Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-01
TEXAS DELEGATION
Brief Resume Of the Work of the
Texans in the Lower House.
Measures That Have Become Laws
Through the fundamentally of
the Texas Delegation.
The Boys Have Accomplished Nearly Every
thing Down on Their Programme Be-
fore the Session Began.
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| Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-The COM
| plexion of the next delegation from
Texas in congress will not differ, except
in two instances, from its present repre-
sentatiou. Judge Hare and Judge Mar
tin are the exceptions, both having been
defeated. Advices received here privately
state that Bailey will make 8 very good
congressman. He is especially noted for
his powers as an orator and no doubt
after he has won his spurs in the national
legislative halls, he will make himself
heard. Everyone here regrets the re-
tirement of Judge Hare. He has made
a most excellent representative and is
well thought of here.
Judge Martin will also be missed &.
While he has not made many speeches
and Is seldom heard in debate, he has in
silent way accomplished considerable
for his constituents. He will tire to
his farm and renew his agricultural Pur-
suits He has made many friends here
who will regret his departure.
Mr.. Lanham has been most industrious
this session, and among other things he
has accomplished of local interest may
be mentioned the passage of the bill for
the settlement of the Greer county
boundary. This is now under adjudica-
ton 10y civil process of law.
Judge Abbott has succeeded IN getting
bill through, after much hard labor
and many vicissitudes for public build
ing at Fort Worth, besides passing many
other measures of interest to his con-
stituents.
Col. Savers, valued and laDorious
member OF the committee on appropria-
lions, has accomplished the passage Of
the border indemnity claims for Texas,
by which nearly 81 900 900 has been paid
over to the state Other local measures
have also, through his efforts, received
favorable consideration.
Judge Culberson and Judge Hare have
been largely useful IN the matter OF
transferring the Jurisdiction of certain
Texas courts aud courts in the Cherokee
Nation.
Col. Kilgore has kept his end up we'll
In local Legislation, and the attempts of
his adversaries to decry his usefulness as
n valued member from Texas have met
with small favor with his constituents,
who have renominated him for the next
congress. Were any vindication neces-
sary this Endorsement, it would seem, Is
all sufficient.
Mr.. Cram has paid more attention per-
haps to the subject of deep water at Gal
weston, which is now an assured fact.
He has been wstchful and diplomatic in
the part he has taken in this important
matter, and deserves full need of appro-
hation for his efforts The question of
military post at Eagle Pass also rec eivtd
his earnest support. and this matter will
probably be favorably determined next
session.
Mr.. Mills has, of course, naturally
paid more attention to the tariff than
anv other subject, and latterly ha done
yeoman service for his party on his tours
in the Western states. He Is in great
demand as speaker of force and in
fluence, and if not oyer-worked by his
too Jealous friends will be OF incalculable
benefit 10 his party in the coming CAM
paign.
Col. Stewart Is a valued member of
the committee on rivers and harbors,
here he has carefully guarded the in
teresIs of the Texas water ways. He is
entirely familiar with all legislation con-
nected with improvements OF this nature
and his counsel is often sought by his
colleagues. He has moreover been sue
cessful in passing other measures OF local
interests and is "big'' man IN more
senses than one.
MIR. Moore's work on the election
committee and his participation in the
debates regarding the election contests
in the house show him to be an astute
lawyer, and he could not have had
better assignment than his present one.
This is q brief resume Of the work of
the Texas delegation in congress this ses-
sion. OF course there are many meas
ures which cannot now be recalled, that
have become laws through the in
strumentality of one or more of the
delegation. To accurately record every
bill passed by the individual efforts of the
delegation would occupy too much valued
space in THE GAZETTE. 1t Is sufficient to
say that the Texas delegation with the
aid of its senators have accomplished
nearly everything which was ION the
cards' before the present session began.
Later on the work of the Texas SEN
ators of this session will be reviewed.
The Week in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-The confer