Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-25

] WksHINGToN, Jan. 4.--Representative
Joseph Rankin of Manitowac, Wis,
died in this city this afternoon OF Bnght's
disease of the kidneys. He served In the
| Union army three years and IN theWiscon-
sin Legislature eleven years. Was elected
to theForty-eighth congress and reelected
TO the Forty-ninth congress. lie has been i'll
Tor year. AT the commencement OF the
present congress he came to Washington
and was taken from his hotel to the cap
itol and carried into the house to be
sworn in. IIie family consists Of his
wife, and daughter of seventeen
and q son OF nine years
OF age. His remains will be taken to
Manitowac for burial on Tuesday morn
ing. The speaker of the house will APP
point committee OF representatives to
accompany them.
Congressional Prognostioations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The unfinished
business OF the senate Is the electoral
count bill. A wide difference of opinion
among Republican senators In respect to
the Important features of this measure
were developed when it was last under
consideration, and some OF them eX.
pressed Il wish that final action be DELAYED
for time. No definite arrangement has
been made on this subject, but It is not
improbable that the bill will be Temporal
rily laid aside after some further dis
cussion. Should this be done, the senate
VIII be enabled to take 40 the Dakota
bill or the bankruptcy bin as the next
subject for consideration. Senator Blair
has given notice of his intention to call
up the education bill at the first
convenient opportunity, but none is like
ly to occur during this week The bill to
divide the Sioux Indian reservation has
the first right of consideration in the
morning hour under the five-minute rule,
and will be probably disposed of to-mor-
row. Tuesday eulogies of the late Vice
President Hendricks will be delivered.
In the house tomorrow after the call of
states for the Introduction of bills is com.
pleted the committees will have opportu-
nifty to report any measures prepared
by them during the past week.
The most important bills now
In condition TO be reported are
those extending the circulation OF nation
al banks, amending the shipping laws and
repeating the limitation on the arrears of
pensions act 1t is doubtful, however,
whether any Of these will be reported in
season to secure hearing in the morning
hour during the week. The bills most
likely TO be taken up for action during
the morning hour on the call of commit
tees this week are those forfelting sundry
unearned Land grants to railroads In GER
tain Southern states and providing for
the voluntary retirement of naval officers,
The Matson bill for the increase Of
widows pensions remains the unfinished
business before the house for
the morning hour of Tuesday
The indications are that its
discussion is nearly'exhausted and that
vote will be reached early in the week.
The special order for Thursday is the de-
livery of eulogies upon the late Repre-
sentative Elwood of Illinois. Friday be-
ing private bill day, an effort may be
made to secure consideration of the Fitz-
John Porter bill which stands high upon
the calendar, but it is expected that CON
siderable debate will arise upon this
in which event it may 90 over
without final action until the next private
bill day.