Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-16
IMPORTANT WORK.
The Senate in Secret Session will En-
ter Upon the Consideration of La
mars Nomination To-day.
TIE Rumor that The Ifjnne ion Of Sc.
erecy Will be Removed Can b.
Traced TO no Authentic Source,
Tho Thosbe srli,le Contested Eise,,o, IN
Ooms Before the House as q CUES
lion OK Highest Privilege.
IN TIRE SENATE,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 The Senate Is
expected To go into secret session after
su hour Tomorrow, and enter ST once
upon the consideration of the nomlna-
tons OF messrs. Lamar, Villas and Dick
lnson, and TO continue the secret session
until these be disposed Of The assunD-
ton that there will be written reports upon
the Lamar case, and that the In junction of
secrecy will be removed in whole or In
part from the proceedings, csn be traced
TO nothing which the members OF the
judiciary committee have said or done
which committee rarely coBndes its pur-
poses TO other Senators, and never to the
public.
The direct tax bill, which has been dis
cussed st length in the morning hours,
will probably be voted upon within two
or three days, and Senator Blair will try
to secure action this week upon the edu-
cational bill.
The eh;iency bill Is in the hands CT
q subcommittee of the committee on SD
preparations, and may be brought into
the Senate in time for action before mex.
Saturday. The regular order will be
temporarily laid aside from time to time
whenever the Senators wish to deliver
speeches upon other subjects, and among
the expected events of this nature Is .
speech oesriDg probably upon current
policies by Senstor ingalls,.
IN THE HOUSE.
IL Chairman Crisp of the House COM
mittee On elections can complete his re-
port upon the Thoebe- Carlisle contested
election by noon tomorrow, the matter
will De at once laid before the House, and
as question of highest privilege 1t will
command immediate attention. Should
the report not be ready it will
be in order tomorrow for the COM
mtttees to move to suspend the rules and
pass the measures that have received their
sanction, but only few Of the committees
will be able to take advantage of the op-
pOrtunity for the reason that the time has
been insufficient with the majority in
which to perfect bills referred TO them.
Among the measures which may thus be
reached is the agricultural Experimental
station bill, though should agreement De
made IN the meantime between advocates
and opponents OF Mr.. wilkins national
bank bill 70 limit debate upon 1t, the lat
ter will take precedence in ordinary
course Of business; should no agreement
be made the friends of the bank bill may
seek to pass under Suspension o. rules.
In sny event these measu es may De ex-
pected to occupy the time of the House
during the first half Of the week.
Representative Dingley's resolution OF
inquiry into the alleged Canadian dig
elimination against American vessels
passing through the WelIand canal, will
probably be called up and passed without
much discussion.
The committee on accounts has modi-
Ted It's original report upon the assign
ment of committee clerks so as to give
one TO each committee, which action in
sures the adoption of the report OF the
House before the end of the week. The
committees adverse action upon the
amendment proposing TO give clerk to
every representative will, however, cause
q lively discussion.
THE PRESIDENTS REGRETS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-the President
has sent letter to the Old Guards of
New York, expressing regret that he will
De unable 70 attend their reception to be
given next Tuesday.
EX CONSUL WALKER DEAD.
WASHING TON, Jan .15-George Walker.
late Consul General of the United States
in Paris, died of pneumonia at his resi-
dence in this city this afternoon In the
sixty fourth year Of his age. In 1880 he
was appointed by President Hayes Consul
General in Paris and served in that cspsc-
ity until last June when he rendered his
resignation and returned to the United
States