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house until after the holidays, and there
will doubtless be an early holiday adjourn
mant. Mr.. Randall opposes frequent ad-
iournments, and will endeayor to carry
out his plan 20 the end of the session in
. May, but he meets with opposition on
every hand. One reason is that the rev.
enue tariff men suspect be is controlled by
a desire to prevent, If possible, any
discussion of the tariff question. The in
cations ali are that the session will be
long, and after the new year that political
debates will be protracted and cerinioni-
Gus.
THE sECRETARYsHIP OF THE SENATE.
A friend of George Gorham says, the re-
port that he is attempting to secure the
defeat Of McCook for secretary Of the SEN
ate is unfounded. McCook's friends claim
to have information that he
in aey event Will be elected by
the majority Of quorum, as there are
some Democratic senators who may find
1t convenient TO be in the committee
rooms when the vote is called. It is not
necessary that the officers shall be elected
by a full senate. majority of quorum
is all that is required. The Republican,
this morning, after extoll1ng Gorham,
urges the Republicans to unite in Nc
Cooks support.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
It is expected that Speaker Carlisle will
have his committees ready for delivery to
the house next Friday, before it adiourns
for the holiday recess. The struggle over
the Craftsmanship of the committee on ap-
propriatiens is over. Blackburn has made
menly withdrawal, and has expressed
himself as not desiring in any way to
fetter the action of the speaker. His
friends have not been the ones
who have made ali the trouble. 1t
is said that Randall is not
over anxious 10 be made chairman Of the
committee on appropriations, He woald
much prefer The role of a martyr, go that
he coHld have an excuse for further crit
icisms. The cutting down of expenses
has been carried 10 a point whore not much
more reduction is possible without max
ing as many enemies az friends for Nor
rison. It is possible that the WAYS and
means committee, as II will be organ
lied under MORRISON, will introduce
general tariff bill early IN the session
providing for Q scaling of the present
duties % per cent. Morrison himself Is as
radical q revenue reform man in theory as
Frank Hur3, but he is conservative IN &C
ton. Ii Is not probable that he will at
tempt anything more in the way Of ieeis-
lation then can be carried cut. Il is be-
ieved if the Democratic house passes g
fair bill there will be enough Republican
senators from tho northwest 10 vote for
the MEASURE to pass it.
DEMooBATIC CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-Among the lead
ing Democratic members of congress the
opinion prevails that the national Demo
cratic convention will be held ct Chicago.
They are working quietly but diligently to
secure it, and thus monopolize the national
conventions for next year by the members
of the national conventions. Iowa and
Minnesota have declared for Chicago.
Louisville is also anxious to secure the
convention and has active friends. One of
the most prominent Democratic leaders in
congress, said to Star reporter ''the CON.
vention think will go either to Louisville
or Chicago"
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Carlisle said to-day he WIS
working night and day formation of
house committees. He thought the ap-
peintments would be made before the hol-
iday recess.
number of friends of the proposed
bill for extending the bonded whisky
period met to. day, and appointed COM
mittee TO wait upon Secretary Folger and
ask him not TO force the tax collection on
whisky coming out of bond until congress
takes action. The committee appointed
consists of Representatives Blackburn,
chairman, Willis and Culbertson, of Ken
tucky; Jordan, Toilet end Keifer, of Ohio;
Davis, Morris and WorthingtSn, of Illinois;
Bedford, of Colorado; Valentine, of Ne
braska; Broadhead, of Missouri; Morse,
of Massachusetts; Hewitt, of New York;
Bryne, OrVil and Hopkins, of Pennsylva-
mia, and Finlay, of Maryland.
At a meeting to be held on Monday, i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
house, the committee will bs enlarged by
the addition OF members from Indiana,
California, New York, and Missouri. AS
soon as Secretary Folger is able to resume
his duties the CON mittee will wait upon
him.
SKINNER AND MS SEAT.
Skinner, of North Carolina, who has re-
ceived from the governor, his certif-
cate of election as member of the house,
will present his credentials and be sworn
in Monday. His opponent, Poole, con
tests the seat on several grounds, one of
which is the vote of one county in the dis
tricG is not taken, which renders the cleo
tion void.
JAPANESE CHANGES.
The Japanese legation has received ,tele-
graphic advices announcing that several
important changes will be made in the
government departments. They consist in
the transfer OF prominent officials from one
department to another, but do not involve
any alteration in the personal of the gov
eminent. 0ki, minister of justice, be-
comes minister of education, Tucknaka,
minister of education, has been placed ct
the head of the council of state. jams
gaia, chief of the council of state, has been
appointed minister of the interior, and ia
mazda, minister of the interior, has been
placed st the head of the ministry of JUS
tice. These transfers are not regarded as