Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-08
READY TO GRAB.
The Employees Of the Twy Houses Of
Congress on The Alert for an
Extra Months Pay,
senator Morgan's Report on the Labrn
Mexican Claim Presented Form.
ally TO the Senate.
Many democrats Dlsgnstcd with the Dlia.
tory g iiry OF Secretary Lamar and
tiis Henchmen.


y NhAH NANf,
WASHINGTON, July 7..--As the end of
the session approaches there Is the usual
movement 70 vote months extra nay to
the employees OF tna scsate and house.
This Is a custom that dates back SO many
years that nobody knows lust how Ii
originated. Probablyit was started when
the per diem was smaller than Il IS now.
and when congressional employees were
paid Tor the session and not by tho
year, as has become the rule. one
can readily understand how, In the early
days OF costly travelling and short ses-
slons, It was deemed proper 10 vote the
employees an extra months pay, but
where Is the Justification now, when
these employees draw pay for twelve
months In the year, and are kept hera not
logger than seven or eight months at the
mostY II Is probable that very few, Il
auy, OF these liberal congressman realize
just what they are doing when they rush
through the extra. month resolution in the
closing hours OF the session. A careful
compilation lust made shows that this
additional month adds $50 900 each year
TO tho congressional payroll
Laura MEXICAN CLAIM.
WAsmNGroN, July IA report upon
the Lebra Mexican claim prepared by
Senator Morgan was reported TO tho
senate to-day. II says the country
win not be satisfied that
its honor has been vindlcaied by mere
rejection OF the convention. IA vote by
the senate does not clear up and explain
the strong array OF facts which tend 70
show that tho demand against Mexico "a
unjust and has no substantial foundation.
Senator Brown made very lengthy mi.
norlty report adverse to the bill.
LA,AR's TACTICS.
WASHINGTON, July 5--Seeretary In.
mar still fails to decide 0ny OF the im-
portant questions that have been before
him since some time In the winter He
has now relapsed into his usual summer
llstlessnpss, aud there Is little prospect
that he VIII reach Thorn for months TO
come. Dace In every few weeks he calls
Assistant Attorney General Zach Mont.
gomery into his inner Office, and
closing the door, asks his opinion over
again in regard to the now famous Gull.
ford Miller case In California; known az
the Sabrante case. n seems as though q
decision was about 10 be made, but as
soon AS Montgomery rellres the secrotar,
again reiepse5 insO his dAy dreaming
mood and nothing is done. When asked
the other day why he did not make de-
cislons In these cases he rema,ked nOh,
they are very important, There are such
conflicting interests involved that don't
want 10 be in hurry about them.r
The interior department IS now
pretty well filed up with South
ern men. They are all Of
about the same easy-golng. ante-bellum,
planter sort Of men. Tne following is a
partial list Of them: l., q. @. Lamar,
secretary; l. Q. c. Lamar, Jr., private
secretary TO his father Muldrow, assist
ant secretary; Hawkins, assistant secre-
taryi Jonas, chief clerk llassler, appoint
ment clerk Atkins, Indian commissioner;
Zach Montgomery, assistant attorney
general for the interior departments UP.
shaw, chief clerk Of Indian bureau, etc.
IL Is undoubtedly the sleepiest depart
ment OF the government since the days
"beio' the war;" when they lolied In the
shade OF the plantation porch They
have none Of them had so easy job Of It
as now, and they are making the most Of
1t. Even the Democrats are disguised
with Secretary Lamar's procrastination,
but he cares little for criticism--in fact,
seems oblivious 20 It, Globe.Democrat