Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-16
Indications Are that the Amended
Rules viii Be Adopted by
the House.
The Republicans Propose 70 Inferno
gate YiIas--Whai Texas I'M
yentOrs Are Doing.
Proposed Amendment to the Consultation
Convention OF the Gntionol
Guard Associntion,



rIE AMENDED RULES.
WAsmNGruN, Dec l5.-Thc general
I impression prevails that the Morrison
amendment 10 the rules will pass in its
main features. The proposition Will be
/ discussed for the rest of the week, al
| though itIs believed that every member
/ has already decided which way he would
/ vote Morrison men say that canvass OF
! Democratic members reveals 100 votes
| for the proposed change, and they expect
a majority Of Republicans, although
many OF the minority Sill not follow the
| lead of Mr.. Reed and iIiscOck, who think
I IL good Republican policy TO cripple Mr.,
Randall Among the lattcr's supporters
are Holman, Hammond, Herbert, Burn,
! McNfnin, Forncy, Warner, McAdoo,
Crisp and Phelps The body Of the house,
however, appears as itnow stands to favor
the proposed change, and they are not
AZ likely to be changed IN their views by
the discussion of the question. The mat
ter has been under consideration already
since the close Of last session, and their
conclusions have been formed in most
cases after long consideration. Mr. Reed,
the chosen leader Of the Republicans
will support the report with all his
strength, and will probably be followed
by most of his party.
WERE PHOTOGRAPHED.
The president and the members OF his
cabinet tins evening visited Messrs.
Prince & Cudlip's photograph gallery aud
were photographed in group.
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
The only addition of importance made
to the presidential succession Is pro-
vision for the repeal of sections numbered
from Ii7 to $50 inclusive of the
Revised Statutes These provide for
a special election in case of
vacancy in the office Of president and
vice-president. The effect OF their repeal
is to continue the successors to the presi.
dency in Office until the next general cleo
tion.
FOR SIX YEARS.
A ioint-resolution introduced by Mr..
Jackson to-day, proposed an amend
ment to the constitution Of the
United States providing that the pres
idcnt and ice-prnsident shall hereafter
be elected for term OF SIX years and
that they shall be ineligible to re-elec-
ton and that the viCe-presldGnt shall be
ineligible to the office of president after
he shall have filled the same N case OF
vacancy therein.
AFTER THE POSTMASTER aENERAL.
Some OF the Republicans in the house
have signihed their determination to
call the postmaStcr.genCral to account for
not carrying out the provisions of
the 100000 ocean maill subsidy
Resolutions win be introduced in the
house asking Mr.. Villas to give the house
his reasons for not complying with the
law.
OUR OwN INVENTORS.
The Texas patents issued to-day were
w. s. Denton, Dallas, oil can; w. A.,
Brown, assignor of one-half tod. A. Hicks
aud j. S. Wiche, Terrell, mo-
tive power; Jno. G.. Farley, Hearne,
straw and feed cutter; VIM. a. Grant,
Houston, soap manufacturing machine
and manufacture of soap, Frank A. liar-
rell, assignor one-half to } .L.Terrell, Ter
rcll motor; s. c. McAllister, San Mar
cos, car coupling; Dewitt c. Summers,
Summers Mill, device for packing cotton.