Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-22
INAUGURATION DAY.
Congressman Grain Says the Recent
March Weather is Enough 10 War
rant Change to April,
Lightning Struck the Senate Wing Of
the Capitol, and Rather Startled
the Legislators.
The CoDfe'e's on the Deficiency Bill Have
Allowed the CLAUSE APpropristiDg
RsimbuTs' meEt 10 Texas
GRAINS INAUGURATION BILL.

Special to the Gsz;tte.
WASHINGTON, March 2I.-Congress.
man Grain, who has been suffering from
an liberated throat for the past two
weeks, WAS on the floor Of the House to-
day. Ia conversation ABOUT his c0ustitu.
tional amendment, Mr.. Crsin said: "The
westhe. Of the past two weeks is uufi-
Gent to warrant change Of Inauguration
day. believe the next President will be
inaugurated on April so Not long since
introduced resolution asking that our
comm ittee be given 3 day for considers-
zion OF bills referred to us. The resolu-
ton Was sent to the grave yard commit
tee, the committee on rules, and has not
yet been reported If no report is made
| shall make su Effort 10 bring the bill
In the House on the next suspension
day which will be the second Of April.
There Is pronounced feeling In the
! House in favor II changing the inaugsr.-
ton oay, and there is 20 doubt but What
the change Will e made. TIE part OF the
constitutional amendment changing
the commencement snd termins-
ton OF Congress viii probably go
through also, but there is some qus :! ion
OF its adoption this year owing to the fsct
that most Of the state Legislatures will
have adj urned, go that tie necessary
majority cannot be obtained.
A STROKE OF LIGHTNING.
| WARRINGTON, March 2I AT 8 D. m,
during heavy thunder storm, lightning
struck the Senate wing of TIE capitol, but
apparently did no other carnage than to
brighten the occupants and destroy tele-
graphic and telephone communication
1 hot AA
world. The fash was vivid in the cham
DER Itself, and startled everyone, but the
source Was known at once, aud proceed
ings continued without more than mo.
| mentAry interruption. In the lobby Of
the press gallery it appeared as il a bsll
OF tire dropped from each chandelier to
the flor. In the sub basement the
engineer was prostrstet. A cab
horse outside was knocked down.
The report was not louder thana pistol
shot, but seems to have been heard in all
quarters Of the wing as if each gag chan
deiler had made its own special report.
In the Superior courtroom tYery Justice,
every lawyer ct Tie bar and every clerk st
his desk sprung to his feet but sat down
again very quickly and tried to look as II
aothlDg had happened. Theorists have il
that the charge struck the plume of the
goddess On the dome, spread the over metal
roof IN ell directions aud sought the
ground by the thousand chapdeliers,
steam pipes End electric wives IL The
structure. similar phenomeua we're no.
liceSble il the House wing u the Capitol.
BALLS OF blue fire" played ABOUT the
corridors, snd each occupant Of the House
or committee rooms seemed to think he
was the especial obj ct Of attack. The
crash led some OF the members of the
House to the belief that the roof was
tum5ling in. The electric lights In some
parts Of the wiag were ex iuguished.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
WASHINGTON, M, Icn 81 The CON-
ferees Oh me gent deficiency bill have
sgrsed upon their report. The amend
rent placed upon the bill in the Fl use
s?propTIs'ed 1927, COO TO reimburse the
sts'e Of Texas tOr exp ns;s Incurred In
repelling invasionS il sgreed to b7 the =
Senate coEfeTeee, SID they also Sgrte to
the amendment TO pay custodiars aud
iADitors Of the public buildings, the sp-
propristion, hove yer, beiog reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000
EFF CTUALLY DISPOSED OF.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 2I.-Chairman
Hstch of the committee en- agriculture
this morning received a telegram from Il.
G. Horstick Of the Merchants EKcharge
Of st. Louis, stating he is asked from
Paris, France, about the probability of the
passage OF the bill granting 8 bounty on
export corn. he further says that it APP
pears that the pendsncy of the bill is
ipluring American dealers in efiecsing
sales for future delivery. The
chairman laid the telegram ard the bill
before the committee and he was instruct
ed by unanimous vote to report the bill
back adversely, with the recommendation
that it be laid on the table. The chsir-
man immediately telegraphed the decision
Of the committee to Holstlck with the re.
mark thst "this efs ctually disposes OF il
for this Congress-"
the bill proposed to pay an export
bounty Of cents bushel on wheat and
corn and so cents bsrrel on -four and an
additional bounty of p cents per ton for.
every 100 miles carried ey water on
wheat, corn and flour to the owners ofIthe
vessel Transporting them.
THE Law UNCHANGED,
WASHINGTON, March 81 -: recent
meeting OF the Senate committee on inter
state commerce, II WAS voted by one ma
l'AlJ ~ stIhS IIOu the interstate acs
me words, "under substantially similar
aud conditions" in the
second section Of the bill. which relates
% discrimination between petitioners,
'ut this action was not copsid.
red very important in Itself.
ince there were other Qualifying
erms 10 the section which left it's elastic.
ty practically un!mpaired. To-day.
lowever, upon proposition to strike ont
bese words as well as the suspension of
proViso from the long and short haul
ectfon OF which they form q very i'm
oftanE part, the committee, after long
nd earnest discussion, determined the
lstter adversely, thus leaving the Law in
disregard practically unchanged
APPLICATION CT SURPLUS MONEY.
WARRINGTON, March 81 The Senate
ommittee on finance this mnrninn.