Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08
TIE COUNTRY SAFE.
The FiIbusfering in the House Can
not Endanger the Final Passage
of the Mills Tariff Bill.
Republicans HopslessIy DIyIded-Un-
abs to Recover from the Shock
OF tho Presidents Message.
Copsressman Mills HIS q Relapse His
Physician Prescrsbss Absolute
Beat, Tariff or Ne Tsrid.
THE DEAD LOCK UNBRoKEN.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-It is still
Wednesday in the House and the dead
lock continues, Neither party shows any
signs OF WEAKNESS. The ways snd means
committee sre alarmed, but 1t Is expected
the Mills bill Will not be l9opoydz4 ID BY
this long continued deadlock. The be-
lief is growing daily tbst the Mills bill
will pass the Fl USE with free wool in it,
and the protectionists know very well II
it passes The House Ii will not be reisctt
in the Senate. How TO defeat IL they do
rot know The Republican patty has not
recovere d from the shock OF
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Il Is hopelessiy divided. The eastern
Republicans would like to oppose the
tariff dill with measure sbolishing the
tax on whisky and Tobacco, and doing
nothing else. The western wing declare
this would be fstal, and they say there
must be reform Of the tariff. But II tariff
reform ID TO be the issue, then the west
erD r .pubic.ns ssy Nils bill suits them
better than RIudsll's hill or aDv measure
upon which the eastern r .pubiicsns can
agree. Congress may sit uutil December
if 1t desires, but 1t will in any case sit un-
til these necessary pills are consider ed
and acted on. 1t will set on them II not
another bill is considered or passed at
this Congress. The cry that the tariff
hill is In danger because Of the present
hlibusteriDg ia nonsense, or else Ii isa
protec,ionist's CRY.
MILLS SUFFERS A RELAPSE.
Special TO the Gazstte.
WASHINGTON, April 7-Mr. Mills has
suffered relapse. Constant application
and study On his tariff bill since he lefE
! his bed defeated the good result Of the
! PHYSICIANS skill. He is not as serious
as forme ly, but his physician says he
must take absolute rest for time at
least, or else he will throw himself into
serious Illness again. Mr.. Mills as is
generally known Is restless, and at times
obdurate, and he doubtless has chsffed
considerably under the confinement to
which he has been subjected, and the
atmosphere OF the sick room has been
very wearing on him. Tonight he Is
resting easier, but far from well. HIS
colleagues on the committee sre very So
| licitous lest he should not rscuperate his
strength sufficiently to take charge Of the
tariff bill wnen it comes up in the House.
The present deadlock is . most oppor-
tune time for him to rest, ard as be is
psired there is no necessity whatever for
MS attendance on the sessions Of
Inc House, but the committee room
and the tariff bill are his IA
vorite hobbies and it is with the greatest
| reluctance he can be parted from them,
even for day.
TO BREAK THE DEADLOCK.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Mess-5. Oates,
Brecken idge and other members Of the
House opposed to the direct tax bill
hsd short conference in the Speakers
room this forenoon touching the present
| deadlock in the House. 1t is understood
that conclusion WAS reached that the
| House take recess from some time to-
| day until Monday, main aiming the pres
cut parliamentary status of the bill, end
| that the Democratic caucus to be he
Tonight should be allowed to determine
| the further course In regard to the matter.
REePRCT TO BREWSTER.
| WARRINGTON, April THE Depart
ment Of Justice was closed to-day as
mark of respect to the late Ex-Attorney-
! General Brewster, whose funeral took
place in Philadelphia to-day. Attorney
General Garland was not able to attend
he funeral but the department was
represented By many other fl ;ials iu-
GLIDING solicitor G ene1al jerks, As
sistan' Attorney Generals NJ. Msury ana
| Howard, and Disturbing Clerk e wing.
WILL BE SEVERELY DEALT WITH.
WASHINGTON, April 7-rne Secretary
of Safe is in receipt OF q dispatch from
General Bragg, Minister st the City OF
Mexico, enclosing s copy OF sn order from
the epartment OF War of Mexico, CO ling
attention 10 the la'e trouble on the from
tier by Mexican troops, and saying that
despite the severity with which the Law
dealt With ire N gales offenders in 1887,
these violations of friendly territory still
continue. Mexican troops, and officers
especially, are therefore cautioned to be
m IRE vigilant in the future under the
penalty Of punishment such as the mill
tary law provides, in case of further yio-
lations Of this character.
| APPROVED The PLAN.
Secretary Fairchild to-day approved
the plan of reducing expenses a. the Chi
csgo Custom House for the remainder of
the present fiscal ye suggested by COL.
lector Seeberger This makes general
reduction in salaries of about % per cent
Of all classes Of employees whose salaries
Qxal kol .rx