The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-10
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CONGREGATIONAL PROBAB'LfTIEsFoR
The PRESENT WEEK
Foreign and Domestic News Items.

respect. except for the small amount OF
business transacted, and the surPrising
conciseness of new legislation proposed.
The number of bills and resolutions IN
troduced was siugulsrly small ana none
OF them were of any especial note. Inc
Senate resumed Immediately the cons'u'
GRAFTON of the tariff bill IN sccoinanee
with the agreement made BEFORE the ao'
iournment In October. IL seems now
as though the promises made al tna'
time were TO be fulfilled and that the
tariff measure was 10 occupy the entire
attention of the Senate until II Is as
messed of This IA the programme no"
and unless II ia modified all other iegis'
latlon will be side-tracked until the
iarin bill IN its amended form mas
nassed the Senate. There seems 10 be
no reason to doubt that it will pass, al
though there will be certain changes
made before II will be acceptaoie 10 an
of the Republican members OF
the Senate. This was toreshsu-
owed by the action OF senator
Plumb ON Thursday in introducing an
amendment which he afterward with-
drew, reducing the rate proposed IN tne
hin for certain forms Of iron The
action of Senator Plumb was genefaily
regarded IA feint to bring out tne
amendments to the bill, which II Is
understood are to be accepted oy the
committee to cOnciliste the western
Senators.
THE BILL To PASS THE SENATE.
Speaking Of the possibilities OF tariii
legislation 10 representative Oh tnc
United Press Yesterday, Senator lngsiis'
President pro TEN. Of the Senate, said
"There.is no doubt that the bill VIII
pass the Senate, although II VIII De
amended. | think, in accordance with the
wishes of the West. think the lumber
schedule Will b. modified, aud that the
iron schedule will be reduced. Ihe west
will also ask a modification o! the sugar
schedule. We will want bounty
equivalent to the reduction made by the
bill With The fifty per cent. reduction
which il Is now proposed 10 make, cent
a pound will be sufficient protection 10
this young industry. Even with THIS
bounty the cost Of sugar TO The people
will be greatly reduced, for we cannot
bope, for the present at least, to supply a
very large proportion Of the sugar con-
sumed in this country"
DO you think the bill will pass the
Senate before the Christmas holidays
Mr.. ingalls, was asked 1T Is possible" f"
was the reply, but do not think We can
tiLish it by that time We will go ahead
with il, however. to the exclusion OF
other business until 1t is disposed or
What do you expect the House TO do
with IT."
THE BILL n THE HOUSE.
Il believe that II will get into confer
ence, and that before the Fftieth Con-
gress adtOurns, the two Houses will have
agreed upon bill. What sort OF mea-
sure il will be il would be difficult now to
say: but believe we will come 10 some
agreement, A great many Democrats In
the House sympathized with the Repub-
licans last session, and now thai the cleo
tion Is over, believe ii Will be impossi-
bic to hold the party together"
PROGRAMME FOR THIS WEEK
Senator Ingalls, prediction Of the fa-
ture of the tariff measure Is significant.
There are two special orders on the
Senate calender for the coming week
One of them Is the Pacific Railroad
funding bill. They will give way to the
tariff bill. Il Is not unlikely that a
caucus Of Republican Senators will be
held late in the week to determine upon
amendments to be proposed TO the bill.
The House for the coming week viii
be busiy engaged on matters Of i'm
pOriance On Monday, after the morn
ing hour, the District Of Columbia Com.
miltee Is entitled 10 the floor. This
committee has not received very con.
siderate treatment In the past at the
hands OF the House, and II may
not he able TO assert its right on
Monday. 1t certainly will not obtain
the floor without struggle as other
measures will be brought up 10 an.
tag0nize the bills 1t has 10 present
Tuesday and Wednesday are set aside fol
the consideration OF The Direct Tax bill
On Thursday the District of Columbis
Appropriation bill is booked for con
sideraton. Friday, private bill day, /.
likely to be consumed In the discussion
OF the Nicaragua Canal bill. which wa.
unfinished when the b ou-e adjourned
last Friday. 1t 10 not likely that any
Saturday sessions will be held until aitel
the holiday recess, which from presen
indications, will begin on Saturday, De
cemher 22d.
A sPEcK OF WAR
WAsHIsGTos, December 9-Nr. ]
DeBree Higgins, confidential clerk ol
Commodore Walker, left last night fol
New York with Secretary Whitney
sealed orders for Admiral Luce regard
ing the Haytlan trouble.
OF course nothing definite il known o
Their contents, hut an officer we'll In
formed says that In case the ship Hsy
tian Republic Is not Immediately released
Admiral Luce has orders 10 shell III,
town OF Port au Prince The Calen,
will leave tonight at midnight, aud tn,
Richmond and the Yantic will follow OF
Monday
WASHINGTON NOTES,
WAsHINGTos, December 9.-Repre
sentative Grain, of Texas, will introduce
bill tomorrow. providing for the con
struclion OF one steel armored submerg
ing cruiser with triple screws and arme,
with heayy-riiled high-power pressur
guns aud pneumatic torpedo throwers
The cost of this improved ship OF war
fixed at s4OO0O0o
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
WASHINGTON. December 9.-Hon.
). Cox, chairman Of the Democratic can
Gus has Issued call for caucus of tn
Democratic members In the Hall OF tn
House OF Representatives on Tuesda
evening next, December llth at 7:30 |
m, for the purpose of considering meas
ures relating 10 the Territories and ia
general policy to be pursued during thi
session.
Arrested on Charge Of Murder.
I BRMINoHAM. ALA. December g.
Sheriff Smith and Chief of Police p
.o.R ,.sar. fn pf.rtf .rraafaH on no "a