Evening journal., 1888-12-21

Opportunities for Delay Are Limited.
senator Quay Back and silent as Ever.
General Notes and Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2l.-The house and
senate agreed to I'm adjournment Of congress
from to-day to Jan 2 Morning found the
Republicans nstir early, and at 10 o'clock
Senators Sherman and Morrill, were listening
TO the overtures Of Senator Harris, who, in
the absence OF senator Vest, alone repre-
sented the Democratic caucus. The Repub-
lcans insisted that recess until Jan was
too long, and tho result was that Mr.. Harris
gave way and agreed to 10 satisfied with as
much holiday fun as could be jammed into
thu period between this evening and the
morning Of Jan. 2 There is some dissatis-
faction among Democrats who were not
present and some who were present at the
caucus They look upon the agreement to
take vote on the tariff bill Jan. n as sur
render of a certain power over the Republic
can senator's They have felt that as long
as they had the power to flibuster and
prevent consideration OF the bin they could
do much as they pleased with that and other
legislation. However. the leaders Of the
party are satisfied that they made a fair
compromise.
SENATE AND HOUSE
The senate agreed TO Q resolution for the
adjournment Of congress from Dec 81 TO
Jan. 2. The discussion of the tariff bill was
continued.
A conference was ordered on the direct
tax bill, and Senators Sherman, Vance and
Morrill, were appointed conferees on the part
OF the senate Later Mr.. Vance withdrew,
and Mr.. Butler was appointed IN his place
BY unanimous consent it was agreed that
voting on the tariff bill and amendments
shall begin At o'clock p m. Jan. 2l
In the senate Mr.. Sherman introduced
bill 10 nay to soldiers Of the late war who
were promoted while serving their term OK
enlistment the bounty they would have been
entitled 10 had they not been promoted. The
same provision is made with regard TO sol
diers discharged ON account Of diseases con-
tracted.
The house agreed to an adjournment to
Jan .. and resumed consideration Of the
river and harbor bill
QUAY HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
Senator Quay returned from indianapolis
Yesterday afternoon. He came directly from
the train to the senate and appeared on the
floor about 2.30 He was in conversation
, with senator Hiscock for minute and then
Senator Spooner, who had been waiting to
, spenk 10 him, sat down and they held hur-
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tired TO the cloak room, where he Joined
senator Hiscock and they remained for
time in conversation To all questions put
4 70 him by news gatherers about his visit q
= Indianapolis Mr. Gay returned the one an.
swer. that he had sten Gen. Harrison and
that he had nothing 70 say about Gen. Har
o rison's cabinet.
FOR THE BIG GUNS
Kids were opened at the war department
a for steel forgings for heavy guns, for which
Al 800 900 has been appropriated. The Mid
vale Steel company, OF Philadelphia and thl
N Bethlehem Pennsylvanial Iron works wer'
I the only bidders The Midvale compan.
! offered to furnish forging for s, 10 and 12
~ inch guns at %, 80 and 81 cents per pound
h respectively, aud the bethlehem compan,
X for "A, 261S and 2I16 cents per pound
Ie cA11FoRNIA's DELEGATION.
or "California win send but one Democrat +
us the Fifty-hrst congress" said Senator Stan
ford The senator has received a dispatc
from San Francisco, which states that all Q
Clunie's hopes for seat have been destroye
by a recount Philips gained ninety vote'
20 and is, 80 the dispatch states, elected beyon
doubt.
m ANOTHER CRANK PRESIDENT.
ng Another crank turned up az the Whit
House. He was a man Of medium heigh
ne and dressed in tho regulation old soldie
y parb. his right sleeve being pinned TO his lei
ny breast, empty He announced that his nam
aE was Hoover, and that he had been electe
ne president OF the United States by the Knigh
IS Of Labor and Independents. He was arreste'
hu TARIFF HEARINGS CLOSED.
-" There viii be no more hearings on Il
:. tariff by the senate finance committee Tho
- propose to close up their business now as ra
idiy as possible. Very important matte
- - coming before them in writing may be CO
~ sidered, but they regard their work, beyol
~, the defense and passage Of the bill, as f
ved ished.
~ THE COURT TAKES A RECESS.
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