Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-13
Adverse Majority and Favorable Mi
nority Reports on Lamar's Con-
ffmation as Supreme Justice.
General Bragg's Fitness for the NexI.
can Mission Observation-Disclosures
tary Bayard Opposed.
Jutge Abbott on this Naval Affairs and
Civil Service Committees-Mexico's
Modifi d MaiI Regulations.
LAMAR's CONFIRMATION.

committee of the Senate took final action
on the nomination of Mr.. Lamar this
morning and will report it back proos-
bly, at the first executive session. The
majority report is adverse aad the minor
ity report is favorable to the corfrma-
ton. The nomination of Mr.. Vilss to be
Secretary of the Interior Will be reported
favorably and unanimously, and that OF
Mr.. Dickinson TO be Postmaster General,
will probably be reported by Senator
Sawyer Of the postoffice committee at
the same time. There is an understand
ing that IL action in the Senate is
delayed upon the nomination of Mr..
Lamar those of Err. Vllss and Mr.. Dick
inson shall be taken up and acted upon.
TWO REPORTS ON LAMAR's CONFIRM
TON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-At special
meeting OF the committee on Judiciary
this morning a final vote was taken upon
the nomination of Mr.. Lamar to be Asso-
ciate Justice OF the UAited States Su-
preme Court snd Mr.. Villas 10 be Secre-
tary of the Interior. = rty lines were
drawn on the nomination Of Lamar and
there will be q mejorisy report by all the
Republicans OF the committee against his
confirmation and minority report signed
by the Democrats OF the committee
in fiyor Of confirmation. The committee
will unite in recommending the confirms
ton Of Mr.. Villas, and the reports ill be
submitted to the Senate in secret session
this afternoon il opportunity is offered.
Chairman Sawyer of the postcffices and
postroads is ready to make unanimous
report in favor Of the confirmation of
Postmaster General Dickinson. When
the reports are received from the judic-
iary, ipasmuch as there is no likelihood
Of obi. cticn being made in secrst session.
the confirmation OF Messrs. Villas snd
Dickinson may follow Immediately upon
the receipt of the reports.
LAMAR LEAVES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Secretary La
mar took Informal leave of his assistants
at II O'Clock to-day. Assistant Secretary
Muldrow assumed the duties OF the office
OF Secretary, pending the confirmation of
Mt. Villas.
THE MEXICAN MISSION.
Special to the Gazette.
WAsEINGToN, Jau. l0.-The New York
Herald in an editorial this morning Oh
the prospects Of the PRESIDENT appoint
ing General Bragg minister TO Mexico,
saya: "We hope the President will use
uncommon care in his selection Of e nin-
lister to Mexico. American interests are
growing there and are Of great i'm
portance already, and the Mexican mis-
sion is in our judgment the most i'm
portent of oil our foreign missions, not
even excepting those to England and
France. A prudent Snd conservative
man ought to be chosen for this place
because an imprudent man can
easily do great deal Of dam
sga to American interests in that
place. We should be sorry il be were to
sppoint General Brsgg, because Whist
ever merits ne may have he is known to
be impetuous, hssty tempered, imprudent
and lack ne in the qualities essential in a
diplomatic office. A private CORES
pendent, who is usually velY well IL
formed, sends ua the assurance that
Secretary Baysrd appreciates the i'm
portence Of the mission TO Mexico, aud
does not think General Bragg proper
person for that place. He writes, in 6
note which thougs private We take the
responsibility CT publishing: While Sec
retsry B.yard has no wish to ignore the
claims that General Bragg may have
apon the administration, the recognition
in the Secretary's opinion should take the
form Of 8 nomination to some domestic
Office and not TO foreign mission. st
the State Department. it would be regarded
as extremely unfortunate that minister
to Mexico should be determined upon on
other ground han the conspicuous fitness
in the person selected both in view Of the
importance OF the post and the injury TO
American interests resulting from failure
to I'll the place acceptably hitherto. Gen.
Bragg and his friends are fully advised OF
the reluctance OF the Secretary of State to
have him appointed to the office thst his
hopes are fixed upon, but they place IN
bounded cor fl fence in The determination
of the President to appoint him, all the
same.
ABBoTT's COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, JaR. 10-As regards the
committee memberships none of the new
Representatives from Texas were treated
better than the Congressman from the
Sixth district, Judge Abbott. Reports
hitherto sent out omitted to state that he
was placed on the committee on naval
affairs, as we'll as on the civil service
committee. Judge Abbott's known con-
servatism and prudence was one OF
tue reasons that led to his ap-
pointment on the naval affairs, as
some men Of that stamp are needed to
checkmate the wild extravagance of some
Congressman who would, If allowed, fast
cause the surplus to melt away in the
construction of ships of war and mari
time improvements.
To-day In the House Judge Abbott in
troduced bill sppropristing Sl2 900 for
the completion and furnishing of the fed
eral courthouse and pos.office building q.
Dallas. This bill was Introduced on the
recommendation of the supervising srchi-
tects, who informed him The appropris-
tions heretofore made were inadequate.
The money appropriated WAS TO be ex-
pended under direction Of the Secretary
OF the Treasury.
MEXICAN MAIL REGULATIONS.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I0.-Superintendent
Bell OF the foreign mail service of the
Postoff e Department Is informed that
the Mexican government put into opera
ton on the LIST inst modified regulations
to govern the carving OF articles Of
merchandise forwarded from the United
States TO Mexico by virtue CO the .sosssl
convention Of July Il, 1887. Tb,< coz
vention provides thst parcels. IN or
merchandise which are eeals ser
against inspection VIII b. lie
custom Rates. TO " lefe