Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-23

SURE OF A HARBOR.
The Present Congress viii Do the
Grand Thing by Texas.
Randall's Successor on the Committee on
Rules-TraYelers Want Mile
age Tickets.
Bill for Government Warehouse for the Bena-
fit of Farmers Observation-Disclosures
Claim Victory.
Texas Expects Something Big.

Texas Expects Something Big
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-No positive
information can be obtained regarding
the temper of the house river and har-
Dor committee towards the Galveston
deep water project. The proceedings Of
the committee are secret and the
probable action on any measure is
known only to themselves. 1t
is within bounds, however, to
say that liberal appropriation will be
made for Galveston. Whether or not
the senate's action will be confirmed of
course is not known, but it is beyond
question the intention to provide for
deep water harbor on the gulf at the pres
ent session. Your correspondent endeav-
ored to ascertain to-day when report
would be made, but could not gain any
authentic information on the subject.
COfc Stewart, who is member of the
committee, disolaims any knowledge on
the question of the time when the COM
mittee will bring in bill or
what its terms may be. The action
of the states interested in a deep water
port on the gulf in memorializing con-
gress on the subject has not been without
a good effect, and there is no doubt that
the present status OF the question Is
more promising than at any previous
time. What the future may bring forth
no one can predict, but the
impression prevails, aud with reason
that Texas will certainly have the nucleus
OF marine harbor at the present ses-
sion.
To SUCCEED RANDALL.
By Mr.. Randall's death a vacancy oc-
ours in the committee on rules, and were
it not for the fact that the ways and
means committee already has
TITO representatives on that
sssnfiittee in Mckinley and Carlisle,
Mr.. Mills would undoubtedly be selected.
AS it is, however, Mr.. Forney of Ala
bama will be the second Democrat, he
having served the longest in continuous
service on the appropriations committee.
THERE IS NO TELLING.
So far as the Texas delegation IN
the next congress is concerned,
it is expected that all those
now representing the state will be re-
turned with perhaps the exception of
Martin. A contest OF unusual interest
will occur in Kilgore's district, who has
Ex-Governor Hubbard for an opponent,
but the former Will make strong fight,
which, reinforced by his congressional
record for the last four years, will
probably pull him through all right.
Mr.. Sayers, of course, will have an OPP
ponent, but it is generally conceded that
he will succeed himself. The same may
be SAID of the rest of the delegation,
unless, possibly, Hare runs against a
snag which is not at pre- sent predicted.
Stewart will also have an opposing
candidate, but he is not feeling anxious.
The primaries will occur this summer,
and in some instances the Texas mem
bers will be on the ground to see what is
going on.
SUGAR TARIFF.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky in con-
Versation with your representative to-
day on the sugar schedule of the tariff
bill said: ''The farmers will not
stand it. This protection pill is
usually thickly sugar coated and
the people who are taxed
SO heavily can't see the bitterness
concealed in the dose, but when
it comesssto. giving a bonus of two
seeRts every pound the louisiana
af planters raise, the farmers will
protest The bonus is too calculable.
Everybody can see at glance
how much the tax on the country
is, and the sentiment against II
will be so strong that of necessity the
law must be repealed if tits ever enacted.
The farmers will begin to compute the
sss1ns they should receive for their corn
That can It be sold and want heavy bonus
for it. 1 think tariff bill will be
passed. Republican party necessity
compels it, but it will Tot be the Nc
Kinley bill in its present shape.