Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-20
4 BRILLIANT EFFORT.
representative Mills of Texas Re-
Ceivas Unstinted Praise for His
Argument on the Tariff.
The Nembars Of the Wsis and Means
Committee speak In the Highest
Terms Of His Spgech.
The Texas Delegation IN Congress Wants to
Attend the Austin Celebration, but
Il CRnnot-Nev Prisons.
MILLS SPEECH PRAISED.


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 1s-The Demo-
cratic members Of the ways and means
committee are unanimous in praise of the
able msnner in which Mr.. Mills presented
the tariff question before the House yes
terds7. Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia
said: SIT was a very excellent speech,
and one which will place Mr. Mills in the
position before the country which ought
| to have been accorded him before. The
opposition press hsve been ridiculiug Mr..
Mills su declaring his incspability to
deal with so imp lTtsnt subject IS the
tariff. After the speech of Yesterday they
will be unable to reiterate such base
/ less charge. He has acquitted himself
admirably, and hsd Just sucd speech as
was wort 10 open the eyes CT debate"
| Mr.. Breckenridge of K Antucky said:
''Hls speech showed him TO be what al
ready knew him to be-s complete m 4ster
OF his subject l, WAS very able presen-
tatiop OF The Democratic position, and enc
upon which We can sIl stand Ga account
| Of his recent sickness we were q little bit
| afraid his voice might give way, but il
continued clear, precise and strong to the
end. His arguments were irresistible"
| Mcmillan Of Tennessee: 81. was 8
very fac speech indeed. 1t covered the
ground in most complete manner. In
fact, it contained more solid msterial
| than l would suppose could be pressed
in an argument OF that length"
Mr.. BYnUm OF Indisna cOntented him
self With saying, that Mr.. Mills speech
was exactly fitted to the occasion and
well put together and delivered.
WANT TO ATTEND THK CELEBRATION.
Special 20 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April I9.-The entire
delegation from Texas would like to go
to Austin to witness the new House cele-
brstion, but the pressure of official work
will doubtless keep every man here at his
post Judge ABBOTT is among the staunch-
est advocates of tarir reform, and will
take part in the general debste on the
Mills bill. So Will Congressman Moore
Of Tex.s, aud perhaps others Of the Lone
Star state delegation before The battle
ends.
Frank G Morris Of the Austin Der was
to-day licensed TO practice in the Uaited
Safes Supreme court.
TWO UNITED STATES PYNITKNTIARIEs
WASHINGTON, April l9.-The House
Judiciary Committee, through Mr.. Stew
art of Georgis, has reported bill pro-
vldiDg for the construction OF two United
states penitentiaries, the sites 10 b. Sc
lected by the Attorney General and the
Secretary Of the Interior, ore TO be north
and the other south of the thirty-ninth
degree north latitude. The peniteutia-
RES are 20 be used for the confinement Of
United States coGviCts sentenced to i'm
prisonment for one year, ard the cost of
each building is not to exceed $500, 900.
BENsON's CASE BEFORE THE SUPREME
COURT.
WASHINGTON, April 19-Io the Su-
preme court of the . 1ised States to-day
in the case Of G Gorge Benson, appslI-ut,
VS.. NJ. T. Mcmahon, Uaited States Mar
shall, etc, mD!ion to advance was granted
and the cause WAS ssslgned for argu-
ment on Monday the SOth inst. This Is
me case known ss the Patti opera ticket
sWindle in the City Of Mexico. Benson
is in the custody Of 8 United States Mar
anal al Nv York and seeks his liberty by
hsb2Rs corpus proceeding. The Circuit
court he's denied 1he writ ana the case
comes here By appesl.
POSTAL CHANGES.
P0atofice service na5 been established
on the line Of the San Antonio and
Agsnsas Pass Railway between West
Point and YOskum, Tex = distance Of
so 20 miles, the line to re known as the
West Point and Yoakum Railway Post
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