Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
The SeBste Committee Investigating the
Jackson, Miss, Election TO send
for Persons and Pdpcrs.
House Adopts the sasj rity & port on the
Thoebs- Carlisle Oass confirming
Cariisi.'s Title 10 Bis segt,
Eifsietd Congress-.
The SENATE.

Fiftieth Congress-.
THE sRNATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-ln the Senate
to-day Mr.. Hosr presented petition OF
the Governor Of Massachusetts, the Msy-
or of Boston, the presidents Of the col
leges and 3 large number OK other dis TO-
guished persons representing she msss
meeting held in fremont Temple on the
12sh of November las. to welcome the
British peace dtpatsilon. He stated
that this British population represented
q majority (ae BELT veo) CT the members
Of the British Parliament sud large
4umDer OF persons Ot raCk sn9 ir6denCe
AID oistinc.i4.s II taEs coGntey. ScmG
slo1sY, ~ said, had siIeoa less the
,s,"asage Ci {s.Ece mighL he intended 10
fac in some manner matters that were
GOV in course Ct negotiation between
the two countries which he had no doubt
would be adjusted by peaceful and Or
binary diplomatic methods or by the good
se1se Ct the two nations. He was satisfied
there WAS no foundation for that jealousy.
II seemed to him thst this memorial pre-
sentSd one OF the most important and
interesting questions that could be
brought before the Senate st the present
time. The message was one which was |.
good thing to come from one country and
to be received aud welcomed by the
Other. The great aguaments kept up by
European nations operated chiefly as a
burden on their poor and labOriDg
classes, On the classes to which the
syn pithy OF the American peo-
ple always went cut. The
cost o. angle ship OF war
was much greater than the cost Of q
irst-class university, and the cost Ct the
American civil war (the results Of which
he knew to be worth al that it cost) was
60 great that il the amount were put out
81 s per cent. interest /. would psy all the
expenses Of the national and state gov
ernments Of this country forever. The
message WAS well worth the respectful
attention Of the American people.
The petition was referred to the com
mittee on foreign relations.
Edmunds from the judiciary committee,
to which has been referred MISREPRESENTATION
into the Jackson, Miss, election troubles
reported resolution authorizing that
com Dittee to send for persons aud papers
.rqu' ring into the alleged participation Of
federal officers in the suppression OF the
votes Of coloTed CIT zeus.
Vest said that as member OF that COM
mittee be had consented to the reporting
of The resolution because 1t was Coz Fl led
10 the conduct of Uaited States officials.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Beck presented the remembrance
CT the Western Union Telegraph Com
psny against the passage Of The postal
telegraph bill. He said 1t wss very
full presentation Of the case, and that the
posto1ice committee desired TO have the
Communication printed and referred. 81
ordered.
Among the bills reported from the
committees and placed on tbs calendar
were the following:
For the admission Of the state Of Da-
kota and the organization OF the territory
Of Liccolp. a minority report is TO bs
presented.
To authorize the ssie TO aliens Of GER
tain mineral lands.
Mr.. Fry called up the motion to refer
to the committee on finance the Prest-
dents annual message, snd proceeded to
discuss the message, IN which he sad
the President had clearly thrown down
II 9 gauntlet of free trade. There was an
attempt, he admitted, at disguise, but so
feeble that it ought not to deceive any
one. That message had been received
with u7 bounded Joy in Great Britain, and
WHY rot7 England had been seeking
the American smarket for years with @
persistency which never Jagged;
courage which never failed, faith
never HOPELESS; although for q
quarter OF century she had seer her ag-
gressions met by strong defenses. But
row the President of the Unlted States
| declared these defenses were to oe erased
| The British presidents had st once pro-
ceeded TO self congratulations and to
| strip of nercilessly the Presidents dis
euise. These congratulations would
have continued II voice Of warning had
not been heard. The warning WAS that
| such Euglish rxpression OF opinion bad to
| be curhed or The full iruition Of Eaglish
hopes never would be enjoyed. He
quoted from the Pail Msll G z ;tte to that
| feet, and said that Immediately there
had been q transformation. Free trade
papers had dropped ct once their self
congratulatiens and proceeded TO con
graduate the United States and tt
prophesy unbounded prosperity for this
country. Great Britain had seemed sud-
denly to recognize the fact that this coun
try WAS her daughter, and to evnce tt
her friendship and affection. He declared
M phaticsly thai England had rever II
one single instance evlnced aDy symps' ~
With this country, and that she
never had permitted an opportunity te
lure this country to pass uniDproved
He declared that the counsel, advice
f.ieptship Of Great Britain to any nation
in CONNIE cial matters bad Invariably sne
inevi,cbiy resulted in il lry to the natior
which had sccepted it. Ireland was ST
instance Of that, ard yet. said be, Gfea
Britain hoped and the Democratic psrtJ
expected Ifish votes next fall for Mr.
Gle yel.nd as Democratic candidate fol
The presidency. One Of the lesdins
free trace speakers in England hst
declared yesr. ago that the creates
triumph of Crest British would be the
SUI jugs,ion of the markets OF the Unitet
Safes In the promise Of the PresidentI
me sssge they could see that subIuesEoi
nigh at hand. Great British To-day bat
her market open to the world while othe
countries had their markets PARTIAL.
closed to her. She fund not within he
own borders the fercest kind OF competi
ton and her industries were fsll
ing OF Her silk Industries for in
stance, had been absolutely destroyed
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