Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-02
RUNNING AWAY.
Chairs viii Not Hold Congressman to
Their Posts AnothefWeek- Their
Fences are Going Down.
The General Belief is That the Session
win Fad No. Later Than Thurs.
day and Perhaps Sooner.
nouncsment that the oleomargurine
Bin Ia signed.
~ sKcRKr srssioN.

IN SkCRET SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE senate in ]
secret session, yesterday, rejected by |
considerable majority the nomination Of |
w. g. Matthews of Albany, TO be recorder |
OF deeds for the District of Columbia,
and confirmed A. ID. Upshaw, tobe assist. |
ant commissioner Of Indian affairs.
4 Fourth Auditor Charles NJ Shelley OF the |
treasury department was confirmed.
SHALL WE cELEBRATR9
! WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-The senate
yesterday took up the Hoar resolution,
| from the library committee, for the APP
pointment OF committed to inquire into
/ the eXpediency OF celebrating the
hundreth anniversary OF the constitution
and the four hundredth Of the discovery
Of America. In the debate, which de-
veloped much opposition to the scheme,
the resolution was modified so as TO pro.
vide for direct committee OF seven, Of
whom one shall be the president of the
senate, to consider the expediency
Of properly celebrating at the capital OF
the republic, these two illustrlous ami
versaries, and II the celebration be
deemed expedient shall report on the
method, cost and general plan at the
next session OF congress, was adopted.
announced as follows, sherman Uoar
Sewell, Hawley, Voorhees,, Gorman and
Eustis.
THE CONFERENCE
WAsiliN1loS, aug, Tine mouse COM
49, -, ~ prt ~, SSseeLuay W.
nronriaion Mn Ia the house viii ~
recommendatioA that all the senate
amendments bt non.concurred In and q
conference requested.
me cohIeree& ON the sunory civil Dill
az .no seeo ,lt,, fes.,.S, tuuue no progress
hatween The tyS honses ON th,t 1r,aa.,,,a
but the situation with respect IN the dnd,
J cheney bill il more enoonraging as tbe
conferees reached agreements on many
items in disputs Further meetings viii
be held in bott cases before report is
made Ia the two honseR
DECREAsE IN THE prnIIc nEnr
wAsnt~eroN Arg rhn tross,rn
danartment stata,nen, to ho ,sspod ~
dsy viii show 4 decrao se tor the rnan1h -
INV ~ ahnut Sse ooo nno -
s,,r,. ~, n, =, Z, ,,.,,,,,.,,.,,,,. ,,,,,,,,
800 VI =" 80 ,'''" ~, y oi,".
! "AshlNu'oN' aug r. ne conlerees
! upon the sundry civil appropriation Din
met In the room OF the senate committee
T on appropriations at 10 O'Clock this
G morning and remained topether until &
o,c1ock this evaning whom +hay al
I s.., .a,,1,n
: J0"tioU W ~ ~ 'iooA W
morrow morning Inc meetlhg OF to-day
was unexpectedly harmonious, the last
! previous meeting having been character
lied by obstinate assertions Of deter
mination ON both sides not "a surrender
tbo noirts az issno ana no n,ann o,,,
~ ro''-.' 80 " LAY oul
Pn"'le anu so,no"na' pelsopal eA-
pressions oil opinion. The Impression
prevails tonight that d brief session
tomorrow morning will result either In
an agreement upon all points OF difference
or the conclusion to report back disa-
greement upon few reserved points for
, further instructions, with probabilities In
: favor of an agreement. The most trouble
some OF the remaining points of difference
Is found in the provisions for coast sur
yey. The concession made by the re.
spective sides to-day are said to be about
equal to each other In amount.
The conferees upon the deficiency bill
win meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing with a prospect that the work
, will be completed during the day.
The measure has a great many amend.
ments, which fact entails considerable
labor upon the conferees. but Il involves
no important question ofsprinciple and is
therefore not likely to create a deadlock.
The conferees upon the rISer and har
Dor and Notifications bin will also proba-
bly hold meeting tomorrow. but the
! outlook for an agreement upon either IL
NOT promising. Whatever the result NAV
he. however, IL is believed thai a quorum