Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-06
IN CONGRESS AND THE CITY.
An Old Patriots Bones Ohio Talk
Senator Cokc's New Bills
Mexican Veterans.
Special TO the Gazette.

SltNla1 10 Tue NdLGlIe.
Washington. December 5.-Searcil
is being made here for the remains OF
.Abram Baldwin, signer of the Dec
laration of independence from Georgia,
and afterwards n member of congress.
He died in Jeferscn's administration,
and was buried in Il cemetery formerly
existing in the interior of the city
An appropriation has been asked to
erect II monument.
AN INTERVIEW.
Hon. j. II. Ensign, prominent
Democrat of Dayton, o., and strong
advocate OF Carlisle. having come pur-
posely in his interest, said to your cor
respondent that he was anxious for
the bloody shirt" issue To he raised
by Republican politicians in Ohio, for
the people in that state have
knowledge of the facts, and
know that the rows Mt the
south reported TO the Republican
papers exist only In localities the same
as at the North, and do not affect the
entire section. Ii the Radical party
continues this policy, the Democracy
II certain TO win next year.
Said the GAZETTE reporter: "Mr.
Ensign, the racket has always worked
btIbTe, why nDL again ~
because the people in Ohio have
millions invested in the South, aud
are no longer controlled by war sensa-
tionaiism. We elected an eX-confed-
crate in Dayton, simply because he
was denounced by the Republican
press. Discussion of the tariff would
create a great change in the state, and
the election of Carlisle has been the
4ulNlftnn ni h.
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
Col. Don Murphy of Fort Davis has
arrived to attend the meeting of
Mexican war veterans, To be held
here. Senator MaNey and Major Dorm
OF Austin will attend also. The meet
ing opens tomorrow and will last
three days.
SENATOR CoKE's BILLS.
\ bill presented by Senator Coke
calls for 100000 for n public building
IN san Antonio and 500, 900 for Waco.
Much United States business is done
IN both towns. The officials now use
inconvenicnt upper rooms, and lhe bill
stands good chance of passing with
little reduction. In connection with
the same Coke has introduced bill al
LOWING street car line to run across
the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass. and
one TO let the g., G. d S. II. railway
cross the Indian Territory.
THE UTAH BILL.
Ihe bill introduced by Senator
Suiiom 10 organize the legislative
power OF Utah provides that the leuis-
latlve power be vested in the governor
and Legislative council of nine mem
bers to be appointed by the president.
THE BOUNTY LAND BILL.
senator Logan's bounty land bill
introduced to-day provides that every
person entering the service of the
country during the late war, either I'm
the army or navy, and honorably dis
charged therefrom, for any period
less than one year, Is entitled to eighty
acres OF public land, either for himself
or heirs; for service between one and
TWO years TO l20 acres. and for over
two years service to 100 acres.
MALONE AND RIpLEBERoER.
Senators Malone and Riddleberger
received invitations from the caucus
OF Republican senators yesterday SINH
lar TO those sent TO Republican sena-
tors. Malone, speaking of his atti-
tude toward the Republican party said
~ 49," Nv 'vJcNAioi W utleUulnk lie
publican caucuses, and should have
attended yesterday had he received an
invitation In season. He would not.
however, attend as, "a member of the
caucus, nor vote on any proposition
before it, He held that the thirty
eight Republican senators, being
majority of the senate, had
q right 10 its control. He
mad no candidate for senate
oiiices, and would not attempt to in
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