Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-19

convention fltNN
tor t,cht will certainly be waged be
,unnS The nrotection and revenue re-
form Democrats for supremacy
PERSISTENT BELMONT,
Sneaker Carlisle is much
worried by the persistent
efforts of Belmont's friends to make
him chasrman of the foreign affairs
committee. a position coveted by sun,
act Cox. Belmont has engendereu
The sui,nosity of many Democrats ey
his oyer.bearing conduct. twice
lately he was instructed by Chairman
Roaccrnns to notify Democrats 81 a
caucus meeting, Belmont being secre-
tary. He pocketed the written notices,
and neglected 10 serve them, giving rs
an eycrse his opinion that no necessity
existed for caucus.
OUR NORTH BOUNDARY.
To-day Senator Maxey introduced a
bill making the center of the channei
of Red river the boundary line he
tween Texas aud the Indian TERRITORY
The entire river Is now within me lu'
risdiction OF the Territory, ana the 90,
ject is TO prevent Illicit trading ana
enable better enforcement OF the laws
MEDICAL REPORTS.
Tomorrow George ID. Wise OF Nir-
ginia will introduce IL resolution cail,
ing for the printing of ten Thousand
copies each of the reports OF the nledl-
cal and surgical history of the rebellion
compiled 10y the surgeon'general'
TEXAS PosTMAsrERs.
James Hickey has been commits
stoned postmaster at LUwrey, Phno"
county, and Phoebe Keeter at heeter'
late Kriter postollice.
TEXAs NOMINATIONS SENT IN
The names of Texas postmasters APP
pointed during the recess of congress
were handed to the senate to-day for
confirmation, and were referred to the
committee on postoilices and post
roads. Senator MaXey is on the com
mittee and SAYS the names Will be con-
frned ms soon rs possible.
By Associated Press.
SENATE COMMITTEE WORK.
Washington, December ls.--At II
meeting of the senate committee on
finance the nomination of Walter
Evans as commissioner of internal
revenue was taken up,and the charges
against him and reply thereto con-
sdered. II was determined To report
the nomination f,vorably to the SEN
ate. Sherman, Aldrich. and Noor.
hees were not present when the
nomination was discussed.
HOUSE COMM rrEE WORK.
The committee on rul, 8 of the house
met this morning, and determined TO
recommend that two committees be
mnde out of the old education and
labor committee to consider the two
subjects separately. One Is to be
called the commit ec on education,and
the other on labor. IL was also
decided to recommend the creation OF
a committee on rivers and harbors
The question OF submitting the inn
provemcnt ol the Mississippi river to
the river andharbor committee was dis
cussed. and the decision of the matter
left 10 the house. II was determined
to recommend the retention of all
select committees of the last house eX-
cept such as related 10 personal sub
iects. \ census committee was APP
pointed, also n committee on the con-
gressional library. Keifer WAS in
siructed to report II resolution, without
its adoption, for the APP
pointnent of committee of nine on
woman suffrage. The request that
he admitted TO the
house lobby was considered and
disagreed TO.
CONVERSATIONS.
Among the combinations to-day
were Lawrence Weldon of Illinois,
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Tanner of Illinois, United States mar
shall of the Southern district of Hi
Rois; Nathaniel +. Banks of Massa-
chusctts, nitcd States marshal; Alon-
10 Gesner of Oregon, Indian agent at
the Warm Springs agency; John w.
Scott of Kansas, Indian agent of the
ponca, Pawnec and Otoe
agency; Colonel Samuel H..
Halabird, quartermustcr general ;
John 5. Toaker of Michigan, secretary
of Montana Robinson Locke Of Ohio,
L. 5. consul ut New Castle.
THE RAILWAY Mali. SERVICE.
The commission appointed by con-
gress to investigate the railway mail
service recommended more complete
system of gauging rates OF pay for car
rying mails on railroad routes
The complete report will be
submitted to congress 10y
the postmaster general. Postal
service was placed on 5000 miles o
new railroads from July LIST To Deem
Der 10Th. The increase ia mainly II
the South, Southwestern and Western
sections.
A RAiLwAN COMMISSION.
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