Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Looking 10 Investigation Of Partisan
md Crooked Acts or High officials.

of Justice officials III the Southerl
election cases. II Is coptended tina
thousands of dollars were needlessl,
spent i'm this way. The cases of Con
gresham Crowley, who violated tn
law by drawing pay as special attor
ney-gcneral, and Of George Bliss, VIII,
rendered decision for sl00
against the government in tn
Ottman case, will also be investigated
and probably The charge that StaDle,
Matthews received his appointment OF
the bench of the supreme court at the
instigation of monopolists.
TEXAS PosTMAsTERs.
Francis Madden was commissioned
as postmaster at Garlock, Grryson
county, and Alfred Nurse at Indian
apolis, Mason county.
RAILROAD BILL.
In few days bill will be intro
! duced i'm the senate permitting n rail-
road to run rom Wichita Falls, Texas,
To Kansas City across the Indian Ter.
ritory.
COMMITTEE CHANGES.
Senator Maxey Is transferred from
the committee on education and labor
to the craftsmanship of the Nicaragua
claims committee. Senator Coke
heads the list of Democrats on the In
dian affairs and patents committees,
and is next to the first Democrat on
the commerce committee.
THE FORFEITED LAND CRANES.
bills will he introduced attacking the
forfeited railroad land grants. Much
interest is taken in the matter, and
the city is crowded with lobbyists in
the interest of the railroads.
MALONE AND RGDDLEBERGER.
The interesting features of the SEN
ate committee appointments to-day
was the astonishingly good care taken
of Malone and Riddleberger. Ma
hone was made chairman of the COM
mittee on public buildings and MEM
Der of the naval and pos'oifice com
mittees. Riddleberger WAS made
chairman of the committee on manu-
features and u member of the commit
tee on the District of Colombia. Four
straight.out Republican senators were
left out in the cold entirely.
BY Associated Press
EoIdER > II EAl.l IL.
Washington, December 10.-In the
absence of Secretary Folger, Assistant
Secretary New is acting secretary of
the treasury. Secretary Folger is suf-
fering with an attack of bilousnass,
and his physician has advised him to
rest and remain away from the Office
for few days.
KELLoGG's CASE.
The case of ex-senator Kellogg, in
iicted for having received, while
United States senator money for pro-
curing increased pay for certain star
routes, came up to-day before Judge
Wylie. j. a. Walsh was called but
did not respond, whereupon the gov
moved to postpone the trial
until he is produced. The motion was
opposed by counsel for KEEL
ogg, and Judge Wylie took the matter
md advisement, remarking that he
would decide the question tomorrow.
ngersoll, counsel for kellogg, claimed
hat the alleged otlense was debaried
~ the statute of limitations. Bliss |
vas absent, and, Attorney-G General |
Brewster appeared in his place. He |
ssured the court that the government !
lesired speedy trial, and acquittal of |
defendant If the charges were not |
proven.
THE DORSEY WILL CASE.
The supreme court affirmed the |
Judgment of the court below in favor
{ jeff Davis in the contested will case
I Mrs. Dorsey, who left her property
o Davis.
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS.
In the call of states in the house,
Massachusetts, was reached. 1t is ex-
ected the remaining states will be
allied tomorrow. Eight hundred
nd twenty-iour bills and joint resolu-
ions were introduced, nearly an aver
ge of seven for each member. The
i'll introduced by Bedford to regulate
ailway traffic between the states
nd territories provides for the
establishment of an interior
apartment bureau, TO consist
! three commissioners appointed by
he president, To receive Il salary of
10000 each, with their necessary and
roper expenses. Within ninety DAYS
Tier their appointment, the boards of
abroad companies are required To for
Yard statement of the franchises and
resent condition OF roads. The power
; conferred on the commissioners TO
Namine the books and records
any person or conIpa-
y operating any line of railroad
hey are also empowered TO prescribe
he maximum rates to be eXacted. and
o make regulations touching the man
Ter of packing and Transporting
relght and the accommodation of
passengers.
The bill introduced by Sumner of
'aiifornia for the establishment of n
government postal telegraph system
lirects the postniaster-general 10 pro-
eed NJ once in tho construction of
ines, and provides for the issuing of
onds not exceeding SIS. 100000
u denominations of fifty dollars.
edeemabie In twenty years and pay
BILE IN thirty years, bearing Interest
I three per cent, the proceeds of tbe
ale of which will he applied .
,, the construction of postal ,
.legraph lines. 1t provides
lso that tho actual work of building ,
ne lines be begun as early as practi, !
able and rs nearly as possii,i. siini,I-
TO the following places: Z
ortland, Maine; Boston: Portland
RECON; New York; Philadelphia.
allimore; Washington; Richmond :
a.; Newburn, N. c.; Char, /
ston, South Carolina Savannah. .
Jacksonville; Mobile; New Orleans.
alveston: Cincinnati; Cleveland: De-, =
OFT; Chicago; Minneapolis; On,uho.
I Louis; Kansas City, Denver: Sail h
axe City; SACRAMENTO; San Francis. Ii
J; Los Angeles and San Diego, nnd Il
all continue along the routes selected |,
the postmaster-general until nil a
stofflees In the eountry ~
nth OF tho nor,hmost boundnry of .,
ashinptou Territory havi.,.s VI o.