Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-27
THE YEAR A. D. 1000.
The States to Vote on a Constitutional
ProhibltOry Amendment to Go in
Effect In 1900.
Vest OF Missouri Tells What He Knows
Aboat the .TradershIps at Anadar.
ko and Says Atkins Is Honest.
The Kepubhcars' Caucus In Regard 20
tho surplus Revolutions ostonice
statistics--N Nominations
BLAIR's puNco,,nr

BLAfR's BUNcOMBR.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Rlair
from the committee on education and
labor, to-day submitted favorable renort
from majority Of the committee on a
joint resolution proposing an amendment
10 the constitution in relation TO alcoholic
liquors and other poisonous beverages 10
bezsubmitted to the legislatures OF the
statesIfor ratification.
The amendment provides that from and
after the year 1900 the manufacture and
sale and importation Of distilled alcoholic
intoxicating liquors, except for medical,
mechanical, chemical and scientific pur-
poses aud Tor use In the arts, shall cease.
The report which accompanied the pro-
posed amendment says the committee
does not deem II necessary to discuss
/ the evils of the use OF al
cohol, but Believes the people have
a right TO decide what measures shall he
taken for the regulation or extirpatjnn of
this traffic "why,n 1t asks, Hshould
they be denied an opportunity to be
heard in the only forum which can pass
upon the question: When any consider
able and respectable portion OF the
American people desire TO plead their
case In the tribunal of sovereigns, who
Ia free country decide every question
OF fundamental issue as a last resort 1t
Is the duty Of congress to act on such
parliamentary legislation as Is proposed,
so that under the forms of the Constltu-
tlon they can be heard on question OF
It's own amendment. To DENY this IL
OF the very essence OF despotism, aud for
/ congress professionally to refuse hear
/ ing Is just cause for revolutionp
VEST on TRADRRsHurs.
! WASHINGTON, July 20 Senator Vest
made statement before the Platt special
committee of the senate this morning
with regard TO his connection with the
Indian leadership matter. He said he
did not personally know either of the
traders at Anadarko cleveland and Rev
nolds) when he first Interested himself In
the subject but that his action was taken
In consequence OF representations made
to him by friends, men of standing and
repute in ST. Louis that knew the men
whom Atkins was appointing. He
knew nothing OF the business aud that
the effect of appointing Tennessee and
Mississlppians exclusively would be to
divert trade from st. Louis where Il had
long centered 70 Memphis, He wrote to
Commissioner Atkins, and, afterwards
called on him, making known the fact
that s. M. Jackson, whom the commits
sioner had licensed, was selling proposals
for partnership with old traders which,
though not expressed In so many words
indicated The purpose to trade off his
license for share In the profits.
Atkins was indignant, and promised to
write Jackson that he must establish
himself In trade at once or his license
would be revoked. In regard TO relicens.
ing OF Cleveland or Reynolds, Atkins
said he did not wish TO do either, stating
as reason with regard to Cleveland thai
he was said TO have an interest In herd
of cattle on the reservation Atkins said
he did not want to revoke JacksoD's H.
cense abruptly or act harshly in the mat
ter on account OF the condition OF things
in Tennessee. II he were to revoke
Jackson's license at once 1t wonld be n
terpreted by Senator Jackson as an evil
dence OF partiality to Senator Harris.
Atkins, however, promised to IL
cense Cleveland or Reynolds In company
with jackson and to see that Jackson put
up his share OF the capital. Mr.. Vest
saw Senator Jackson, and In friendly
way told him that "like the balance OF
us" he had some lame kin, that his
brother (Mr. Jackson) would get him
Senator Jackson) into trouble II he con-
tinued to write letters like those to
Cleveland proposing partnership. The
first thing he knew there would be
committee Of investigation, and the Re-
publicans would be making trouble about
1t. Senator Jackson thanked Senator
Vest, but said the matter was now ar
ranged, and said his brother was now
prepared TO go into business.
Vest was also informed that S. NJ. |
Jackson and his father-in- law In st. Louis |
had been about among the merchants OF
st. Louis exhibiting his license and try |
ing on the strength OF 1t to secure credit,
but without success.
After his interview with the commits
siOner Vest wrote to his friends In St. /
Louis stating that Atkins had promised |
TO license Reynolds or Cleveland in com
pany with Jackson, and asked them 10 |
make selection between the two
After having written that letter he was
informed by letter from the
commissioner that he could not carry out
his promise. Vest saw the commissioner
again and received the same Information
verbally. He was indignant at having
been put in position Of promising 10 Sc
cure a relicense and being refused, and
had written his second letter (already
publlshed) to Maj. Zimmerman under
these circumstances. ia had known At
klns many years and was on terms Of
personal friendship with him. Atkins
was like himself, an ir1petuous man,
but was thoroughly honest and
any statement that he tEenator Vest
had ever said anything indicating q con-
trary belief was false.
Vest IN the course OF his remarks pro-
duced and read some letterk from CleVe-
land making reference 10 s1tkins' impe-
cunious friends, and chatqng that the
plan OF the new traders Wis TO hold Of
until the commissioner shoula order the
old ones of the reservation Seremptorlly,
when the new men hoped DO secure the
stock and properly for a song.
CAUCUS AND CONFERENCE.
WAsHiSGToN, July 26.-Tte confcrees
on the river and harbor bill have failed
TO reach an agreement, andfw 50 re-
port 70 their respective houstss
The principal part Of the me Of the