Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-27
WASHINGTON.
The knights OF Labor Ask the Demo
cratic Party 10 Fulfill the Pledges
II Made at Chicago.
A Heat Practice of Smuggling Wool cross
the Rio Grnnde Called to tho Atten-
tion OF the Authorities,
WHAT TIE kNInnra WANT.

WHAT THE KNIGHTS WANT
WASHINGTON, June pa committee
OF knights Of Labor appointed at the
meeting OF the general assembly, held at
Cleveland, have sent the following letter
been sent to Representatives Randall and
Morrison;
WASHINGTON, June %, 1856
To Hon. John & Carllh.e, speaker OF the House
OF Representatives
DIAN sIR--At special session OF the general
assembly knights OF Labor, held at Cleveland,
May 20 10 june 4, 1850 committee OF three.
consisting OF Ralph beaumont, Jamea Campbell
and John j McCarty, were appointed to visit
the capitol during the present session Of Goa
g'csatOr the purpose OF asking that body to
pass laws 10 carry out the principles as laid
down IN our proceedings, a copy Of which
selected few measures and en-
bodied thom In n memorial looking TO
that end. and have sent out several thousa TO
their different branchcs throughout tne country
for signatures and Endorsement by the people,
and We expect TO be able to present your body
these petitions, with Endorsements OF ut least
GOO sie natures, The following Is n brief
summary OF the petltions tina. they will ask;
!. House bill No 1851. repeating the timber
culture, pre- emption and dosertland acts.
2 House bill No. 702l, for tho adjustment OF
railroad ana other land grants,
., BILE forfeitng al ralht nd land grants, the
ambitions of which hayenot been strictly com
piled with
/ The houso bill organizing the territory Of
Oklahoma.
.. The bin prohibiting aliens from holding
land Ia tho United states.
q, Thc bill making preeidential and con.
gressional elections holidays, and punithng
4 The bin directing the disbursement OF at
least 500 100000 treasury surplus, and substl
tuting treasury noteB for bank notes retired.
The parry OF which you are member II In
the majority by some forty votes, and NIL there
lore, look TO me majority party TO enact the
necessary Legislation 20 make these measurca a
part of the law OF tho land. In maEing these
roqu1bts we feel we nrO not enunc!ntng any
now doctrinoe, but, on the contrary, we nfid the
| groundwork OF nearly every ono laid down in
| tho Democratic platform adopt, at Chicago In
| lSt on which the present majority OF tho dom
inant party was elected. We find that para.
graph thr Of our memorial Ia fully covered by
that document as foll0ws; ave beiievo that
the pub 10 land ought, no far ae possible, 10 be
| kept as homesteAds for actual setuers, that
| all unoarnod lands heretofore imprOvi.
| IDENTIFY granted 70 railroad corporations
by action OF the Republican party should bo
| roHtorcd TO the public domain, and that no more
grants OF the ahds shall be made to- corpora.
tione or be allowed 70 fall into the ownership
| OF alien Absentees,"
memorial ought to meet with your hearty ap.
proval, from the following, which we copy
from the Chicago plsttorm "That change rs
necessary IL proved by an existing surplus OF
more than SiOO,n0O,0 D, which has yearly been
collected from the ruGerngpeoploh
Thereiore, again We say, IN requesting tho
anything from tho dominant party only
70 fulfill tho promises II made to the
people when y was seeking their sufrages,
by which u obtained lie present majority
We are informed that mt a caucus OF toe mem
bers OF tho Democratic party In tho houso held
pointed one OF committee OF three whose
duy tt IL TO shape the legislation that Ia 10
come before the houeu during the balance OF
this session Hence wo present 10 You this let.
ter conveying 90 you the desires OF our con.
ettuents. We do not ask your party 10 sup.
port t1om We only look TO you and your
phrty 10 sec mat tho measures nro brought for
ward and submittcd 10 the house Tor It's action
Ind we are willing TO truss them TO the good
Judgment OF the membors regardless OF party
We remain yours respectfully
JouS J, MccRrr, Chairman.
secretary.
THE CORPUS CHRISTI COLLECTOR RE.
PORTS.
WASHINGTON, June 26,---The collector
OF customs at Corpus Christi, Tex, has
made a report to the treasury depart.
mont In regard to the prac.
tice INDUCED In by importers
ia that district OF importing
sheep with wool on just prior to or during
the shearlng season. by this method the
Importers obtain the wool without
payment Of any duty as Ia cases
where sheep are admitted TO free entry
for breeding purposes or pay but small
percentage OF the duty on wool In cases
where the animals are subjected TO duty as
such AT the rate of go per cent. adj
yalorem.
The collector shows that out Of a
total OF sa,ssA sheep imported from
January to March N last aOl4I
were admitted free OF duty for
breeding purposes, Acting Secretary
tairchild has sustained the collector that
whore parties make claim TO enter ami
mails for breeding purposes very
careful investigation should ne
made In order 90 see that breeding is the
special object OF importation, aud when
satisfied that such is not the case duties
should be sstssed accordingly
UNDER rHE NRw sHIprING LAW,
WASHINGTON, June 26.--Actlng Seere-
tary Fairchild has notified che inspectors
OF steam vessels that fees for INSPECTING
and examining steam vessels and FOR
licensing officers OF the same are not 10
be collected after the lst prcx 4,
the date on which the new shipping law
goes into eject, They are, however, ia
make quarterly reports % such inssee.
lions together With statement OF the
amounts OF fees which would have been
received under tho present law. IN view
Of the fact that che abolishment OF fees
for licensing officers OF steam
vessels may iaduce unworthy persons
to mako application for such
license the Inspectors are directed
~ exercise increased vigilance ID
SEA u,inizlog the olaims and quail
ihcatioDs Of all applications for
llcenea as master, engineer, pilot
Or matt that may come before them ana
not 20 giant licenses 10 any porson what.
over unless such pereon "a fully up 10 the
feqniscmensA contaminated bY law