Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-01
HOFDY MARTIN HEARD.
A Resolution Instructlng the Ways and
Means Committee to Report a
Tariff for-Revenue- only Bill.
A Substitute Bill to Define PoIJgsmy
Presented by CuIbersOn to the
Judiciary Committee
A BIN Introduced by Senator Stewart fol
the Endorsement of the Restrictions on
Chinese Immigration.
MARTIN HORIZONTAL TARIRF REFoRMKR

MARTIN HORIZONTAL TARIFF REFoRMRR.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sl.-HoWd'y Mar
tin is taking matters very quietly on the
floor of the House and has not yet at
tempted any speech making. he attends
to the wants of his constituents, how
ever, and ia always busy. He has firm
conviction on the policy OF the govern
ment on the leading public questions of
the day and is not afraid to express his
opinions or ventiIste any public ques-
ton. This, will be readily seen by the
following resolution which he introduced
to-day:
Whereas, special legislation by Con-
gress has been the means Of effectually
destroying the substance OF republican
government in the United States Of Amer
les, leaving us only the shadow and form
of the government adopted by the fathers
of the republic, and III
Whereas, the vital principles Of re-
publican existence demand the immediate
repesl Of "a such legislation; therefore,
Resolved that the committee on ways
and means be instructed to report bill
repeating the present internal revenue
taxation the present tariff on foreign
imports, am to report bill fixing uni
form ad vsloTem tax on sll foreign i'm
ports in such sn amount as will defray
the expenses Of the government economi-
cally administered and afford the same
uniform protection to all residents Of the
United States alike.
A TEXAN APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-H. G. Hynson
of Texas has been appoint ID clerk to the
House committee on judiciary.
BILE DEFINING PoLYGAMY.
WAsHINGgoN, Jan. 3I.-Che1rman Gull
berson of the House committee on judi
ciary in beii4lC of the subcommittee to
which was referred Representative Tay-
lor's bill defining polygamy to-day re-
ported TO the full committee the following
substituted;
Section 1. Polygamy shall not exist or
be lawful within the United States, or
any place subject to their Jurisdiction.
Section 9, PolygamY Shall consist of
the marriage relation by contract or in
fact between one person Of either sex end
more than one person OF the other sex.
Sections. Congress shall enforce this
article within, the District Of Columbia
and the territories of the United States
and other places subject to their juris-
dicion, and shall have power concur
rently with the several states to enforce
the same within the states by appropriate
legislation.
The full committee did not attempt to
discuss this report o-day, and it took its
place as unfinished business.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The bill intro
duced by Senator Stewart to-day to en-
force restrictions7on Chinese immigration
provides that after ninety days from its
passage Chinese laborers shall not have a
right to enter the United States on the
ground OF previous residence.
The second section declares that the
Secretary of the Treasury shall have the
right to change at will the form OF certifi-
Gates to be delivered to Chinese departing
Identification on their return. The Sec
rotary is also granted power to make all
needful rules to prevent unlawful entry
of Chinese into this country,
AN APPOINTMENT.
Frederick B. Lodge of Michigan has
been appointed division superintendent OF
railway mail service, with headquarters
st Cleveland, Ohio; vice John NJ. Baker,
resigned.
WILL ASK TO BE RELIEVED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-The Senate
committee on finance has decided to re-
quest that 1t be relieved Of further cousid-
Grafton Of Senator Frye's bill relating to
imported liquors and that the measure be
referred to the judiciary committee as in
volving a constitutional question. The
bill provides that the consent of Congress
is hereby given that the laws of the sew
eral states relating to the sale Of dis
titled and fermented liquors within the
limits OF each state mSy apply to such
liquors when ey have been imported in
the fame manner as when they have been
manufactured in the United States.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
John Cummings, Gatesville; james
Grimer, Box l; James r. Burt, Live
Cakes; increase, Lorenzo D. Smith, Bur
Lesson.
RESERVE AGENT.
Special to the Gazette.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The Comp.
troller of the Currency has approved the
NhtlUuo1 pauh VI N6H 1OIh 40 q 1SeCAfc
agent for the First National Bank of Kauf
man, Tex. 49,
TEXAS PATENTS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-The following
Texas patents were issued to-day: Will
liam A. j. Beauchamp, Orange, automatic
damper; Thomas II. Webb, Bay View,
insect destroyer.
IN FAVOR OF AN INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-The report Of
the minority of the commerce committee,
which was to-day presented to the House
by MIR. Raynor, is signed by himself,
Messrs. Anderson of Kansas, Tarsney Of
Michigan, Anderson Of lows, and Logan
OF Louisiana. 1t states that the effect
of the majority report will be
to lay the original resolution on the table.
Congress has the right to investigate this
subject because the Reading Railroad is
common carrier, Transporting COM
merce between the states. Conceding the
right OF the interstate commerce COM