Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-11
Tho Ways and Means Committee is
Still Pegging Away at the
Tariff Measure.
Abbott Exp.cts Coon to Have n Favorable
Report on the BIZ for Fort Werth's
Public Building.
THE MILLS TARIFF BILL.

there to bring the bill to
the point where it will be likely to COM
mand the support OF the party ID the
House. The Republicans are giving it
out that they will havs uniHd party,
and their bill will be so moderate that &
will not Cfend Democratic pro-
tec.ionists, whom they canAt on
to support their bill. Mr.. McMilli.g
Of Tennessee, leadisg member Of ths
comm tee, said 20 your correspondents
To- night that they expected to repOrtsthe
Mills bill 10 the House within hsnext
ten days and he thought DO fair minced
Democrat would vote tgainss II. He
sad further inst all talk 8bsass the Re-
publicAus IS unit was pure fiction. He
knew positively thst tbey were at sea
and would go to pieces in the
House IS soon as they reached dis
cusston of the measure. Mr M.Millsn
| predicted q tariff bill would pass the
House before May l, and whether it was
| me Mills bill or some other meEEur4 the
c, unity would see that the Democrats
tnteuded to stand by the revenue reiyIm
| olsuk in the presidential convention,
and intended to redeem their
pledges made in goot faith. He was not
Inclined to think she party would throw
4wsy this golden opportunity TO place
themselves on record on the P ;eeident's
excellent messages srd predicted when
tue lime came would BE- found il line on
| the subject of tariff rtfJrm and reduc-
ton of tne surplus.
FlRT WORRIES BUILVIN
| Congressman Abbott mas oeen working
nar d for the bill TO give Fort Worth q
suitable public building, and CxpeC's t
get favorable report from The commit
tee at an early date. In re
ply TO question from your
reporter to-day regarding his choice
for Pre- sident, he saic: 81 favor Mr..
| CleveIauo's denomination aud do lot
milk there will be serious oppoation to
him. The Hill boon | don't regard
as dangerous but should it prove
so, l tnlnk it would be q serious
| mistake on the part OF the Democrats
for in my opinion it would lose as at
! least three states IL lot more. Cleveland
Is cur most svsilsble and safest csndi-
! dafe, ana he Will be TeDOmiBSted without
DOUBT 10 my opinion. The Texas delsgs-
! ZION Is for m, also the STATE
CULBERsOE OF TEXAS.
! special TO the Gazette.
WAsHINGToN, March 10 In an article
| tonight ON the "ChsrscteristlcS of Well
Kaown Public Men" lhe S ar says If Mr.
| CulbersoD: "Mr. Cul5srson Of Texas
can make an excellent speech, but with
ow orslezy delivery. he sc d0m sppaks
Week after week he will sit silently ct
his desk without putting remark on any
SUI jecE OF debate. HIS bulky form, his
large head, shaggy with long
hair, his sharp eyes under
heavy brow and the expression
If impenetrable silence or his face MAX
one think of some fabulous Egent brood
ing weather matters, while the Lillipu-
tiaps are making WET. Bot ne
il one of the most smiable
men in Congress-, and often while be
looks in his most brUodiDg mood, be is
iU slow aud deliberate way of getting
f come bright hit Of humor for the
benefit OF his neighbour"
WANT A FINGER IN THE PIE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Ms1ca i0-The mem
bers I the Senate cormerce committee
have set their faces vsty steIuly against
one custom prevalent In past years. II is
the custom OF the House to prepare
and pas an appropriation bill 60 volu-
minols and SO txtravsgAnt that the Sen
ale cannot in decency add EnythiEg to il,
mt ust needs cut it down.
Tae Senator's do not propose this session
the House shall DC all ths sppr0pTisiirg
snd when the bills come over from the
House there Will be a gem
eral slssbing and cutting cut
Of goose creeks and hogwallo " aDprOpris-
tons and making room for appropriations
which will benefit the states rather than
congressional districts.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
washington, March lo-The follow
ing Texas pensions were issued today:
james Truett, R Rockwell; Thomas G. R pc,
S.n AntOni0; Isaac P WOr-hsm, Field
Greek; jasper L. Nix, Honey Grove.
SECOND DIVIDEND DECLARED.
d WAsHIN GToE, March 10 The Comp
,roller Of the Currency hss declared
second dividend of 90 par cent. in favor
of the Henrietta National Bank Of Henri
etts, Tex, making in all IS per cent on
claims proved, amounting " $50. l00.S9
UTAH AZ STATE.
WASHINGTON, March I0.-J1dge BisSip
Of Ugsh was before the Senate C Jmmittee
on territories TO day and read en- el1bo-
rs,e argument sgsipst the admission OF
U ah as q state. Hon. F. S. X ch.rds
presented reply to the statement of E
T. Dubois at the last sitting, and extrac s
OF the court records, showing the course
and rulings Of Utah courts Leave wss
granted him and Judge Wilson to file .
reply to Mr.. Baskin.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON. MeIcl lo.-Statistical
returns of the Department of Agriculture
for March relate to the dist ution and
consumption Ct wheat and corn stock il
the farmers hands, the proport on OF
merchandise corn end the average prices
respectively Of Understandable and unmer-
charitable. The corn CT p Is the smallest
since 1884, and the remainder on the
farms Is also the enables 10 seven years.
Il is estimated at sos, 900, zoe bushels
against Sos, 100000 last var, aad
1893, 100000 two years ago. The
lnoicated stock Of Rhsst of
1887 in phe hsnds # farmers Is 1872 900 900
bushels, against i22 0 o 600 last year, or
90 per cent. # the crop. sgsins. 2S per
cent last March There has en- used in
the see ding Of winter wheat 81 000, 600,
1871, o00, 600 In eight months consumption,
81 600, 600 bushels exported In wheat and
nlur, 3S 900, 900 visible supply and sp
unusual qusbtiiy of minor elevators and
mil stock In course Of distribution Der
tween farm stocks and actual consump-