The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-31


WAsHINGToN, July %. Especial. THE
senate republicans conferred all day today
and talked also with members OF tho house
about the programme which tho majority in
the upper legislative body ought to adopt in
regard TO the tariff, They reached no conclu-
sion during the day and one nearer together
than they have been during the past ten
days.
Senator Allison gave out statement for pub
lication. 1t was carefully prepared and Is as
follows:
Tho finance committee shall prepare tariff
bill ms a substitute for tho Mills bill and it
shall then be reported 10 tho senate and taken
mp and passed regardless OF the length Of time
this may require. Various propositions look
ing to an early ad tournament and postponcment
OF the tariff baltic until December were sug-
gested, but tho arguments advanced by the ad-
vocates OF the policy of passing tho bill and
making the direct passage as early Us possible
were so strong that tho assembage became
unanimous in favor Of tho course finally
adopted. II was urged that the democratic
house had taken its time and had consumed
many months in framing and debating tho
measure it had put forth, and that the republic
gan senate should not DO curtacd OF its
liberty of action ON q question so Wit
ally affecting the interest of tho country
and OF the republican party. The finance COM
mittcc was instructed to continue its work and
bring it TO conclusion rs speedily rs it could,
consistent with careful performance OF the
task allotted. The bin win DO the outgrowth
of that already sketched by the subcommittee
but the views expressed by senators and ap-
proved by a majority Of tho senators, win
doubtless lead TO some modification and n
change Of details. The net reduction Of rev
enue 20 be attained will probably DO between
Sixty-tive and eighty Millions
The conference Adjourned at midnight, aud
no one, not even members of tho finance com
mittee, venture to guess now ut the length OF
the session.
THE COLoREp EXPOSITION.
Senator Palmer, who reported favorably
from tho committee on education and labor
the blll appropriating 100000 for n colore
exposition IN Atlanta next year, said today
that he would call the bill up for action next
week, or earlier. If possible.
Both he and Senator Brown have boon
talking UP the bill considerably, and expect
its passage. Senator Palmer saws he has no
doubt but that IL viii pass without much oppo-
sition.
TO AN ASYLUM
The eccentric career of Representative
Stephen Il. Hopkins, of Now York, since be
came 10 Washington last December has led
70 an insane asylum. He was taken away from
here yesterday by his brother Hopkins has
been suspected OF being queer ever since ho
came 10 Washington. His hobbies have been
numerous and peculiar lie lived high with
ont bong M much expense, because ono of his
peculiNHtiUs was that lac never paid for
anything, lilo became n member of
thc Metropolitan club ana then became an cx-
nltaAhtfs JIG was expelled because of his
many pecuhariues, conspicuous among which
was iiis aversion 70 paying any thing except in
checks, which wcro worthless.
MISS CoLQUitr ANn MISS BRECKtNRrpGR
The article in Tur CONSTITUTION some days
Rgo, stating tlmt Miss Colquitt and Miss Brock
tnt'd.o had applied fer positions as school
teaehcrs was printed in the local papers here 4;
and as no mcWboys OF Senator Colquitts fam
ilS wore IN tle city 90 verify the story, it was
Judged correct land was tclographod to Tne
CoNsr!TuuoN.
In an iutcrNew published in tho post" the
day after, Superintendent Powell, Of the pub
lie schools, said, i'm referring 60 tho two young
ladies; AT tlte next meeting Of the beard il
Is moro than probable that tho appointments
will be made. Tho applicants will then ho ex-
Hmincd as TO their qualifications, and II the
result IS satisfactory, they viii be assigned
places as teachers.
However as Mrs. Co'quitt has denied IL, Il is
evident Tho publication was a mistake.
FrrcH is coNGRArULArrp
Representative Fitch, the only republican
congressman from New York city, has received
for his action IN voting for the Mills bill, "A lei
ter q thanks signod by three thousand Of his
constituents and a series OF congratulatory res
olutions from Che Young Mems independent
club