Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-20
GOlNGHOME TOMORROW
The Senators Come to Terms
 After Three Days.
MORE INDGINiTIES IN HAITI
The Tariff Hill Almost Robbed the States men of Their Turkey at Honne-Haytrs Reported Surken War Ship Reappears and Bombards a Town.


 Reported surken War Ship Reappears and Bombards a Town.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-There were two senate caucuses yesterday and one confer euce The senators have been trying for two days now to come to some understanding about adjournment for the Christmas holi- days, and they have net yet succeeded. It is probable, however, that an understanding will be had to-day, and present indications point to tie passage Of the house resolution, providing for adjournment from Friday to Jan. z. The only anxiety of the Republican senators, so they claim iS for the fate of the tariff bill
 Republican senators wore quoted recently as saying that the cons ration Of the tariff bill could not ha corc.udel before March 1 To prevent tie possible defeat Of the meas ure as they said, by indirection, they an- nouuceA their determination to hold the sen ate here in continuous session unti! tho bill was disposed of, and to cal! night sess.o.s The Democrats objected to this. Yesterday the Republicans hed a second caucus and agreed to fftr t.ta i3emocrats two alterna- tives-an adjournmen5 for ten days, if they would agree to dispose of the tariff bill by Jan. 16, or a recess until Jan. if they would agree to take final vote Jan. 20. conference was held, but it resulted in nothing. Then q Democratic caucus was called directly after the adjournment of the senate, It lasted nearly an hour Every senator present opposed the proposition to hold night sessions. It wes finally deter mined to propose to the Republicans that the senate meet hereafter at II a. III. and ad- journ not earlier than 5:30 p. h.; that a recess be taken from Friday to Jan. 2, and that a vote on the bill be taken Jan. 20.
 AFFAIRS AT HAITI
 The department of state is informed by United States Cuusu! CoItjer at Cape Hay tien, under date of Dec, ;, written just as the steamer Saginaw was leaving that port, that after an absence of ten days the Hay tien steamer TouSaut LOuverture ap- peared off that city Monday morning, Dec. 3, and began bombarding the city for two hours The consular corps immediately protested against ths action, and upon re- ceipt of the protest tAe eqmmapder of the vessel granted the city six hours for for eigners to leave.
 The department also received the follow ing communication from United States Con- sul Coulter at Cape Haytien, which is in dorsed by all the foreign consuls at the port
 CAPE HAYTIEN, Nov. 27, 1888.
 Ut is reported that the authorities at Port au Prince have notified the government of the United States that they have blockaded this port; and upder that impression the steamers of the Clyde line from New York refused freight for Cape Haytien, while no effective blockade ever existed. This impos- ing on the good faith of governments with an invalid notice of blockade is not in har- mony with ipternational law; therefore, we, the undersigned consuls residing et Cape Haytien, do hereby certify that this port has never been effectually blockaded since Oct. 2S, when Haytien war steamer came in sight for the purpose of blockading That no steamer had been stationed off this port ac- cording to the prescription of international maritime law, but has always been cruising from here to Fort Liberty and beyond; that this practically inefficient blockade matsri- ally interfares with the legitimate trade of neutralS.
 "That we further certify that every night from p. m. till a. m. no blockading vessel remained in sight, apart from several days that the vessel was absent, and since the 23d inst. to date no blockading vessel has been seen in these waters. And we moreover cer- tify that eight barks and two schooners have entered Cape Haytien since the existence of this fictitious blockade and the German steamer Halsatia arrived here on the morn ing of the 22d inst, and has taken 10, 900 bags of coffee for Europe, and the steamer Cremon entered this 27th inst, and landed cargo from Europe"
 TO PROTECT AMERICAN RIGHTS.
 MT. Edmunds introduced and had referred to the committee on foreign relations the following resolutions;
 Resolved, That the government of the United States will look with serious concern and disapproval upon any connection of any European government with the construction or control of any ship canal across the 18th mus of Darien or across Central America and must regard any such connection or con- trol as injurious to the just rights and inter- ests of the United States and as menace to their welfare.
 Resolved, That the president of the United States be requested to communicate this ex- pression of the views of congress to the gov ernments of the countries of Europe TO PURIFY ELECTION METHODS MT. Holman, of Indiana, introduced a bill in the house to preserve the purity of cleo tions. It provides that any person who shall receive or solicit subscriptions to be used at national elections shall be guilty of a mis- 1 demeanor and punished by a fine or impris- onment. It is declared that this provision shall not apply to money used in printing ballots running newspapers, and otherwise disseminating information. Persons who bribe others, or are bribed, are disfranchised from holding office for five years, besides being subject to fine and imprisonment TARIFF AMENDMENTS REJECTED. In the senate MT. Reagan moved to strike ! out of the tariff bill the paragraph fixing 1 the duty on lead ore and lead dross at 11S cents per pound, with a proviso that lead ore containing silver, or silver ore contain ing lead, shall pay duty of 116 cents a pound. It was rejected-yeas, 16; nays, 23 Several other amendments to the paragraph offered by MT. Reagan and MT. Vance were 1 rejected. An amendment offered by MT. l Vest to change the tax on type metal from 11< cents per pound for the lead contained in it to 15 per cent. ad valorem was also re- jected.
 1 Reports Denied.
 NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 20.-The Tmes-Demo. crat's Meridian, Miss, special says that the reports of negroes having been shot or hanged are untrue. Up to l o'clock no arrests had been made nor had any one been shot or otharwiSa Eilled There ara no uayy davaIo,>-