Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WHAT CONGRESS WILL WRESTlE
WITH DURING THE WEEK.
Army and Navy Circles to be Enlivened
With .cosrsAar,lri.. Cleveland
InduIges In Cohstitutfonsl Il FL rsrcisss-
Other Capital Notes.
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Other Capital Notes.
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TIC Senate.
WASHINGTON, March SIN the Senat
to-day Chairman Allison, of the Committe
on Appropria,iorraintep ~ esA ap 70
consideration the deficiency appropropria
tion bill. When this has been completed
the Senate will resume consideration of tn,
u. A. *. dfsatrttyFenSieu bill which
unfinished businexS The next work il
order is the under-valuation bill, reported
February II by Mr.. Allison from the Com
mittee on Einanca Chairman Sherman, O
the Committee on Relations, says he viii
call up his Chinese immigration bill at the
earliest day possible, but that he does moi
think there will be any time for 1t during
the present week.
The House. -
After the morning hour in the House to
day. the Committee on Elections will call
up the contested case of McDuffie vs.
Davidson, iron the fourth district Of Ala
bsma. Two reports on this case were sub
mitted February y, the partisan lines be-
ing drawn, and the majority reporting in
favor of Davidson, while the minority re.
port declares McDufie entitled to the seat
The committee will ask for seven DAYS in
which 10 debate the case, and it is believed
that both Monday and Tuesday will be
consumed by II. Tuesday, "Wednesday and
Thursday have been specially set aside for
The consideration Of bills reported
from the Committee on Indian al
fairs. 1t is not likely. however, that
more than two of these three days will be
left FOR the comriittee.: Among the mess
ures TO be considered, is the one opening
the great Sioux Indian reservation in Da-
kota- Friday is private bill day and Satur-
day viii be consumed with miscellaneous
matters, The pension, military academy
and hpsomatic appropriation bills-sre ION
the calendar but owing 10 the absence of
members of the committees which reported
them, II is not probable that any of them
with be taken up during the. week, Mr..
Randall intends to introduce his tariff bill
on Tuesday. the day on which the Commit
tseOr Ways and Means will begin the con-
sideration Of the administration tariff bill.
introduced on last Thursday.
Crop. Weather Bulletin. /
WASHINGTON, March 5.-!The Chief Signal
Officer has issued q crop weather bulletin,
containing general summary OF weather
conditions covering the period from Janu-
sry LIST 10 March Sd. this year. The issue OF
the weekly crop weather bulletin from the
signal office will be resumed next Sunday.
Yesterdays bulletin says: During the
season, from January lst to March 3d. the
weather has been colder than usuaf in all
districts except in the Southern states east
of the Mississippi, and at Southern Rocky
Mountain stations, where the daily average
temperature has been slightly above the
normal Over the greater portion Of the
wheat and corn regions of the Northwest,
The dailysaverage temperatureior the sea-
son ranges from to s degrees beloS.-
The month OF February was warmer than
usual generally throughout the South At
lantic and Gulf States, and from the Mis-
souri, Valley westward to the Pacific coast.
the departures from the monty normal be-
ing greatest at Rocky Mountain stations
where the monthly Dean temperature
ranged from A. to l5o above the
normal. In the Mississippi Valley and
generally throughout tn. northern, states
the month OF February was colder than
usual, the variation from the normal being
about Il in the eastern portions Of the
United States and from 80 to 50 in the Up |
per Mississippi Valley and upper lake re.
gions. During the week ending March Sd
the weather has been colder than usual in
all agricultural districts The daily average
temperature for the week in the corn and |
wheat regions of the central valleys ranged |
from 70 10 l5o below the normal Through |
out the Southern States the daily average |
temperature OF the week wsA fror1 90 TO So |
colder than usual. -..
During the season, from January to |
March 5, the rainfall (including melted |
snow has been less than usual, except in |
the southern portion OF the Gulf States,
Iowa, Wisconsin and generally at Rocky |
Mountain stations, where the rainfall has |
been in excess. In the Ohio and Central |
Mississippi valleys the deficiency for the
season ranges from 2 TO inches, while the |
actual rainfall in these sections ranges from |
50 TO rs per cent. of the normal. From 30 |
TO 100 per cent Of the usual amount of prs-
cipitation is reported in the eastern por-
ton of the cotton region. in the tobacco
regions OF Virginia and Tennessee, and |
I,ws, Dakota, and Western Minnesota
The rainfall along the Gulf coast frnm Pen
sscola westward 70 Galveston and in Texas
has been largely in excess of the normal,
the actual amount Of rainfall being from 25
10 SO per cent. in excess OF the usual
amount iaHnrl han ia.,
During the week ending March Sd, the
rainfall was slightly in excess in the region.
west of the Mississippi and near Lake Su-
perior. In the lake region and interior Of
the middle Atlantic States the precipita-
ton differed but slightly from the normal,
while the deficiency in the South Atlantic
and east Gulf States generally exceeded
one inch which indicates almost c total
Vi
The summary Of the 1eathets condition
from January 1St 10 date indicates that the
weather has been generally favorable for
coming; crops in the southern States, al
though in some sections the cold wave
which occurred in the last week in Febru-
ary caused some damage 10 fruits. Re
ports from Kansas and Nebraska indicate
that weather conditions have been exceed
ingiy favorable during the past winter; the
ground isreported in good condition. the
wheat acreage large and condition good.
Flowing and planting are in progress as far
north as Southern Kansas and Missouri,
while the ground remains frozen generally
in the States north of the Ohio river, where
the deficiency of rainfall Of last season and
the e-sight-amount of snow and low temper
ature during the winter leaves the wheat in
bad condition. Generally in the Middle
States the weather has been favorable for
crops Wheat and rye are re.
ported in good condition, eKceptin North
ern New jersey. EE
Mrs. Clevelaud's Young Fawn.
WASHINGTON, March s5.-The young fayn
which was presented to Mira Cleveland
during her stay in jacksonville arrived