Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-22
THREE RIVAL TOWNS.
House Judiciary Committee to Con-
slider the Removal Of the Federal
Court from Graham To-Day
Hewlips Bill Regarding Anticipation
Of Interest on Public Debt Referred
70 sub. Committee.

rm rnpnnAL oouRr IocArIoN.


rus FEDERAL COURT LOCATION.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.--The hearing
before the house judiciary committee to.
morrow on the subject OF the removal Of
the federal court from Graham to Ci.eo
or Abilene, has attracted quite number
of prominent personsirom Texas. Among
those already here are o, Il. Finley, GA
ham, John Bowser aud Henry SAyles, Adj.
lene, J. II. Fleming and + -. Knight,
Albany. Each person will advocate the
advantages OF his town and section, and
the hearing will be interesting and spicy,
Other parties are expected tomorrow.
uEwITr's BILL
WASHINGTON, Dec, 2l.--Tn the ways
and means commlttea this morning, Hew.
1T called up the bin 10 regard to the an.
ticlpation OF interest on the public debt,
and explained It's provisions and probable
effect, and IL was then referred 10 a sub.
committee composed OF Morrison, Breok.
inridge OF Arkansas, and Kelley.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 The president
sent the following nominations 70 the
senate to- lay; Interior, James c.
Mat ews, New York, recorder OF deeds
for District OF Columbia. Treasury,
Adelard Guernon, collector OF customs,
district OF Minnesota.
SUIT COMPROMISED.
WASHINGTON, Dec, q Acting Secre-
tary Fdirchild has accepted the Offer OF
thu Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railroad company to pay the sum OF
Sl58, COO In n compromise Of the claim OF
the United States in the suit agaiost that
company in the middle distrlct OF Ten.
nessee, founded ON certain material and
unpaid interest coupons and bonds
Issued by the company and held
by The United States. The bonds
Ia question are 5l2 In number and arc
secured by mortgage transferred 20 the
United st,tes by the state Of Tennessee
as security for certain Indian trust funds
held by the United States aud loaned 90
the slate. The unpaid coupons were
those due from January J., i6l, Ga
January ], 1876 Iu 1880 suit was
broug 20 recover the amount of these
coupons as we'll as interest which exceeds
the face yalae OF the coupons. De-
PENDANT interposed the plea OF the sistnte
Of limitation, and the court sustslued the
plea. This deeisoa was, however, re
yersed by DE United S .ates supreme court
tn writ of error, aud the case
remanded 10 thu court below, wbero II il
now pending. Tho oifer 30 compromise
contemplates the payment Of the total
sum 10 six monthly installments OF
S25 COO each. It's acceptance was
r. recommended by tho United States
attorney and Judge McCue, solicitor OF
the treasury.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dc. 2l The senate
o-oay maize the following combinations,
Postmasters-M Mary McAlee, DArdstown,
Ky; b Church, Calvert, Tex.
j. IL. Shroek, receiver Of public money,
Lamar, Coli Y IL. Arbuckle, register OF
the general land office at Denver, Col.
APPROVED NY rHB PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec q The president
has approved the act TO rellnqulsh the In.
terest OF the United States in certain lands
TO the city and county OF San Francisco,
the act for the r. lief Of certain soldiers OF
the Twelfth Michigan Volunteer Infantry,
and the act retiring Admiral Rowan and
Rear Admiral Worden with highest pay !
Of their grades.
NOMINATED AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. n The nomina- !,
ton OF James g. Mathews, colored, to be |
recorder OF deeds for the District Of Co |
lumbiR, which WAS one Of those sent 10
the senate TO day, was referred 10 the |
committee on the District OF Columbia |
II IL said to have been accompanied by d |
message from the president giving his |
reasons for sending In the second |
time the name Of man
whose nomination the senate had
once rejected. II Is reported that the
message, after reciting the fact OF the
FIRST nomination and r. lection, states that
4 large number 81 persons 10 the District
had conceived /. prejudice against Math-
ewe, which fact had doubtless influenced
the senate; that Mathews had now been
In office several months and had
proved his capacity by reecuiog the
Of the ONCE from loss and illegi-
biIlty, and that his management OF the
OH 20 had had the effect Of removing
much OF the opposition which formerly
existed. For these reasons, aud profess
Ing an earnest desire TO cooperate In Sc
curing for the colored man just recOgni-
lion, he ventures in To utmost good
isith 70 send 10 the nomination again,
1isclaiming, however, any intention Of
questioning the previous action OF the
senate in the premises.
AMERICAN ClTfzEN8nIP,
WAsnIRGrog, Dec. q --Scnator SBnls.
bury to-day introduced q bill providing
that after an alien shall have resided ~
The U0ited States for three years he may
present biz petition for admission " citl-
lenship This petition stall be aecompa-
lled by the affidavit Of citizen stating that
HE petitioner has lived ibree years 10 the
ta.tsd states aud one year witgin tbs
state 10 which the application ~ made,
ana that during thAt time be has behaved
~ q rDan OF good moral character Upon
the prteeptation Of this petition the court
shall grant ctriihcate stating the facts,
whereon the petitioner will b. su5ieetto
ali The duties ~ cluxensbip, snd have all
the rights thereof, except that be shall
not be entitled 70 vote until two years
have elapsed from the issuance Of his
certifc 4te. The minor children OF