Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-11
Result Of the Fight in the Senate
With the President--The
Democrats Ahead,
4 Congressional Game Of Poker with
Hon. John ]. O'NeiIl-A Fright
ened Minister.
Nanning's Retirement from the Treasury
observation-disclosures Mentioned
TO Succeed Him.


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Mr.. Ednuncs and the leaders OF his party
! laid trap TO catch the Encouragement,
but failed. The latter was asked TO sur
render all documents and papers on file
/ in his department IN regard to the man
agement OF the Office OF the United States
district attorney for the Southern
/ district Of Alabama. The suspended
/ district attorney, George NJ. Duskin,
/ was selected as test case
J Edmunds and his followers thought they
/ would take the diriiest Republican rascal
/ thew could ind, believing that the attor-
| general and the administration would
I be glad to show what sort of cattle the
! Republicans had 10 Office. But the attor-
nes-cenersl was not 10 he caught and he
| refused TO give any information In regard
/ to the suspended oiIlcial-Dnskin. mis-
/ is all there was 10 the contest between the
[ senate and the executive, and the stand
( taken by the administration was upheld
/ by the press and people OF the country
| and has greatly strengthened the party
| IL Is not believed that the senate will re-
/ fuse 70 confirm the nomination. The
people say that the claim was set up for
mere party ends. and that its advocscy Is
I as insincere as the conclusion reached is
I Ineffective Removals will continue to
be made at the presidents discretion,
as well as nominations. The vote
/ In passing the resolutions was done
/ BY the lash OF the party whip 10 Mr.. Ed
mund's hand. No good has been accom-
pllshed; valuable time has been wasted
confidence in the sincerity OF political
methods has decreased, and the entente
cOrdiale between the coordinate branches
OF the government which should exist has
been weakened, and the Republicans
have gained nothing.
tits a settled fact tnst Secretary Man
Ming will never res gme his duties Ia the
/ treasury department. II is well known
that several months ago he wished 20
( tender his resignation, but The president
asked him to remain until congress adj
I ioutned. which hr.consented 10 do. The
/ recent warning given him that he has
! been uyerworked and that ii will be dau-
| gerous for him to continue In office, viii
I be needed Those who are prominently
I mentioned as his successor are Mr.. Fair
/ child, the assistant secretary Treasurer
I Jordan and Hon. Orlando b. Potter. II
I has been limited that the pres
I ident could not make better
selection than Mr. Allen G.. Thur
man OF Ohio, whose name would
command national confidence. 1t has
always been matter Of conjecture and
some complaint that Mr.. Thurman was
not offered a cabinet position or foreign
mission. lie Is, IS every one knows, a
very able man, and hts advanced age does
not seem 10 impair his faculties, which are
as strong to-day as they were fifteen years
ago II would be fitting compliment to
, ex-senator Humans as well as the Demo
cratic party, II Mr. Cleveland were 70 In
ylte him into his official household, and
there are many who think that with
| Uncle Aliens red bandana floating over
i. the treasury the financial destinlcs of the
! country would be safe.
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In the report Of the secretary of the
treasury the sanitary condition OF the
treasury building is spoken OF as deplora
I BILE and dangerous. Sewer pipes run
J. under the corridors, which, 1t Is said
have not been cleaned for ten years, anc
the debris thrown into these pipes pre-
vents free circulation OF air. The
foreman OF the composing-room il
the treasury branch OF the government
printing Office says that In his experience,
OF over twenty years, one and one-eightl
a OF the force die from disease contracted
IN this foul atmosphere. The secretar,
recommends that congress appropriate
e $780, 600 to remedy this evil. Congress
9 now allows only $4,000 year 70
q repairing rooms, and not dollar of II i
d used for improving the sanitary condi
i, ton OF the building. There are upward
!. of 1000 people employed in the treSsur
building, and about 1000 people visit th
II building every day. A system of yentila
d tion by dues Is spoken Of whic
g will partially remedy the evi
a hut that such condition Of things shoul
d exist In this government, and the lives o
d gered, is certainly subject for reieC
/. ton and eviuces parsimouy that /
, ridiculous. II Is TO be hoped that con
|. gress win take promps action IN the mat
Z ter aud rescue from danger Its over
/. worked public seysnts
q one II the most popular, as well as tn
!. most able, representatives IN the house /
John I. O'Neill of Missouri, who, IL IS need
m less to say, is an lrlshmap. This Is hi
" second term and he Is the chairman q
ii the labor committee. He Is a har
q worker, and attends strictly TO business
W A prominent senator told me goo
y story about O'Neill the other night Will
Is we were taking hottie Of champagne 70
q. gether. The senator and Mr.. 0'Neil
N we're travelling from ST. Louis to Wash
IN lngton They boarded The train az might
IS and, not wishing 20 retire, conclude
D. to play game Of draw /
~ the smoking-room. They went bac
n. and found two individuals VINO
"a like themselves, had Intended 10 max
IA a night OF II, aud after one or two goo
It stories from O'Neili the ice waS broke
"a sufficiently 10 propose game. One G
~ the strangers who was q business ma
ig from ST. Louis gracefully complied hu
le the other said he did not know any
m thing about cards, that his eduoatio
rs 10 this respect had been neglected, an
AZ that he was clergyman MIR. O'Nea
10 who. had seen good deal Of the work.
II excused himself aDd the senator on n
l. preteXt Of going 90 the rear OF the car IL
Ia cigar and while there tol
VI the senator that before N
20 night was over he would max
that clergyman sick. HIS tor
Ia was so significant, the senator though
7 that O'Eeil would keep his word Toe
&c returned 10 the smoking compartment an
Il the cards were shufiled. MIR. 0'Nel
AZ watched che alleged clergyman with
keen eye. The latter as led a number
IN questions about the game, dow
Il was played, the value of the hand
Ia etc. The play continued for PEE
N seemed 10 be raklng in all the chips an
le holding remarkably high hands, IN
a clergyman was feeling good and con
menced TO tell some stories which verge
I, considerably on prevarication, and wa
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