Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-20
TEXAS AT WASHINGTON.
Matters of Interest to Texas from the
National Capital.
THE TARIFF MEASURE.

THE TARIFF MEASURE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 16 -ChsirmsnM Mill
was at the capitol short time to- day
but was not feeling well and did not st
tempt to do any business. He is still
weak and Is uncertain whether he viii
make a long speech on the tariff when III
calls the bill up tomorrow. II he feel
no better tomorrow he will only make I
very brief speech.
Judge Kelly, from Pennsylvania, viii
open the opposition to the measure. NJ
definite plan has been decided on as K
the method Of procedure, but the belle
is general that no night sessions will bt
necessary. Both parties have been fg
uring upon the attitude Of the House
but it Is agreed no CANVASS can show will
absolute certainty st this time how thu
majority will be sitter free discussion O.
the measure. At present the situstiol
seems favorable to the Mills bill, and the
tariff reformers feel confident that they
will be able TO pass it without seriou!
amendment.
TExAs LIKELY TO GIT NOTHING.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-To-day tht
Senate judiciary committee struck out al
OF the Culberson bill providing for the
Federal courts ct Denison snd Paris, ex-
cepE the enscting clause, and substituted
instead Of this the Vest bill, which puts
the court st Muskogee, in the Indian Ter
ritory, leaving Texas out entirely. Ii the
Vest bill passes the Senate conference
committee will be appointed from the two
Houses to try to agree on some compro
mise measure that will har
monte the different policie
Of Messrs. Vest and CulbersoD
This might not be diff; were it not 70;
the rivalry of the sister towns, DeniSOn
Sherman and Gainesville, al OF which
have delegations here battling manfu!lI
in the interest Of their respective homes
A Denison partisan says that the upsho
OF the matter will be tbs: Texss will TAI
to get court a. all, and IN view of tht
fact that : court cannot be established il
all The places mentioned, the prediction
seems not without plrusibility.
REFUSED TO INTERFERE.
WASHINGTON, April IL The Presiden
has declined to interfere in the case O
JSck Crow. q Cherokee Indian, convicted
IN the Western district Ct Arkansas o
murder in the Indian Territory, and SEN
fenced TO be hanged April p.
WILL BE IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-R9presents
tive Mills arrived in the city lsst nigh
from Fortress Monroe, where he has beer
for the last week. His health Is mucl
improved, though he is not yet entirel.
we'll. He says he will be in the Hous,
Tuesday, when the tariff bill comes up.
DECISION RENDERED.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-The Supreme
court of the United States to-day rem
dered decision in the case Of r. K
Dow, Watson Matthews, and Charlie
Moran, plaintiffs in error, VS.. J. W. Bel
delmsn, in error to the Supreme court G
the state of Arkansas. The plaintiffs IL
error acquired the Memphis ant
Little Rock Railroad Compan,
under foreclosure proceedings ant
suit WAS brought ngsinst them for viola
ton OF the statute Of Arkansas, fixing III
maximum compensation for carrying
passenger within the state at cents pc
mile on railroads more than seventy hV
miles long. Plaintiffs sought to have tn
statute declared unconstitutional an
void. The court affirmed the decision o
the court below.
NEW SOLUTION.
Mr.. Anderson Of Kansas has intro
duced bill which proposes new solu
| ton of the Pacific Railroad problem.
/ - " 1prliG
to these roads tina: remedy for existiD
evils in general railroad practice which
proposed by Mi. Hudson's bCo
on the railroads Of the republic
| The bill is drawn with the purpose c
providing a feasible method OF operatin
the Pacific Railroad after its acquisitio
by the foreclosure Of the government
mortgage-a method which Shall at onc
yield al assured income on It's invest
ment, and also secure the peo
PIE against determinations, pool
and monopolies, which prevail 6
pre sent. For this purpose
en.cts that the government shall pur
ch,se the first mortgage bond with III
surplus in the Treasury for the proteC
ton Of It's own second mortgage, an
after f0reclosing the latter, that the roA
shall De operated as q public highws
and be open to any carrier Of freight upo
the payment Of uniform and regulate
tolls for the use Of its tracks.
TO AMEND THE COMMERCE ACT.
Representative Amos Cummings,
New York, today introduced two amend
ments 10 the Interstate commerce oil
| One provides thay all contracts betWee
oae Tailroad and another, freight or pas
senger traffic, shall be public, and tn
second prohibits such transportatio
! in bond through Canadian territory a
new takes place between 81
Francisco and eastern cities b
way Of the Canadian Pacific
FOND FOR CHIEF JUSTICE WATE's WIDOW
/ special 10 the GsZetle.
WAsHIHGTOB, April l6.-Among thos
who nave subscribed to the fund for tn
widow OF Chief Justice Waite are Justic
Blstchferd, $1,000; John Hay, stQ0i Wm
10. Whitney, s500i John II. Mc
Lean, $500; Geo, b. Davis, $3.50
Il ggs & Co, $3.50; B. H. WaIder, 5000
ex Justice Strong, sl06; W. III. Phillips
sl0O; w. S. Coe, sl00i g. Il. Applehl
500; Charles Fairchlld, sZ50i Jdstic
Mathews, $1,000, and General L. Andel
san S9E0