Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-11
SoneCaPital City Chat
The Weeks Programme in the
 Senate and House.
TO TALK TREATY AND TARIFF.

Favorable Weather for Crops-An old
 Joke of Sheridan's Instrumental in
 Making Him General of the Army" How Senator Davis Handled a Beat.
 WASHINGTON, June 1.-The senate will continue consideration of the fisheries treaty, and will pass the postoffice and the District of Columbia appropriation bills during the week.
 Mills tariff bill, unless it should be decreed otherwise by action of caucus or the com mittee on rules, and neither is likely.
 Efforts to go on the calendar or fix days for any special measures have proved futile, and it now does not seem probable that the tariff bill will be laid aside even during the Chicago convention, or that the house will pause from the Mills bill to pass appropria- tions which will become exhausted with the fiscal year, on the 3Oth inst.
 The majority is bent on completing the tariff before anything else is done, and it is likely that joint resolutions will be adopted near the end of this month continuing the present appropriations for several branches of the government till new appropriation bills can be passed after the tariff is out of the way.
 The house calendar is now composed of 128 pages, including the index, and has upon 1t about 200 measures The senate calendar has only g pages, the index included. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
 The signal office weekly weather crop bull letin reports the weather for the past week generally favorable for all growing crops. Reports show improved conditions over the preceding week. although the cool weather in the extreme northern sections has probably retarded the growth of corn. In the wheat regions of Minnesota and Da- kota the conditions were generally favorable for the rapid growth of all crops.
 In the corn states of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys the weather was generally favorable, although more rain is needed in the southern portions of Ohio, Illinois, In- diana and Missouri.
 In the cotton region crops were affected favorably, except in South Carolina, where cool, wet weather retarded the growth of the cotton plant, which is reported small and | harvesting in southern Kansas and Tennessee. WHY KILGoRE CAvED. When the bill to recreate the grade of general of the army was called up l in the house MT. Kilgoro, of Texas, was the
 
 and there seemed to be no possible chance to induce him to withdraw his objection. Some headstrong members tried to bulldoze MT. Kilgore, and this only made him the more 1 persistent When others had tried to move 1 the Texan by threats and pleadings without 1 success, Representative MacDonald of Minne- sota, a warm friend of Kilgores, undertook the task.
 "Kilgore." said Macdonald, '.I understand your opposition. It is not manly, and an, surprised at you"
 1 'What do you mean 2" inquired Kilgore.
 "I mean that you ought not to allow that remark of Gen. Sheridan's to rankle in your bosom. It was doubtless uttered after long Indian campaign and before your state had grown to it's present proportions"
 'I am still in the dark, }" said Kilgore, 'tand would like you to explain yourself" ''I mean that Gen. Sheridan once said that if he owned hell and Texas, he would rent out Texas and live in holl. Now that was rough on Texas, but I am sure he would change his views if he could visit you now. '' l Kilgore laughed heartily and remarked, "Well, I'll change my views and withdraw my objecti9n."
 He did so, and the bill passed.
 ''CUsH" WAS TOO CUTE FOR HIM. Senator Cushing K. Davis, of Minnesota, is giving his associates points upon new scheme of the beats, which one of the fra, ternity tried to work upon him day or two ago An old fellow approached him with outstretched hand and Q familiar air and said: -t" *8E f{s.
 'Hello, Cush, don't you remember mel haven't seen you in fifteen years"
 The senator remembered the face and en tered into conversation with his caller about old times and old friends. They chatted fol half an hour and then the visitor aros, to go.
 By the way, Cush, said he as he put hi coat on, "can you give me the change for SEQ billT' E Senator Davis answered that he could ac : commodate his old friend, when the latte said: .at .a..r... ay .
 "An right But haven't got the $2O Lend me $lO."
 "I was so astonished at the cheek of tn, rascal" said the senator, ''that I could no catch my breath. But while doing so re covered, and he did not get the K Look ou for similar attempts"