The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-09
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL,
The Nicaragua Canal
Bill in Good shape
and Will Pass.
STATUS OF THE TARIFF BILL IL THE
HOUSE.
Washington Gossip aud General News
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Especial TO TIE Times
WAsHNGTov. d G., December Mr.
Claiiy OF Missouri, who has charge OF
the Nicaragua Canal bill. says the yslue
of the measure has not been seriously tn
iured by the amendments forced upon II
by its enemies. lie thinks IL IS in pretty
good shape and will finally be passed
The principal cause OF delay has been
the fact that the sections were not taken
up cOnsecutiyely.
THE TARIFF BILL
The Democratic members of the Ways
ard Means Committee are greatly an-
noyed by the failure OF Democratic Sen
ators 10 enter more earnestly intb the
discussion of the Senate tariff bill They
feel that the course pursued Is practically
IN abandonment of the fight which the
tariff reform leaders in the House began
and carried on SO long under many diff
cultes Mr. Beck is absent on account
of bad health, and tie rest appear to
take little interest in the matter They
utterly fail said one 80 show mp as
they should what the Republicans are
trying to do in that bill, instead of bring
ing out its defects by the facts and Dg.
ures which We have collected with 50
much trouble and could be obtained from
our committee with only the trouble OF
asking. II this thing goes on we will be
forced TO take up the bill when 10 comes
10 the House and reopen the tariff dis
Cussion.
DEMOCRATIC HOPES BLASTED.
The temporary furry of yesterday over
the alleged election OF a Democrat in the
| Fifteenth New York district quickly sub
sided when the bubbles O; Democratic
hopes was pricked this morning by dis.
patches from New \ Ork. To-day the
wires also brought news Of the proba
bility that the Republicans would secure
another man. McGInnis, from The
Kanawha district, in West Nir
ginia. Representative William L. Wilson
/ Of West Virginia is pretty sure thai
/ Anderson Dem will receive the Ger
/ tifcaie which he is entitled to-" I he
/ face of the returns showed a small ma
/ iority for McGinnis, but recount gave
Anderson seventeen majority. The
/ County Court aud It's oiilcers-all Repub
/ licans-refuse 10 certify the result, bu
the Supreme Court OF the state wil
probably compel them TO do their duty.
DECREASING REPUBIrCAH CLAIMS.
Ex-Clerk Mcpherson OF the House ha
been claiming nine majority for the Re
publcans, but he now comes down 10
claim Of one, which he thinks may be in
creased to three by the return OF Nc
Ginnis of West Virginia and Evans o
Tennessee
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
Some Indignation was shown by Re
puhlicans to-day in talking about pub
lshed assertion that the Pennsylvania del
egation il divided between Reid and Nc
Kinley and that Quay and Cameron have
put their heads together TO restore har
mony. The alleged Intervention Of tn
bosses Is what angered the Republican
Il looked like the memorable fight 10
the Speakership in the Forty Seyentl
Congress, when dicker between Penn
sylyania and Ohio brought keifer int
the Speakers chair and Mr Kelley Il
the head Of the Ways and Means Com
mitee There was no basis for the re
port referred to to-day except that tw
members Of the Pennsylvania delegation
have acknowledged their preferences 70
the Speakership, and they were .or dii
terent men
THE OFFICE-sEEKERs.
The Democrats are having a comparl
tive rest now from the pressure Of office
seekers, but the patience Of the Republ
cans is sOrely tried by the numerous an
persistent eutreaiies for their influence
secure all sorts Of places, with salariC
} from the fatest 10 the leanest that AT
: paid. OF course they can do nothing br
, write and explain that the good times fC
3 their party are still In the future Bt
they must write at the risk Of losing the
| popularity. r a. H. u
THE TREASURY ROBBERY
} The loss Of the ten sheets OF s. bill
Z amounting to $500, from the Tressur
, Department Is still d mystery, and despi
} thorough investigation, no clue has bee
+ discovered
A TEXAS MAJOR ASSAULTS a NEWsPAPE
MAN
4 About o'clock this afternoon Repr
, sentative Martin Of Texas, made an a
, sault upon Mr. George Harris, report
Of the EseI.ng STIR, In the corrider Of Il
Capitol The affair created some excit
ment, although no damage 10 eth
! party ia the encounter.
Mr. Harris wrote the story which h'
wide circulation year ago about Maj'
Martin blowing out the gas In his roo
. in Wizards Hotel.
: AZ INTRICATE PROBLEM
= A question about which there
some speculation Is whether after &
= next House organizes, and II a couple
Republicans die, and Democrats shall
: elected In their places. thus leaving q
. Democrats majority a re Organliauu
i Of The House could IN law be effected
z a. TO make the organization OF the llol
{ conform to the wishes of the maJofll
= seldom before has a House been 90 clio
as will be the next, and the probablli
Of hslf dozen members dying during l
II Congress, further cOmplicates the sill
ton. In the last two Houses, more tn
10 that number died. This question "
!. never before a possibility, bur now II
d sumes Importance as a probability and
a subject OF discussion among memb'
l. and by officials of the House.
% PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEyELAN
WINTER PROGRAMME.
The President and Mrs. Clevela
came into the White House on Mond
ut to remain for the winter IL will
pe be long until the country place Will
is closed for the winter, and Mrs. Fols
at will also be under the roof OF the Exc
be tive mansion. Mrs Cleveland proposes
ed inaugurate brilliant innovation upon
le former programme at the White Hol
10 She has decided to take two eyenIl
IA In each week in which she will see
friends aud the friends they choose
bring. She will also see people by
poinIment. On these evenings the
a sonal associates will have the entree
all times, and there will always be
ia. tinguished persons present by inyitatl
res CIVIL SERVICE RULES EXTENDED TO