Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
To the Tariff Bill Being Put
Through Under the Gag Law
The Republicans Spending Enormou
Sums of Money to Defeat Breck-
inridge of Arkansas.
Culberson Coming Homo to Look After His
Fences-The Census Office Will Make
No Promises for Texas.
Winding Up.
Special to the Gazette.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-It seems to
be generally conceded that congress will
adjourn Wednesday or Thursday. The
senate expects to pass the tariff bill to-
morrow. To-day Senator Aldrich tried
to have an hour fixed for voting on the
measure. He proposed allowing two
hours to the Democrats. Senator
Reagan opposed the idea in a few
brief, but pointed remarks and said that
no one on the minority side had studied
the conference report and he was in favor
of giving more time for debate He
further said that the bill was q national
one, and to put it through under the gag
law he thought would be- unbecoming
and certainly unnecessary. Pending a
settlement of this question the senate
adjourned.
SENATOR JONES OF ARKANSAS
is now in the state campaigning for
Breckenridge. Fears are entertained
that the latter may not pull through,
owing chiefly to the fact that enormous
sums of money are being poured into the
state by the Republicans. No better
man could have heen selected for the
delicate task of aiding eX-Congressman
Breckenridge in his fight than Senator
Jones. He is most popular in his state
and elsewhere, is an entertaining and
forcible speaker, and one of the most
conscientious nt men. He Is moreover a
hard worker, and will get out the vote
of the falteriug Democrats if anyone can.
Congressman Mills will also speak in
BreCkinridge's district.
CONGRESSMAN MOORE OF TEXAS
is q broad guaged Democrat and one who
does not believe that every Republican ls
bad. He is a great admirer of Mai Nc
Kinley and in speaking TO colleague
recently he said it was misfortune and
he doubted not calamity
that McKinley's district had
been jerrymandered. He referred
to the latter in tiattering terms and said
he was not only politician, but
statesman and since he had been in con-
gress Mckinley had conducted himself in
u most praiseworthy manner. In fact
he had not joined in party brawls or
chickering's.
JUDGE CULBERsON
has gone home and will not return. Be-
fore leaving he said he expected TO be
returned, but he would have to work ell
the same to that end. as he had pop
ment to contend with.
Mr.. Grain has received many compli-
mentary notices upon his speech in the
house Saturday on the tariff report, in
which he took occasion to re-
view alleged Southern outrages and
the race question which was not UNDER
stood or properly explained in the
North.
Col. Kilgore received a telegram yes
terday from Mayor Conner of Dallas re-
questing him to delay lis trip to New
York and await later advices. He eX-
poets to leave for Texas Immediately
upon adjournment, and will take the
stump in his district on his arrival at
home.
THE CENSUS OFFICE
is proceeding very slowly with the Texas
census returns, the Fourth census dis
trict being the only one thus far COM
pleted. Mr.. Hunt, chief of the
population division said to-das that it
would be at least two months before the
complete and accurate figures could be
given for the state. He said, further,
that the enumerators' schedules from
Texas were in very bad condition, ana
that a recount had been made in many
Instances. He hoped to announce the
count of the Fifth district within two
weeks, but could make no promises.
The president has signed the bill grant |
ing the Texas and Mexican electric light |
and power company right to erect wires
across the Rio Grande ut Eagle Pass.
Second Lieutenant B. c. Morse, |
Twenty-third infantry has been detailed |
for duty as military professor ut the ag-
ricultural and mechanical college of |
Texas, ut College station.