Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28
AN OPEN QUESTION.
Various Opinions as to when Con-
gress Will Adjourn.
Tariff Bill May Be Held in Conference
Neutrality-suspicious. Not Favorably
Disposed to Reciprocity.
Lead Ore Schedule Discussed in the Senate.
Passage of the Galveston Deep Water
Project Certain.
To Close the Tariff Debate.

SpeClbl 10 the GaZette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Mr. Aldrich
made formal proposition for the closing
Of the tariff debate on September 8. The
Democrats assented through Senator
German to this proposition, but Mr..
Plumb objected. and the matter
went over till tomorrow. What
ever arrangement the Republicans
may have with regard to the
force bill next session is no affair of the
Democrats. The latter are free to OPP
pose it if its friends drag the wretched
corpse from its unhonored grave. Even
at the worst the force bill could not reach
a vote next session without a change
of rules There are mutterings
in the house of ''no force bill,
no tariff, - but they are growing
beautifully less by degrees and the lead
ers of the house have been compelled to
abandon their tactics.
LEAD ORE SCHEDULE.
The senate to-day reached the lead ore
schedule in the tariff bill, both Texas
senators taking leading part in the de-
bate. The clause was that imposing a
duty of one and one-half per cent. on
lead ore and lead dross, and that silver
containing lead should pay the same duty
for the lead contained therein.
Senator Coke moved to amend this by
providing that ores containing silver and
lead, the latter commodity being of less
value, be admitted free of duty. He
said the passage of the committee
amendment would destroy the smelling
works in Texas and other states, render
useless the refractory ores of New Mex
leo, Arizona and Texas al 1 throw
thousands of artisans out of employ
ment. He characterized the lead
ore paragraph as direct slap
in the face TO Mexico and virtually ter
minated our trade relations with it.
Senator Reagan followed with remarks
in the same vein. He said if the theory
of the bill was the protection of home in
dustrIss then the proviso ought to be
stricken out. for it would have the oppo-
site effect. By the adoption of the
amendment great injury would be in
fioted on both the United States and
Mexico
OKLAHOMA DESTITUTIoN.
Senator Pratt, chairman of the COM
mittee on territories, laid before the sem
ate to-day telegram from Special Land
Inspector Mes Whsm of Oklahoma, to
Secretary Noble, describing the distress
now prevailing there and stating that
fully one-third of the people need aid,
and that the prospects were gloomy.
Secretary Noble says the department has
no resources at its command to relieve
the distress, and that congress can allie
viate matters.
GALVESTON DEEP WATER.
The conference committee appointed
on the river and harbor bill insures the
passage of the Galveston deep water pro-
ject, and the final favorable disposition
of this matter is now assured. Mr..
Gresham was very jubilant to-day and
his countenance betokened the general
satisfaction he felt IN knowing that his
labors have not been in vain. He will re-
main here until the bill becomes a law.
There is some talk of a veto, but those
who are best informed do not believe the
president will place his veto on the i'm
portant measure. In fact leading Re-
publicans say it would be bad politics to
do so.