Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 63, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 1, 1883 Page: 1 of 8
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FOllT WOliTH TEXAS TOTJ'RSDAlVMA'ROII 1 1880.
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AUSTIN.
Bill to Pay for Protecting the
Frontier Passes.
Ihc
I. piohibition Amendment Dis-
CUSSeil in vuu tiuutiu
Ui Rejected by a Good Majority on
tno iiuai vote.
Iiither Discussion of tho General
Appropriation jsiu.
hennlo
:! t th Garotte-.
Win. Febiuury 28. The follow
5 petitions wo.ro presented and
krrod :
tiv Mr. minis 1 rom citizens oi
XiS asiwiiK jiMJiiiuiu.iy uiuuuu-
nito tho constitution i also from
-.tZf it fr.4lklll . diln.al
tliens of Coryell count on tho same
Inert-
Uy Mr. Gctzetidaner From clti.ons
Kills county on the same subject.
Mr. Fowler from the committee on
ililary iiuairs reported uniuvoraoiy
petition of John It. Richardson lu
half of Texas veterans as a bill cov
ing the simject manor granting to
tenuis pensions has been previously
(ortcd.
Uy Mr. Fleming To amend the law
latino to ceitain actions against rall-
idCOIliPillJleS.
By Mr. PfouHer To authorize and
uvluiug me manner lormo purenu-c
bridges by the county coniniisslon-
tfor the ue of tho county.
By Mr. Matlock To llx venues in
tain eases aim loprovuie lor tneuiai
the Kime.
i$y Mr. Johnson of Collin To re
tro a deposit oi oasn in 1110 sinie
asury in excess of the treasurers
nd to be deposited for hiifo keeping
some hunk or with a tuist company
mig btisinea in this state.
:y .Mr. uooen to amenu
laws relating to appeals
in justices coutts.
riiosenato went into executive sc-
nand collrmed tho appointment of
pilot commissioners tent m yester-
in session Mr. Fleming called up
diill to create a boaid to examine
M prepare the account for tho ex-
lisesincuircd by the state in pro-
Iting thefiontier that thosanio may
j present etl to tlie general govern-
at for payment with a substitute.
e substitute was adopted.
-Ir. l-leming oiiercu to amend
03 to provide for an appropriation
len thousand dollars to cover the ex-
mo of exandning and tabulating
accounts. Adopted and bill
ketl.
Ir. Pfeuli'er moved to reconsider
hide refuslnu to onirro-s his hill
today authoiixing eitles and towns
((Hluce tlielr limits. ( ;arrieu.
Mr. tiooch withdrew Ids amend-
Intto the bill adopted yesterday
kltlie bill as originally introduced
htaktn up and pu-ecd to engross-
rtit.
Mr. Tiaylor called up tho bill
icudiug tlie election law so as to re-
lire an earlier count ol the votes
Itliebtate elections.
Mr. Shannon ottered to amend by
pkinc it the duty of election officers
Iniake returns ot tho total votes cast.
flopted and tho bill passed.
Mr. Davis called up tne mil ehang-
v the time of holding court in tlie
Iith Judicial distiict and the bill
seil.
Mr. Gooch called up the house bill
ling the time lor working public
pus anil it was engrossed.
Mr. Johnson of Shelby called up
bill amending the game law.
Iimeious amendments exempting
Itain counties weic adopted and the
ll noss-ed.
Mr. Peacock entered a motion to re-
Bisider the vote passim: the bill.
Mr. Cooper called up the bill to pro-
It I iboiers and operatives on rail-
luK .ignlnst failure of the owners.
pitructon and sub-contractors to pay
PSH-s due them. Tiio bill passed.
Mr. Shannon called up tho substi-
e to the senate bill amending
e law renulatimr tho assessments
railroad property so as to require
i railroad companies to make an in-
ittory and deliver a sworn state-
em of the valuation of all their prop-
iv to the countv asnCsois of the
unty where their principal ofllco is
unted.
Mr. Shannon offered to amend by
"linn an emorircncv clause. Adopt-
I ami the bill ii:i.scil.
The bill to further regulate the cre-
ton and nroceodimrs of m vato cor-
ratlous wiih laid bcfoie the senate by
f president and pased.
