Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Texas News at the National Capital
The Senate and louise.


Abilene, Taylor county, and on
Phantom Hill, so long as he is Wild
TO perform the services without adu
tional pay, aud by schedule of d'
partures and arrivals satisfactory {
the postnasters Mt Abilene and Al
son.
AN Ell PASo PETITION.
Senator Coke to- day presented q pet
ton of citizens asking the establish
ment of federal court at Ell Paso.
A phamplet descriptive of Sabin
Pass, and giving reasons why IL shoui'
be improved, was to-day placed on th'
desks of each member OF congress.
NOMINATIONS.
jeremiah Mickler, postmaster a
Brentwood, Texas.
BY Associated Press.
THE LAND GRANTS.
Washington, February l3.-Tht
house committee on public land
agreed to report the bills declaring the
forfeiture of the land grants of TIL,
Ontouagon aud Brule river, Marquett,
IL State Line and Marquette, Hougtor
& Ontonagon railroads, the rights ol
,ss, ~ n'"ieoee '.' ~ " e..
.eo'I', .ne Pie'e!en'c 400 u oa' S,Nen =.
t ;,e ,a,'J': Aooio IuVnooo "'ie' "''
'nVi""e" u" '''e ioI'e'''''e'
RELIEF FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.
The secretary of war telegraphed to
the mayors of number of towns in
West Virginia, Indiana and Ohio, au-
thorizing the purchase of supplies for
immediate use ard directing them to
maxi, returns properly authenticated
by military officers
,rup rptuptr CASE
Inc president semitic the senate re-
port rom The secretary OF state IN re-
gard To the case OF Alexander Irlmole,
whose eXtraditlon was demanded by
the government oil Mexico, ana VINO
was, alter correspondence upon the
SUBJECT, discharged by the Mexican
his report holds that nc.
cordlng 10 the constitution
OF me laws an American clti1en can
not ieGally pe helu uiuer the treaty
WIN Mexico Tor eNtraultion, but ne
proposes To inform officers III Texas
that II another arrest Is made ana
case OF guilt made out, the president
will not on account of citlz -nship i'll
terfere with orders for surrender, If
such be made, but requires
that the accused be informed if he or
they wish "A hearing before the sll-
preme court of the United States on
habeas corpus as TO the power of the
president in the matter of extraditiOn
Or rs TO the construction of the treaty
before surrender be actually m de,
very iaclilly Tor such hearing will be
Should the court hold that the
president has discretionary power in
citizen who is proven
guilty of crime, the evil apprehended
vii not be realized and should the
curt hold that the president has
'ower to eXtradite only when bound
~ treaty To dose, congress can then,
t 1t should he its plea sure, by statute
'onier discretionary power.
,r,-,r,.
-
Washington, February l3.-Pendle-
on introduced bill granting CON
iemned cannon to- be used in the con
,tructiun of II statue to the memory of
len. WIN, ii. LS tie OF ONO.
The senate men LOOK up the special
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ndtnns5u p" ,''ue an error OF
y, pnndr 80 "o' m,'ihS longer
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ny ~. ~ 'n' seherai cohuucl OF Inc eX-
Icon, pfinr to the loss of the ship,
nc displayed Zeal, energy ana eiilclen-
" III The successful conduct OF his
through IA long, perilous and,
aporlOus retreat IN boats To Il place OF |
atety. While awarding credit TO /
GENERAL HaIen for the best intentions
the rescue OF the Greedy
larty, the court is of opinion that in