Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-10
TEXAS MATTERS.
The Fate Of Many Measures Of Inter.
ess to This S.sts Introduced
IN tho Lat Congress.
The Fort worth Public Buildipg-,bbotrl
TIust Belief Bill-fhe Indian De
predstions Claims.

gresS during the session Just endei. n
the list may be mentioned the bill TO
establish court TO try Indian depred,-
tons claims, which thst .bIe al denergetic
R. representative, Ccl1nel Lsnhsu, put
through the House, but which never came
up In the Senate. This is an important
bill to several states, and particularly 10
Texss And there ia no resson wy #
should not become 4 Law at the ensuing
snort term.
Judge Abbott made The most etrenuous
AID persistent { fJrts to pass the BILL ap-
propriating SIS 600 for 3 postt flee at
Fort Worth. Senator. Coke succeeded in
getting the SeUste's favorable ACTOR,
hus IN the House Speaker Carlisle
refused to recognize Judge Alb 1.t, g. ID
30 the tiilure CT the dill ca not in any
Way be attributed TO the big hearted sud
Dig brailed member from the Fort worth
district. No man could nave done more
than he did TO secure action on the
measure, snd no new Congress-
man made more favorable impress,
sion on his colleagues for hish-
toned conduct and wise and statesman.
like views on every important question.
Among the various antitrust bills ths>
were introduced, the one put for ward by
Judge Abbott was considered by
able lawyers as especially well
drafted and practicable. His def,
nition If trust is substantially
the same as the Culberson bill has it, the
latter applying to the territories and the
District OF Columbis. The Abbott bill is
intended to be more comprehensive.
The second section declares IN substance
that il is against public policy and uD-
lawful to for CT orgAnizs 6 trust in any
state or states, for the purpose Of con-
trolling, limiting or restricting free ccm-
ueTce between the states, or of contr II
ing or limiting the price Of any product,
merchandise or commodity, or CT fore
stating the market value Of any product,
merchandise or commodity, anywhere in
the L lited States. About this section
Judge A2oott has some doubt on consti-
tuIi1ual grounds, and therefore had il re-
fsrred to the ldicisry committee. He is
OF the opinion that Congress, IN
der the power given to regulate
commerce, etc, may hsve the light
to thus lsgislate. II i. hiss
not where is the authority to regulate
veste d, and how could one state protect
its people from the oppressive combins-
tions formed in some other state? The
5jact is an intricate one, but 1t is of
great moment at this time, when the peo-
pie all over this country are suffering at
the hands OF selfish and greedy combines.
y.
The ret6tn of an unbroken delegation
from the L )ne Star state is significant Of
good to Texas. Every successive term
here means increase of influence and
prestige for the ma1 aud consequent ben
eft the state that sends him. The
longer useful Congressman stsYs st
Washington, the greater his usefulness
becomes. Texas Is to-day sb
so!utely stronger in the 9 House
than New York, despite the lstter's nu-
mericsl advantage. Mills, Culoerson
snd Lsrham, chairmen Of three impor-
taut committees, are 7eritable leaders,
and their fame hss spread ont away be-
yond local limits. The voice Of the elo.
quent Grain is heard in the Nutmeg state,
sud the jerseyites are shouting them
selves hoerse 10 tumuituous applause at
mis- splendid vindicstion OF Democracy.
Il pays to keep man here whose wor-
thiness has been proved.
The way In which bona fde cit zens Of
Texas are swindlsd and cheated cut ct
government employment has never been
told and the GAZETTE will be the fist
newspaper to expose IL. Under the
civil service system, there is =
presenfe Of to giving every state
It's pro rat, OF sppoip tments to clerical
places, based on population. Before there
was ever any attempt to enforce this just
rule, men and women whose homes were
In the District Of Columbia and the
neighooring towns OF Virgins and Mary
land, poured In like swarm CT locusts
and gobSied up every possible place. II
WIS 6oZan times worse than the woret
phaEe Of the old spells system. By and
by, TIE outrage grew lntolerabla and sn
effort at reform wLs made; some feeble
attempts to mslntein distribution
among the states. But let US see how
this operates. 4 young woman in filing
GU. her spplice ion for Examination puts
down the District of Columbis, or per-
chance Virginia, as her residence She
is told tass the quota from the district
or state is full, and no more
applicants from those localities can be
examined. The applicant retires crest
fallen Some shrewd friend sugg ests that
if she will wait few days aud then f
out another application In which her resi-
dance is set do IN as Texas or Oregon
there will be no further trouble. Hope
sgsin revives; the suggestion is
acted upon and Texis or O:egon
gets & new female citizen without
ever being aware of 1t. The reason some
distant state 10 taken is because there are
few genuine residents Of them who apply
for government places, and their quotas
would scarcely ever be full, II only honest
applicants were counted. But doesn't
the adroit young woman who thus changes
her home have to swear to the truth OF
her statement? Certainly. What does the
little affair OF perjury count, however, If
ship ? To say that hundreds OF people
both men sId women, have perlu:ed