Mr. l'attou called up the bill pro-
'ng for tlie laving out of first-class
from ouo county seat to another.
ur. Collins olleied toamend by udd-
lliat tho count es of thoTwenty-
pvnth and Twenty-eighth senatorial
'"'nets lii'(v.mnf from )lu onrTatioild
I thk Ihu
Mr. htrattnn mnvrxl in. ntlil the tenth
Irlft.
Jir IIou.ton moved to icconslder
i V0ti niissin.' iIk. hill to 1'iiirroaS-
'jnt on Monday.
unng discussion tne senaio im-
uracd to ten o'clock to-morrow.
Ifmlbf'-
Ta; pendimr hiislnuhs was the 1)111
fjreaiiling certain judicial districts.
ue "111 wiw nxwl thpiift (lmf-i mill
1 under a Misnensiou of tho rules.
motion of Sv. ('ochrnn tho
Uliatlnn tx- l.di ...i.l (lie mil
Xlni.fii.uj I. it... ...i .rtt..lij
M ;""" ' " IIC fCCll'llHJ "1 unlive i-
" 'aue was taken up and made the
will aider for next Monday
na following was leceived at the
qrtur's table when the house ad-
rnW. at noon : "Tho reporters of
" boiiH. uie Invited to visit tho
r-ibew of tlie Galveston delega-
KU Utid inspect suudrlea.
'gued) h. J. Laiiatt
iMl F. J.DtriT.
ywegram to the reporters.
Mie CHUprill hlrvn.lnllin Mil VMS
Allied and il.i :hhib under
the head of treasury loparfmeut
were adopted without the amendment
of the committee bill. The items un-
der tho head or comptroller's olllce
were also adopted without the amend-
ment. The hour having arrived for tho
Hpccln order being tho prohibition
amendment the committee roso and
asued leave to sit again. When thespe-
clal older was disposed or tho prohibi-
tion niuendmeut was taken up when
Mr. Patterson moved to postpone until
next Tuesday.
Mr. LTptotiopposed the motion and
said tho minority was in favor of set
tling this question now.
A lively discussion ensued during
which tho minority taunted the ma-
jority with filibustering. Several roll
calls ensued upon calls of
tho house and after the
house had become thoroughly tangled
Mr. Uazehvood withdrew tho motion.
This indicated that tho majority was
ready for a vote and tho roll wa-s
called on the final passage with tho
following result:
Ayes Mr. Speaker Adams of Wood
llarrctl of Brown Browning bf Burns
Chambers OX Collins Chambers of
Tarrant Chenoweth Cochrane Coll-
niau union uramur. utntiii iJavis
of Calnp Durant Foster of Lime-
stone Frank Frymler Garrison Har-
rison Henderson Hill Hurst Jack-
son Jones Kendall King LludsaV
McAlpine McBrldeMcDanlel. McGar-
rity. MoKinney Moore of McLennan
Nash Newton Odoin Parsons 1'at-
teron Pntton Peers Robertson of
Williamson Jtoblnson of Bastrop
Boblnson of Jack Hushing Sharp
Steel Stout Stringer. Swain Taylor
Wilson Watkins White and Worth-
um 50.
Nays Abbott Armstrong Bar-
ry Benavides Cravens Don-
nis Douglass JDufl' Elliott Finch
Foster of urayson Graves Harkness
ll a? el wood nearno .loiinson ljiioatt
Lutham MathoWs Merriwether
Moore of Washington Moursund
Pendleton Phelps Uosentlial Scott
Stngner Thonin-'on of Austin. Town-
send Cpton Woods Wuritbach and
Wyalt X.
Mr. llaelwood voted no in older to
move a reconsideration.
Absent or not voting Messrs. Acker
Adams of Tiinity Ay era Blount
Camp Caven lavis of Lamar 12th-
rldge fisher Lee LeoMooteof Kast-
lalid Bagel's Smith Thomjison ot
Bexar Tucker and Wilson.
The joint resolution was lost.
The houso then went back
into committee of the whole on the
appropi hit ton bill.
