Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-02
NEARING COMPLETION.
Status OF Tariff 8IlI-AH Grades of
Wool to ba Admitted Frse-Sugar
Schedule not Yet Considered,
The President Approves The Suspension OF
Lee Hail from the KiOwa, Oomanohe
and Wichita Agency.
THE TARIFF BILL.
SpeciaI to the Gazette.

bill may be reported 10 the House early
next we k, and certainly within q fort
night. Ole of the most prominent mem
bers Of the ways and means committee
said tonight: "All statements hitherto
published as to the character Of the bill
are misleading. l can assure you that
the sugar schedule has not ye: been con-
sidered. You may state this positively.
Y-u nay state with equal pesitiTeness
that tin pl.tes, which yield revenue Of
about 100000 annually, have not been
considered. The metal schedule
Is the one to which we
have given most attention,
yet 1t is so far from being 1mplete that
no later than last night it was referred to
a sub committee for careful revision. It
is not improbable that by this committee
the schedule may undergo
VERY DECIDED CHANGE.
OF course it is impossible to speak au-
thoritstively upon this point, put it is
probable that steel rails will be reduced
$40 or Sll per ton. Agricultural impIe.
ments will be placed on the free list.
This, at least, is our present intention,
and l presume 1t will not be changed.
Fruit brandies will probably go ON the
free list. Free coal and free ores, how
ever, are doubtful. All grades
of wool will be admitted
free. We do not propose to temporize
upon this important interest. can also
say to you in this connection, that the
WOODEN manufacturers in the Mohawk
Valley, n. Y, who will be greatly bene-
flied by The passage of this bill, must
either stand or fall With us. They can
not, however, expect g measure framed |
in thar inf uN1alry =
satisfied with other features of the bill in |
order to secure the benefits which they |
themselves desire. We are looking to |
them 10 assist us when the matter comes
up for consideration in the House. an
curious to see If our expectations are
well founded.
SUSPENSION APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The President
has approved the suspension of Jesse Lee
Hall from the office of agent for the In
disns OF the Kiowa, Comanche and Wich-
tia agency, by Inspector Msrcum on Oc-
tober Is, 1887.
WILL ADOPT SUBSTITUTE.
WASHINGTON, Feb / The House COM
mittee on public lands to-day considered
the resolution introduced recently IN the
House by MIR. Thomas of Wisconsin,, 10
the effect that in view of the recommends
ton Of the President in his message &C
companyipg the report of the Pacific
Railroad commission, no additional lands
be patented to railroad companies until I
their Indebtedness was paid; that it be
SO ordered by Congress. The constitu-
ticpslity and wisdom CT the resolution s
was debated. Mr.. Turner suggested that
Z substitute for the resolution be report !
ed which would continue the patentipg of ,
land to the companies, But which would
prescribe the proceeds of al the lands
sold by them should be covered into the l
treasury and credited to the sinking fund |
Of the companies. This proposition |
seemed to meet the favor of the commit
tee. Further action was postponed until [
next week. c
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette. c
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE following
Texas pensions were. issued to-day: 7
Mexican war, Andrew h. Elliott, johnson 7
City; Warrick MILESTONE, Winkler; I
John Hawkins, BrackettsviHe; Daniel &
Haynes, Sealy; Cyrus G. Fsrfis, White S.
ooro; John Hedrick, Crawford; original, {
William Il. Terry, Vernon. lie
TO LOOK INTO BIG MONEY COMBINATIONS. 1
WASHINGTON, Feb. lit is now prob I
shC4O tAob VIC PASPOoCu 1uNc5t1A1llOA VI
trusts and other combinations which the /
been authorized 10 proceed with will be- 6
gin some time during next week.
BELL TELEPHONE CASE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Hearing upon s
the petition OF ] )hn McDonoughAfor the t
of the case in which Alex t
snder Graham Bell was granted patent /
for the speaking telephone, was begun TO-
day before the Commissioner of Patents.
The case has been before the department
about year and 2 half and involves the I
question of priority of invention OF the
speaking telephone.
MARSHAL CONFIRMED. y
WASHINGTON, Feb. The Senate TO- :
day confirmed J. r, Jordon United States ,
marshal for the western district of Texas. 4
WASHINGTON NOTES. t
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate in Q
secret session to-day briefly considered t
The British extradition treaty, the pend I
ng question being upon Mr.. Riddle y
oerger's resolution for its consideration t
with open doors. Mr.. Riddleberger spoke
nearly hslf an hour, pleading that the
motives which impelIed the Sena-
;ors to vote for or against the treaty A
De stated publicly. This subject went
over without action.
The minority of the House committee y
IN postofices end postroads to day fled Z
minority report on Representative An +
1erson's bill toIrequire Pacific Railroad I
TO Sfford equal fscil- S
ties to all telegraph companies in Il
he transmission of Telegraph business. I
While it expresses sympathy with the p
purpose of the msj lrity to prevent any s
by any of the subsidized
and grant railroads, it believes that the
legislation proposed would not be Il
wise II it were competent, and that the z
oil with its amendments is
as seeking tot
interfere with vested rights. The
Western Union Company built st its own
expense additional lines for railroads. Il
ave and gives the use Of its lines and s.
employees for railroad business and in "
he opinion of the minority there is 60 L
more right or power to amend such con- "
racts by legislation than there is to leg G.
slate the title Of granger's farm into d