The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
Plans Of the Radicals for
Maintaining them
selves in Power.
ENOUGH DEMOCRATS On HAND TO
PREVENT MISCHIEF.
Telegraphic News In General.
LsreeIal totae IImea

Special to tie 1lmes
WAsHrNGTON, December 5.--1he Re
publican plans for extending and perpet-
uating their power are in process of for
nation. OF course the admission OF
+ Territories Is the leading item on the
programme The arrangement Of tie
next congressional appointment may
add a few more TO their representation IN .
the next decade. and An infusion OF I
young Republican blood into the Su .
prcme Court will give their political ideas .
control of that bench for many years
A Republican Congressman from
California has come forward with
bill providing for the division Of that .
state into two States The reason he T
assigns Is that the interests of the two
parts of the State conflicts but he at
mits that the most important advantage
would be the gain OF Two United states
Senators and consequent increase OF The .
political power OF the Pacific coast in
the National legislature.
The Republicans want two or three
Territories in which that party predOm'
mates admitted to the Union OF States,
but they also wish 1t TO be done by their
own party Mr. Springer chairman Of
the Committee on Territories, asked the
House to take up to-day what IS known as .
the "tOurS State bill for the admission
Of Dakota, Montana, Washington and
New Mexico, bur General Grosvenor Of .
Ohio objected. The reasou privately az
signed for this unexpected opposition +
from the party which has been growing .
for several years about the n0n.admis
sion of two or three OF these territories
was that the Democrats "h,d plenty OF
time TO admit the territories last session .
and they failed to DO their duty, 80 We
will wait until next spring and do the .
business TO sult ourselves
1t can be set down tor a fact that there
will be
ESOUCu DEMOCRATS Oh HAND
to see that only the fair thing is done At
the same session Of Congress RI which an
act WAS PISS ed authorizing the admission
Of Colorado By proclamation Of the Pres
ldent a majority OF Republicans in TIE
House and nearly twothirts Of that
BODY voted TOR the admission OF
New Mexico, but now the Repub- 7
leans oppose the admission Of that
Territory. The explanation is that New
Mexico was then Republican and repre- +
sented in Congress By Stephen b. Eklns
Now she is regarded as reliably Demo-
cratic, and would send two Democratic .
Senator 10 Washington.
THE PRESIDENT MADE 50 MsrAEr.
The omission Of reference 10 civil serv-
Ice reform in the Presidents message .
was not accidental nor on account of
loss OF interest in that pet OF the Mug
wumps OF both parties but | un-
derstand that he will discuss
the subject in a separate communication
when he forwards the report OF the civil
service commission lie is also consid
eriug the eXpediency Of extending The
civil service rules SO AS 10 include the .
employs in the railway mail service
II this should be done the party
about TO come into power will
raise howl and charge that
il is Intended to protect Democratic in.
cumbents. But the Republicans would
not have Just cause Of complaint ii this
were true. because the rules were eN-
tended by President Arthur so as to
cover largely increased number of
people in the executive departments after
the election OF Dir Cleveland. The eX-
tension Of the rules so az to cover the
postal railway clerks will not, In fact,
prevent their removal II will operate
upon the admissions and promotions IN
that service.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WAsHIyGToN, December 6-The Sen
ate took up the Republican tariff bill
early in the session today.
Mr Harris, in order TO test tho sense
OF the Senate as 10 whether the principle
advanced by the House, OF whether the
principle on which the Senate substitute
was based-that Of reducing revenue by
increasing taxation 10 some extent
should prevail, moved 10 lay the Senate
substitute for the Mills bill on the table.
The motion was lost by lg 10
%. the vote dividing on strict party lines
The Senate bill was then read by sec
tions. Several amendments were offered,
discussed and rejected.
At 2 o'clock the Union Pacific fund
ing bill was taken up and made special
order for Wednesday next.
Consideration Of the tariff bill was
then resumed. An amendment proposed
by Mr. Mcpherson to strike out all the
sections relating to alcohol used In the
manufactures was rejected by yeas ~
? nays "a
o. After discussion Of thirty pages OF the
bin the Senate adjourned.
TIE HOUSE.
WAsHISoToS, D. G., December 5.-The
House tO-day fixed the time for the con-
sideration and disposition Of the direct
, tax bill Mr. Springer asked unanimous
y consent fJr the adoption OF a resolution
making the Senate bill Tor the admission
: Of South Dakoto special order for busi'
ness, bat Mr. Payson objected.
The DesMoines River Land bill was
taken up and after some debate passed
i and the House, at 490 F. NJ. adjourned
c THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
WAsHISGToS, December 8 5-Members
Of the Senate Finance Committee have
been discussing to-day the probable date
of the passage OF the Senate substitute
for the Mills bill The leading members
. OF the Republican majority say that II
- there Is no obstacle placed in their way
!. by the Democrats Ia the Chamber lhe
> bill will be out OF the way before the
time of the Christmas holidays. There
y, was an understanding when Congress
u adjourned in October taat If necessary
y the Christmas holidays would be dis
" pensed with so that the bill could be dis
y posed Of at this session at as early da!
u 40 possible Neither House can adjourn
=, for more than three days at a time with
y. out the consent of the other 1t IS ex
~ uemely likely, therefore, that the Demo
Gratis will permit the tariff discussion L
-, proceed quietly until the bill IS placed o.
~ final passage The Democrats IN Ia
House are anxious 10 get hold OF til
y, measure again, although there is no lik'
!" llhood that they will agree to the sena'
amendments Altogether II is not IN
probable that the bill will be sent to Il