Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-21
" ASITyCTOy TOPICS.
Senator'S Won't Miss Going Home
for Christmas After All.
AN AGREEMENT ARRANGED.
Jan. FL, at 1 O'Clock. Vote the
Tariff Bin VIII lie cast-Gos-
sip About Quay's Visit to
Gen. Harrison.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. There is to be
holiday recess after all Both sides In the
senate have made concessions. and the senate
has amended the joint resolution for a recess
80 as to provide for adjournment from Fri
day until Jan. 2. The resolution will go Il
a conference committee, which may agres
upon several days more of vacation. Mort
important still, the senate has agreed to
day for the final vote on the tariff bill. II
Is TO be Jan. 81, at l O'Clock
When congress reconvenes resolution viii
be adopted providing for evening sessions
and an extension of the day session.
NEW York, Dec 20 The following il
published here under Washington date:
The result of the visit OF Senator Quay te
indianapolis is awaited with great deal OF
interest and with some apprehension by the
friends OF Mr.. Blaine, who have an idea that
Mr. Qlay went primarily 10 recommend te
the pIesident-elect that Mr.. Blaine shall moi
be rendered q position in his cabinet, but
that ~ is proper that he shall be rendered
any other position which he may accept
IL can be stated absolutely, upon the au
thprity OF the congressman from Maine, who
hold the closest relations t. Mr.. Blaine, that
the recently apparently authoriz d statement
that Mr.. Blaine had been rendered the
f'f"shtRh
cepted land that the correspondence relating
70 It would be given to the public in a few
hours, never had any foundation, and that IL
was given out hy some one for some poiti
cal purpose The friends of Mr.. Blaine
moreover, have modified their opinions in one
important particular. They no longer say that
80 far az SIR Blaine Is concerned IL is the state
department or nothing. Tney do not intimate
that he would refuse the mission to England
or even the mission 20 France. On the con
trary, some of them are OF opinion that he
would accept the m ssion to England, al
though probably with much reluctance. On
the othnr hand, it is known from those who
hold very close relations TO Mr. Blaine
and his family that mcEs of the family
would much prefer TO have him go as minis
ter TO England. They are familiar with
Washington life, and would welcome
change Of position and scene where the dig
nifty would be as great as that which attaches
TO the state department, while tho labor
would ba less and the emoluments would bt
lnrgsr. Tho salary OF the minister to Eng.
land Is more than twice as much az
that of the secretary of state, while
the expenses of the minister to England or
account OF social obligations are not neces
sarily any greater than those which gener
ally are incurred 10y the secretary of state
especially If he aspires TO be the social leader
of an administration. Mr.. Bayard has moi
been tho social leader Of this admins tration,
that duty having devolved upon Secretary
Whitney, with his ample fortune; but thu
secretaries of state who have preceded Mr.
Bayard have often expended for house rent
and the minor expenses OF their establish
ments Of That sort more than the salary re
ceiyed from their position.