Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-21

Ice aud exactlons oi laborlng men Ia |
working for corporations
He stated at length the Object aud aims
Of the Knights Of Labor. lie assured the
committee that " il were found thar
knights o. Labor IN the West
had violated the laws Of the
land, the organization would bc Us
ready TO help punish them as II
Is 70 aid them 10 rcdressing wrongs.
with the organization the laws Of The
land stand high above any organization
or corpol alton.
The senate 10 executive session today,
oy vote OF ~ to %, ratified treaty
With Mexico setting aside the former
awards in the famous Well.laabfa case,
and reopening the adjudication Of these
claims.
The Well claim was for cotton dc.
siroyed. aud the Iahra claim for the de
stru' q OF anime In Durango by Mexican
soldiers. Both claims are nearly twenty
Eve years old, and tho Mexican govern.
ment paid SS00,00o, $500 900 OF which
was distributed by Secretary Evarts,
against the protest OF the Mexican gov.
ernment to claimants, and 100000 was.
held up to await the action OF congress
on evidence OF fraud warranting such In.
reference.
President Arthur and President Clevc-
land both urged the ratification OF the
treaty concluded to-day.
The instrument simply allows Mexico
I 10 iile her newly discovered evidence be-
1 fore a new tribunal.
1 The claims have In majority OF cases
| passed out OF the hands OF the original
/ pcssessors into those Of spectators in
/ Washington, who contracted with the
lawyers and lobbyists 10 prevent The re-
/ opening Of the question or the ratification
of new treaty.
Many prominent senators opposed the
treaty on the ground that II was
a dangerous precedent 70 set aside
the findings Of arbitration between ma
tions, no matter what the presumpllye
evidence Of fraud might be, Other sen
ators were influenced 10y motives OF a
more personal character,
4 1t was practically q fight between Sen.
ators Morgan and V0orAees, the former
being counsel for the Mexican govern
ment, the latter for the claimants
hrothel-ln-law Of Senator Sherman
would have received $50 600 In case The
original award was sustained. Another
relative had contingent intert st In the
claims. Sepator Vests law partner was
also interested, and Senator Logan had q
constituent, alady, who appealed success.
fully TO bis sympalhies, as her financial
fate was az stake IN the matter.
The debate was exceedingly thorough
! and The result was a surprise, us it wa.
expected that the old award would stand
Washington Notes
WASHINGTON, April 90 The secretary
I OF The treasury this afternoon issued I
! call for @l0,00o 0o9 2 per cent bonds
{ The call will mature June ].
Secretary Lamarieturned this morninl
j much Improved in health. He atteude,
tae cabinet meeting az noon,
! The house committee on foreign affair
, to-day agreed to report layoraby thu
Belmont Chinese indemnity resolution
q aud the Morrow Chinese bill.
: Senator Logan reintroduced IN thl
! fsenate to-day bill to increase III,
, efficiency OF the army, with the sections
: stricken out which provided for the Ia
crease OF men, relating 20 the pay o
chaplains, and authorizing commanding
, officers to make deposits Of money Will
the army paymasters,
Among the bills introduced In the sen
, ate to-day was the following by Butler
, Authorizing the president to retire those
army officers who have already beer
, recommended for retirement who com
, manded prior to January /, 1886, all re
tirements to be in addition TO the 400 al
, lowed by law.
M A. Turner OF Arkansas was con
hrmed by the senate 90 day as consul a
, St Thomas
w. A. Lang OF Texas was confirmed al
consul at Hamburg,
W. ii Mansfield OF Texas was con
frmed as secretary OF legation 10 Japan
S. Is. Cooper was confirmed as collector
, of internal revenue for the First tlial
, veston) district OF Texas.
Democratic Campaign Committee.
WASHINGTON, April 20.--The hous,
Democratic congressional committee met
at the capitol last night and filled mum.
Der of vacancies in the committee OF min,