Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-18


and not resort to any dilatory tnctics
TO prevent the election of Repuolicahs'
TnR PRESIDENTS VISIT.
The president will leave on Thurs
dov on a visit to Brooklyn and Phiia,
deiphia. He will attend the annual
banquet of the New England society
I'm the former city on Friday, ana
bannuet of tho New England society
in Philadelphia on Saturday, and re-
turn here by Sunday and spenu tne
Christmas holidays here. Secretary
Chandler, with probably other mem
bers of the cabinet, will accompany
the president. ,.,>,
PREPARING FOR THE CHICAGO CON
yESTIoN.
AT the late meeting of the Repuoii-
can national committee, n resolution
was adopted directing the appoint
ment of q committee ofseven, OF when
Chairman Sabin and Secretary Martin
will he MEMBERS to make all arrange
ments for the Chicago convention. TO
day Senator Sabin appointed the io,-
lowing additional members: John G..
| New of Indiana, William c. Cooper oil
Ohio. G, l.. Magee of Pennsylvania,
John A. Logan of Illinois, and Powell
CLAYTON of Arkansas. II. j. Gage of
Chicago was appointed treasurer OF the
committee. All funds for expenses IN
providing the building for the conven-
tion and for incidental expenses, prom
ised by the people OF Chicago, are TO
be collected and deposited with Gage.
The committee has arranged to hold Il
meeting in Chicago early in March
next to consult the general com
mittee in that city ana per-
feet arrangements for the meet
inp of the convention, Capt. w M.
| Higgins OF Kansas was made sergeant
nt-arms of the national committee.
Chairman Sabin also appointed the
| following sub executive committee, TO
have charge of preliminary campaign
work: o. II. Platte of Connecticut,
| VIM. Chandler of New Haven, Jas. ii
stone of Michigan, VIM. i. Frye OF
Maine. Geo w. Hooker of Vermont,
Nathan Coil of West Virginia and ).
| B. Elkins of New Mexico.
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE BLACK.
! The bar of the supreme court OF the
! United states and the officers OF that
| court met in the court room
at the capital this morning to
/ paw respect to the memory OF the late
| Jeremiah 5. Black. James IL. Me
| Kenney acted as secretary. The ehnlr
appointed II committee OIL resolutions
as follows: Richard T. Merrick. Thos.
+. Bayard, Phillip Phillips, j: Ran
dolph Tucker, George w. Biddle, f.
/ r. Vance, j. Hubley Ashton, VIM. y.
Wallace and Walter II. Smith. Adj
iournment was taken until Friday to
( await the report of the committee.
HOUSE.
Washington, December 1.-THE
chaplain in "a few touching words re-
ferred to the death OF Hon. d. c. Has
! kell of Kansas, and invoked divine
blessing on the bereayed family.
Anthony of Kansas said it was with
great sorrow he performed the sad
duty of announcing to the house the
death of his lamented colleague, Hon.
! Dudley c. Haskell, late representative
| from Kansas who died at his residence
in this city early yesterday morning
| He served during the last congress
with ever increasing ability, fidelity
and efficiency, and had he been spared
to occupy this seat now draped in emf
blems of mourning but frightened
with the flowers of CHI istian hope, he
would have taken high and deserved
rank in the Forty-eighih congress by
/
ter, and bright legislative experience
and statesmauship.
Anderson offered the customary
resolutions, which We're unanimously
adopted.
The house then as tribute Of re-
spect to the memory of deceased adj
jnurned till Wednesday.
THE DEAD CONGRESSMAN.
Washington, Dec. l7.--rne remains
of Cougres,n "A Haskell, in charge OF
the sergeant-at-arms, and accompA-
MED by the Haskell family and The
congressional committee, left this
morning 10y special car on the Penn
! sylvania railroad for Lawrence, Kan
sas. The cortege will arrive ut Law
renee on Wednesday morning. Short
services, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Ran
ken of the Congregational church,
were held this morning at The resi-
dence of the late representative. a
number OF congressman were present,
including Speaker Carlisle. The pail
hearers We're eX-Speaker Keifer, Rep
resentatives Morrill, ana Perkins OF
| Kansas, Tucker of Virginia, Reed OF
Maine and j. ID. Taylor of Ohio.
AT the house Of repres entativt the
flag was ut halt-mast, and the desk oi
Haskell draped in mourning.
SENATORIAL CAUCusEs.
The Republican senators held eau.
Gus this morning, at which il was de.
cided not to proceed to the election OF
president pro tempore until after the
holiday recess. 1t was urged that the
precarious condition of Anthony's
health made it advisable not to make
the contemplated change just before
the long recess. 1t was made known
that the caucus of Democrats wished
to have time to consider in caucus
their line of action in respect to the re
organization Of the senate, and de.
cided TO introduce to-day resolution
to proceed with the election of officers
but allow it to lie over till tomorrow
A resolution was adopted to retain the
Union soldiers now uron the rolls
The senate Democratic senators held
!, Il caucus this afternoon.
FlNiNG THE COMMITTEES.
A majority of congressman thinl,
, mittees about Wednesday or Thurs
, day. The speaker had the slate ready
IL Is thought, last week, but discussion
arose rs to the probable course of Ran
, dali, If placed ON the appropriation
+, committee ms chairman. IL is shown
! that Pennsylvania can block tariff re-
, form measures should he desire it, il
: placed in that position, by raising Tho
|, question of consideration against
! revenue bills presented. In this
he can command the cooperation o
the Republicans and many high tariff
Eastern Democrats. a strong inhu
ence Is bearing upon the speaker by
Western members to compel him t.
: place Randnll ON the foreign afrAirs