Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-11

titled 10 the services of such a inrist
'but if am the best TO be had, san
TN. iudpe. "then | am entitled 10 IN
salary which the legislature intended
the ablest Judge 20 have" He was ~
elected. ,,;
I'm 1877 he was nominated q candi
dnte for congress by the Democrats %
the First district of Texas, then repre-
seated by Judge Evans, a Know-N"tn
ing member, who became Reagan
competitor. The judge was elected bA
about 1900 majority. In 1888 strohl
eTnrt was made 10 defeat
the iudge's reelection because
he condemned "iilibu>terisni," anu
All PROPOSITIONS contemplating the re-
vivnl OF the African slave trade he
WAS ren0njlnated. the Hon. W. Is.
Ochjltrpe being his competitor, ana
elected by l7,4UO majority
In the spring of 1861 he was a mem
her of the secession convention oil
Texas. He was then II member OF the
house of representatives IN Washing
ton and never announced M cahui-
date for the convention. He went 10
Texas and served in the convention
until elected 10 the provisional con-
yress ofthe Confederacy, with senators
Hemphill, Wiglail and Ochiitree,
Oldham, Gregg and Wall. He served
in the provisional congress OF the Con
federacy, and in March, 1861, was
professionally appointed postmaster
general'Of the Coniederacy. la Febru-
AIRY, 1862, he was appointed under Tue
constitutional government Of the Con
fcderacy, and served IN that position
until the ciu,e ofthe war. He was lor
a brief period. about the close oil tue
war, made acting secretary OF tue
treasury of the Cnniederacy. FROM he
cessation OF hDstilities lac remain
ed in private life, pra'ticing law ana
farming until lsft, when he was elect
ed to congress over JUICE Chambers
by "a majority OF about ,oOO
In 1875 he was elected At member OF
the constitution convention of Tex
as. On his motion in this convention,
the select committee was raised
10 consider what could he done TO pre-
vent "Ihe manufacture and imp"rta-
tom of el4ven league grants OF land
from Mexico. AS the result ut the Ia
bor- of this commit, {, the 18th article
of the present constitution Of Texas
was adopted, which has undoubtedly
dollars to the people of Texas.
In 1875 he WAS reelected to congress,
defeating Judge Cooper. In 1873 he
was reelected without opposition In
1850 he was again elected over Mr.
Wilhcrs by majority of 10 900, In
1882 lie MAJ again el, cled without OPP
position. aud has been four times NOM
mated in Democratic cengres slonal
nj ION vii n
accamitiOu.
Whenever the Democrats have con-
stituted Il mi rilyof the house, Judge |
Reagan, rs he uO,s to-day, has been !
chairman of the committee ON COM
mere. In this capacity he has per-
sistently urged the enactment of Il gen.
ersl law suhjecting railways, to the /
extent that dizzy are parts of inter- |
state commercial syst ms and agencies. |
to the mastery of local courts He /
would make freight and passenger |
rates uniform, aud render impossible /
the up-buiIding of one town or
locality nc the cost OF another. |
The corporations of all classes COM /
biue, as represented in the house and |
in the lobby, 10 tlwHitJudge k,agan's |
purposes aud even now IL is su -
posed that u potent ring" socallpd, /
has 80 Shaped Reagau's committee
that he viii find IL Impossible to uc /
compii-h any desirable results. With |
Mr.. Willis of Kentucky at the head of |
the committee on rivers aud harburS, |
and also the chieitst eN 'Ouent of the (
whisky ring, IL Is very pulpa- |
bic Tint no river or har,ur |
can have water TIL II takes in whisky, |
aud II Reagan would open It waterway
for tiaive ton he must tin+ ii through
an ocean of whisky to Willis Man
while he Is Juggling away at the knotty
questions pruPuuu,Ied by the railways
that would have u federal railway
commission instituted with sume E4da
ut lis head who belongs tu the cnrpo
rations, rather than have Iheir rirhl, /
and powers fixed Oy 1t general law aud
themselves subjected 10 the mastery o.
local courts.
by Associated Press
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TARIFF,
washington, January l0.--At a
meeting of the wa, and m,nns COM
mittee, Morrison announced the fol.
lowing suit committees! 800 Changes in
the tar II laws: Mills, a. ). Hew Il.
Kelly; changes in the Internal reve-
nue. laws: Blun,, Hurd, Knssun: re-
fui Il of custom aulies: A :. Hewitt
j. *. J"n,s, Mckinley; refund Of t,xes
ON tobacco: Blackburn, Herbert, His.
cock; refund uf taxes on spirits and
malt ltquus: Heybcrt. Blackburn.
Russell; relief for los United States
hnutis and coupons: ] K Juue-, Mills.
Hi>cock. II WAS derided thnt the
question of revision uf the tariff shouId
not 90 toa subcommittee hut II go, gid
cred by the entire committee Mil, saws
this question "ill not be be fore the
committee tor ten da>s or two wecka.
During the intervul infnr-
m.ti"n Will bv gathered H.
aid in the work. An iniiiatory
step will he taken in the morning by
Submitting resolution To The hnu.,.
call hg i"r inform uIon regard! np ia,
und valuation of goods consi.ne Ia
persons IN tine unted States.
TELE 4 POSTAL GRAPH BILL.
In the senate Dawes Introduced n |
hlli providing for the crea,inn of N |
United States Postal Teleg CON. /
pahN nnder direction of the pustuiiire |
department
MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENTS.
Az "a meeting OF lie senate commit |
zee on commerce, Gibson introduced n
Joiht Resolution apmopriatiug 81 ,00O.