Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-23
At LAST,
The Bill for Public Building at Fort
Worth FavorabIy Reported
to the House.
Made In the Rivers and HAr.
bers Bill by the Senate Commit
tee Causes Dismayo
A Bid 10 Purchase . Large Block OF Gov
eRnment Bonds Made Solely to AZ
feet the stock Market
DIsMAYEp BY THE CHANGES.

| DkshAt Eli By TdE CHANGES.
! WASHINGTON, May % The Demo
cratic members Of the House committee
] on rivers and harbors are dlsmayed BY
the changes made in the bill by the SEN
ate committee, and express intention to
vigorously oppose most Of those Of i'm
portance. 1t is asserted that the
New England appropriations have
been in many cases increased
even beyond estimstes made
by engineering officers, and those sub
mitted by the department, while the
southern items have been ruthlessly cut.
THE FORT WORTH BUILDING.
The Senate bill sppropriating $4,000
for public building at Fort Worth, Tex,
with an amendment reducing the appro-
priation to $4,000 was favorsbly re-
p rted to the House to dsy.
TO AFFECT THE MARKET.
1t Is now definitely settled that the ot,er
to sell the government S. ,260, 900 bonds,
msde in the name Of 8 well known Pnila-
delphia firm, was bid solely intended to
affect the stock market. The firm whose
name was used informed the department
to-day that they did not make. the cffer,
and that they did not know
who did. They promised to
aid the authorities ip any way that might
| lead to the discovery OF the person who
had used their name without authority,
The Gatter is being thoroughly investi-
gated, ano 1t 10 deemed best by Acting
Secretary Thompson to withhold the de-
tails of the affsir from the public for the
present.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
WARRINGTON, May 22-The caucus OF
Republican Senators THIS afternoon was q
continuation CT that OF last Friday. 1t
was called to formulate basis for united
action already agreed upon and to give
the Senators NOT members on the foreign
relation committee further opportunity to
get posted uoon the points to be made
sgsinst the fisheries treaty. No action
was taken.
TO BIZ CONSIDERED IN OPEN SESSION.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-It Is now
lesrned that the Republican Senatorial
caucus Of last evening adopted, with but
three dissenting votes, Riddlebarger's
to consider the fisheries treaty
with open doors. Two of the dissenting
Senators afterwards gave their assent.
The Democratic Senators, who were
week ago unanimously opposed to open
consideration of the treaty, are now
largely inclined to join the movement.
AN ADVERSE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Senate
committee on finance this morning offered
30 adverse report on the fractional cur
rency bill, but in its place will be reported
} bill reducing the fee On postal notes for
ess than 81 to cent.
THE WOOL TARIFF.
WARRINGTON, May % Although no
positive action has yet cen taken Dy the
ne ority of ways and means committee
Upon the amendments offered by the
Democratic members to the tariff bill, IL
8 reported by some of the Representa-
ives directly interested in the wooden
schedule that they have been assured that
~ way OF compromise, the committee
Will adopt the amendment reducing the
arif on wooden manufactures from 4S,
IS fixed, to So per cent. Members of the
committee decline to indicate how they
will act upon the amendment which was
offered by Mr.. Grain of Texas,
nd proposed to admit wooden manu-
scturing machinery duty free and reduce
he tariff on wooden manufactures to rs
ler cent.
NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION.
WARRINGTON, msy ~ "A convention
i d. legates # IN many Of the state ard
ocsl bar associations of the country, hay
ug for its object the formation Of 8 ma
ional bar association, met here to-day.
me call for the conven-
ion WAS issued one month
go by the Bar Association of the District
t Columbia. Large delegations from
lew YORK; City, Chicago and other places
re expected to arrive this evening.
ID 3us seventy.A delegates were present
1 the opening session. A S. Worthipg-
OF, ex-United States District Attorney
nd president Of the district bar associa-
ier, called the convention to order and
riefiY explained the ohj acts and purposes
or which the convention WAS called.
lie said it WAS almost TIE unani-
nous opinion Of the lawyers Of
be country that the profession should
sve national organization. There was
pressing need for sucn an organization.
he utter lack Of uniformity In the laws
I the several states rendered 1t sbso-