Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-19
THE COMING MAN.
Edward j. Phelps, Minister to Great
Britain, to Be Made Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court.
A Democratic Osuous Held to Consider tho
Length OF Time the Debate on the
Tariff Bill Shalt Continue.
TO FILL THE CHIEF JUsTICEsHIP.


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-It is generally
accepted 5y the Democratic Senators
that Mr.. Phelps, Minister to England, is
the coming Chief Justice, and though
some feel disappointed because OF Sena-
tor Gray, there will be no Democratic
opposition to him. 1t is under
stood that Senator Edmonds will
favor the confirmation, and that
will carry the Republican side
said an intimate FREED OF the President
to Ought: "It seems pretty we'll settled
that the President has determined to ap-
point Hon.EE J. Phelps, of Vermont, at
present Minister to Great Britain, to the
Chief Justiceship of the United States :"
Such report was circulated on the Dem
ocratlc side CT the Senate late yesterday
afternoon and
CREATED QUITE A FLUTTER.
A Star reporter to-day conversed with 8
very prominent Democrat who is in con-
tidential relations with the President. He
said: "Yes, it has been determined to
appoint Mr.. Phelps Chief Justice and in
my opinion it is the wisest selection that
could have been made"
This Democrat went on to give the
Presidents reason for the selection. He
said had it been an associate justiceship
the President would have cheerfully ap-
pointed Senator Gray, but that under all
| circumstances it WAS not deemed wise or
expedient to appoint so young man,
| comparatively speaking. to preside over
| these old veterans of the Supreme bench.
The President examined the field care
fully and concluded that Mr.. Phelps Was
the man for the place. Though Mr..
Phelps is sixtY-siX years old, said the
Stars informant, he is we'll preserved.
WHY PHELPS IS MENTIONED.
WASHINGTON, April Is 1t Was stated
st the White House this evening that the
President had determined to appoint 8
successor to Chief Justice Waite. The
prominent mention of Mr.. Phelps name
like that Of Senator Gray few days ago
arises from the fact that in conversation
with Senators and other prominent Dem
ocrats on the subject, the President hiss
spoken in very favorable terms of Mr.
Phelps and invited the opinion CT his Wis
tors as to his qualifications for the place.
DEMOCRATIC C.UCUs.
WASHINGTON, April Is pursuant to
call the Democratic members OF the
| House met in caucus tonight to consider
the length OF time the debate on the tariff
bills shall continue. The caucus was
we'll attended, ITO members being present,
including Speaker Carlisle and Mr.
Randall. The proceedings were confined
to the expression OF opinion as to the
length of time to be allowed for the tariff
debate. There appeared to be g feeling
in some quarters that it would be unwise
to adopt anY cast iron rule which might
operate to deprive the more important
committees, such as the committee on
rivers and haroors, of the privilege Of
taking advantage Of any intervals in the
| tsrif debate 70 press their
favorite measures to point OF action.
There was, however, no spirit Of contro-
versy developed and q very moderate
| tone characteriz ed oil speeches on the
| snbject. 1t WAS generally admitted that
the Republican minority should be Of
fered the fullest and treest opportunity
| to fdiscuss and amend the pending bill,
and the caucus closed by adopting the
following resolutions:
Resolved, that the Democratic members
OF the wsys and means committee be re-
quested to confer with their associates
Oh the committee and endeavor to reach
an agreement as to the time during which
the debate on the tariff bill shall con-
tinue. It is the understanding that an
other caucus will be Deld after the Dem
ocrats OF the ways and means committee
shall have sscertsined the feeling of their
Republican associates in the matter, at
which defoite order Of business will be
arranged.
TEXAS PATENTS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The following
Texas patents were granted to-day:
William Carmichael, Baird, yoke for con-
Meeting animals; 0. Fl. Epson, assignor
of two-thIrds TO J. G. Strickland and W.
N. Jones, Wsxshachie, throat latch fss-
tener; Willard Streetmsp, A. D. Hall,
syringe; Walter X. Wright and ". 81.
Brown, Fort Concho, selt-registering tar
get.
yEToED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WARRINGTON, April 1S.-Fhe President
has vetoed the bill for the relief Of Major
Daniel N. Bash, psyr1sster OF the United
States army. The object Of this bill is to
release Psymsster Bash from sll liability
to the government for the loss by theft of
1880 which was entrusted to him for the
payment of United States troops at
various posts, one of which was Fort Nc
Kinney, in Wyoming.