Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill and the
Dependent Pension Bill Unfinished
Business in the Senate.
The Week In the House Disposed OF by
the Assignment OF Days TO Gem
mittees 10 Report on Bills.
President Cleveland and His Party Return
From the Land of Flowers Delighted
With Their Trip.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 The unfinished
business for the morning hour In the
Senate Is the Nicaragua Canal bill, and
tbs: for 2 O'Clock is the dependent pen
sion bill.
Senator Pl umb has given notice of hIs
purpose to call up as soon SIS possible the
bill. to forfeit unearned land grsnts, and
Senator Allison has announced similar
purpose respecting the undervsluation
Dill. Both measures are likely to be
brought forward before the end of the
week. The regular order will be set
aside temporarily for consideration of the
urgent deficiency bill, which the sppropris-
tons committee promises to report within
q day or two.
In the House the whole Of the coming
week has been disposed Of in advance By
the sssignm ent of days to committees for
action upon measures recommended by
them. The District of Columbia COM
mittee, which is entitled to the floor
tomorrow after the Introduction
of bills has only two bills on the calendar,
one to relieve foreign legations In Wash
ington from the operations Of the alien
land act, and the other for the construc-
ton Of street railway to the Soldiers
Home. Tuesday the House Will
again consider public building
bills. Wednesday afternoon eulogies
will be delivered on the late
Representative MofAtt of Michigan.
Thursday the committee on foreign af
fairs will call up the Paris exposition
bill and Mr.. McCreary's measure TO pro-
vide for congress of North and South
American nations. Friday is set apart
for the consideration OF private bills, and
Saturday, il the House is in session, 1t
will resume the discussion OF the Pacific
Railroad telegraph bill.
BACK FROM FLORIDA.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 The Dresiden-
tlal party arrived in this city at 3 o'clock
tbs morning fromItheir trip to FloridS and
the south. o wing to the unreasonable
hour OF their arrival there were no
persons at the station exc pit the railway
employees and 3 few delayed travellers
awaiting the departure Ct their trains.
The members Of the party Immediately
entered carriages which were in wait
ing and were driven 10 their
homes. Theys are all well
aud in coed spirits, but sre naturally
quite fatigued from their journey and
spent the day indoors enjoying much
needed rest. The receptions given to the
President and Mrs. Cleveland and party
both on their journey to and through the
land Of flowers and on their return home
Wss hearty and enthusiastic.
They say they had good time and ex-
press themselves IS delighted with their
trip.
PICTURE OF THE WAR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. &c Mr.. George
W. Libby, in s communication TO the
R chmOnd Dispatch in regard to the pro-
posed transfer of the Libby prison from
Richmond to Chicago writes SO folloW
"I would not like to see the old house
removed as around it clusters some of
the fondest memories Of hsppy youth Snd
early manhood, but il it is to be carried
to Chicago and converted into museum,
whose walls are to be decorated with
scenes and incidents relative to the
prison, could furnish e pen picture from
facts, which, II faithfully portrayed on
canvas, should have conspicuous place
among them. Il Is this: AN old gray
hsireo map, whose only offsnse against
the United States government was In
having prison named after him by &C
cidenJ and son in the Confederate
army, being carried through the streets
of Boston hsndcuffed and followed by 3
jeering and hootiDg crowd; $50 my
mother, aunt, and sister, the last with d
nurEing babe in her arms, being con-
Quoted to the aims house in Norfolk, Va,
by colored guard with drawn sabres.
But 1 an now loyal citizen of the
United States and think such scenes and
incidents should be forgiven and for
gotten"