Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Grip fthe Whisky Ring on oo"-
rress-Kcntuckians TO the Front


Special to the Gazette.
Washington. December lo.-Many
smocratic congressman are mug
nant Mt the manner in which places IN
the house are filled. The speaker
clerk. postmaster and doorkeeper are
nil X entuckians, who, together WIN
the sergeant at-arms, hail from states
in which the whisky ring is powerful
and are alleged to he under the iniiu'
ence of the ring. Their section mas
been mostly favored in filling the
minor offices under them. Promises
made TO the New York and other dele,
cations have been Totally violated ana
some states have received mucn less
than their quota OF pieces
Texas to-day got three minor places
which will probably be the lust gwen
TO the state. Jas. George OF Texas, IN
ipdefatigable anti-monopolv Dcmocr
was an aspirant for the position, and had
powerful influence independent of the
State delegation. He strongly opposes
the whisky ring, and to-day the leNds
members We're Informed by the uoor-
keeper that he could be given no posi-
ton. even If selected by them. Inc
whisky men here are bold and deliant'
and have In their interest DR.. Brad
ford, Chas. $. Herrell, Bell Rice, Joe
Ricky and other notorious lobbyists,
Hickey has prepared to open cidb
rooms here 10 influence congressman.
'"rhe whisky ring congress has he
come common expression about the
capitol Much bad feeling is exhibited,
and some members have gone 50 far rs
to desire charges TO be preferred agains,
certain officials with view to their
dismissal.
SENATOR CoKE's BILLS.
Senator Coke to-day introduced n
bill to fix and render certain the terms
of the United States circuit and dis
trict courts in the Eastern and North
ern districts of Texas; also bills for the
relief of Overton Love, Wyatt Gil
christ, VIM Redds and Others.
TEXAs PoSTMASrERs.
VIM. Raymond was commissioned
postmaster at Pecan, and Willard
Mobiles at Depnrt. John Gordon, post
master at Hookcrville, was placed un-
der $500 bond. The names nj Two addi-
tional postmasters for Texas We're
handed to the senate to-day for CON
tirmation
THE VACANT JuDGFsHIP.
The president stated tn Congress
man Ochiltrcc to-day that no person
would he appointed to the judgeship oi
the Eastern district until after the hol-
idays.
BY Associated Press.
Washington. December l9.-An-
other long list of recess appointments
went to the senate today, II majority
of them postmas'ers.
THE BoUDINoT SUIT.
Col. Boudinot present ID an appli-
cation to District Attorney Corkhill
asking him TO prosecute William a..
Phillips of Kansas, charged by Bnu-
dinot with violating the revised stat
utes by making contracts and receiv-
ing money from the Iud ans. The
names of six witnesses, including See
rotary Teller and Commissioner
Price, Were furnished Corkhill.
SECRETARY M'COoK.
Gen. Arson G. McCooS, the new
secretary of the senate, made his first
official appearance this morning. an
the passage by the senate of
n joint resolution. He was warmly
by his old colleagues, and
received many congratulations.
AN APPOINTMENT.
The Encouragement appointed Gen.
Cecil Clay of West Virginia chief clerk
Of the department of justice
THE PRorEus INQUIRY.
Lieut. Caziare testified that one copy
Of the supplemental instructions was
given to the secretary of the navy, and
The second copy was prepared for Cen
-ral HaZen. Witness stated emphati-
cal Y that the memorandum was
among the papers submitted to Gen.
Hazen for his appro al He
made inquiry of Gen raj
Hazen two or three times in regard to
the memorandum. 1t was his reccl.
lection that the first one or two times,
Gen. Hazen replied he had done
nothing with it, but the last time
Hazep replied he had taken it to the
navy department, and instructions had
been or would be prepared in con-
whit. In giving copies of
instructions To the press
before the departure of the expedition,
the supplemental instructions were
hNt gwen pui. hNJuuiIlcu.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Walter Evans, commissioner of in
ternal revenue; Albert L. Wyman.
treasurer of the United States; Rich
ard Gibbs of New York, minister and
resident consul-general in Bolivia;
Chas. b. Frael, secretary of legation to
Brazil; VIM. u Strong, secretary of
legation in Vienna; Jacob WalGher,
collector of internal revenues,
Ninth district of Pennsylvania;
Matthew r. Barr of Erie, Penn, and
Henry Word of Leadville, Col, In
dian inspectors.
INDIAN AGENTS.
Sidney Il. Walters of Connecticut,
Colvllle agency, Washington Terri
ntory; James f. Gardner of Colorado,
Ouray agency, Utah; Elisha w. Davis
of Colorado, Unitah agency, of Utah;
Oliver Ward of OHIO, Neah bay
agency, Washington territory; Berry
w. Thompson of West Virginia, Sis.
seton agency, Dakota; Sanderson II
Martin of Pennsylvania, Shoshone
agency, Wyoming.
PosTMAsTERs IN rEXAs.
rhos, w. Flower, Waxahachie;
merry Enuy, henrietta, John u. Fink,
tyler; Alexander Garrison, Dallas;
Joshua A. Gardiner, Mexia; Jas. Hop
kins, Brownsville; Prince a Hazard,
Colorado; John $. Sproule, Eagle Pass
VIM. II. Barbour, Decatur; Mary +.
Coffee, Burnet.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
A number of the friends of Speaker
Carlisle, in a private conference
this morning, thought best for the
speaker TO deter appointing the COM
mittees until Monday next. 1t was
understood the committees could be
named tomorrow, but by fixing the
day of their announcement far Mnn.