Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-20
THEY GET THERE.
The Nomination of Lamar is Con-
imsd by the Senate in Ex-
ecutiYe Session.
Bragg's Appointment as Minister to
Mexico YVES Likewise Confirmed.
Other CoEflrmatIens.
Chief Clerk higgins Throws Up His Posi-
tion-want an decreased Rivers and
HGTbors appropriation.
LAMaR's NOMINATION CONFIRMED


The Senate went into executive session
at O'Clock this afternoon and three
quarters of aD hour later took up the
nomination of Mr.. Lamar. Its consider
stion lasted till O'Clock, at which time
the nomination WAS confirmed, vote 90 &c
%. Senators Riddleberger, Stanford and
Stewart voted with the Democrats, al
the other Republicans voted agsins,
Mr.. Lamar, ard all Demo
Gratis were in his fsvor. Discussion
wss almost entirely confined TO the Re.
publican side. The principal speakers
were Eustis, Edmunds, Evarts, CGllom,
Sherman, Allison, Hoar, Hswley, Ingalls,,
Wilson of Iowa, and Rlddleberger, the
last named making two speeches. The
line Of opposition covered the official and
political record OF the nominee, as well
IS his 6ge, business habits and qualities
tons. It is understood no speeches were
made by Democratic Senators. The
voting began c. O'Clock, bpt WAS inter
rupted, and nearly an hours argument
ensued before roll csll wss flushed.
Villas AND DICKINSON CONFIRMED.
The nominations of Messrs. Vilss and
Dickinson were then taken up and con-
tirmed without debate, and it w6s ordered
that the President be notified Of the three
combinations.
The following Is understood TO be the
vote in secret session On the confirmation
Of Mr.. Lsmar.
Ayes-Bste, Beck, Berry, Blodgett,
Brown. Butler, Call, CockreII, Coke, Col
quit, Daniel, Faulkner, George, German,
Gray, Hampton, Harris, Jones OF Ar
kansas. Mcpherson, Morgsn, Pugh, Res
gar, Riddleberger, Salisbury, Stanford,
Stewart, Turpe, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,,
WaltbslI and Wilson; thirty-two.
Those voting in the negative were
AidrfLh, Allison, Blair, Bowen, Cameron,
Chsce, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, DolpA,
Edmunds. Evarts, Fsrwell, Frye, Hale,
HawIey, Hiscock, Hoar, Ingalls,, Mitchell,
Paddock, Palmer, Piatt, Plumb, Quay,
Sherman, Sooonar, Stock 0ridge-28.
Those paired in the affirmative were ::
Blackburn, Eustis, Gibson, Hearst, Ken
na, Phsco, Payne, Ransom 4sThose paired
in the negative were: Chandler, Jones
(Nsvsda), Henderson, Morrill, SAbin,
Sawyer, Teller and Wilson Iowa),
Representative Hoyey of Indiana TO- day
introduced bill IN the House to pay TO
soldiers of the late war O sum equal to
40 per cent Of the amount Of their orig
inal psy, in order to mSke good the diff
ference between the value Of greenbscks
in which they were paid aud gold coin in
which the greenbGcks were eventually re-
deemed.
NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION.
The board Of directors Of the Bar Asses
citation Of the District of Columbia haves
Issued circular to the bsr associstions1
If h country suggesting this city IS tee
place and Tuesday, May %, as the titnea
for holding nationsl convention OF law
gers. The object is to form gsaa4fonal
legal BODY for the advaDcementsaHd pro-
motion Of the science otlsw i1thN coun-s
ry. 90 ~
THREW UP HIS JOBs9 @FE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Mr. Eugene
Higgins severed his connection with the
Treasury Department TO- day, and turned
over the Office of chief of the appointment
division to his successor, Percy C. Smith,
discussing clerk Of the Posto flee
Department.
URGING THE APPROPRIATION.
Special to The Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-A number of
prominent business men from the Mis-
sissippi valley are here urging q plan of
immediate action in the rivere harbors
with regard to this vear's ap
They represent that unless
8 good round sum is available before the
sp ing foods come. great damage will re-
suit in their section TO the works of the
left for nearly eighteen
months now withou! protection. They
ask that the committee take
the bill CT last yeSr, which wss
carefully prepared but failed to receive
the Presidents signature, snd frame q bill
on that, Increased 20 answer the present
occasion. The amount Of thst bill was
IS, 900 ,0O0 1t IS proposed to make the
new bill nearly 100000 coo. The COM
mittee will heSr arguments On the point
tomorrow. A bill prepared after the
Exehion snd BASED on the last reports Of
tire engineers cspnot be put through Con-
gress before July, Asat all.