Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
NEARING COMPLETION.
Status oil Tariff Bill-All Grades Of
Wool to DO Admitted Free-SugRr
Schedule not Yet Considered.
The President Approves the Suspension OF
Lee Hail from the Kiows, OOmanche
and Wichita Agency.
THE TARIFF BILL.

THE TARIFF BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The new tariff
bill may be reported to the House early
next we K, and certainly Within q fort
night. One of the most prominent mem
bers OF the ways and means committee
said tonight: GAN statements hitherto
published as to the character Of the bill
are misleading. 1 can assure you that
the sugar schedule has not yes been con-
sidered. You may state this positively.
You may state with equal positiyeness
that tin plates, which yield revenue Of
about $4,000, 600 annually, have not been
considered. The metal schedule
is the one to which we
have given most attention,
yet 1t is so far from being complete that
no later than last night it was referred to
a sub committee for careful revision. 1t
l. not improbable that by this committee
the schedule may undergo
VERY DECIDED CHANGE.
OF course it is impossible to speak au-
thoritatively upon this point, put it is
probable that steel rails will be reduced
$40 or $11 per ton. Agricultural imple-
ments will be placed on the free list.
This, at least, is our present intention,
and l presume it will not be clanged.
Fruit brandies will probsblY go on the
free list. Free coal and free ores, how
ever, are doubtful. All grades
of wool will be admitted
free. We do not propose to temporize
upon this important interest. can also
say to you in this connection, that the
wooden manufacturers in the Mohawk
Valley, N. Y, who will be greatly bene-
flied by :he passage Of this bill, must
either stand or fall with US. They can
not, however, expect q measure framed
in their interests solely. They must be
satisfied with other features of the bill in
order to secure the benefits which they
themselves desire. We ere looking to
them 10 assist US when the matter comes
up for consideration in the H 1use. l am
curious to see If our expectations are
well founded.
SUSPENSION APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 1.-The President
has approved the suspension of Jesse Lee
Hall from the Office Of agent for the In
dams Of the KIowa, COmanche and WITCH
ita agency, by Inspector Marcum on o.
tober Is, 1887.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
Mexican war, Andrew Fl. Elliott, johnson
City; Warrick Milestone, Winkler (;
John Hawkins, BrackettsvilIe; Daniel
Haynes, Sealy; Cyrus c. Farris, White g.
boro; John Hedrick, Crawford; original,
William 81. Terry, Vernon.
TO LOOK INTO BIG MONEY COMBINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lit is now prob
able that the proposed investigation of
trusts and other combinations which the
House committee on manufactures has
been authorized to proceed with will be-
gin some time during next week.
BELL TELEPHONE CASE.
WARRINGTON, Feb. Hearing upon
the petition of rhn McDonough, for the
reopening of the case in which Alex
ander Graham Bell WAS granted a patent
for the speaking telephone, was begun to-
day before the Commissioner Of Patents.
The case has been before the department
ABOUT year and half and involves the
question of priority of invention Of the
speaking telephone.
MARSHAL CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Senate to-
day confirmed J. &. Jordon United States
marshal for the western district of Texas.