Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-18
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
Continued from FIRST Page.

o make speeches at Democratic rally In
hist plsce. BE will return on Monday.
RECOMMENDED FOR POSTMASTER.
Special to the Gazette.
WAsHNGToE, Feb, 17.-Judge Abbott
sas recommended Thomas B. Griffith fol
postmaster at Terrell.
TOOK UP THE TURPIE CASE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
committee on privileges and elections
to-day considered the Turpie case, or.
dered the papers to be printed, and re-
tered The subject for further considera
ton 20 sub committee consisting o!
Senators HoEr, Spooner and Eustis.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHISGToN, Feb. 1.-THE following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
OrgiDEl, iHvalids, Dewitt C, Evsrty, Big
Spsings; Mtxic5n widows, Lucinda,
wIdow of John Brown, Rositas; Amanda,
widow of Thomas r Mitchell, Kosse
Mary A, widow of Rchsrd Alleged,
Fowler; LoreI 70 Charo, widow of James
Z. Gsrdenas, Atascosa; Elizabeth E,
widow Of James LoVe!adY, Bellevue ;
Juds, widow OF William G. Lilliard, San
Antonio; Elizabeth, widow Of Daniel
Cronir, Taylor.
CONTESTED ELECTION C .sEs.
washington, Feb. 1.-THE House
election committee having disposed Of the
McDufie VS.. Davidson, Alabama contest,
In favor OF Davidson, the sitting member,
will meet next Tuesday to decide upon
the further order of business. 1t Is the
general expectation th&t the illinois con
test Of WorthiIgton VS.. Post will be
promptly taken up. Party lines were
drawn in the Alabama contest. minori-
~ report will accompany the presentation
of the views OF the shortly Of the House.
BEFORE THE PACIFIC RAILWAY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Feb II. - Warf1eld
Story. counsel for the Union Pacific Rlil-
road Company, to-day submitted to the
House Pacific Railroad committee modi-
1cstions in Outhws!te's funding bill pro-
pared by President Adams. The only
change of moment suggested In the orig
insl bill is proposition to fix tie pay
Tnants TO De made By The company upon
it's debt at Ito Of per cent. for the first
FIVE years, and ! Of per cent. for The
second term OF five years, instead Of
uniform payment tor the first ten
years period of. of l per cent.
Rugby calculated the effect Of the pro-
posed charge would be to reduce the
payments by 5000, 600 during each OF the
frat FIVE ysaTs, and increase them by
corresponding sum during the next FIVE
years. Mr. Storey stated that the total
amount Of the payment to the government
during the first ten years. period would
De the same as proposed by the original
bill. TIE company Was DESTROYS of haT-
ing the charges lightened during the next
I've years, because, IS Mr.. Adams had
stated, it had very hesyy payments to
make during thet period, snd would be
able to make up the deficiency within the
rext five years. time.
The committee has invited the Pacific
railroad commissioners 20 appear btfCre
II Lex Friday to furnish any Information
they msy possess for the guidance of the
committee. II was stated informally by
ore of the members Of the committee t.
day that Anderson of lows had decliGed
To lpp ar before the committee IN sup
pert of his bill directing the criminal
prosecution OF the Pacih railroad officials.
ALIENS RIGHTS.
WAsHIE GTON, Feb. 1.-THE bill to
amend the Is1 prohibiting alien persons
and corporations from acquiriu.; lands in
the UniIedHtstes received the approval
Of theH61se committee On mines and
mining today. The amendment provides
that restrictions ct law shall not apply to
mines Of gold or silver, tin, lead, cinnahar
or copper or Suy interest therein.
COL oRED WORLDS FAIR.
WASHINGTON, Fec. I7.-Tne Senate
nm cd l.
heard Professor J. NJ. Langston, formerly
to Hsyti, and ex'Congressman
Small of South Carolina, in support Of the
bill to encours ge the holding of colored
worlds fsir and exposition in Atlanta.
Professor Langston, IN the course of his
remarks, said this country had at the
present time q good opportunity &c
Guild up trade with hayti, IS that
Island was not closely pst-
terning after u7. Tie bill
IS introduced by Senator Blair makes an
of $500, 900 and majority
Of the;commlttee sppeSrs iavorably dis
posed toward thst amount although q
lew OF the members think the sum Is too
srge. A motion WAS put and carried
,hss the appropriation OF money (the
sum being left blsnh) should be made in
; d OF the exposition. A sub committee
of Senators Bowen, Palmer
sud George was then appointed to drefs q
bill for the report to the full committee. |
REFUSED THE APPLICATION.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE collector |
1i customs at New Orleans recently sub
mitted to the favorable consideration OF !
ne Treasury Department q proposition
that the proprietor Of the bonded ware
house at that port be sllo wed to store in |
mis- warehouse articles entered st interior |
1arls for tran sporthtion and expectation |
oy way of New O;leans with tae beDe q /.
1i drawback under the customs and in |
serusl revenue laws. The privilege is de- |
sired for the ell ged purpose ofexpediting |
the filing Of orders for such goods. The |
department! declined to grant the eppli- |
Gallon On the ground that such system |
IS unnecessary end unexpedient.
The bill TO exempt American coastwize |
ealing vessels piloted by their licensed !
masters or By the United States, from |
to pay stkse pilots for services
which ere not actually rendered, was de- |