Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Fort Worth Postoflicc--rhe Evans
Combination Broken.

| trespassing on the Indian Territory
without authority. Trespas sers on
! Indian lands shall, for the first oiiense,
pay NOT more than 5000 aud De I'M
nrisoned at hard labor for not more
| than one wear. and for each subsequent
oflense be fined not more than Sl,OOO
nor less than 500 and imprisoned at
hard labor not more than Two nor less
than one year, anu nave
their Wagons and other property
seized and delivered to the United
States, and b. proceeded against. On
conviction, one-half will go to the in.
former, and the balance to the general
government. The bill does not affect
emigrants passing through the terri
tory.
Also, bill to prevent the destrue-
ton of timber on Indian lands.
Hancock --Bill to conform the title
of the heirs of Henry Nolcher, de-
ceased, TO lands ia New Mexico.
Mills-Bill appropriating $4,000 co.
600 to pay of three per cent; bonds,
and requiring the secretary of the treas
ury topay the same.
ianham-Bill To pay Calver Hazel
wood OF Palo Pinto, Texas, S2,9i0
for property destroyed by the Kiowa
and Comanche Indians.
THE FORT WORTH FosToFFICE.
1t is thought certain that the name
of Charles Evans will not he reported
by the committee on postotlices and
post roads to the senate. 1t is known
that Gresham ordered il withheld
Immediately after Mrs BurchelPs ar
rival. No other name, it is thought,
l.. 10, : N 70 nd ha.
bination working against Mrs. Bur
chill well likely he defeated. The
latter is in high hopes, and expects to
leave for Texas the latter part OF the
week.
THE BROWNSVILLE COLLECTOR.
Ochiltree stated to-day that James
O. Luby would positively be appointed
collector at Brownsville. solicitor
Raynor of the treasury department
says he is confident that much corrup-
ton exis,s on the Rio Graude, and
that the custom house there in his
opinion needs overhauling.
TENAs PETITIONS.
Stewart presented n petition from
the Houston board of trade asking u
continuation of work on the Galveston
bay ship channel. Stewart has re-
ceived petitions from numerous coun-
ties asking the improvement of Sabine
Pass.
THE SANTA FE MIL.
Attorney Gresham stated to-day that
there were ten bills ahead of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe in the house. He
said he thought Coke would pass the
bill through the senate in about ten
Gays or two weeks, and it would get
through the house sometime after
wards. He says he fears no opposition
from Gould, and he believes the bill
will easily pass both houses.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic members of the
house met this afternoon for the pur-
pose of electing caucus officials. s. 5. |
Cox was chosen chairman, and Messrs.
Post, Lamb, Maybury and Brecken-
ridge secretaries. A joint caucus of
senators and representatives will be
held "Wednesday afternoon, list inst,
to select n congressional campaign
committee,
HoUsToN's MEMORIAL.
Senator Coke to-day presented q
memorial from the Houston cotton
exchange and board of trade asking
that Houston be made port of entry.
by Associated Press.
POSTPONED.
Washington, February l2.-It has
been decided to postpone the COM
mencement of the Virginia investiga-
ton of Senator Sherman's sub-com-
mittee until Thursday. Subpmnas
have been issued for twenty-four wit
nesses to appear at Washington on
that date, and an officer has gone TO
Danville to serve them.
COMBINATIONS.
John Nj. Langston, minister resi-
dent and cOnsul-general to Hayti, also
charge d'aflnires To- Santo Domingo;
Henry Il. Wild, consul nj Conception
D'Onio, Mexico.
THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
The house committee on commerce,
voting on several propositions de-
signed To test the sense of members
upon general questions respecting the
| advisability of providing by congress.
sional legislation for the regulation Of
Interstate commerce, decided hy / to
| that there ought To he legislation of
some kind, O'Neill OF Pennsylvania
casting the negative vote. Upon the
propos ition To deal with the matter by
n commission there were nine aflirma-
tive and six negative votes, "a follows:
leas -Seymour, Woodward, Banks.
dale. Davis Of Illinois, O'Neiil OF
Pennsylvania. Wadsworth, Long
Stewart and Peters.
Nays-Reagan, Clardy, Turner of
New York, Glasscock, SDunn aud
BOYLE
Upon the proposition to extend such
legislation to water ways the vote was:
Yeas ., Boyle and O'Neill; Nays, 10.
RELIEF FOR THE OVERLOOKED.
The secretary Of war is taking active
measures looking To the relief of suf-
ferers from the overflow on the Ohio
aud its tributaries. In accordance
with the act appropriatlng $500, 600 for
that purpose, orders were issued to-day
for General Amos Bookwith, assistant
commissary general stationed at st.
Louis, TO proceed at once 10 Cinciu-
natl, where he will have gen
eral charge of the distribution
of supplies. lie will establish
his headquarters in Cincinnati, and
act directly under orders from the see.
rotary of war. Orders have also been
received for the purchase of supplies
aud the charter OF "A sufficient number
OF boats To distribute them where most
needed. II has also been arranged
that an officer Of the army shall ac-
company each boat and superintend
the issue of supplies, under the gener.
al plan OF relief for sufferers from the
overflow of the Mississippi last year
In order 10 give personal attention To !