
portatlon OF goods In bond to the
United States through the free zone
OF Mexico.
Mr., Grain (Dem.. Tex) vigorously op-
posed concurrence, which struck out
the provision limiting the prohlbition
from Laredo, Tex, TO the Pacific. This
amendment, he declared would effect
ually prohibit the Importation of goods
through the United States into Mexico,
unless the latter country abolish tho
Tree zone. But 70 per cent of the goods
remained IN the free zone and he re-
PEELED with vigor the Islander that this
zone was the abiding place OF SNUG
glers and outlaws.
Mr. Cockrells motion was agreed TO.
Mr. O'Neill Dem. MassJ presented
the conference report ON the appropria-
tlon bill. An agreement has been
reached, he explained on ali points.
After some further debate the report
was agreed to, 1870 to u.
me conference report on the bill to
pension Gen. II. G. Hobart and TO
amend the act for the regulation of
steam vessels was agreed to when. IN
der the special order. the house pro-
ceeded TO the consideration OF bills
from the committee on public build
inss and grounds. The FIRST bill called
up by Chairman Banlthead was that
10 purchase the south half OF what is
known as the Malone square az a site
Tor a new building for the government
printing office, and 1t caused consider
able discussion.
MI Milltken Rep,, MED declared his
opposition to the Malone slte.
While Mr.. Abbott Dem, Tex) was
debating the question Of purchase OF
the Malone site tMr. English Diem.
n. - asked II the house should pur-
chase the notes OF Malone.
DO you think the senate would be
hone?"
That is a question I would not I'M
dertake to answer" replied MIR. All
bolt. II would not feel al liberty 10
east aspersions on any member OF the
BODY at the other end OF the capitol"
Later while Mr.. Dana. DemD OF
virginia, was speaking on the neces-
sity OF the passage OF the bill. Mr..
English Interrupted him.
You mean job not bin" said he.
This led Mr. Hicks OF Pennsylvania
TO demand from MIR. English an ex-
PLANTATION OF his charge that there was
a Job in the Malone site As the house
was divided. however Mr.. English had
no opportunity to reply.
a parliamentary snarl dcadlocked the
house soon afterwards and the whole
selection Of a printing office site was
abandoned
Mr.. Culberson. chairman OF the ju-
dietary committee, thereupon called up
the conference report on the bill to
redistrlot the Indian Territory for ju-
dicial purposes TO provide additional
United States commissioners, etc. The
report was agreed to.
MIR. Henderson then called up the con-
ference report on the postonice appro-
priation bill and Mr.. Loud (Rep) OF
California moved to concur In the SEN
ate amendment, designed to destroy
the effect Of the postmaster generals
order requiring railway mail clerks 10
live on the lines OF the routes to which
they were assigned. but requiring fur
Their appolntees TO do SO.
Mr.. Wilson Dem. W. VA protested
against interfering with the rules es-
tabllshed by the postmaster general
for the regulation OF his department.
After some further debate. Mr..
LIQUIDS motion was defeated.
Mr.. sayers objected to the request OF
Mr.. Wheeler CDeml OF Alabama for
unanimous consent for the considera-
ton OF a joint resolution providing for
the participation of congress in the
dedication of the Chlckamauga mill
tary park next September. The TWEEN
ty-one pension bills favorably acted on
at last Friday nights session were
passed In half the number OF minutes
by unanimous consent, bills granting
an American register to the British
steamer kahului and 10 amend the act
for forfeit OF certain lands granted
TO railways were passed. Then, at $3.50
O'Clock. the house adJonrne1.