Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-03
No Democratic Territory Need
Apply to Enter the Union.
The Republicans, in Trying to Please
Everybody with Their Tariff Bill,
Please Nobody.
Status of the Various Texas Deep Water
Standardization of the House Com
mittee on Territories.

PURELY QUESTION OF POLITICS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-There is no
sort of doubt that congress will admit
Wyoming to statehood, despite the seri-
Gus objections of a heavy Mormon citi-
zenship and unrestricted female suffrage.
The reason, therefore, lies in the
fact that it will be Republi-
can state. Utah, which is greatly
ahead of Wyoming in all the
requisites of statehood is kept out on the
hypocrlticaI excuse that it has large
Mormon population. Although next to
Utah, Wyoming has more Mormon resi-
dents than any other territory. Utah,
however, is democratic, and that is
enough to damn it in the
eyes of the dominant party.
Were it of the other political stripe,
there would be no question as to its ad-
mission by the present congress.
In like manner New Mexico will have
to wear its territorial garments awhile
longer and for the same reason. 1t too
can be counted on to cling to the Democ-
racy and will be punished accordingly.
The moral of it is that no Democratic
territory need apply, it matters not how
thoroughly equipped, TO enter the sister
hood of states
THE TARIFF.
The Republicans are still laundering
IN water too deep for comfort as to
heir tariff bill. They are try
ing TO satisfy everybody
but please nobody. They put hides and
raw silk back on the free list which has
raised a storm about their ears, and now
the fight is on sugar. 1t is tolerably sure
that the committee will have to recede
from its original stand on this article,
though whatever change is made they
will likely adopt the specific form of
duty.
DEEP WATER SCHEMES.
John Willetr of San Antonio, after
several months of futile effort to get con-
gressional Endorsement of his Padre
Island scheme of deep water,
leaves for Texas tomorrow,
thoroughly Disguised man. There
never was much chance for his
measures to win here, however, merito-
rious 1T might be. Texas cannot reason
ably hope for government aid to half
dozen deep water schemes and this being
recognized by the home delegation they
refused to lend the Willett project any
assistance.
Col. Houston, of San Antonio, who
has been here some time in behalf of
Arkansas Pass, also leaves for Texas
soon. He 10 supposed to represent the
Arkansas Pass railroad IN his efforts to get
congress to sanction private improve
ment OF the harbor at Aransas Pass.
With Arkansas left out, and only
modest appropriation for Sabine Pass
for continuing the work started,
there, there IS no reason why the appTo-
priation for Galveston should not go
through. Yet, somehow, very few Of
the Texas representatives seem to be
sanguine of this. They fear the house
will not consent to spending so much on
a siugle port, regardless Of the fact that
half a dozen other states besides Texas
are vitality interested in the matter.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The senate,
IN executive session to-day, confirmed
the following nominations: Pay d.
rector, Thomas H. LOCKER, to be chief |
of the bureau OF provisions and clothing
and acknowledgement of the navy; !
Annoy Smith, Jr., surveyor of customs |
at Cincinnati. Postmasters-New Mex |
co, II. G. Williamson, Albuquerque; |
Jacob WeItmere, Santa Fe.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 2G.-The Worlds |
lair bill was received to-day and was re-
ported to the special committee having |
hat subject in charge.
Senator Riscock, chairman, was asked |
when the committee would be called to
consider it. He said that he would be
Tut of the city until next Monday, and
hat no meeting will be held until after
hat time.
IN BEHALF OF MALONE IS CANDIDACY.
WASHINGTON, March 2G.-Warrants
we're to-day sworn out IN the police court
or the arrest of C. Newton j. J. Verser
n charge of violating the civil service |
aw in soliciting and receiving contribu-
ions from government employees for po-
itical purposes. Newton and Verser
we're president and treasurer, respec-
lively, of the cold Dominion Repub- |
iCdu ISdSu0, HuICuy lH0 ldSG
oliticaI campaign in Virginia, it is
harged, solicited money in and of the
ause of Gen. Malone as candidate for
he governorship. The headquarters of
he club was in Washington.
The civil service commission asks for
n additional appropriation of So 200, 900
or the ensuing year.
HOUSE CoNIhIITTER ON TERRITORIES.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The house
ommittee on territories held a meeting
o-day for the purpose of considering the
i'll TO provide an enabling act for the ter
tory of New Mexico. A resolution
as adopted by a party vote pro-
iding that q subcommittee be |
ppointed to consider the propriety
preparing and reporting to
ne full committee an enabling act |
nder which New Mexico may be adj
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