Under tho head of general land office
the salary of calculator was raised
from $1200 to $1500. The salaries of
fourteen assistant clerks weio raised
to 5-100 per month nud tho
salaries of draughtsmen weio
raised to li!o dollars per month. In
the insuranco department salaries of
statistical clerks were reduced to
il"i00 and $1000 respectively. Tuu sum
of 51000 for care of public grounds and
the state cemetery was reduced to
G00.
An amendment by JSash to appro
priate ?100 lor in essed Texas stono lor
Washington monument was adopted.
An amendment by Mr. Hill to ap-
propi iate $2000 for the purpose of dis-
semination of statistical information
concerning Texas was adopted.
This completed the depaitmenl and
the committee rose and tho house ad-
join ned until 3 o'clock.
- KTI2UNOOX SIISSIOX.
The special order was the joint reso
lution to amend section ". article 10 of
tlie constitution. Tho bill reads as fol-
lows: "Railroads heretofore con-
structed or that may hereafter be con-
structed in tiiih state are hereby de-
clared public highways and railroad
companies common cairiers.
'iiio legislature snau pass
laws to correct abuses and prevent un-
just discrimination and extortion in
ratssof fi eight and passenger tariffs
on tho dilleient lallioads in the state
and shall have power to create a board
of lailioad commissioners for the
state and may delegate to such
commissioners power to establish
reasonable maximum of charges for
transportation of pnssengers or lrelght
on said railroads witn sucn oiner iiow-
ersiind duties as niav be presciiUcd
by
the legislature. Tlie legislature
shall enforce all such laws by
adequate pcualtlcii." The resolution
was engrossed.
Mr. Upton's resolution providing for
nlL'ht sessions came up and alter
hoiiiu discussion was relerred to tho
i-oniinlttee on rules.
Thoresolutioii of Mr. Fosterof Lime
stone to print bills reported iavorabiy
was ndonted.
The lesolutlon of Mr. MeKlniiey pro
viding for adjournment sine die on mo
lst ot ftiarcn was laaen up.
Afv. non-'lassoflered an amendment
vilintiirinr the time to the Oth of Maioh
ilr. -Mcivinney argueu in mvur oi
hi.- resolution and said tlie legislature
should bo willing to stay here until
ceitain important meiWues are dis-
poed of even at two dollars a day.
Mr. Douglass said If an adjournment
was had on the 0th of March it would
be while the members were drawing
five dollars the month of February
being three days short.
Mr. Hillsuggcsted that the sixteenth
legislature remained forty-eight days
at two dollars ami tho sevouteentn
twenty-four days.
Mr. Douglass said he cared nothing
about the five dollars per day but that
he wanted to get back to his dear peo-
ple. .
Mr. Dougla-s' amendment was
lobk by ayes . ajs.
.- and Mr. McKInnoy's
resolution tailed by aye 20 naya (14.
AT.. Itrnwiiliur -iillid UU tlie bill to
protect the sheep growing interest of
the siaie aim nun n"" ' ""
order for next Tuesduj.
Mr. Upton's motion to reconsider
tho vote passing tlie pension bill was
called up when Mr. Hill moved to lay
tho motion on ineiaoie.
Mr. Upton moved a call of the
house which wuh seconded and tlie
roll called.
Mr. Douglass moved to excuse tlie
absentees. The motion was lost
The bill to pt event the adulteration
of goods and drugs was called up.
It makes it a misdemeanor tor any
person to sell any adulterated rood or
drugs in tho state. Tho term food In-
cludes every article of food or drluk
used by man and tho term drug shall1
uicuiuu an uicuicincs uscu imurnuii.y
or oxternally as applied todrugs when
sold under or by t no name reeognlml
In tho rnlted States pharmacopla;
It dltrers from the standard of strength
duality or purity laid dpwu therein.
Ah applied to food and liny 9Ubtaneei
or substances has or have been
mixed with it so as to reduce or to
lower or injuriously effect tho quality
or strength if any inferior or cheaper r
substance or substances have been sub-
stituted wholly or In part for the ar-
ticle If any valuaulo constituent
i)f tho article has been Wholly
or In pirt abstracted if it be an imita-
tion or be sold under the naino of an
other article.
The bill makes an appropriation
$10000 and tho house went into eonl
niitteo of the whole. After it was
considered by the house the amend-
ment by Mr. Hill to insert the
word "knowingly" after sell or oll'er
to sell was adopted.
