Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-31
REVIVAL
.
OF Bond Discussion In
the Senate.
SALE OF UNITED STATES poNps ~
LAST THREE yisAns WILL
NE pIsoussiiD.
THE PLAN OF DELAY
WILL nn pnouenr 10 AN END
VERY soon,


Washington. March sO.--Mr. Honr
made an cirort TO pass the house bill
abolishing capital punishment in GER
tain cases as soon ua the senate met
today, hut after briof discussion the
bill went over until tomorrow.
Theodore Shucy and Edward V, Muir
ply were chosen to succeed the late
Dennis Murphy in charge OF stenog-
raphic stan of the senate.
The bill was passed inAtrucuug tho
secretary OF war to prepare a roll OF
telegraph operators who acrved not less
than ninety days IN the military tele-
graphic service during the war Of tue
rebellion and TO issue TO each " ocitl.
icato OF honorable service. Thr hill
has provlso that 1t Is not to be- con-
strucd toward carving pension
bounty or Ike cmolumcnt,
Mfr. Mitchell OF oregon gave notice
that he would moi 30 on with the pa
pont contest tomorrow.
The senate thcn took up the bill To
approve compromise and settlement
between the United States ana the
atatr Of ArknnsAs.
MIR Gear tRcp1 OF Town objected to
the settlement ON the ground that II
was unfair to the United Staica. Tile
state had not come before the SENATE
with clean hands. he asserted The
senator closed with motion 10 recoin-
INV WV illl ~ Wv 'NAhihhANN' W. lfA"ffs
lands Tor inveatlgation
Mr. rcfier SPOKE against and Mr.
Jones Dcm) OF Arkansaa for the set
tlcment.
The motion to recommlt was. Yeas
u. nays 20. two short Of u quorum.
After securing the quorum the motion
to rccommit was defeated aud the bill
Mr.. Proctor dilep) of Vermont asked
that the bill ppropriating 500 900, 900
for aca coast H0fcnHcs he made u fpa-
oial order far rhurHday. A.-sv
The calendar was then taken up hnd
the following bills passed Appropiht-
Ing iiS,ib FOR the relief OF persons who
sustained damage By the explosion -
ammunition chest OF battery IT, United
States artillery. ut Chicago. providing
for the location and purchase of public
lands Tor reservation sltoa, confirming
certain cash entries NJ offered lands In
Alabama. Mississippi Hnd Arkanaaa.
An unexpected controversy arose over
the next measure on the calendar,
which was the resolution providing for
II committee OF nvo senators to In.
| Vostigatc and report all the material
facts and circumstances connected
with sales Of United States bonds by
the secretary Of the treasury In the
years 1891. 1895 aud 1895,
Mr., Holt suggested that this and the
| following calendar measures uhe Du-
pont case md tho Lodge immigration
\ bilD go over.
MIR. PETER, the author Of the rcsolu-
| tion. insisted on going ON ana waA re-
inforced In HIS demand by Senators
Wolcott and Teller.
Mr.. Wolcoti said II wnH time some
| thing was done with this bill. lie was
willing 10 wait until "wednesday nj
| 2.aO for tnking up the resolution, but
Mr.. Plntt cut on an agreement by an
| objection.
''Thon | serve notice on the senator
from Connecticut" said MIR. Teller,
warmly. that we will take up this
resolution mud take II up very soon.
Mr., Wolcntt also added Yes, and
we Will take II up now unless the SEN
| ate Is too thin for "A quorum"
n looked az though vote would be
taken. but Mr., Cofkroll temporlzed. lie
| said there was no hurry. Plenty OF
\ votes would he available to take UP tho
resolution At the proper time Mr., VOL
! colt went on to declare that the OBJ
] jeotionH adopted were not clrcum-
/ stantlal. There was evidently no pur-
| pose 10 inquire into the bond saleR Mr.
| pencr finally gave notice that h,
! would move tomorrow 20 take UP this
/ bond resolution ut the conclusion OF
| the speech Of Mr.. George on the Du
/ pont case. Ellis were pa sBcd appropri
| ntinR 5000 900 for n public building al
Indianapolis At b;l5 the senate went
into executive session and then ad
JOurned.