Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-13
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
WORK in the Committee Rooms and
Gossip i'm the Corridors.
Mr.. RANDALL, GoJNG SoTru

Mr.. RANDALL GOING SOUTH
Ir1end OF Mt Randall said to-day that the eX-
Speaker will soon start on trip to the west and
south. He will go as far south 10 Brming II am
Ala, and he expects to make some speeches at Diff
ferent points. His wife will accompany him Br-
mlngham is the center OF the tron-produclng re-
glon OF the south and of the region where the
projection sentiment prevails
The eX-Speaker will leave Washington immedl-
ately upon the recess adjournment OF Congress-
gong nrst to Louisville. KY. He Will remain there
Two or three days and then go to Nashville Tenn,
ana from there to Birmingham, arriving In the lat
yer CITY on The first OF January. He Will stay in
these cities at The cordial inv tatIon or The demo.
cratS residing therein. Gen. Forney OF Alabama
warm Trend OF MI. Randall, says there Will he "a
rouSlng ovation" TO the eX-Speaker at Birmingham
ana at Nashville. There Is no special occasion or
event OF public character at either of the cities
Whlcn takes Mr. Randall there. He has many
HieIluS ana admirers in that section OF the south
VINO nave repeatedly extended Invitations to him
10 come among them. He now proposes TO take
aaa,eaatage OF the recess TO meet his southern
Irlends, and, as la Atlanta. he will ADDRESS them
MI RANDALL went over to Philadelphia last night.
THE SPANISH TREATY.
republican Senator toll STAR reporter to-day
that he expects the Spanish treaty will be rejected
he opposes 1t on the ground that it together with
the otner reciprocity treaties negotiated by the ad-
minlstration tend to break down the protective
LarlH system OF this country.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on FOREIGN RELATIONS
neld meeting to-day. The Conger resolution to
make public the text OF the Nicaraguan treaty and
one from Senator Sherman to discuss the treaties
with open doors were briefly discussed, but no
acton was reached. 1t is not probable that the
Nlcaraguan treaty will be made public on Monday
SENATOR BLAIR A CANDIDATE FOR REFLECTION.
Senator Blair, OF New Hampshire says he has no
Information In regard to the appointment of Sem
ator dd interim, from the 4th OF March, when Mr.
Balrs term Will expire until the regular election OF
ms successor ny the legislature June He saws
ne mas not communicated with the governor about
tne matter, aud therefore has no knowledge OF
What he VIII do. He thinks It is a matter for the
governor to decide and leaves 1t with him Senator
biair says ne Is candidate for reelection by the
legislature OF New Hampshire.
THE FRUIT AND LIQUOR BILL
stands In the way OF the Mexican treaty provisions
upon the question OF consideration In the House,
and MI Hewitt is trying to arrange with its friends
10 stand aside and allow the treaty matter to come
up as soon as the Interstate commerce bill is dis
posed or
The House, at It's session last evening passed
ten pension bills including one granting $50 a
month to Emma DeLong, and then adjourned until
Monday.
The vote in the House OF Representatives yester-
day afternoon on Mr.. Warmers resolution to eX-
punge from the Record the speech OF }. ID. Taylor
printed after the House adjourned last session. in
which personal reflections occurred stood 1854 yeas
ana 60 nays, and the resolution was adopted.