On motion ot Mr. Foster of Gmvson
thoseotlon making tho appropriation
was stricken out.
Pending consideration of an apiend-
uiont by Mr. Foster of Limestone to
Insert wines liquors etc. tho hoine
adjourned.
NlltCh.
Tho vote in tho house to-day was a
signal defeat for the prohibitionists. It
would require every absentee savo two
to have voted for it to pass it. It is
openly asserted that tho measur o was
materially Injured by too much zeal
on part ot Its adherents. Mr. Hazel-
wood will move a reeonssldation to-
morrow but tho bill is legarded as
dead.
The committee reported favorably
the bill forcing the slate to pay ex-
penses of luquesta on ponllentlar.v
convicts.
It is believed the vote In the house
to-day on tho question of adjournment
indicates that the proposition to ad
joum at the expiration of sixty days
with a view to an extra Bession will be
ca ned out. Tliere aro many ineiu-
brrs who aro opposed to It howovor.
The governor appointed as a board
of managers for tlie lunatic asylum Al
lied smith j. t. i-uimoic K. A.
Rutherford and Dr. W.J. Burl allot"
this city.
Consideration or the geneiai nppio-
nrialion bill has served to bring the
Potiphar Peagreons of the house to
tlie Irout. In this fiust age there may
possibly be somu process where by it
can be clearly demonstrated that It is
pure economy to spoud several hun
dred dollars worth of thno in "saving
the fctate" fifty dollars by cutting
down an item from a hundred dollars
to half that amount but as yet the
wayfaring observer has failed to be
initiated into the mysteries or stich
calculating phenomena. Tills re-
minds your reporter of tlie anecdote
of the little boy who was discovered
setting beside an oTerturned
cart crying as ifjhls heart would break.
A passer by asked the little fellow
tho cause of his grief when tho latter
amid hysterical sobs silently pointed
to the inverted vehicle "That's ail
right" cheerfully responded tho trav-
eler "your cart is uninjured and we'll
soon have it all right." "f don't cure
a darn for the cait" yelled tho boy
"but dad's under tho hay."
If the approniiation bill bo not fin-
ished before Friday it will conflict
with tho railroad bill made the special
order for that day. The latter being
tlie eldest special order the speaker
will rule that the appropriation bill
must give way.
The bill introduced yesterday by Mr.
Taylor to repeal the statute
ttiu'l vest tlio power in the legislature
to fix salaries of clerks of the state de-
partments should become a law. Tide
conflict between tho statutes and the
appropriation bill comes up and causes
trouble every recurring session of tlie
legislature.
Will Lambert's book a "Pocket Di-
rectory of the 18th Legislative' is
out. The Gajcktti: reportorial corps
has been complimented with copies.
Rev. W. 15. Hall liad qultoa largo
audience to hear him lecture on prohi-
bition last night. It is doubtful
if he made any conveits
as' all of the argument used
have been rehearsed belore tho
public for years pnt. It I strange
that tliere prohibition speakers fail
especially when addressing legislative
bodies to meet tho practical question
Involved how prohibition when
adopted can be enforced. If these
wise men would effectually answer
this question they would disarm tho
opposition of every nigument they
have and beyond miestlon he hiicccms
a.i i.. ii...:. .I. .i.i 'i-l.iu
thing of pie- j postpone the I
r drunkenne-s.lJtdotheevlde
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wliile iriving the oraior a eiiaiice lor a-
iplay of e pqueiit flourishes answeis
might do for a temperance society
i!irtlitHnii.stliiii of told nrohlbitloi
tnnnv
men who lie eve 11 t oppose It
imnii tho Nolo irrnund that it cannot be
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enforced and that to enact laws that
cannot demand obedience will in time
endanger our Institutions or govern-
ment.
Tho hou-o committee on slate afr.iirs
have reported favorably the concur-j
rent rc-olutlou of Mr. McKlnney for
adjournment Biic die .on tho illftt of
March. It is now believed an adjourn-1
mcntwlll lake place and that the gov-
ernor will reconveno them. Speaker.
Gibson favors this plan and gives It as j
his opinion that such plan would be
economy to the fctate.
