Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-23
4 FINAL DEATH.
A Change Of Sentiment Manifested in
the House and Senate in Regard
TO the Blair Bill.
The Charges on Both Sides in the
House Great Enough 20 Defeat the
Measure Beyond a Question.
Secretary Villas Declares Himself Opposed
TO the Democratic State associations
Formed st the Cepltsl.
FATE OF THE BLAIR BILL.

FATE OF THE BLAIR BILL
Special 20 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan ga CREST Change
has been going on in the minds Of Sens
tors regarding the Blair bill. Heretofore
eleven votes have been the most recorded
against its passage IN the Sap3te, but this
time tweuty-eight votes certainly Nno
probably thirty will be cast by the oppo-
sitiOn. German, who has previously beer
for Il, will now vote against II, aud
Faulkner, Turpie and Bate OF Tennessee,
successors Of the Republican Senators
who favored if. will each cast his vote
against the measure. On the Republican
side the changes are CREST and il is known
that number OF Senators who
haYe advocated the bill are sh.ky. ano
when it comes to 8 show up it will re-
verse their former policy. This chsnge
IN the Senate is met by q grester change
in the House where the hostility TO the
delusive snd unconstitutional project IL
so great thst its dcfest is beyond ques-
ton. Even the most sauguine friends CT
the bill admit that il will be dowued IL
the House. This growing sentiment OF
opposition In both branches of Congress
is but reti-X OF toe resction against j.
10 the minds OF the people, snd when it Is
killed this time in the nationsl legisla-
ture there will be no hope Of its resurfec-
tiOp.
SECRETARY Villas ON RECORD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. % Secretary y LAS
has declared himself upon the subject Of
Democratic state associations Several
of these political clubs have been formed
and others are being organiz9 Their
10 RI Il IN hot
resp ctive states during the coming
2 Residential campaign. Through theiT
agency political Contributions can be Oh
tanned from clerks and the spirit 4 the
civil service law can be eyated. Y9ster-
day one of the Interior Department Mis-
souIisna, as matter OF prudence, called
upon the new Secretary 10 know II there
would DC any harm in lining such 81
organ Zttion. Mr. YIlss replied promptly
shat there would be good deal Of harm
He said he thought ne under
stood thoroughly the purpose
OF these state associations
at the cSpitsI and knew something OF the
work which the Republican associations
had performed under former ADMINISTERS
lions He believed th5t membership ip
one OF these clu55 WAS directly contrary
10 the spirit OF Mr. CIevelsni's uttersEces
regarding pernicious activity. The Sec
rotary intimsted that he would consider
sucn II embersnip sufficient ground for
the discharge of any of his subJrdinotss.
Secretary Yilss has small sized row
on MS hands with his Sub0rdiDates. His
plan Of having Mr.. Mu drow take the Lar d
comnissiOnership and let Assistant At
torney- General Bryant of the PostC flee
Department be trans ene1 20 the assist
ant secretsryship, bias oeen blocked. Mr.
MuldroW SAYS he Will leave sooner shan
submit 10 the change. He is from Mis-
sissippi and is Lsmar'6 Ciosa friend Bry-
ant Is from Wisconsin ard former lsw
partner Of Mr.. Vilss.
THE WEEKS PROGRAMME.
Washington, Jsn. 23.-rne SeUate
mas no programme q WO.k FIX tEe com
ing week beyond the consideration sad Il
possible me passage Of the delCIenc, bill
ard the education bill Should there be
any time % spare II is lisely 10 0t con
sumeG in consideration Of mj-CellxU cons
matters on the calendar. TIE reEui6F
order will probably give way tomorrow
for speech from Senator Frye
aud later IN the week for speeches from
Senator's Palmer snd Iogslls Senator
Frye's subject is not certainly know, bat
II IS assumed that ne VAL speak no ~ RE
question Of the h-herles. Senator P.imsf
Will address the Senate upon the bli %
regulate immigration, and Senator G.
gals will speak upon general politics.
Aside from the excraditi0n treaties, the
Senate has little TO do II secret session,
and as Senator Sherman, chsltmaE o.
foreign relations comm .ttee. IS to Dc a.
sent after Wednesday, It IS thought prob
erad at any length, if q. ell, during t1e
week. The Thoebe Carlisle Ccntrs, IS
expected 20 tske preced erce Of I'll o'her
business IN the House # 4 representatives.
since IL IS tae present 6eEerm,uztlCL q
M Crisp VINO has charge OF Ice report
Of the elections commute, 20 insist hol
IL shsIl be disposed 4 se:'re
anything else is done. SsGu the Rs