Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Republicans in The House lnterposs
Every Possible 0bstacIs to Ac-
ton on Important Measures.
It is Time for the Masses to Test the
Two Parties by What They Do
and Not by What They Say.
The Surgeon General Publishes the Reporss
Upnn which he Based tho staremont
Regarding Yellow Fever IN Elerida.
RABID oBsTRucrIoNRsTs.

RABID OBsTRUCTIoNRsTs.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The Republi-
cans in the House while charging the
Democrats with dilsf6riness In the con.
sideration OF the vital question of legis
lation have interposed every possible oh.
stacle to action upon matters OF the most
material interest to the country. They
pose as reformers, but are
in reality strenuous obstructionists.
Throughout the tariff debate they
have rung the changes on the Democratic
inactiop aud on the improperly OF the
action proposed by the Democrats. 1t is
about time for the masses, the business
and laboring classes, to test the two
parties sud their representatives. by what
they 90 and not by what they Say. The
country demands that nothing Shall in
terveue between the Consideration and
conclusion Of
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Pending their debate and The vote on
the bill there must be suspension to
soma extent OF certain enterprises aud in
every commercial, manufacturing and
agricultural class there is an anxiety felt,
not SO much for the passage or defeat of
the proposed law IS for the final disposi-
ton of the agltatiug question for the
present ct least. In view OF this self
evident condition Of things the Repub-
csBs' efforts at pos.poneme t
must be regarded as Impoliric in party
sense and both unpstrioglc and unwise
from national stand 3oint. Everybody
in the Houselsffords proof ofths absurdry
If The clsim that the tariff is subject
CF Absorbing INTEREST
here. M interest," whatever il taken in
the debate in progress TIE members
wi b The exception ~ the men famous for
eloquence would do as well 10 print
tneIr remArks. Several speeches were
delivered to-day but not dozen mem.
bers all told heard them. Not thirty
members in al kept their seats during
the time. The m.j ority Of those who dio
occupied themselves with their news
papers or In writing letters. The speak
ers, nothing discouraged, however,
held on to the end Of their
remarks and consumed the time without
the slightest compensation. This state
II things too will Continue until the So
called debsts is closed. The last two
days when Msssrs. Red spd Mckinley on
one side and Msssrs. Breckenridge OF
Kentucky and Speaker Carlisle on the
osher sre down for speecaes will, of
course, be different, but for al the rest
The general deba'e had as well be
closed now. The r puhlicsns are
RKsPoNsIBLE FOR THE DELAY.
The Democratic lea ers would be vii.
Ling to take up the bill by paragraphs and
vote upon 1t Tomorrow. S.
Friends If the river aud harbor bill are
getting much concerned about it. Every
thing must go over until after the tariff
bill has been disposed Of. and that means
June 10 or later. The House teen will
be in something Of snarl, grow
ing out Of the tariff DEBATE, and he
will be lucky chairman who, with bill
on the calendar, gets consideration of 1t
without hot fight. Mr., Blanchard, how
ever, mskes one thing very plain, that is
that ne did not intend to be drsgooned
into opposing the tar # bill with the river
and harbor bill. He was importuned by
the REPUBLICANS to do so, but he refused.
YELLOW FEVER REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, April 70 Surgeon Gen.
ersl Hamilton has to day officially pub.
lished ,he full list of the reports on file in
the Marine Hospital Bureau upon which
was based his statement of Iast Saturday
that elsie inspection at Micsnopy, Plant
City and Barrone, Els, has proved ,he
recent existence OF yellow fever there ar
that several other points in the southern
and western part Of the state are to be
looked upon as suspicious"
In an interview this evening, in refer
ence to the subject, he ssid: SIN view
of the chsracieristicaliv violent attacks
on me by certain newspapers 1 have
thought best to publish full list of these
points. l. will be seen from perusal OF
them that could have made q more pos
tive statement and still kept within the
limits Of the information on file. now
learn that thu report Of DR.. Knight, who
wss detail ed by the Jacksonville Board
Of Health, states there were Two cases OF
yellow fever st Plsn. CITY as late as April
20 The reports as to Bsrrone are not
confirmed, but as 20 the others, the origi
nal Information seems to have
been correct. regret ex-
tremely the circumstances that
male it necessary to publish the original
warning, but under the existing law it
WAS my duty TO other localities to give
Them some intimstion Of the facts. II
the publication shall stir the Florida au-
thcrities to proper sense or the obl'ga-
lion they owe to other states Of the Ia.
Iou, by prompt enforcement Of vigorous
sanitary measures and the establishment
Of state board Of nealth, the public alton
will result In great good to them and to
ali. Personal abuse of the Surgeon Gen.
eral, while it msy be an amusing diver
sion to Florida newspapers, will neither
clean up their villages, arrest their yellow
lever, nor drestore confidence in them
Selves"