Senator Khanuon is one of the most j
careful and palnptaklng senators we
have and In all r his nets Is governed '
bv those high and correct principles
of right that should ever control pub-
lic men. An able debater coupled
with distinguished ability lie always
commands the attention of the entire
eeuato when betakes tho floor to give
his views on Important subjects. By j
tho way tho people of his district-
would not go lunihSiln sending him to j
congress at tho very flrt opportunity i
WASHINGTON.
The &tar Route Trial Progresses and
Increases in Interest.
foospcratc Hffort3 by the House
' Attack tho Tariff.
to
Tho Sonata Committee of Conference
Will Work With Instructions.
Further Consideration of tho Regular
Appropriation -Bills.
Mllllic.
Washington Februury 23. II r. Ed-
niuiius irom tne cominiuee on jtidi-
ninry reported adversely' the house
bill to provide for tho restoration of
tho oiiireushlp ofnueh citlensof the
United States as have become natur-
nllred citizens of (treat Britlan.
Mr. Tabor oilered a joint resolution
providing for participation by the gov-
ernment in the national mining and
industrial exposition to bo held at
Denver.
A message was received announcing
tlie names of the houso conferee on
tho internal revenue and turlirhill At
Garland's request the message was
read.
Mr. Garland asked to have read from
the congressional record tlie resolution
of the house Instructing Its conferees
to consider fully the constitutional ob-
jections to the internal revenue bill as
amended by tho henate and to bilnir
tho same together with tho opinion of
tne nouse in regaut moieio neroio the
comiultteo of conference etc. and
moved to reconsider the motion by
which the senate had agreed to the
qqnterenee.
The pending question was" on tho
motion of Mr. Vest to strike out the
Words "or shall have sud'ered disabil-
ity equal thereto."
Mr. Voorhcos declared himself in
favor of tho bill and called attention
to some figures showing that lu 1870
the number of soldiers who had suf-
fered amputation was less than lo.Oi'O
and half or these were dead and buried.
Tbu vital statistics on this subject were
appalling. They showed beyond
question the average diminution of lire
uy those losing a leg or arm was fif-
teen years.
Mr. Van Wyek said If the decision
Of the senate lias to defeat the bill
Unit was one thing hut If there was
any real Intention that Increased pen-
sions should bo given to those xu (lur-
ing from special disabilities there was
no class more in need or deserving
such recognition than the class pro
posed to bo struck out by Mr. Yost
jur. l'lnu said it- would ue agieai in-
justice to adopt Mr. Vest's nlnond-
mm.
Mr. Harris said the majority of the
committee on pensions iinJ reported
in favor of postponing this bill and in
deference to that report he would
move an indefinite postponmenl.
Mr. Saulsburysuppoited the motion.
Mr. VanWyek said when the nation
called these soldiers to Its defense it
pledged Its faith :hat the maimed ami
wounded and widows and orphans
should bo cared for nu that pledge
should be held at least as sauted
as tlie promise to pay the nation's
debt incurred in the same great strug-
gle. Addressing some of tho senators
on tliu other side of the chamber lie
said if the confederacy had triumphed
they would never have allowed their
wounded boldlon) and widows or
orphans oi their dead to suffer
Mr. Logan opposed the motion to
postpone the bill. Its postponement
meansltHdefe.it. The men asking for
an Inerea-'o of pensions were entitled
fou hearing. before tho seiiato of tho
United States and if tho pending bill
was defective the proper tiling to do
was not to pojtpnno but to amend and
na.H it. s
Mr. Vest said If the confederacy hud j
triumphed ho would nave voted tne
last dollaratid the last foot of laud if
necetsarv to provide J or its sol
diersandthopcopioolthe I uiled States
to whom victory iimi neuii given niidine
same duty Imposed upon them. Re-
cognizing this and believing a nation
thnt would not reward its soldloivi
would be blotted from tho map of
Christendom ho as a citizen ot tire
United States would vole for tlie lar-
gest public provision or lor tin men
whoonihub.it tie field preserved nation-
al existence but hehndmuvul to strike
out this equivalent disability tieeiuso
he believed It would open a way for
Illimitable frauds.
