Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-22
PERSISTENT PATRIOTS.
Pressing Favoritcs for Prominent
Places Carlisle and the COM
mittccS.

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Special 10 the Gazette.
Washington, December 2l.--Th'
action of congress In making four new
committees has been great relief Il
Carlisle, for with an increased mum
Der of members on the old committee
several new places are made. The adj
di,ional committees are the river and
harbors, fifteen members; labor
seven; American shipping, eleven;
ventilation and acoustics, seven
Pressure Is brought TO make Cox
chairman of the shipping committee
instead of foreign affairs, which
he covets, provided the latter
Is not given TO Belmont. The persist
ent efforts of the latters friends con-
tiDue, 10 the great annoyance of the
speaker. This persistence has now
become an actual demand that he be
given the craftsmanship OF foreign az
fairs. August Belmont, father of the
young man, has been stauneh Dem-
ocrat for fifty years, and gives liber-
ally during every campaign. he
wants nothing himself. but demands
the advancement of his sou. The
committees on Monday.
lhb tpiplfsb to4N
The national colored convention, in
session here for several days, adjourn
ed to-day. A memorial was prepared
begging congress To reimburse the
Freedmen's bank deposiiors in the
South, and denouncing the action of
congress in appropriating S5,000 an
nually for the expense of commits
sion TO settle the affairs of the iustitu-
ton. The speakers, in closing.
said the Freedmen bank
was the most disgraceful and
sistul swindle that ever stained the
earth or shocked heaven; the $1,000
commission was like a hyena devour-
ing carcass aud then like lion
smashing the bones and sucking the
marrow therefrom. The Republican
congress which made the commission
was the pail bearers of the carcass.
The independentism of the delegate
has disguised the Gorbam class of Re
publcans. who expected the coDven-
ton to make campaign capital for next |
year.
THE LOTTERY CASES.
Attorney-Gcnera Brewster left the |
city to-day for New Orleans, where he |
will assist in the prosecutions of the
lottery cases. 1t is the first case in the
South to which he has given his per-
sonal attention.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Robert Porter has been commissioned
postmaster at Cork's Point, and Thos.
Morris ut Stnckdale. A mail will run
between Gonzales and Locllhart, three
lines weekly.
By Associated Press.
PENSION AGENTS INDICTED.
Washington, December ~. - The
grand jury came into the criminal
court to-day and presented indict-
nents against Pension Attorneys
Sathnn Va Fitzgerald, Samuel G.
FltzgeraldVd Andrew b. Welsh for
Illegal use " the mails and devising
chemes to defraud the widows of sol
liers. II
CORKHILL INDIGNANT.
Colonel Corkhill called the alten-
ion OF the court to the fact
hat marked copies of paper
an assault upon himself
lad been sent to all members of the
;rand jury for the purpose Of influence
ng their action in the case of n. w.
He read the article refer
ed TO, which WAS addressed to the dis !
riot attorney and signed n. w.
II criticised the district
ttorney's conduct in attempting
o prosecute the pension attorneys,
nd appearing rs an attorney in libel :
llts brought by Fitzgerald against !,
ertain newspapers. at is true, your /.
onor," said Corkhill when he finished
eading, THAT am the attorney of !
he Globe Democrat aud Cincinnati
azette, bat l have the right to APP ,,
earproiessiona,ly in the cases. Judge !
Vylie read the section prnviding that y
ersons attempting 10 influence the
ction OF any grand or petit jury by 7
,ading letters. etc, shall be punished !
2 iine OF not more than 81 900 or .
not over six months, or ,
OH, and said: "This Is a matter .
roper for investigation by the grand /
Try. Tho particular oilense here -
an attempt to interfere in \
lie investigations of court of Justice r
! matter pending. You have power y
summon witnesses, aud if after eX- /
you ascertain who sent +
le paper and come To theconclu-
on that its intended effect i,
as to interfere with your deliberations !;
the matter, that party is liable TO :,
allotment. Courts give you the mat i
r in special CHARGE At the instance ,,
United States Attorney Corkhill ,,
ench warrants were issued for defen- :,
ants, returnable January "a. :