Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24
To MAKE FOUR STATES.
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sp Give Of pss. political associations and
4 EaFsnces who can unite with Us in SD
Fort for pure, economical and conSti-
stionsl government are cordially invited
70 Join US in sending delegates to the
w. Fl BARNUM,
Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secrets = OF tEe
National Democratic Committee"
The committee adjourned to meet in
st. Louis, Monday June 4, 1888.
TBE TARIFF BILL.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-ChaiTman Mills
said to- Gay that the tariff bill will not be
laid before the committee on ways and
means until next Tuesday, the first meet
ing Of the committee. He was not sure
that It would be ready even then as, to
use his language, the Democratic m, m
oers Of the committee preparing the
measure, "sre striking snags every CAV,
and meeting obstacles which seem insur
mouutable."
Other d :mocrsfs on the committee are
confident the bill will be completed
in time to be taken up by the
full committee at the time
mentioned. A Democratic member OF
the committee said tonight that thu
measure HSs now practically flushed,
snd that it would remsin IL the hands Of
the full committee week before IL was
reported to the House. This is done for
the purpose Of giving the r pu5iicsns q
lair opportunity to submit their PROPOSE
lion for amendment and avoid airy rea-
sonaole excuse for opp lsipg the measure
on the around thai no chance was given
the localities.
TO OFFER AMENDMENTS.
"I think" said the member, shat the
bill will be reported to the House the & rst
Of week after next or about Msrc1 5
Four weeks, 1t Is thought, will be quite
enough for debate on tho measure. 4
hDAl vote will be secured undoubtedly by
the end Of the frst week in April. Tnis
gill enable the Senate to take 1t up errly
in May. By tlis time all the sppropria-
tioa oils will have been competed and
they Can be rushed through or rushed 10
the regular time, and Congress can ad,
journ by the first of July. There is 10
possible excuse 30 fsr as eau see now
for continuing the session longer thsa the
drsI OF July"
BEESRT TIE HOUSE PRINTING COMMIT
TEB.
WASHINGTON, Fe3. 23-Public Printer
Benedict was GefOre the Hous. printing
committee tU-dGy. His labor roll, he
said, mad oeep reduced $4,000 or $500,
600 during 1887. 0lher large ssvl, Is hst,
oeen made. Toe men were now getting
more pay and the government more SEW
ice. Ia purchasing types the witness re-
ceived the discount slloWed all purcaas-
ers OF type, and his bills showed 1t. Tue
bills purchased eleven weeks before ne
assumed the flee failed to show that
any such discount had been saved. He
disclSimrd any knowledge beyond
this fact of the prscdces OF
his predecessors il that respect.
Touching the statement made II g.rding
tae sSvlDg in the item OF ink ths witness
gave statement OF the prices paid By
him for i0B, including one purchase at
II cents Ger pound.
Mr.. GslliDger asked whether any pri-
vate establishment used IL Cent ina for
book work. The witness replied thst ne
did not know OF any.
Then Mr. Glllinger attempted TO read
from an authority on the subject TO sup
port his state ment that the lowest price
quoted for pamphlet ink was so cents per
pound, but objection was made by &r.
Gibson and it was ruled ont st bis time.
The witness said his IL cent ick was
better than the 40 cent Ink left BY MS pre-
decessor in flee. The latter Was bar
to good work. 1t was sn inferior ink,
full of vsrDSsn and not fl : for good work
The witness referred only TO Il lot left in
stock by his predecessor, snd could not
say but it might have been part Of only
one unfortunate purchase. When the
tness assumed The eff % the
foreman asked him to have
shipped for sale twelve barrel.
of dress in the yRrde. The witness had
them opened and found that beneath Q
layer Of dross in each barrel were layers
of brass rules and shlvings, copper cleo
trotype clippings and in each barrel from
one to two copper Snodes worth % cents
per pound. The contents Of each barrel
were worth s5C or $50.
The witness presented tzo lists, the
flrst showing that 5lA persons bad been
DISCHARGED between September 10, 1886.
and November /, 1897, OF whom
cog mad been Tesppointed, snd
ne second showing that b-twesn
N vember l, 1887, ard February 10,
1888, the discharges numbered 642 per
song; Of which number l73 had been Ie.
stored. Toe witness aided that there
we're row in his Cfi:e 200 persons who
we're Dot in IL when he came, out OF H
force Of 225o. He explained that he had
not been aole to complete his ans Wgr SIS
To the NUN Ner Of x soldiers and sOlfiers'
willows ch.rged, and the committee
80 lurned TIL Monday evening.
THE PRESIDENT CONGRATULATED.
WASHINGTON, F b. 23.-Msy0r Francis
Of ST. Lnuis. bss sent tina following teie-
gram to President Clevelsud: Soon
era ulasions to you snd the Democratic
party on the time and location of the con-
Ven,ion at 81 Louis. II means that the
Dght will be mace squsrelV on the prIrci.
pies SO early, forcibly and coursgeously
en- nciated IN your message.
JSIgned D. r FRANCIS"
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-Tbe following
rex.s pensions were issued to-day:
Increase, Hrsm Foot, Ennis, Mexican
-urvivors-SImuel P. Geiston, B,owls-
vlle; Thomas Cannon, austin. RsissUed
john R Ha field, Sspuin; Ashley r
Laniz, Red RICK. Mexican widows
Anna G widow OF Samuel D, Rc1srd-
SOD, Aubrey; Eiizs, widow CT William L
Higgins, Woodland.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS.