Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-31

rious 10 the public pvrvIce. In n
receat transaction with the second
auditor OF the treasury IN which | or
tained an allowance for soldiers back
pay, was informed that giving ,Iis.
patch 10 the details OF the claim would
do me no good, since there was no money
appropriated IN the treasury for making
those payments. That the office has
asked for an appropriation OF SG75, 900
10 meet its demands, and that Randall
had coolly stricken out OF the approprla,
ton bill S500,O00 Of this amount. That,
therefore, nothing could be realized until
a deficiency appropriation bill should be
passed, which might be as late as July
This must strike the average Union sol.
der, who has audited claims for moneys
long since due, as great outrage.
Hon. Silas Hare, after spending week
at the capital, left last night for his home
at Sherman. He is one OF the noblest
Romans of them all and his coming has
been greeted with warmth by the
entire delegation and numerous outside
friends. His mission was TO forward the
views OF the people OF North
Texas In obtaining an act Of
c ngress for the establishment
Of the new federal court district includ.
Ing portions OF North Texas and n part OF
the Indian Territory; this court TO have
civil rs well as criminal jurisdiction over
the people embraced within It's limits
That provision OF the constitution giving
congress the power TO pass all needful
rules and regulations over the territories
would seem 10 cover this case. For as
matters now stand there Is absolute i'm
munity from people desiring TO evade
their civil obligations by crossing with
their property the Red river line
into the Indian country. Bills
meeting the views Of Judge Hare
are pending In both branches OF congress
and to-day a subcommittee of Ave OF the
judiciary committee Of the house will be
appointed, OF which subcommittee Sem
at"r Cnlberson will be made chairman,
having all the bills in charge on this sub
lect Mr.. II. V. Ball aud another attor-
ney OF character are here from Gaines
vile In the interest OF this legislation.
GOV. Throckmorton has been somewhat
worried ut the limitations OF the Calves.
ton News OF Il secret wish on his part to
offer for the governorship Of
Texas This he positively and,
as we know y sincerely, denies.
He has no such aspirations, nor would
he surrender his seat In congress, with
the prominence he occupies IN that body,
for the Office he once honorably held. 1t ls
conceded here by thoughtful men that the
most prominent subject coming under
the gubernatOral jurisdiction in Texas is
the land question, and IL Is believed that
q man should be taken having the highest
order OF qualification in this respect, and
one who IL firm I'm his conviction and ac-
lfs.It Il a..
Where, ask, can one be found more
thoroughly answering TO these demands
than Hon w j. Swain, the present comp
Itroller Of the stateg
visited the COrcoran art gallery yea
terday, In company with Judge Hare and
Mr.. Bell, and couldn't help but notice his
admiration Of It's Southern cast. The por.
traits OF Robert H. Lee and Stoncwall
Jackson occupy commanding position
IN the hall, while there Is a noticeable alb,
sence OF others. The New York Tribune
continues stereotyped abuse Of this
choicest collection OF art on the continent
/ from this circumstance, but the old
( philanthropist's rest IL not disturbed
/ from this cause, who founded this prince
/ ly establishment for the benefit Of The
/ public.
/ Grain has won laurcls In reversing Archl
| tect Bell and pushing work on the Calves
I ton custom-huuse. Say,rs win certainlyob
/ tain the passage Of an act for an 0ppro'
priation for public building at Ssn An
tonic for he has taken the parliamentary
steps that will assure its passage on a cal
from the table of the house Of senate
| bills He is laboIing very hard on The
naval committee, posting himself init
/ uiately aud thoroughly on this great ne
cessity of punlic defense.
In my next may give you pencil
! sketches OF the senators from Mississippi
and Colorado, us well as the inner work
ings Of the pension aud other committees
in which some Of our Republican frlend
deserve infinite credit, notably EN-. Nor
. rill Of kansas.
Col Jones has acquired big reputation
for influence with the president and post
mastergeueral