Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-25
STUMBLING ON WOOL.
Mr.. Mills Thinks the Ways and
Means Committee Will Turn 0uta
Tariff Bill Within Three Weeks.
.liividualIy He Is Of the Opinion Free
Wool Would be the Best Thing that
Could Happen to Texas.
The Bill VIII be Representative In Charac-
ter, But He Doubts whether 1t Passes
the Present Congress.
MILLS ON A TARIFF BILL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Mr. Mills was
n his seat to-day for the first time since
asst Wednesday. He Is by no means
veil man, but is feeling stronger. The
ways and means committee, he says, will |
bring bill into the House within three |
weeks. 1t will be drawn on the same |
general plan as the last bill, but OF course |
many of its features will be totally |
changed. There will be great many ad-
ditions to the free list.
"What will be the principal articlest"
asked your correspondent.
"I am not prepared to say
as 10 that. There will be
many chemicals and many raw
materials. In my judgment all raw ma
terials should 60 on, but the committee
has not taken decided seton as to how
fruit will 60 in that respect. The great
stumbling block in our way is the wool
question. believe we should have free
wool in spite of this howl to the con-
trary. Texas Is no doubt the greatest
wool producing state in the country, with
perhaps the exception OF California,
which last year may have exceeded our
figures, and yet as q representative from
Texas believe free wool would be the
best thing that could happen to u.s."
"You don't believe this Congress would
allow misunderstanding such provis-
ion to pass, do your"
"Certalnly not; am speaking as to
the necessity of having such law made,
not that have any hope that this Con-
gress will pass or even that the ways and
means committee will recommend such
bill. It is difficult to say now how far the
committee will go on that subject. The
6 :, thing to be done is to draw up bill
VIII n will be representative In its char
ctar, tbat will draw the full strength Of
t':s party with it, and which will be
ceptabie to the greater number OF
Industries that it Affects, out it is 1uSs
zion in my mind whether any L W. {
sble to run the gauntlet o. tie >-eser
Congress.
PACIFIC R.lrWAY TELEGRAJ BUI.
WAsHtNGs.1N, Jan. 24.-The suo-com-
mittee TO day reported favorably to the
House postofiice committee Represents
tive Anderson's bill relating to telegraph
lines OF the Pacific Railway companies.
The bill has been amended in some
respects so it now requires the
subsidized railway companies to
maintain and operate their OWN telegraph
lines, and afford equal Utilities to all
telegraph COMPARES n the .ception and
transmission Vi te-:gtaph.c business.
The bill confer utho:ity on ice inter-
state commerce topn. ssioC =. enforce
its provisions. Offending NV officers
or agents are made .lalie to lie OF
$1,000 and imprisonment fer SIX IL minis,
while the company is he'd liable &c: civil
damages.
CHANDELIERS ELECTION BILL.
WASHINGTON Jan. "a Senator Chand-
ler's bill introduced to-day to regulate
national elections has reference only to
election of members of Congress. Il
grants to Circuit and District Courts
power by writs of mandsmus and proh,-
bition which may be directed when neces
sary to any officer Of the state, 10 compel
an enforcement Of laws with reference to
the election of Congressman and to. pre-
vent the issuance of any certificate OF
election where the election has been con-
Quoted illegally or the apparent result
procured by fraud. Whenever the laws OF
the state require any person to appoint
suitable persons to hold congressional
elections and the persons so appointed
cannot read or write, or have st any
election, state or national, been
guilty OF any illegal practices, 1t is
made the duty of the court on the sworn
petition Of any person setting out these
facts, to hear the case, and il the ailega-
tions are found to be true to issue pro
hlbition to prevent the appointment OF
unsuitable person or persons. II also di'
reefs that If after any election for Repre-
sentative to Congress petition shall DC
filed In the Circuit court or District court
alleging q violation Of the state election
laws, or that the result was procured By
fraud or intimidation, 1t shall DE the duty
| Of the court TO issue restraining order
to prevent the state authorities from lssu
ing any certificate of election and the
Clerk Of the House from placing the name
of the person claimed to be elected upon
the rolls of the House. The case shall
then be heard, and If the allegations
against the validity of the election are
| proved to be true the restraining order
shall continue in force until the case Is
decided by the House Of Representatives.
WILL ASK FOR IMPORTATION.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Tne House
committee on banking and currency has
agreed to report favorably the Anderson
resolution requesting the Secretary OF the
Treasury to inform the House whether
the full amount of United States notes
authorized by the lsw OF 1873, were in
circulation at that date, or what amount
had been lost or have been lost since, the
present circulation and what Legislation
| Is necessary 70 maintain the limit OF cir
culation.
| WASHINGTON MOTIFS.
| WASHINGTON, Jsn IA bill was in
troduced by Senator voorhees, authoriz'
ing the publication OF an edition Of thG
"tressury of the Confederate states, as :
| documentary history Of the financial, pc
liticsl and commercial measurts OF tint
Confederate states" edited by Riphse
P. Than.
The Senate in secret session toda,
ratified the shipping treaty with Guate
mala.
The bill for the admission CT South Da
kosa is substantially the same as tina
passed by the Senate last session.
Speaker Carlisle Is improving physical
", but II Ia not believed he VIII assum