Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-06
AFFAIRS OF STATE.
IA Colored Gem'man Appointed to
Office Jordan Sends Regrets
Cbenoweth Coming Home,
Reagan's Interstate Commerce Bill
Revived The Education Bill
Passes tho senate.

pomoorats Klching.


| Special totho Gazette.
WAsnNGroN, March5 District Demo.
Gratis are greatly disappointed over the
appointment Of cmrred man from Al.
( bany ns recorder OF deeds here aud The
president gets good share OF tho abuse,
They crltiolse him freely for violating
what they, AZ rule, consider an 0bllga-
tion placed upon him by the platform Of
the Chicago Democratic convention 10
appoint district men for district Offices.
IIE EVIDENTLY DOESN'T WANT no.
Mr.. Miller, chairman OF the house
banking and currency committee, invited
Mr.. Jordan, treasurer Of the United
States, to appear before the committee
and give his views on the cur
reucy question at his conyen-
fence. Mr.. Miller was surprised TO
receive reply stating that Mr. Jordan &
lime was occupied oil dry, but that II an
evening session OF the committee could
he held no would be glad 10 submit his
views This IN the ilrst instance where
the head of bureau has refused 10 APP.
pear before congressional committee.
COMING HOME TO TExAa.
First Auditor Chenowoth left yostcr.
day afternoon for couple OF woeka' stay
past Judge Chonoweth has been sufferer
from inllammatory rheumatism, which
confined him TO his room.
Mr.. Grain has received petition from
tho Franklin assembly, Knights OF Labor,
Galveston, iayoring the government plan
for deep watcr and asking an appropria.
ton therefor,
ANNAPOLIS cADETsiiIra.
There are one hundred and fourteen
vacancies To be illled ~ cadets at tho
Naval academy at Annapolis, six OF which
aro Eat largc"to be appointed by the pres.
ldont. OF these, twenty-five are members
OF the present ilrHt class, which will grad.
uate In June. II III understood that Pres.
ident Cleveland favors appointing only
those whose ancestors have served In
army or navy
Rongan's Intoratato Commerce Bin.
WAsuNGToH, March 5--The house
committee on commerce to-day agreed nv
n vote Of nine 10 four to report fayorubly
with amendments Ropgan's iutorBtate
commerce bill.
The original bill was amended In the
following particulars The District Of
Columbia is Included with the states aud
territories, 70 the third section pro.
hibitlng pooling IL added n clause making
u separate offenso for every day pool
Ing arrangements continue. Section
seventh, which fixed the penalty Cor
breaches Of tho act Mt three
times the amount Of damage, rs
changed 80 as TO impose full damages,
with the addition OF attorneys fees. Soc.
tlon eight, providing that fine Of 800
shall be Imposed upon railroad officials
violating the act, II changed 80 as 10
make the fine 5000, A new paragraph ~ In
serted, at tho instance of Representative
weaver, Intended TO NJ the cases OF the
grand trunk railroads, AK follows; ANY
company receiving freight In tho United
States for shipment through foreign
countries, tho ultimate destination OF
which ~ some place IN tho United States,
shall keep posted IN n conspicu-
Gus place AZ the point OF ship
ment schedule giving tho through
rates 20 tho point In tho United States
beyond the foreign territory. A failnre
to do 40 shall subject the company to the
penalties fixed In the bill, and any other
shipment into foreign country and re-
shipment into tho United States, the
through rates on which have not been
published as required by the act, shalt on
reaching the United States be- subjected
10 custom ny II IT were foreign produc.
tlon,