Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-17
PLENTY OF WORK.
The tight-Hour Trouble May Possibly.
be Adjusted by a Con-
ference.
congressman On the Anxious scat
e Nothing TO be Done In The Case
OF Capt. Crawford.
REVIEW ct tho Measures Awaiting Action
BY the Two Houses of Congress
a Full Calendar.
special 10 tho .sa.ene.

! special 70 tho Gazette.
| WASHINGTON, May lG--To.day closed
the second week OF the elght.hour lock.
ont, and II was the first day that there
have been ssy indications OF a possible
early settlement Of the contest between
the oosses and the journcymen that has
caused very general Suspension OF
puiluing Tor n fortnight. Tonight Il Is
proposed 70 hold conference between
me committees representing thu bosses
and amalgsmated trades. AT that con.
ference II Is probable proposition win
be made TO compromise ON nine honrs
What other propositions are made on
either II not accepted or rejected by the
conference will be carried back 10 the
different organizations on both sldes.
WAITING.
Yesterday a large casket OF white
flowers was placed ON the desk of Reprc.
sentative Lowcry " Indiana. MANY
other members are waiting anxiously for
mus token OF denomination; quite mum.
Der, IL Is feared, are doomed to dsap-
pointment. Judge iiowery and the rest
who have already secured their lndorse.
ment OF their constituents are happy.
The thought Of their dilapldatrd fences
makes many OF the members anxious.
CART cRAwFoRn's CASH.
IL looks as though nothing was 10 hn
done by our government concerning the
killing OF Capt. Crawford by Mexicans
me report OF Consul Bingham nj paso
del Norte says that there is no Nay OF oh.
tanning debate Information owing 70 the
absence OF Witnesses to the tragedy. hut
adds that II IL conceded on buth sides
that the attack WIS made by Irregular
Mexican troops employed by the state of
Chihuahua through an unfortunate acoi
dent and without malice. He saws, fur-
Their, that the depredations committed In
Mexico by Indians nurtured by the
United States government IL grievance
that cannot be we'll overlooked. Itls not
likely that the state department will
make amy further investigation OF the
subject,
CAMERON COMING
Hon Simon Cameron, father OF senator
Don Cameron, lttt llarflsburgh, Pa, for
leNas iast night He VIII be absent Tor
several weeks.
rpB AND FLOW.
The judiciary committee of the bonse
has submitted an adverse report Ia tho
iisii n me 1atimbiu iagvs' uuruciinif 81
any state or territory and In all other
naylga6le waters In which the tide GIBBS
and flows.
Representation.
WASHINGTON, May l6,--The week win
open in the house with an overwhelmed
calendar, conflicting special orders for
nearly every day and small chances for
action after tomorrow upon anything but
bills An effort will bu
made by the public lauds committee to
pass tomorrow undsr a snspupsI0n OF
rules the bill requiring the Northern
Pacific Railroad company to pay costs of
and patentlng its granted lands,
a measure that was called upon the
last committee suspension day aud
which comes over as unfinished business
The labor committee tomorrow VIII ask
the house TO fix day for the consider.
alton OF bills reported from that commit
tee and now on the calendar The In.
valid pension committee viii also make
an attempt 10 secure day for consider
alton Of the arrears Of pension
bill and other pension measures The
urgent deficiency bin wll be called up
for action Tuesday, and the foreign az.
fairs committee VIII then endeayor 10
secure final action on the Chinese in.
demnity bill "Wednesday is ret
apart for the consideration 81 The
army reorganization bill, bat II "A
likely 20 be displaced by the report Of the
postollce committee to the senate
amendments 10 tbs postoillcc approprl.
alton bill, and lively debate may bo Ok.
pected when the so.called subsidy amend.
ment Is reached. II the bhnking and
currency committee can secure the floor
IN accordance with the assign.
ment, II viii try to push one 81 She bills
for the Issue OF small silver
currency. Saturday Is set apart for the
ni the Dunn free ships
nill. The legislative aud naynl
bills viii In al
probability be reported to tho house
during the week and may be called ~ Tor
TO tho displacement al
some OF the special orders above mon.
toned.
The general pension bill remaips the
business Of the senate, and II
Of before the oxpirotlon Of this
week II Will probably be followed by the
bankrupt bill The regular order VIII be
set aside some day not yet
determined upon for tho purpose 81 pass.
Ing the military academy appropriation
BIZ. a portion OF the morning hours
not consumed by routine business VII be
devoted 10 the instantaneous calendar.
Hack at Washington.
WAsnINGToN, May 10 --rhe members
of the special committee which the house
Of representatives sent ont West 10 In
gesiigaie the strikes aud labor troubles
On the Missouri Pacific railway returned
70 Washington to-day.
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