Mr. Harris was not willing Unit
his motion to iudel nitely
bill should be construed
i Into the evidence thut lie was opposed
.nu.ii.il.l.. nii.l lu.f itMimlmtu hut. flu
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this bill wa taken up in tie last hours
no one eould tell whether l would
tnko llvuor ten or one hundred mil-
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the-o classes whoso
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neiisions it Proponed toilicieico to be
pas-ed upon at the next wsslou
of congress when this ubject
could ho considered deliberately mid
with judgment.
Mr. Klierinau said ho would veto for
tin-equivalent disability provision if It
could be made certain in its operation
but ho thought in the present form It
was vague and liable to lead to abuses.
The motion to postpone imlellultely
w.ib lost by a vote of nineteen to
tweuty-soven. Coukroll Ingulls
Plumb nnd Vest voted nay
Mr. Vest's amendment striking out
tho equivalent disability clause was
lost; aye3'J0; nays '27.
limine.
The honso went In committee of the
whole on the Htato of tho union and
ufter a brief contest In regard to res-
pective claim for precedoncts of defic-
iency and river and harbor bill con-
sideration of the latter measure was re
sumed Before It was -nidly taken up
Mr. Bprlnger made the point of order
that the larltl'blll was first In. orderThe
friend of that measure It wm. had Seneca KaH Wm.'Jl. Crook; Falls
eft it n committee to die but ho City Kcb Walter U Hlslo; IIIho
bought Us consideration shnuld bo Spring-. Neb. Theodore O.
inweeded with. Hnokor; nrowuAvUlc iNebraslta.
The chair howcyor uiled olherwUe Tho sundry olvlL appropriation Mil
and the river am harbor Villi was nsaiiimnliwl iv d-iJI ...; nnmi.illii
taken nil.
Mr. McLane spoke In taipputt of the
bill
Commenting on last year's vein to
tne bill Mr. McLean expressed his
opinion that It wvaa Inexcusable lp a
high executive ollloer to speak tit
this disrespect of n legislation
which he was udvKlng. The
Impropriety became much r.ioie
uiromdve when accompanied with
gient display of Iguoronce. lie had
never known the executive to be so
grosily misled and mistaken Js'otonly
wa" great Injustice done legMa
tlon but every little penpy-a-llue
wrltter had high authorltv
for denouncing It Ho caied
not what the newspapers said
atioui this hill ; they had lallen Into a
looo style and editors dally called
each other liars and thieves tmd vag-
abonds hut tut was not Indifferent lo
what was said on this ilooi" and
he would never permit a man to
denounce a vote of his as unwnitby of
respect wmium caning upon nun to
move it and ho thanked ( od he ooutd
brand fiuch a man If not as a. eulmlnii-
tor as u man Ignorant of facts.
Mr. Robliu-on of Massachusetts
thought tlie bill should be guarded so
the eomuiMon could not expend an-
other dollar for repairs of leveei.
Mr. Thomas of UHiioIh member or
the select commit too as-
seited the MK-dsslppI commission
hud In no wise exveeded Its authority
and placed himself on record hero and
now In favor of the plan of tlie com-
mission and thut too Including losses.
eight memueru oi tne house atter
flouting-down the Mississippi by night
and lu a fog lu a freight boat laden
with empty kerosene barrels and agri-
cultural Implements camo here and
in the luce of all the experience of tho
best scientists said you almllj not
use money for this or that purpose be-
cause forsooth wo have been down the
Mississippi river and know
more about It then you and tlie
commission. Tho friends of te pool-
ing companies of railroads proposed te
limit this great national work utid
strangle It to death.
Mr. llutter worth expressed his Idea
In that If the waters of the Mississippi
could be confined by mud walls with-
out a compromise with the musk-rats
or a ti ucu with the moles he had no
hostility to the loveo system but did
think there nhould be no largo ex-
penditures of money for the const ruc-
tion of levees until further experl-
utonln were made. He de
fended the general plans of appropri-
ating for the river and hainor
Improvement atld asserted the man
from tho West who voted aualint such
apnropiiatlons would have ho feWVotoa
aithe next election It Would not pay
him to count them lictnot Now
York which had sucked the oruiigr-H
and now wanted to chew the pulp
forget that westward the star of em-
pire took lis course and lu the cause
ol that empire nccessilry Improve-
ment a would follow.
