Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-06


son. The tariff bills were also political
measures, as politics is gagged In con.
gress nowadays; but Meth Of these had
the direct political hearing that the civil
service clause had. Toward the close OF
, the session pension measures be.
came political measures to some
extent, In that the yetoes of the
president were sustained by the ma
iority in the house and the minority
, in the senate. The bearing the proceedings
of this congress will have In the coming
campaigns will be as they relate to mac.
ito and not as to action, as all OF the
direct political measures have failed and
political combinations that have been
formed were to defeat legislation. 1t
will be seen by the comparative state.
ment Of bills, resolutions, etc, intro.
duced and reported from committees
that there has not only been more general
but more committee work done by this
than any preceding congress; and when
the next session convenes, there will be
q regular neck-and neck race between a
number of uncompleted bills for consid.
GRAFTON, as those not then flushed will be
as dead as If never begun.
| Representative Reagan of Texas saws
that he proposes to push his interstate-
commerce bill TO termination as soon
as congress meets next December. Mr..
Morrison will make another effort to
secure consideration OF his tariff bill
and will be antagonized by Mr.. Raudall's
bill on the same subject. II Mr.. Randall
can carry the Republicans with him, of
course his bill and not that OF Mr.. Nor
rison's will have whatever there NAV be
OF show for hearing. Then Mr.. Hew-
tits administrative bill, the trade dollar.
the coinage and the free ship bills will be
demanded by their friends There are
number OF land-forfeiture bills and some
measures from the committee on foreign
affairs which will antagonize the bills first
named in the next session.
Three important acts have been passed
by this congress affecting finance and
commerce. They are the bills author.
izlng the secretary of the treasury to in
crease the capital STOCK Of national banks.
or change their names or locations; the
Dlngiey shipping bill, and the clause I'm
the sundry civil bill providing for the
issuance Of silver certificates.
ANXIOUS TO ADJOURN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5-The senate
TOOK up, during the progress OF It's 81 cret
session, the resolution for final adjourn
ment, and having amended 1t by fixing the
time at O'Clock this afternoon, adopt
ed 1t.
APPROVED BY CLEVELAND.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5,--The president
has approved the river and harbor bill.
REPUBLICAN GIFT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-As recogni-
uon OF the courtesy, impartlality and
UNIFORM consideration shown by Speaker
Carlisle toward the minority of the house |
number Of prominent Republican rem. |
resentatives united in the purchase at a cost |
OF $50 OF an elegant silver table service |
which Will be presented to the speaker M |
the end of the session.
KILLED IN THE CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The fortified.
lions appropriation bill after passing both
houses OF congress failed in conference.
The senate conferees were willing to re.
duce the total appropriation made by the
bill to So 600, 900, but this proposition
was not acceptable to the house conferees
aud consequently there will be no fund
available for the preservation and repair
oil iortlncatlons during the recess.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.--To an Asso-
clated Press reporter the president said
to-day that an examination of the river
ana haroor BIZ in the light of the facts
presented to him by Gen. Newton, chief
Oh engineers OF the army, and Gen. Parke
Vi lne engineer corps, with whom the
president conferred on the subject, has
convinced him that on the whole the i'm.
terests of the government demand its an
proyal. Gen. Newton, whose KNOWLEDGE
OF the condition of the present works and
the necessities for the future was based
on reports made to him by the engineer
corps OF the army, assured the president
tnat OF the Items in the bin all bnt
eiShleeh In number, comprising less tina n
one per cent. of the amount appro-
prlaleu, were meritoriOus beyond a aues-
ton, ana while no in no manner CON
oenlhlh these he was unable to give
positive opinion because OF the lack of
Guuiplete information concerning them
Lne president said he had gone over the
Dill as July as the data at hand and time
permitted him for that purpose allowed.
ana while some of its provisions not in.
GUIDED in the items above mentioned
We're probably Objectionable he was salts
hea mat most of the improvements nro-
Vldeu Tor we're of great Importance and
ne had found that the loss which wonIJ
ehsue TO the government from deterlora.
tlon OF the existing works In case of further
s.toppase would be very serious, and that
the amount of moneys estimated by the
department az not less than half million
Wnich would be required to protect and
preserve the works begun and in progress
upon winch many millions have already
oeen expended, would in case OF failure
10 continue, exceed by about S4oO, 600 the
amount appropriated in the bill for the :
Items which In judgment of the govern. /
ment engineers might be unnecessary. /
RESIGNED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Secretorv T.
mar to-day received the resignation OF "f
W I. johnson OF Chicago as a member
Vi 'ne BOARD OF Indian commissioners.
-, GooDE LAsHEs THEM.
c, W AshIINGroN, Aug. Sex Solicitor.
General John Goode has written n Iettar G
II. ~ winch he lashes certain senator's ' for '
s snei VoIe against his confirmation. He /
sccns.,, Iney nave condemned me without /
or DrOnf inAfct,,1.... "