Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12
POP The QUESTION.
Indications that an Adjournment is
Mar at Hand-- House Dstar-
mined Mt to Make The
First Move.
The National Committees of Both the
Great Parties Annoyed at the Pro-
longation Of the Session.
Each Body Waiting for the Other to Intro
ouce ths Necessary Besola,iop, Like
GIRL Ready TO say eyes"
THE MATTER OF ADJOURNMENT.

Special 70 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l0.-Some CT the
Republicans in the House are getting
very ree!iYe over the prospects Of con-
tinuous session OF Congress and the
seton Of Nj. Taylor Of O1io yesterday In
obi actl1g to the consideration Of enY
;ueasurcs N the House, except appTopria-
ton bills, is copeG.ue By the Democrats
TO mean tbs. On adjournment Is nesr ct
n2EG, bu. they ere determined q resoiu-
lioH for adj ufnment shall not originate
III the HJuse. Mr.. F4Yq1Ssr Of New
York, q prominent B. publican, is taor-
0ughiy GissGsted snd thiI Ks Of preparing
81 s. llu!nmant himself, and says ne is
not s,raid for his party to make such 8
move. Ha spoke to Mc. Bcecken-
ridge On the subject, but the latter
asktd hin 10 waiE awhile. Fa7glhar
sgya lie las talked with members Of both
DrEional committees in NV York, ard
they are eqa2ny annoyed by the failure OF
Congress 10 adiGurn. There wss not so
much sgitstlon about adjournment about
the Senate to-day as On previous occa-
si0ns, bus the subject ia
Still discussed. Senator Esrris
thinks Congress will quit rex.
week Everything depends upon the
House. II that body will cfer date it
Will be accepted oy the Senate. The Be
publican Seustors freely admit. they are
willing TO adilurns but the Democrats Of
the House VINO visited the Sznsts to-dsy
offered no encouragement 10 those look
ing for dismisslon Of Congress. They
say that the sentiment among the ms
jority Of the House in favor OF adjourn
Inent ID rot as strong now ss ii was q
week ago.
TRYING. TO MAKE CAMPAIGN LITERATURE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Sensror Hale
to-day submitted to the Senate the report
from the specisl committee to examine
into the present condition Of the civil
service. The report mskes q printed
docuIen. Of ftty pages. It discusses
elscorstelY the testimony taken in New
YORK, Pennsyivsnia and elsewhere, and
concIudea with the following general
summary:
The Investigations made By the COM
mi.tee srd the facts therein brought
forth established certsin things beyond
controversy.
l. That partisan changes have been
made in federal Offices in q wholesale wsy
under no pratenss thst the good OF the
public demsuded such changes. In most
marked instances, Is In P2iladelphis,
Baltimore, Indianapolis and New York,
these changes have beer followed by scan.
dsls in the public service, which has been
rendered less Efficient by reason Of these
charges.
2. That federal oAcisls throughout
the country contrary to the directions Of
tie President, IS found In his letter OF
July IA, 1886, have freely and openly PSF
ticipated IN politi1 al conventions and pri-
msry election movements using their
filcisl Influence. In Pennsylvania the
machinery Of the federal service was put
in operation for the purpose OF coutrou-
ing Democratic Organic .tion In the inter-
eat Of administration forces as against
the friends CT Mr.. Randall. The state
committees were dominated and con.
trolied by the federal ofliiials and the
chziImanship Of the State committs e
was bestowed by the administration upon
a member CT the committee WHO changed
his allegiance from R.Edall to The Preai.
dent. In no case does the committee
find tbs. any federal eE:er has been dis
c!plined Ger such Interference in politics /;
hu. on tia other hand, such Interference
Tsrded. This Interference In some cases,
netsGig s. Blnghsmpton, N. Y wss most
cTsnsive te the people snd Smounted to
8 Conspiracy 70 defeat the popular
Will. TIC system Of lsvying tolls and
assessments upon federal softiceholders
for political purposes has continued
withcu. Interruption since the admins
trstion came into place. The commit
tee is persuaded that at present through
out the country .1;ehoIders are bang
generally assessed snd called upel TO
contribute from their salaIies to swell
the campaign iuDd OF the Dem
| 0crStic party. While thess as
ssssmenss 80 generally m.aa and
responded to are In viols.ion Of
| repeated declarations Of the Prasiden,
snd OF the fundamental pri2cinlsssSi
civil service reform the committed hsrdly
feels warranted In severely aniIsdsert
| ing upon the conduct Of these suhozti
nstes for violating the policy announsst
by the President in v!eT of the iact tia
policy hss been departed from a,
grossly violated hy the President and II
memoers CT his Cabinet In their allefe,
and ulcontEadic!ed Subscriptions 20
large sums to the Democratic Ae
tiopAl committee. It is not ~