Mr. Kills spoko hi favor of thojeveo
HVBtom while ho opposed the passage
the river and lutrbor bill this session.
The bill then pawd by
paragraphs for amendments.
Amendments Increasing tho
appropriation for tho ChiirkHton
Boutll Carolina haibor were lost. At
this point the committee rose Inform-
ally and after the appointment by
the speaker of Mr. Hpeer of (leorgla
as conferee on tho lax bill to till tlie
vacancy occasioned by Mr. Randall's
resignation opened Its session.
On motion of Mr. Aldrlch all Item
was Insei ted appropi luting $;H5000 for
Improvement of tho Columbia river.
Mr. Davis of Illinois moved to In-
crease the appropriation for the har-
bor of Chicago from fTiOOO tofrlf-VtyKW.
Lost.
Mr. VonVoorhlss ofl'orod a provlno
covertlng Into treasury all unexpend-
ed monies appropriated by the former
river and harbor bills. Lust.
Mr. Burrows of Michigan otl'orcd
an amendment appropriating $lfi(H)0
for the improvement ofthoBt. Joseph
Michigan harbor and channel leading
to Hentou haibor. Lost.
Tho committee then rose and Mr.
Pagemld ho would ask the house to
sit the bill out to-night.
Mr. Bingham chairman of the
committee on post-office and post-
roads repotted a bill to adjust the sal-
aries of jiostpiusters.
Wnsliinton February iW.-Mr. F.d-
muuds this morning rcpoi ted adveisely
to thosouato from the committee on
judiciary tho house bill to- provide for
tlie restoration lo citl.etishlp
riueh citizens of the United Stated as
huVe become naturalized ns subjects of
ureal Jiriiiuu ami desire io return io
tlielr former allegiance. This bill
was intended to glvo the force of tho
law to tint third article of the treaty
between the United States and Ureal
Hrltlan concluded May .'Kith 18K0
which provides that If any citizen of
the United Mates naturalized within
Uu'domlnipiiH of her Brittaiuile majesty
shall renew his rod deuce In the United
Htates the Uultd Htntos govern-
ment may on his own implication and
on such conditions as that government
may iiiiiik lit to impose rc-admlt him
to tlie character and prlvlleirenof a cit
izen of tho United Htates aiiJ (treat
Britain shall not in that case claim
him as a British subject on account of
his former naturalization.
It Is estimated the decrease of the
public debt for February is K)9W.
The following nominations were
made: Oscar I fen rich of the Dis
trict of Columbia piinoipal clerk of
public Hurveys or the general
land otllce: Richard L. Walker
or KixmMi' register of land ofllcc at
Wichita. Kansas: Benl. M. Thomas
of Now Mexico register of tho land
olllcoat Tucson Arizona : David V
Ktephenson of Nobimdm mirvcyor-
ireneittl of Nebraska titiri Iowa:
Pedro Haiichez' Of New Mexico
Indian agent at J'uchio agency
Postmasters Marshall M. Mur-
dock: Wlchltu Ku. Salmon P
Htublm ; Sterling Kih. A. II. Wells;
i appropriation wa reported to the
hide this evening by. Mr AllWoil
d unlet (id lirliitcd. The senate'
KCtiate
and onlered Drlnred.
eomtnutco Increased the nntuunt
or the bill ns passed by the
house by f.lJUS.wO. Among
the items added by tho hohute
conimltteee are tho following! lur tho
dry dock at Mara rslund. ?i.'oooo life
saving service and now life savlm?
Matlons $100000. Marino hospital ni;
Memphis Tennessee. $10000. New
Orleans tsustovn house ?IS;000.
Furniture gas fixtures oto.
