Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-06
TEXAS, GREAT IS SHE!
The Arkansas Pass Harbcr Company's
Bill Passes the House.
A Few Contingencies Which Will Give Texas
the speaker of the House in the Fifty
second Congress.
Mills ms Speaker.

Special to the Gazette. -
WASHINGTON. May 5.-The death Of
Senator Beck will have an effect on the
next speakeFpf the .rouse if Carlisle is
chosen to succeed him. Should the
!. Democrats capture. theanext house Mr..
Mills will be in prominent position, an
ticipating of course his reelection.
Many prominent Democrats believe he
will be a possible candidate for speaker
If Mills should not get the nomination.
MIR. Crisp of Georgia win. Should Mills
be chosen of course il would be a great
step forward for Texas, and his election
would mean more for her
than would at first appear.
OF course the contingency rests upon the
result OF the next congressional campaign
and the complexion of the house. The
death of Senator Beck, of course, brings
a number of candidates in the field
for this place. If the mat
ter is settled by state pride
merely, Mr.. Carlisle will certainly
be chosen, as he is regarded as the ablest
man of the state. Next TO him in prom
inence stand ex-Chief Justice Lindsay
who is now a state senator and repre-
sentative w. C. p. Breckenridge. Others
spoken of are -Represeu tative J. A.
Mckenzie ana ex-Representative
John Young Brown, whose attack
on Butler gave him wide notorietY and
who became conspicuous on account of
his 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 bill authorizing the
Arkansas Pass harbor company to improve
the harbor at that point WIS passed.
The details of this measure have been
fully published in THE GAZETTE. This
is most fortunate thing for Texas. 1t
will give her a harbor common surate
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
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
arguments were eogent and should have
rafrr fnf hn
as heretofore stated, it is doubtful if the |
Republicans will allow her TO come in.
This is simply from partisan reasons ,as it |
is generally understood that the new
state would be Democratic. Unfortu-
natelY the time has not yet arrived when |
party politics cen rise above the greater
question of national Importance, such as |
the admission of a new state irrespective |
of its political affiliation.
Arrangements for Senator Beck's 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-
eptatiye 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
be it ~ -
Resolved, that in his death We have
lostta valued friend and wise and safe
counsellor in the discharge of our public
duties; that Kentucky has lost her great
est statesman and RbIest advocate of the
principles of government that would pro-
mote her prosperity; that the United
States has lost one of the most earnest,
forcibie and successful advocates of
and transmission of all
liberties of the people that has ever held
o seat in the senate; that we feel his loss
to US irFeparable, but knowing his ex-
ample is worthy to be followed by all we
will endeavor to be governed by those
high characteristics which made his life
noble. and Will try to bear our bereav-
ment in that spirit that recognizes the
wisdom of God in ali His DEGREES; that
we tender TO his daughter and son our
sincere sympathy in this sad affiict;on,
and that as further mark of respect the
Kentucky delegation in congress will at
tend his funeral in Lexington in q body. |
1t was arranged that the remains are
to lie III state in charge of guard of
honor in the marble room in the rear of (
the senate chamber. The following
named persons have been selected as
honorary pail bearers:
For Washington-W. R. Smith, l.. Q.
Washington. o. o. Steady, H. B.
Thompson, j. Fletcher, johnson Blair,
Lee il c. Breckenridge, Col. R. @.
wintersmith, Maj. W. F. Tucker, Judge
L. s. Trimble.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s. B. Buck
nsr. Frankfort Alexander, jeffrey Be-
riah Magofin, Gen. j. F. Robinson,
Judge r. A. Buckner, DR.. H. NJ. Skill
man, judged. Morton DR.. J. W. Whit
ney and A. c. Mcdowell.
Lexington-E. F. Clay Harris.
The body Of the late senator will be
taken to the capitol at o 'clock to-mor-
row morning, that course having been
decided upon after consultation by Maj.
Goodloe with Senator Blackburn Ser
vices in the senate chamber tomorrow
will consist of the usual religious cere-
The statement that Senator Blackburn
would deliver an Grafton was an error.
The senate committee this afternoon
arrangements for the funeral.
The senate and house committees held
q meeting this afternoon aud made the
following arrangements for the funeral