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

against the payment of any bills of John
1. davenport, chief supervisor of elect
ions Mt New York, for services or dis
bursements at the recent elections and
requesting that he (ir. Fitch be al
lowed personally to examine such ac-
counts before settlement. The secretary
dccliued In discuss the natter except 10
say that th1 communication will receive
the same careful attention accorded all
communications from congressional COM
mittees. 1, Is learned from another
source that Mr.. Daycnport'a accounts
for the period IN question have not vet
been presented to the accounting officers.
and are not expected for several weeks.
The election expenditures are subject To
the approval of a United States court
before they can even be corsid cred at
the treasury department The accounts
nust b. submitted in open court, aud
each item must be substantiated by
Competent oral testimony
The protest OF the passengers Of the
steamship Weimer, now detained In
quarantine. has had little effect upon
Secretary of the Treasury Foster.
The secretary was asked this after
noon If he intended to release these peo-
pie bcfoe they had been quarantned
in accordance with the regulations Is
sued by the department:
Certainly not he said. 1.-THE reg
ulatons must be enforced strictly even
If hardship is caused in some cases.
While cholera was at our very doors
there was little complaint over the de
tention OF passengers in quarantine,
but since the immediate danger
has passed every one seems to
take II for granted that the department
IL afpuFaiy amfgFgiun lngmluIilns
order to be consistent, or for the fun of
the thing.
40 my mind we ought to be as care
full and take us many precautions against
cholera ull during this winter rs az Sny
time in the past. / base my opinion on
what medical and scientific men tell me.
They seem to feel very sure That we are
to have run of cholera in this country
reNt summer
"The way to reduce the danger from
cholera or any other epidemic raging in
Europe Mr. Foster said, ''is TO enact
legislation to restrict Immigration. Ihat
such legislation Is needed there II no
longer any room for doubt, J sincerely
hope that congress will take Immediate
action In this line. and such action as
viii do as some good. What We want
Is to restrict immigration from the othtr
side
The complete collapse Of the inter
state commerce cases In Chehgn because
Judge Bum has ruled In nccorddhSe
WI nd Inv IN thn famous Counselman case
tHlv ~ ,'i,nosS 1o, he cOmpeIlcd 70 in
criminatc himself was not unexpected ny
the LAWYERS here. Ii can not be said
that il was unexpected by the oihclals ot
~ I,tar-stnte Comm arc,, commission,
as' son,e Of them have deemed ii expe-
M ~ I'm i'm tbc last few weeks 10 intimate.
uleht III ny sho Cnunselrnan case was
"a. ine u, tha ,nnrehension was quite
rem ,,1rni on Tho naft OF the members of
~ Tntop.stnta Commerce commission
| that tLe result which was Witnessed yes
lelu"y NJ i.s iTovitnbie. At that time
80 - H"Ju Morrison said: There
u,ni,l'ss .,,iT rroGt In discussing the de-
~ nv Hi",n e,,,rt ~ last resort. If
Siiipn hn1 Mon 80 inclined II could
nv, LII Tho law constitutional upon
very eooj authority. The decisions OF
w s0vr on Substantially the same
state courts On III Neon one WY. 3"
pugYnHS1i1Iin 49, aision seriously hamper
, VIM ths ~ ,,,i,r,n,ission In your opin-
/ M M"fN VI Wv
Nm , -, .. least n Temporary hind
~" H. enforcement OF the law.
| iI'hors are usually two guilty parties TO
ihele niV u ,,iniations Of the inter
the most hasraut and those Two sre
| htute VO,uineiN W 49, ,vitnessrs To the
not likely 10 h, ,,o 81 The guilty PARTIES
trahshch9n' L,.,,,aiiad 10 testify against
an ~. y I, ,,,iIi frequently happen that
nj ~ o, IN 20 diminished, and 81 on in
wrong doing Aiier , s for murder
guilty, VII DC o' tansne, viii speak. 9
though II nav ~ na v.hieh YOU think
rs the oOstai'I 20 ierislatIonT
can be rslno w. partially removed.
mo CO. court points the way to
% re ap iGt 20 INN nnnSwSppei q justice. one