In public hplldlng $l000tX) ' wnl
pletlon of the Washington monument
Sl.OOO.OOO; nubile printing and
binding $100000; now naval
observatory $200000 nUrrcyliu
public lands $30000; protection of
public lauds 1mm fraudulent entry
$.0000; protection and Improvement of
tho Vellowstono pink Sirft)00 bureau
of printing and engraving expenses
$12fW0. Tho comiultteo have striokea
out the Item of $!lSI0(Hl ror tho con-
struction and repairs of military posts
and Wj.ooo for tho oxccntloH
oithoirenty ami agreement with the
Sioux IndliuiM. The house provision
relative to the Yellowstone park Was
Htrlukcd out and u new paragraph
Inserted authorizing the Hccuitarv of
ino interior io lease not exceeding
eighty acres within the park nut not
lo Include geyser or objects or Interest
all previous contrueUs or leases to bo
declared Invalid
In tho star niuto tilnl Mr. higersoll
announced ho had finished with
witnesses Rerdell and Wilson and
llepklo asked a few questions concern-
ing nrady Vallo and Miner and
nothing ol Interest was elicited. Mor-
ilek conducted Rcrdoll's. examination.
A long discussion took place upon an
attempt or the pi'osecutlNh to prove
idle had been forewarned of Hcrdell'd
Intended course when lu
gave him the $110 Tho court
decided to allow tho Inquiry Wit
nortNsald ho hud two conversations
with Vallo on the mibjecl One of
them was after December last in
which he told Vallo that ho
was In communication with the gov-
eriimeut; ho was trying to got out of
the easu and had sjokon to
Mio of the government em-
ployes Vallo Paid ho had done
well that IT It had not been
for tho fact that ho had
been at the last trial ho would
had read fiom the statutes to show
what Rerdcll's punishment would ho.
Ho had (old him he had nothing to ex-
pect except from the inoroyoftlureoiiil.
uiiss explained tne government mm
been for along time aware that Ror-
dell's deslro to appear as u
novernniont wltiyss was Influenced
by regard for his personal safety. Tho
prosecution had steadily refused to
at-eepl his oiler until tlio night
lie cjunc- lo Mr. Merrick's
house and had then gave
htm to distinctly understand ho must
plead guilty and had no favor to ex-
pect. Merrick asked witness his ron-
son for becoming a government- wit-
ness. Davldge objected to tho answer and
It was not finished! Witness said the
loan was purely a business transaction
between Vail and hlmseir. Witness
made the request In the courtroom ex-
plaining his need and his Intention of
repaying tlie lonn Witness llrst
learned Unit the government was wil-
ling to accept him as a witness on
tho night when he went to
Merrick's house. That gentleman
letters again. His wife told him the
condition of IiIh ofllco ami upon in-
spection ho muw some ono had gone
llirntighl It He was convinced thatho
had been doxcitcd and that It was Dor-
ncy' juirpiHM lo get him out- of the
way. Ho then and there resolved to
go over to the government and in
pursuance of that resolve want to sea
Woodward.
Tlie Ncwlmll Disaster.
Milwaukee WIS. February 2..-
Tho grand jury on the Nowhall disas-
ter returned u final report to-day mid
find thai the hotel was constructed on
a manner as substantial as such build-
ings usually aie and there wussonioely
u hotel lu the country ho easy of egress.
Tho owners had supplied reasonable
means for protection and escape. The
helps however were not sulllclcntly
Instructed and only one man of them
licnehiiii the engineer made proper
efl'oi t. The rapidity or the smoke and
lluincs was almost unparalleled. Tho
report commends the police ami lire
dcpuilmcuts.
A Drtttilc Lcglslitior.
Little Itock February ilS.W Mi
Davidson member of the legislature
from Hharp county while drunk
Jumped Into the river etuJy this morn-
ing and drowned. Ills body w'as not
recovered. Both housed adjourned out
of icspeet (o him.
DcuUi PuimUy Ilcsloreil.
Augusta. Me. Febuary iM.Tlio bill -rcstoilng
the death penalty passed the
house with amendments permitting
thojttryfo recommend the prlMiucr to
tho mercy of the court mid giving tho
prisoners counsel the closing argu-
ment. A IVhcu Ofl'w.
Sing hlng February --.Superintendent
Baker vslfed the fctate pUson
to-day and Informed those lately in re-
volt they would have an oppoittpilty
torc-c-dahllHh ihemselves In thoconll-
deiice of the jiriwm ofllcerK
ttff0.7
Boston M'tw"- February !i3.-TJie
hoinje defeated by JH7 to 00 tlie female
municipal suffrage bill.
Hunk Monk Dctid
Carson. 0V. February 1W. Honk
Monk. Horace Greely's famous Mux?
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