The Springdale news., 1888-12-21
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL rRe cEEpISGs.

UNDERESTIMATE
 fN the Senate, on the Eth the Tariff blll was taken up. the pending question being the amendment 10 admit .hoop and band iron tcotton ties, etc.) free of duty. instead of taxing 1t 2l0th per cent per pound additional, but after the entire day was spent in the discussion, the Senate adjourned without action on the pro- posed amendment ..... In the House, the River and Harbor bill was reported and referred to the committee Of the whole House. The Sen ate amendments to the Department of Agricul- ture bill were non-concurred in, and u confer ence was ordered. The House then went into committee of the whole on the Dlrect-Tax bill, which, after several amendments had been of fered and rejected, the committee rose and re- ported 10 the House. The bill was then passed yeas, 17S; nays, 93.
 IS the Senate, on the 18th. the day was chief ly devoted to consideration of the Tariff bill. The discussion was enllvened by passage be- tween Mr. Rodeberger and the presiding ofli- cer, in which the Virginia Senator was threat eHcd with arrest for disofderly conduct. After a lengthy discussion of the Tariff bill, no aetion being reached, the Senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned until the l7th -. In the House. in his orenlng prayer. the Chaplain sad: Instruct the young men of the universities and colleges that the Lord hath no delight in the legs Of man. but in sound head, wise heart, q pure life and a noble character" Several new bills were reported and placed on the calendar. The Oklahoma bill was then taken up, ard occupied the re- mainder of the session
 The Senate was not in session oa the l4th. ...... In tie House, NIT. Hooker. of Massaehu- sctts, introduced q concurrent resolution pro yiding for a holiday recess from Friday, Decem- Der q. until Monday, January :. which was re ferred 10 the committee CT wuys and means. The Nicaraguan Canal bill was then taken up. but after an hour and half spent ih vain ef- fort 10 secure quorusa upon a proposition te lInit debate. he House 1odk a recess until hanpast seven Q cl1ck when a brief session was held wIthoa: Tesllts.
 IN the Senate. cn the l-Ih ell1s fo establish coinage mint at Denver, Col. and = furnish arms to the State Of Oregon. were taKorally re ported. Mir. RtcEsaebeTger spoke to | = resolu- ton to feorganfze the Senate after The lst e January, winch called forth encon5uc.s ot fhe presiding officers fairness and Impart ality The resolution was withdrawn. The Tariff bill was then taken np and oecu- ped the remainder Of the days session Alter short secret session. the Senate ad- l0urned. In the House. il was agreed to take up the South Dakota bill and make Il q special order for the 18th and succeeding days until disposed of A bill incorporat ng the American Horticultural Ass oelation was passed The adjournment resolution as originally intro dueed was passed. Further effective legsla- ton was prevented by nlibuStering taet.cs.
 PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
 OK the l5th Lord Saekville left London for Paris. He intends to spend tha winter on the Continent. He did not caH at the American Legation while in London.
 DR. TANNER, the forty days faster, has been ill Paris some weeks. IL is rumored that he is engaged to the daughter of the celebrated millionaire, Boursier.
 l,l Sullivan is in Berlin arranging the trans lation for the production of the "Yeo- man of the Guard" in that city.
 IT is said that Maxine Outrey, former ly Minister of France to the United States. has retired to his villa at Cannes. with Mme. Outrey, who is an American.
 MRs. MACKAY, wife of the American millionaire, is in London.
 COLONEL JAMES F. CASEY, who married a Miss Dent, sister Of President Grants wife, was reported dying, on the night of the 10th, at his home in Georgetown D. c.
 IT transpires that Herr Bmmenthal, who was arrested in Paris, on the 10th. on sus- picion of being a German spy, is Major in the German Landwher. He had leased a chalet Ill company with a supposed lady { but who was really German cadet. and had taken photographs of the yarioas forts. his apparatus being concealed in 6. perambulator.
 GN the 17th ex-Senator Warner Miller, Of New York, was on the floor of the Sen ate chamber for the first time sin ee the election, and held quite a levee. Ia esponse to queries about the Cabinet he said: Il know nothing about any thiug.i
 REV. JOIN F. HOOPER, pastor of St. .5 f NJ N.. has been suspended from the ministry. Tie suspension was on account of the re- cent decision of Q California court grant lns Hooper's wife divorce on account 1f aruel and inhuman treatment.
 WHILE en his way to Keene. \. H.. ]. Bradley, awell-known archi- -eet of Boston, died on q railroad trdin, ou the 17th.
 making deficiency appropriation for the expenses of the House Of Rep- 
 BARON JoMIHI, Of St. Peters burg, friend and trusted adviser of the Car, and q .fone Pan Slavist, is dead
 ON the l7th the great English shin- builder and Member of Parliament for iovau, Sir William Pearce, Bart, died in London.
 Miss RosE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND went to Philadelphia, on the 17th, to be he guest of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Wood, at Germantown. On the 18th she dined with dr. and Mrs. George ". Childs.
 REV. DR. B. CosTA, rector of the Church ,t St. John the Evangelist, New York, las denounced the Sunday newspaper as the modern ti-Christ."
 A LETTER has been written by the Queen 'f Spain to NJ. De Lesseps expressing with him in Iris troubles over be Panama Canal scheme
 ON the l7th John Bright, the great En- dish statesman. suffered another relapse
 ON the 17th John C.. Whittier, the vener-