Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-28

opinion, make the possible shortage In
the treasury greater,
Representative Mckinney, Of New
Hampshire, who Is the ranking Demo-
cratic member Of the house committee
on pensions and who WAS n Union sol
der from Ohio during the war aud who
~ mentioned az Cleyclund's commits
sioncr Of pcnsons, IL authority for the
statement that the lhtty-third congress-
will very likely distinguish itself by
refusing 10 pass single pension bill.
Mr. Mckinney believes that The revenue
of the government VIII MI be needed
to meet current expenses. md that the
pensioners should be satisfied undcr the
circumstances 10 have no pension lcgis-
l0tion whatever, as the adoption Of any
measure upon the subject of pensions
must of necessity be IN the direction Of
cnrtailing the pension roll.
There was Introduced In congress last
winter about 5000 priyufc pension bills
The average number Of private pension
measures which have been introduced ia
each congress during the past ten years
has been about 1000. II this new con-
gress should adopt a resolution AZ the
beginning of its session pedgiug itself
against the consideration Of ANY peneion
measure there will be less than half che
usual aggregate number of bills intro
ducod, aud fully one-fourth Of the work
Of the two branches OF congress- will be-
headed or. Mckinney idea on this sub
ject is that of many leading Democrats.
Representative Jerry Simpson Of Kan
sas has returned to Wnebngton look
ing none the worse for wear after the
hard political struggle he passed through
at Medicine Lodge The s0ckless states
man denies the report that be has given
MP the Third party und zone over TO
the Democracy. He says that the Third
party will lie bigger thnn the Democracy
before long and he indorsps General
Viewers pronuucinmtnto 10 the effect
that tho great power which has suddenly
beGn placed upon the shoulders Of The
Democracy will have the efct Of killing
IT, Mr.. Simpson says also TINT he rs
not candidate for the United States
senate and that his name will not be
presented 10 the Kansas legislature with
his permission, He adds that he prefers
TO hc "a representative Of Tie plain
people" and not ''nn occupant Of the
American house Of lords,
President Cleyclund's inauguration on
the ith Of next March promises to be
surrounded by the largest body Of ncO.
pie ana to be accompanied by the most
unique and picturesque features which
have characterized an inauguration since
lnT nhyH ol dhNhhVhg 'h' NNsHiuA Fifhn
dispatches announced to-day that yeR-
tibuled train loaded with citizens Of
Bloomington, Ill.,, would escort Adlai
Stevenson 10 Washington for the innu-
guration and that 100 Uniformed mrm-
beers Of the Randall clph Of Philadelphia
would march In procession escorting
Grover Cleveland from the capitol TO
the White House.
Scarcely day has passed since II
became known that Cleveland and
Stevenson were elected that some pictur-
esque fcaure Tor the Inauguration has not
been announced The 200 harsptnen
from Virginia headed by General Fitg-
hugh Lee, who mnrrhed In the Inaugural
raj procession eight years ago, are to
form the nucleus Of the grand baud Of
hursemen from several Southern states
There will lac a regiment Of the Texas
rangers in the procession and another Of
Georgia Is wearing peculiar buckekin
suits and cp0kskin caps, characteristic
of the Georgin Cracker,
Tnmmauy has promised 70 turn out
10000 strong and 10 exhibit Ia the pa
rnde real uncagcd tiger, as wen AZ
the huge owl which was so conspicuous
Il foaturo OF the hotel whore Tnnmany
made It's headquarters during The Chicago
convention. But the Tnmnany owl Is
10 be outdone by The Jucksonlan orgnni-
zntion Of Washington, which hns ordered
for the parade a rooster fifteen feet
high. made Of canvas and covered with
feathers.
President Harrison Is developing into
great pedestrian Daring tlle first two
years Of his administration he hardly
ever appeared on the srrorfK Of Wash
ington and when ne did appear few nae
oenizid him But within The iart Two
weeks the president never lets a pleasant
afternoon 20 by without long walk
through corneeiirut avenue or some
others leading thnr1nghfnfe, and his
afternoon stroll has heeome 70 regnlnr