Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Tonkawa Reservatlon-A Shame.
fil Case OF NepOtism--Notes
OF The Day.
Special to the Gazette.

y ton for the Tonkawa Indians, is no,
before the house Indian affairs com
: mittee, which, aided by Congressmal
Lanham, is looking into the best mod
to relieve the tribe. The sub-commit
tee on appropriations also has the mat
ter In hand, and has conferred will
Indian Commissioner Price on tn,
subject. The Tonkawas have AWAY.
been friendly to the whites, never
having engaged in war with them, anG
1t is thought the bill will be readil,
passed. The tribe, Governor Throck
morton says, was found in Texas b,
the earliest settlers.
A NEPoTIC SINECURE,
The nepotism of public men has
lately been causing much talk In
Washington. Many prominent sena.
tors and representatives have been
found to have worked their children
and immediate relatives into offices.
A glazing instance is that of Senator
Mcmillan of Minnesota, who appoint
ed his son clerk to COMMITTEES after
adjournment of the last congress.
Mcmillan is chairman of the commerce
committee. Mr.. Jockey was clerk
until adjournment, and when there
was no work to do Mcmillan appointed
| his son, who was then and Is now in
college. He has never performed an
hours labor for the committee, vet
he Is borne on the rolls as clerk at n
salary of 81, 200 per annum.
THE FEDERAL COURT CONTEST.
Gov. Throckmorton will appear be-
fore the house judiciary committee on
Wednesday to argue the general ne
cessity of establishing United States
court for the Indians at one of the
northern cities of Texas. He will not
advocate the claim of any particular
town, but will simply oppose the claim
set UP by Arkansas.
THE TELL CLAIM.
The naval affairs committee has re-
ported favorably on the bill introduced
by Stewart for the relief of the heirs
of Capt. John G. Tell of Texas. The
bill appropriates 500, SEQ in satisfaction
of claim which was due him because
of his position in the Texas navy. The
bill is early on the calendar and it is
believed will soon pass.
BY Associated Press.
GOV. MURRAY.
Washington, January 2S.-The
charges against Gov, Murray of Utah,
respecting Irregularities in his office
while United States marshal of Ken
lucky, were considered to-day in the
house committee Investigating the eX-
penditures of the department of jus
tice. George X. Chase, predecessor of
Brewster Cameron, testified that re-
ports in the department of Justice sus-
tanned the charges. 1t was decided to
summon Representative White of Ken
lucky tomorrow to explain the basis !
of his remarks in the house last Mon
day rejecting on Gov. Murray. The |
committee expects, after hearing |
White, to give Gov. Murray an oppor-
tunity to testify in his own behalf or
repor. that the records of the depart
ment of justice show the charges sus-
tained and recommend that he answer
10 that department.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
The senate committee on appropria-
tons ordered favorable report on the
house bill making an appropriation for
the tobacco tax rebate.
The senate committee on public
and grounds ordered favor
able report on the bill providing for
the erection of public buildings by
contract with the lowest bidder.
HOUSE.
Washington, January 2S.-Repre-
sentative Edward w. NJ. Mackey of
South Carolina died this morning, and
after reading the Journal
the death was announced, and the
customary resolutions adopted. The
house, as mark of respect to the de-
ceased, then adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, January FISHERMAN
and Pendleton each presented resolu
tiOns from the wool growers of Ohio,
praying for the restoration of the for
mer duty on wool.
Hoar, from the committee on judi
,iary, reported the original bill relat-
ng to the enforcement of law in Utah. .
He said he had not himself favored the
clause of the bill which required the
exclusion of women from SUFFRAGE in /
hat territory. {
A message was rece lived from the
louse announcing the death of Con- {
FRESHMAN Mackey of South Carolina. [
The senate, after appointing n Commit {
ee on its part to attend the funeral,
adjourned. The committee consists
# Butler, Pendleton and Hill. The
louise committee to take charge of the
uneral afrangementsof Representative .
Iackey consists of Pettibone, O'Harra, =
Davis of Missouri, Hemphill, Bisbee !,
nd Wallis.
Petitions presented and referred: '
By Slater-From citizens of Oregon !.
nd Washington territories, praying y
hat lands granted to the Oregon Cen
raj railroad be restored to the public '
omain also lands granted to the ,
Northern Pacific. :
Logan-Erom eX-soldiers of the
Union army, praying for the enact
1ent of n general law of relief to that
lass of citizens.
Platt-From Prof Theo. ID. Wool n
ey and others, praying for the passage 4
{ a law to provide for the collection of
ivorce statistics. r.
AN INVESTIGATION.
Congressman Robson was to-day |,
xamined by the subcommittee of the 81
ouse committee on accounts investi- s.
ating the removal of employees of the b
ist congress. He fully corroborated "
he testimony given by Tyson, and {,
aid the resignation of the latter had
cen demanded by ex-Speaker Keifer.
THE NEW COMMITTEES.
The new code of senate rules creates Il
wo new standing committees and en- ! +
'rges several old ones. The commit i
90 of the senate Republican caucus is Y
ngaged in making selections for Re- :,
publican memberships of the new N
ommittees and filling new places h
pom the old ones. 1t is understood II
hat Senator Lapham has been Sc ii