Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-08
TEXAS, GREAT Is SHE!
The Arkansas Pass Harbor Company's
BIZ Passes the House.
A Few Contingencies Which VIII Give TeIa
the Speaker Of the House in the Fifty
Second Congress.
Mills as Speaker.

Mills as Speaker.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 5.--The death Of
Senator Beck will have an effect on the
next speaker OF the house IL Carlisle is
chosen to succeed him. Should the
Democrats capture the next house Mr..
Mills will be in prominent position, an
ticipating of course his recollection.
Many prominent Democrats believe he
will be possible candidate for speaker.
II Mills should not get the nomination,
Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia will. Should Mills
be chosen OF course IL would be a great
step forward for Teyas, and his election
would mean more for her
than would at first appear.
or course the contingency rests upon the
result OF the next congressional campaign
snd the complexion of the house. The
death of Senator Beck, of course, brings
number of candidates in the field
for this place. Ii the mat
ter is settled by state pride
merely, Mr. Carlisle will certainly
be chosen, as he Is regarded as the sblest
man Of the state. Next to him in prom
iDenoe stand ex-Chief Justice Lindsay
who Is now q state senator and repre-
sentative W. c. P Breckenridge. Others
spoken OF are ex-Represeu tative J. A.
Mckenzie and ex-Representative
John Young Brown, whose attack
on Butler gave him wide notoriety and
who became conspicuous on account OF
HE joining with Lamar, Gordon and
other Southern men to sustain the cleo
toral commission after it had been ap-
pointed.
TEXAS GOT THERE
Texas again figured prominently In
the house to-day, as under suspension Of
the rules the bin authorizing the
Aransas Pass harbor company to improve
the harbor at that point was passed.
The details of this measure have been
fully published In THE GAZETTE. This
is most fortunate thing for Texas. 1t
will give her q harbor commensurate
with the needs OF commerce and the
shipping interests generally, which are
growing so rapidly, and whose limits no
one can predict. Texas is being well cared
for by her delegation and especial credit
is due to each member for the part he
has taken in the deep water question
now uppermost among all the in
terests which affect the welfare
OF the state. Upon this matter they are
one and the result will certainly be
hailed with delight by every Texan,
irrespective of locality.
NEW MExICo's STATEHOOD.
Ex-Governor Prince of New Mexico
made a strong appeal before the
committee on territories to-day
IN behalf of the admission Of
New Mexico to, statehood. His
arguments were cogent and should have
great weight with the committee, but,
as heretofore stated, il is doubtful if the
Republicans will allow her to come in.
This is simply from partisan reasons ,as it
Ia generally understood that the new
state would be Democratic. Unfortu-
natelY the time has not yet arrived when
party politics can rise above the greater
question Of national Importance, such as
the admission OF a new state irrespective
Of its political af1liatiou.
Arrangements for Senator Rocks Funeral.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The Kentucky
delegation met at 1880 O'Clock this
morning to take action respecting the
death of Senator Beck. Representative
Carlisle presided, and the following res
olutions, drawn and offered by Repre-
eutatiYe Stone, were adopted:
whereas, it has pleased our Father in
Heaven to remove by death from our
midst our friend and colleague and
leader, Hon. James b Beck, therefore
DO IL
Resolved. that in his death we have
lost valued friend and a wise aud safe
counsellor in the discharge of our public
dutiesi that Kentucky has lost her great
est statesman and ablest advocate OF the
principles OF government that would pro-
mote her PROSPERITY; tpag the United
States has lost one Of the most earnest,
forcible and successful advocates OF
preservation and transmission of all
liberties Of the people that has ever held
seat in the senate; that We feel his loss
10 us irFeparahls, but knowing his ex-
ample is worthy to be followed by all, We
will endeRvor to be EoyernsS by those
high characteristics which made his life
noble and will try 70 bear our bereay-
ment n that spirit that recognizes the
wisdom of God IN, all his DEGREES; that
we tender TO his, daughter aud son our
sincere sympathy in Ibis sad afliict!en,
and that as further mark of respect the
kentucky delegation in congress VII 81
tend his funeral in Lexington ga body 81
/; was arranged that the Femains are
10 lie 10 stats in charge d guard of /
honor in the marble room lathe reRpsef |
the senate chamber. The f8ll6wIng
named persons have been selected as
honorary pail bearers: ~As
Far Ayashiugtot.-aE. II Smith L e44F /