New-York tribune., 1868-05-26
WASHINGTON.

SoMNoLENCY IN THE SENATE-MR' CARY Oh
7 REPUDIATION-THE CIGAR srORf-ARhLsI
or wOOLLEY-THE NEW DEMOCRATIC CAN
pIDATE-THE POLITICAL HORIZON
s,r rElEaRAFH TO TRIBUNE 80
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 25, 1903
In the Senate to-day the proceedings were
duu and unnterestng general air Of drowsness pre-
walled IN the chamber memorial Of captains ana pi-
Cots on the Ohio River protesting against the consuc
kon Of any more bridges that river Of less than 0O
Meet span was referred TO the Committee on Post Vl
band Post Roads MIR. Trumbull gave notice ln1s . ~
Sshould call up the bill admitting Arkansas 10
hon in Congress on Wednesday next Mr. DRAKE on'i0u
u substitute for the entire bill The army Appropriation
kiu and one or TWO other measures Of no genera" IN
kortanoe were passed after which the senate
y In the House to-day. Mr. Carey OF ONO n'iouuoeu
buncombe reputation resolution, when was ieoIIou W
"a Committee Judge schOheld made report IIoIA INC
kommittee OF Elections deciding B favor OF MT Deiaho
the contested election Of Delano agt' morgan OF
hbe XITIh District Of Ohio. Mr.. Delano is Repubii
tcan The sitting member, Morgan IS Democrat
Mr. Scheuck promised 10 call up the new internal lax Dill
Aop Wednesday next and asked immediate action Con-
Ssderabe debate followed this subject during which
Hosire TO adjourn at an early day developed Mr.
ehenck thought that the House could finish the Tax bill
an three weeks others thought it would take two
months Mr. Washburne Of Illinois and Mr.. Eliot ad7o
Gated the postpOnement of the bill until next session. and
said that they would demand when the bill should
properly come before the House This question Of ad
ournng early in July and leaving to next session
hhe Tax and Tariff bills and all the big schemes before
Congress to be tested when the Tax bill comes up Mr.
Washburne Will ask for vote to get the sense of the
House
The Grant and Cofax cigar story has got into the
apers incorrectly and this is really what occurred The
Speaker the Headquarters the morning before the
nomination, reading to the General his Chicago kilograms
up 20 midnight, which the General had wished TO see.
.pOfI nd no
you get these cigars that named for you They suit
tmy taste exactly" The Speaker replied that RepuD
hican German, named Henry Bernd, at Danbury, Conn.,
lad named them for him. and he with other Congress
amen. used them exclusively The General Immediately
Nroe letter ordering thousand and as he has not the
hrankng privilege the Speaker said the letter was for
COaX cigars he would depart from his usual rule OF not
hrankng letters for others, and franked it, When 1t
keaehed Danbury the German had the Republican candi
Mates for President and yice-Presden on one letter
The esergeant-atArmsof the House arrested WoOley
tonight ia his rooms hotel here, and has HIM in
custody He will appear before the Bar Of the House to-
morrow and make through his counsel Messrs
Eerrick and Brent.
large crowd visited the White House to-day, Coec
emythe was among the callers.
A special dispatch from Baltimore says that Chief
f6o Presidency as he unite all the Democratic fac
and in addition get many electoral votes lrom the
South and combine the support OF conservative
ned Republicans. This rumOr has excited considerable
interest here to-day owing 70 the faet That IL Is supposed
20 e1nanate from the White House, as the cor
respondent who the dispatch holds the place OF
official stenographer TO the President Evening POST
It's the intention OF the Light House Board TO subst
fute iron screwple lighthouses for the hgtships now
IN service far may be practicable several nave
been already substituted and the work is to be pushed
Forward as rapidly as possible.
one Of the Nez PerCe Indians who arrived here about
week ago from Idaho with delegation Of four OF that
tribe in charge Of Agent ONe died this morning aged
rs years.
Special orders from the War Department issued to-day,
announce that Breyet MaOr-Gen o. {. House has been
assigned to the command OF Fort Washington, Nd and
khat Col William Chapman has been retired from the ser
Nce, and relieved from duty in the Second Military DIS
krct -,
The Controller Of the Currency has declared the bonds
NO circulation deposited with the United states
Treasurer by the National Bank Of Ncksburg, Miss Tor
heed to the Government that bank having failed TO re-
deem its notes. =, .
The Chicago delegates and visitors returning full OF
cOnidence the ticket The organization OF the party
Sor the campaign has already commenced. Gov. Cain
O Massachusetts has been appointed Chairman OF the
National Executive Committee.
Speaker Colfax will take the stump the adjournment
OF Congress