Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-21
OFF FOR THEIR HOLIDAY.
No More of Congress Until
 Next Year.
TARIFFS DAY OF RECKONING SET.
Some Democrats Dissatisfied That the Opportunities for Delay Are Limited. Senator Quay Back and Silent as Ever. General Notes and Gossip.

AoI ASSAHS <ATo AtAAAtCo@ Senator Quay Back and Silent as Ever. General Notes and Gossip.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The house and senate agreed to an adjournment of congress from to-day to Jan. ?. Morning found the Republicans astir early. and at 10 o'clock Senators Sherman and Merrill were listening to the overtures of Senator Harris, who, in the absence of Senator Vest, alone repre- sented the Democratic caucus. The Repub- hcans insisted that recess until Jan. ' was too long, and the result was that MT. Harris gave way and agreed to be satisfied with as much holiday fun could be jatnmed into the 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 ou the tariff bill Jan. 21 as a sur render of a certain power over the Repubi- can senators. They have felt that as long as they had the power to filibuster and prevent consideration of the bill they could do much as they pleased with that and other legislation. However, the leaders of the party are satisfied that they made fair compromise.
 SENATE AND HOUSE.
 The senate agreed to a resolution for the adjournment of congress from Dec. 21 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 MT. Vance withdrew, and Mir. 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. 21.
 In the senate Mir. Sherman introduced bill to pay to soldiers of the late war who were promoted while serving their term of enlistment the bounty they would have been entitled to 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. 3, 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 a minute and then Senator Spooner, who had been waiting to speak to him, sat down and they held hur- ried chat. At its conclusion Mr. Quay re- tired to the cloak room, where he joined Senator Hiscock, and they remained for time in conversation. To all questions put to him by news gatherers about his visit to Indianapolis MT. Gay returned the one an- swer, that he had en Gen. Harrison and that he had nothing to say about Gen. Har- rison's cabinet.
 FOR THE BIG GUNS.
 Bids were opened at the war department for steel forgings for heavy guns, for which 2 l,oS iota Tbo vale Steel company, of Philadelphia, and the Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Iron works were the only bidders. The Midvale company offered to furnish forging for s, 10 and 12- inch guns at %, 30 and 31 cents per pound, respectively, and the Bethlehem company for 24, s619 and 27111 cents per pound
 CALIFORNIA; DELEGATION
 California will send but one Democrat to the Fifty-first congress" said Senator Stan ford. The senator has received a dispatch from San Francisco, which states that all of Clunie's hopes for a seat have been destroyed by recount. Philips gained ninety votes, and is, so the dispatch states, elected beyond doubt.
 ANOTHER CRANK PRESIDENT.
 Another crank turned up at the White House. He was a man of medium height and dressed in the regulation old soldier garb, his right sleeve being pinned to his left breast, empty. He announced that his name was Hoover, and that he had been elected president of the United States by the Knights of Labor and Independents. He was arrested TARIFF HEARINGS CLOSED.
 There will be no more hearings on the tariff by the senate finance committee. They propose to close up their business now as rap. idly as possible. Very important matters coming before them in writing may be con. sidered, but they regard their work, beyond the defense and passage of the bill, as fin. ished. THE COURT TAKES RECESS The United States supreme court adjourned ,,pfI Tan