Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-28

It seems pr tty we'll settled that there will not
be an executive session of the Senate following
the adjournment or Congress- The Resign alton or
president pro hnpore Davis will require the cleo
ton OF his 81 % at rhe present session. 1t Is
supposed that the republicans will elect some one
of their number whose term does not md with the
present Congress-, and tNuS Ovide a success ,or to
the presidential chair IN the vent OF It's becoming
vacant during the recess OF Congress-. The cleo
ton OF president OF the Senate, whose tenure of
oce Will continue through the recess, will render
an executive session unnecessary, unle- the
Presd mt should regard early cons ieraton of the
Mexican treaty n liter OF sufficient moment
10 warrant the assembling OF the Senate. This is
not thought prob bic, and hence the chanc 8 are
That the reorganization OF the Senate Will be de-
1erred until next November. Should IL. however,
be deemed exp dent to convpns an executive
Sion there w II be no difficulty In the way, so far
as the republic ms are concerned. All the new
Senators OF That party are either here or can be
mere oy the tine Congress adjourns
Within four days Of final adjournment of Con-
gress the dsslracting quest of tarn revision Is
referred 10 a committee OF conference. thus I'M
posing upon ten members (hye from each house)
duty that the whole body has failet, 10 perform.
But before entering upon consideration OF the
the tariff the conference committee must deter
mine the constitutional question raised in the
House, viz: whether the Senate, by originating
tarln Dill, has infringed the prerogative OF the
HOUSE. Should the committee reach agree
ment on this question, there is still assurance
that 1t wouli be accepted by the two houses The
conflict OF opinion to what tariff legislation
ought to BE- has not been allayed III the result
OF the conference shall be Objectionable to the
low tariff men in Congress they will oppose II,
and II 1t shall disapport the prOtectionists they
VIII tight it Thus the outcome Is still d ply In
yolved In doubt, ami depends upon the ability of
the confer nee committee to harmonize the con-
fictng elements, first In In its own body and then
In the two houses.
Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution of inquiry relative to
the conference OF the American minister at Lima
with the diplomatic representatives Of Great
Britain, France, and Italy looking to an inter-
ventiOn by the governments represented between
Chill and Peru, has elie1red the fact that such
action Was not aut hOrZed by the State depart
ment. Secretary Frelinghuysen's reply to the
resolution shows very plainly that the views OF
the administration TO the proper attitude Of
this government with regard to Chilli and Peru
have not undergone any change since the reversal
oil MI Trescott's instructions The recommended
lion OF the American minister to Peru that this
government should join In the projected scheme
or intervention was not only promptly and en-
phatcally disapproved, but he was given a leave
OF absence and invited home, which may signify
that he will lose his official head because of his
unauthorized action.
Inc statement made by THE STAR Saturday
TO the effect that acting Vice President Davis
would resign that Office before the close OF the
present session OF tie Senate was denied by one
OF our contemporaries In such an excited and rervd
manner as might lead to the impression that 1t
possibly had personal interest In the result; but
In spite OF this outburst of virtuous Indignation
the resignation was handed in yesterday, precisely
rs predicted by THE STAR Moral: Well, nybOdy
can see the moral Still IT. may be remarked that
In1 STAR Is generally about right
The d1nerence between the valuation put by the
human race upon ones self and some other SELF
even though the other self may be very closely
allied by blood. is shown In two compromises OF
suits against q railroad company. lady who
vas injured in the spuyten Duyvil disaster on the
HUDSON River Railroad, a year ago, sued for
$4,000 and compromised for $4,000, which she
lives to enjoy. On the other hand gentleman
whose son and the sons wife were killed in the
same accident comprised for 80, OOo valuing each
life at $500.
They must have a queer kind OF canvas-back
duck In New York. journal Of that city, edited
BY gentleman who Is understood to be quite an
eptcure, says they "feed exclusively On nsh. and
have a hShy TASTE"