Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-28
A DAY AT DALLAS.
A Royal Base Rail Gamc Between a
Chicago Team and the Browns.
Judue Norton on the War Path aitcr
Brewster Camcron's Scalp.
Resolutions TO be introduced by Con-
gresham lIurd of Ohio.
sn.clal ,o tho Gazette.

Dallas. December EFF the Fort
Worth lovers ui base bill wish 10 WIZ
ness the finest games ever played ~
Texas, : ey should come over 20 Dai'
las on Sunday, Monday ana Tuesday
next. The great Chicago league team
which hns been win t-,ing III New W
leans. are to play the COMMISSIONING
on those days. The Browns had 10
furnish "A cash guarantee of four nun
,lred dollars "a an inducement. Ne
potiations were concluded to-day, ana
Captain Gore telegraphcd that ms
club would leave New Orleans for Dali
las mt noon on Friday. The Browns
hone to win at least one OF the three
games.
AS "a result of Judge a. Il. Norton's
frequent pilgrimages from Dalias To
Ohio and Washington, and his con-
ferences with his illustrious nephew,
Congressman Frank Hurd, the latter
rs staunch Democrat rs Judge Nor
ton Is Il Republican,, IT. leaks out ina
the following document will be intro
duced in congress by Hurd ON its.e-
assembling after the holiday recess.
IL Is unnecessary to say that
Developments and events after
that will be highly interesting to Texas
Republicans, those in the vicinity of
Dallas I'm particular. All hands will
he after scalps, and who will carry the
hirsutes MT their belt is the question.
Hurd and Norton will certainly make
IL point TO be hot on
the trail OF Brewster Came
ron. The GAZETTE correspondent
has been kindly furnished with the
complete document by Republican
friend In Dallas, and gives IL to the
public in advance of its introduction
into the national house of represent
atives
Resolved, that II special committee
Of members of the house of representa-
tives he aud are hereby appointed TO
investigate and report as to the truth
or falschood Of the accompanying and
charges affecting the admins
tration of the department of justice.
Resolved further, that the presi-
dent of the United States and the at
of the United States be
and arc hereby requested to suspend
the official functions of Brewster
Cameron and Joel Bowman, detcc-
tives or employees of the department of
Justice, and u. l.. ridbnll, United
States marshal for the territory of
Arizona, pending the investigation OF
said charges.
Resolved, further, that il IL the
sense of this house that neither the
parties accused nor the compainanis
shall he represented by counse! en-
ployed ut the expense of the United !
states.
Resolved, further, that the said conf 1
review and report uponall proceedings
instituted by the department of justice
It's agents, detectives or employees,
against present or late United States |
and their deputies, United |
states attorneys and all other depart
uent of Justice officials, the manner of
accounts of department. Off
'ials, and to inquire and report
whether any attorneys, agents or
ther persons are or have been granted
peculiar or unusual facilities in sccur-
ny the settlement Of the accounts Of
department. of justice officials.
Resolved, further, that the said com
nittee be aud are hereby empowered
o send for pers4ns and papers, and to
mploy clerk and stcnographer
THE CHARGES.
lst.--That Hon. benjamin Harris
Brewster, encouragement of the
J nited States, has practically and TO
II intents and purposes, intrustcd all
matters pertaining to the appoint
1ents and removals of United States
Iarshals, district attorneys aud other
flicials connected with the depart
tent of Justice, to one Brewster Cam
ron, n detective or employee of that
apartment, and that the said Brew
ter Cameron secured his appointment
u return for important services rem
cred the said Encouragement.
2nd.--The said Brewster Cameron
laims To be the general agent of the
department. Of Justice a position uu-
.nown to the law and II is by virtue
4 the duties lawfully and properly per-
aiming 10 that position that hc exercises |
said.
3d.--rhat the snid Brewster Came |
ON is Il man of such phenomenal |
os To he incapable of |
right reason and Judgment
IN matters wherein his preiudices are
and that he has used the
power with which he has been in
vested IN an arbitrary, oppressive and
unlawful manner, aud often To crafty
personal animosities
4th.--That the said Brewster Came
ron, when In The postal service,
frequently himself committed the acts
for which he is prosecuting marshals
and their deputies, namely, charging
for guards where they We're not em-
ployed, and for transportation when
travelling on free passes, or what was
10 the same thing, his COM
mission ms postoilice inspector.
). That Joel w. Bowman, one of
brewster Camerons assistants. was
dishonorably dismissed from the pos
tai departmentfor rendering false and
accounts as postoflice in
spector, and that as the position now
held by him was secured through
brewster Cameron, the services rem
dered by the said joel w. Bowman
are, strictly speaking, more personal
than official In their character.
q. That the said Brewster Cameron
and one n. l.. Tidball, lately employed
rs II detective i'm the department of
Justice, and Eow United States mar
shnl for the territory of
Arizona, presented accounts for
and were paid salary per diem,
while engaged ON other than official
business; also that they claimed from