Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-14
RANDALL'S SPEECH
ON THE TARIFF BILL TO Be DELIS-
Erred THURSDAY.
Pleasanton-Business OF the Senate this
Week-New York Congressmen take .
Hand in the Coming Convention-so-
ciai Gossip.

Week-New York Congressmen take .
Hand i'm the Coming Convention-so-
ciai Gossip.
WASHINGTON, May 14-As arranged by
the Ways and Mears Committee, the tariff
debate on the bill as a whole will continue
throughout the coming week in the House,
and close on Saturday with the speeches of
the Republican leader, Mr. Reed, and
Speaker Carlisle. Mr.. RandalPs speech Is
now set for Thursday.
Mr.. Mills says it is not certain when de-
bate can be closed on the bill by sections.
II may linger for some time. He thinks
that the measure will eventually pass the
House, substantially as it was reported
from the committee.
The Senate will take up to-day the ques-
ton as to whether the fisheries treaty shall
be discussed in open senate. Should it
be determined to consider the treaty
with open doors, action on it will be de-
ferred until late in the week. The animal
industry bill stands as the unfinished bus
iness and as soon as a vote is obtained
upon that measure the bill for the admis-
sion of Washington Territory as State
will come up. Consideration of the PEN
sion appropriation bill will follow and it is
expected that the point of action will be
mental departments TO send exhibits to the
Cincinnati exhibition in July next
Signal once Weather Crop Report.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Signal Office
weather crop bulletin, issued yesterday,
reports the rainfall during the past week to
have been in excess in all districts, except
from the lower Ohio Valley Southwark
over West Tennessee, the Northern por-
tious of Alabama, Mississippi and Eastern
Arkansas
The seasonal rainfall has heen in e1-
cess generally in the States west of the
Mississippi, except Arkansas. There has
also been more rain than usual in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the
interior of New England.
The weather has been especially favorable
for growing crops during the week in the
central valleys and in the districts on the
Atlantic coast. Rains which were much
needed in the winter wheat region and in
the eastern portion of the cotton region,
occurred during the week, and reports
from those sections indicate that the
weather has favorably affected cereals,
pasturage and fruits.
More rain is need in the west portion of
the cotton region although the crops in
that section are reported as having i'm
proved during the week. The season is
reported backward in New England, where
the we'll distributed rains have improved
the crops condition
In Minnesota and Dakota the season is
apparently fifteen days late. The excessive
precipitation and unusually low tempera-
ture for the season have been unfovorable
TO crops, and farm work in this section has
been greatly retarded.
The Retirement of General Alfred
Pleasanton.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House bill to
retire General Alfre Pleasanton with the
rank of Colonel is antagonized by the SEN
ate bill to retire him with the rank of
Major. The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs has established rule, or precedent,
prohibiting the retirement of army officers
at q grade above their rank in the regular
service, no matter how high a rank they
NAV have attained in the volunteer service.
That rule, however, has been repeatedly
violated This and other cognate facts
will be brought TO the attention Of both
Houses in due course and under the leader
ship OF ex-Confederates, mainly General
Hooker in the House, and Senator Butler
in the Senate, a struggle will be made to
give General Pleasanton at least the rank
of Colonel. in recognition of his distin-
guished services. General Butler, who lost
Q leg in the cavalry fight at Brady Station,
fighting against General Pleasanton. is apt
TO become the especial champion of the lat
ter in this contest the same as General
Hooker has already been in the House.
The Press Gangs Collection of Pictures.
iections of pictures at the Capitol, there is
one which visitors are seldom priv
ileged to see, but which is of as much in
terest as any in the great building. 1t is
the collection of portraits in the ante rooms
of the press gallery of the House of Repre-
sentatives. To Mr.. e. II. Manu. who is in
charge of the press gallery, belongs the
credit of collecting these pictures
for the adornment of the gallery.
From a small beginning the collection
has developed into one OF significant value.
1t includes now almost thirty pictures,
from the modest photograph in a simple
frame. to the life-sized pictures in oils in
cased in ornamented gilt. The proprietors
and editors of the notable papers of the
country are here in counterfeit present
ment, and the eagle eye OF the editor over
looks the work Of the busy correspondent
as he proceeds on his mission of moulding
public sentiment and the telling of
the doings OF the law makers. Directly
opposite the entrance, at the further end
OF the room, is Q modest crayon, showing
the benignant face of the editor philan-
thropist, George W. Childs. Near by, and
appropriately, is the portrait of the pro-
prietor OF Philadelphia's great Penny
Record, William NJ. Singerly. Then came
q life size portrait in oil OF the late w. F.
Storey. Of the Chicago Times, which has
the added interest OF having been painted
by his wife; and next comes Major Burke,
of the New Orleans Tmes-Democrat and
Crosby Noyes, of the Washington Star.
If Gaprcra Innaa and
whitelsw Reid are close by. On the other
side of the room a modest photograph of
Joseph Pulitzer is seen and large crayon
shows the face of John Mclean of the Gin
cinnati ENQUIRER The only Washington
correspondent whose photograph mas q
place in the collection is Mayor NJ. P.
Handy. chief of the New York World bu-
reau here There is also life-sized por-
trait of Walter P. Phillips, Gen. Manager
of the United Press.
Further Consideration of the Telephone
Case.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE members of
the Supreme Court were in consultation all
Saturday afternoon and have undoubtedly
acted on the telephone appeal case. The
decision will be announced on Monday. If
the appeal for a re-opening of the case is
resused. the court will 50 announce; if
granted IL will be so stated and q time set
or an order made TO send the case over to
the next term of the court Both sides are
hopeful. but no one will know the result
until il is announced.
Programme Mt the Baptist Gathering.
wAsHfSGToS, May 1.-THE programme
for the great Baptist gathering, TO be held
in Washington this week, beginning on
Tuesday. has been completed. The most
important of the Baptist societies will be
in session, including the Woman's Home
and Foreign Mission and the Educational