Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-31
SEATED
ID. B. CulberSon Is
! Still Congressman.
COMMITTEE REPORTS IN FAVOR
OF CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY
IN HIS CONTEST.
| HAS A STRONG CASE
FINAL ACTION ON bond BILL HAS
BEEN POSTPONED,
Another Day of Monotony Takes
Place In the House-News
From Warrington.
HAS A STRONG CASE


washington, Jan. 3O.-(special)-As
soon as the house met Chairman Me
Call of elections committee No. 3 re-
ported the favorable verdict OF the
committee ON the contest for the sent
OF Representative Cuiberson' Whltn
failed to mnterialize. The contestant
FOR Mr.. Culberson's seat evidently gave
up the fight without coming to WASH
ington. This was followed by II report
unanimously in favor OF Representa-
tive Crowley. with the announcement
that the defeated contestant, tosen-
shal had permission to be heard by IN,
house. The chairman further stated
that the committee would ask unnnl-
nous consent to call the case tomorrow
morning and give Mr.. Rosanthal
chance to be heard. The report ~ very
brief and completely wipes away every
contention made by the contestant.
IL seems that IN the eyes " the COM
1nittec Mr. Roscnthal made no case at
all. His appearance before the mousse
VIII therefore give him an opportunity
to console himself with II defense anu
explanation OF the inducoment which
Cuuscd him to contest Mr. Crowleys
seat.
The reports thute that the contcs-
tnnt asked an lmpoFsible construction
OF the law and further asked that II
be administered one way In one county
and another may in another. There
was trouble In Galveston and Fort
bend county over the vote cast and In
each Instance the contestant asked
That the vote be thrown out, The re-
port says, however, that ~ the COM
Inittee had thrown out this vote IN
one instance II would have been forced
by the same decision 10 have counted
II In the other, and vice versa, flthor
election Of Representative Crowley
by varying pluralities and no decision
l,sH tksNl lt
tee couldthr ow out tho vote In both
counties.
Representative crowley twas very
generally congratulated on this
sweeping victory, which II must he
confessed was almost n surprise to him
The contestant had his case prepared
by the very best lawyers In Texas and
In washington. The Galveston Demo
cratic holters against Representative
Crowley's election were heudcd h'
nome OF the best lawyers In that cit,
and these were aided By Judge Jrf'
Wilson, OF Washington, one of th'
famous lawyers OF the country. l
does seem surprising thnt all of thu
legal aid should have made case s'
weak
OF course there has been some nolitl
cal influence at work in the matter
Republicans here say that Contcstnn
Rosenthal has made himself generally
lisllked among the men OF hls owl
party by trying 90 make friends witt
rival Republican factions In pretending
to be on one hand the supporter o
Reed and on the other an advocate o
Mckinley but the report of the com
mlttee II 10 sweeping IT hardly seem
that there could have been any politicn
bias or personal nntagonism In tn
report uE made
Dcucicncy nm reported.
Washington Jan. &c. The urgenc
"a. AL a. "A
the senate from the committee on AZ
preparations being the first OF the AZ
preparation billa 10 80 to the senni
this session. II Increased the total NJ
preparation for deficiencies over IL
amount appropriated by the house bi
to the extent of 81. 500. 5Bi. the total b,
ing Sb.slO,d6I. The bill In also amen,
ed TO provide for the payment to Ho
NJ. w. Ransom, minister 70 Mexic
S20SG. being the amount OF salary dt
for July aud August, 1895. for which
received no pay owing 10 the irregula
lily OF HIS appointment.
should Advise the scpntc.
Washington. Jan. 30--Chnirman Din
ley today told delegation from 10
ton who We're given q hearing by Il
ways ana means committee that q
house had passed two bills which won
" enacted, avert the danger TO Il
treasury which they feared He adyi
ed them to bring all the arguments
thelr power to bear upon the senate
pass the bills and 10 create sentime
In favor OF those bills
Democrat. Hoid u Caucus.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30,--The Democra
10 members OF the house held o cauc
this afternoon for the purpose OF p1
fecting the organization of the 60
gressionnl campaign committee.
WAS decided to appoint one memh
OF the committee from each state viii
has Democratic representative In [
house, This committee Will act wi
the senate committee forming ono II
the Democratic congressional campaI
committee or the last congress. j
speeches were made at the CAUCUS
day. Il Is probable that Senator Faul
ner VIII be reelected chairman.
banking NIL Discussed.
Washington. Jan. 30.--A oonferen
was held at the capitol today by Cha
man Walker OF the house banking a
currency committee, with several bl
mess men and bankers. most OF who
have been attending the oonycnti
of the National board OF trade, The
was an Informal discussion OF II
Walkers banking bin, and he explain
the bill at length.
inc indian appropriation bill d
been completed by the sub-comrnit,
ON Indian affairs having II in char
and probably win be acted on bv /
ruli committee In the latter part OF
weck. -
The house csmmittec on mercha
marine ana fisheries today ngreed
report bill repeating the reoiproc
provision Of the law authorizing /
Imposition Of tonnage tax.