Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
HARD FOR KEARNEY.
The Conference Committee Still Dis
cussing the Court Bill.
PROSPECTS FOR Ado URNMsNT.
Ii May lake Place by the Middle Of
Scptcmber-Hcnry Georges Doc
trinc in the District-Wash-
incton Notes.
The Nebraska Court Bill.
WASHINGTON BUREAU The OMAHA BEE,
hl2 Il-nIfRrLnNru Amman

W~AsniNuroN, ID. c., July 2S. !
Up to this evening the conference commit
tee on the Nebraska court bill nave been un.
able to reach an agreement. The conferccs
on the part Of the house are making a deter.
mined fight for the insertion Of Kcarncy IN
the bill as one OF the places at which terms
of the court shall be held, and they would
succeed We're it not for the stubbornness of
the senate confcrees, who are Nlessrs. Evarts
of New York, Wilson of Iowa, anne Pugh of
Alabama. One of the house conferces said
to THE BEE correspondent this afternoon
that he thought Kcarney preferable to clthcr
Hastings or Norfolk, and that while he was
in favor of adding kearney to the four places
already provided by the bill, he would, il
necessary to secure the adoption OF Kearney.
DC willing to strike one of the other places
named out. Senator Henderson and Iirpre
sentative Dorsey are doing all they possibly
can to secure the reinstatement of Kearncy
in the bill. They believe that the committee
will make some kind of report to the senate
and house early next week. If "a disagree,
ment is reported another conference commit.
tee will be appointed.
TARIFF y ADJOURNMENT.
as a number OF appropriation
bills are crowding themselves upon the at,
tention of congress anu will continue to cod
sumo its entire attention for the next ten
days, there is no disposition on the part of
the senate committee on finance to make
great haste in reporting the tariff bill, Mr..
Allison, chairman of the sub committee hav.
ing, the measure in charge, says thu
full committee will receive the bill
about the 9th of August, although
it may be ready for submission to
the caucus at the end of next week. In the
event the caucus should direct many material
amendments, the measure will, of course,
have TO receive further consideration by
the full committee. There will, of
necessity, be another printing of tho
bill before it goes to tho senate. Tho
prospects are now that the general debate
on the tarlff bill Wi. not IN ear.
lier than the week beginning with August
ID. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, said this
afternoon that twenty-nine senators had al
ready spoken on the tariff question during
the consideration of the presidents message,
and that it was not likely that more than
thirty would ask to speak on the tariff bill.
He was inclined to think that there could be
ten speeches a week delivered, which would
close the debate in m of the whole
with August. This would enable the senate
TO take Il vote on the bill during the first week
in September. Senator Allison is inclined to
think the iiual vote may be taken not later
than the 9Th of September ana that congress-
may adjourn by the 10th Of that month.
GEORGES DOCTRINE IN WASHINGTON.
From a petition addressed to congress and
now being circulated among the citizens of
the District of Columbia, it appears that
Henry Georges land theory has made some
converts in this locality. The petition Trays
for Il repeal OF the existing laws affecting tho
taxation of real estate in the district and thu
substitution therefore of Georges doctrine.
That is, the originators of this petition would
have that portion of the revenues received
from the taxation of real estate, derived by
the taxation of the land alone on the basis of
n certain per centage of the rental value OF
the land. The paper is signed by n number
OF prominent business men and is now being
carried INTO the labor organizations of tho
district for signers. 1t is tho
intention of those connected with this move.
ment to have the petition in proper shape to
present it to congress when that body recon
venes in December next.
MISCELLANEOUS.
w. +. Amin arrived from Omaha last
night and left tonight for New York, where
turning to Washington on Monday.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, the lawyer, temper
ance orator and woman's rights advocate of
Iowa, is here. Picture a large, buxoni, rather
fine looking lady of forty odd years, with
dark hair and eyes aud dark, expressive
features, and you may get u general idea of
the appearance Of the celebrated lady who
has made a successful fight for public rccog-
milton and favor before which the not uni
worthy achievements OF BclYa A. Lockwood
pale to comparative insignificance.
BY the apportionmcnt Of letter carriers
under the now law Omaha gets six additional
men for her free delivery system.
PERRY s. HEATH,