Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-28
WASHINGTON.
,,e House Committee on Elections
n;sposes Of the Indiana Contested
Election Case.
II. House Committee on Manufactures ID
Preparing to Investigate the Ne"
Craze for Trusts.
INDIANA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.

INDIANA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
WASHINGTON, Jar. 27-The House
,ommittee on elections today disposed
n the Indiana contested election case by
ordering report to the House declaring
the seat vacant, on the ground that While
me sitting member, White, is Ineligible,
Towrey, the contestant, did not have S
m,i1rity OF the votes cast The adoption
n Inc report by the House would neces-
ejtste another election in the Sixth I1di-
ans district. Ga the motion to declare
T1grey entitled to the seat, every men,
ner o. the committee except Houk o.
tennessee, who was absent, voted in the
negative. The succeeding motion to de-
clare that White is not entitled TO the
ssst wes supported by all of the Demo
Gratis, while Messrs. Rowell, Cooper,
Iynan, Johnson and Lodge voted no.
the Republicans will present minority
report declaring White entitled to his
fAt.
ACTION OF HOUSE COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-The commerce
committee OF the House has decided to
report back Mr.. Anderson's resolution
providiDg for Congressional inquiry
into the leading strike, with the recon-
msndation that the whole subject be re-
ferrcd to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
The House committee on manufactures
discussed at length to-day the resolution
10 Investigate trusts, and it WAS fiaally
determined to place the matter IN the
hands OF q subcommittee to deter
mine the best methods of procedure
and which one of the trusts should be
first investigated. The committee will
probably not meet again before Friday
nex..
The committee of the committee
on merchant marine and f1sharies, Messrs.
Springer, Duon and Farquhar, to-day
reported to the full committee with
favorable recommendation Dunn's free
ship bill.
The House committee on war claims
will report favorabIv to the II ouse the
bill sppropristing $50, s73 for the relief of
the Union National Bank of Louisiana.
This money is alleged to have been ille-
eslly SELF I'd by General Banks in 1868 and
the Supreme court Of the Uoited States
eff -med the decision of the Circuit court,
compelling General Banks to make good
the amount to the Planters Bank of Ten
UGSSCC mUlSu A1o OCptSlto
The bill to authorZe the Choctaw Coal
and Railway Company to construct 8
railroad through the Indian Territory will
be reported favorably to the House from
the House committee on Indian Affairs.
THE ILLINOIS CONTEST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Atter DISPOSE
ton of the Indiana case the committee on
elections began consideration of the con-
H., district h AZ
Worthiugton and Post, listening to the
presentation of the case OF the contestant
Worthiugton. The contest in this case ia
very close, turning upon legations on
miscounting a very small number OF votes
iu several precincts. Post, the Sitting
mekoer, nolds his certificate by q ma or-
ity OF twenty-nine votes, while the con-
testant claims nine or ten majority on the
total vote.
WANT Rim EXTRADITED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Secretary
Of State has received an application from
the government Of Mexico for the extra
dtion of MAYER alias B0urton, the al
legged ticket sWindler, who made arrange
ments fo- the appearance OF Patti IN the
City Of Mexico and then abscoDded with
the money. Gourton is now in New York
awaiting hearing before the United States
commissioner.
CARLIsLR's HEALTH.
The Improvement in Speaker CArlisle's
health still continues. This morning ne
and Mrs. Carlisle and the Speakers sis
ter, Miss Queen, left the city for Balu-
more where they took the revenue cutter
for Fortress Monroe. They will probably
be gone ten days or two weeks.
TEXAS TENSIONS.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
Msxlcsn war, Lucretis A., widow OF
James Is. Evans, Fairfield; L&urs A. j.,
widow of James A Black, Austin; Joseph
D. Phelps, Henrietta; William A. Pres
tedge, Macy reissue and increase, Almus
B. Witter, Tyler.
DEFICIENCY BILL rAssRD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. % The delsyed
deficiency bill OF last year, with the Sen
ate amendment, was favoTably reported
today in the House and passed.
Fifuclh Congress
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, jan. 27-Mr. White OF
New York, introduced bill for the pro-
lection spd administration OF forests on
pa Jhc lands. i ierTed. II wlthdraws
from disposal the unsurveyed puo!lc
lands embracing natural forests, and al
public lands returned by public surveys
as timber lands, and provides for the sp-
pOintment OF commissioner
of forests and four sssis-
tant commiss' oneFs whose duty It
shall be to classify forest and timber
lands and to determine what portion OF
these lands shsll be permanently retained
in reservation for climatic and other
economic or public reasons, and what
portion may be disposed Of Lands
which are more valuable for agricultural
than timber purposes shall be restored to
homestead entry and sale.
Ar Nurpad until MOndiV