Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-29

The Majority OF the Ways and Means
Committee Complete Their Work.
TO BE LAID BEFORE THE FULL COMMITTEE To-NoR.
Row-TT WILL EFFECT A REDUCTION OF $50, ,OOO..
600 IN THE ANNUAL REVENUE.

Row-T WILL EFFECT REDUCTION OF $50 OOO,.
600 IN THE ANNUAL REVENUE.
The democrats Of the ways and means commit
tee have completed the consideration OF the tariff
bill, and O meeting Of the whole committee has
been called for tomorrow to discuss It. The dem
ocrats being all agreed the discussion In the whole
committee is merely a formal matter, and will
PROBABLY not consume much time. The chances
are that tie bill will get into the House within
few days, and there won't be much time lost In
calling it up for consideration. The majority
OF the committee have been working with great
care and elrnestness since the committees OF
the House were announced, and believe that the
result will pay for their labor. They have been
meeting nearly every day and OF nights, often put
ting eight hours steady work on the bill In day,
attending she sessions n IN the tne House Tney
House, and that at the same time will meet the
demands Of the country for reduction OF the
1t is probable that Mr. Mckinley will submit to
the House as minority proposition the repeal OF
the sugar and tobacco tax.
THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE BILL
cannot be given to-day, as the committee Is pledged
not to divulge When the bill goes to the
committee tomorrow It win be given TO
and iron schedule will not be touched.
On sugar the tax Will be reduced about % per
building stone WIFI 60 on the free list. There WIN
be a large reduction OF the tariff on woOen goods
TO secure TO the consumers the benent OF the free
wool.
The reduction of the revenues by the bill will
probably amount TO over $50 100000.
No PAY BEFORE He Took THE OArH.-Controller
Durham has decided that a laborer appointed in
the Treasury Department, on the I'd OF February,
1883 at q salary of $780, to take effect "rrom date
OF OATH" VINO reported for duty February ID, but
did not take the aath until February %, is not
entitled to compensation for the period prior TO
the date OF the OaJh notwithstanding the services
rendered from the 18th to hat date.
Society Notes.
Mrs. Halliday gave a primrose luncheon to a
company OF eighteen ladies yesterday. The table
decorations were all in green and pink. An OBJ
long scarf OF green Grape was edged with snllax,
and In the center was miniature lake, and
around 1t stood the favOrs OF wicker baskets,
filed with growing primroses and the handles
tled with narrow pink and green nboons The
strawberries were served In green wicker baskets,
and the wine glasses and nnger bowls were OF
roses The guests were Mrs. Palmer, Mrs Nc
Lean, Mrs. Dudley Field, Countess Esterhazy, Miss
Florence Bayard, Miss Kate Willard, Miss Nellie
Villas, Miss Waller, Miss Dahlgren, Miss Condit
Smith, Miss Deering, Miss Josephine Patten, Miss
Lucy Corkhill Miss Mulian, and the Misses Rozet,
OF Chicago.
The Misses Shellabarger gave yellow luncheon
to-day OF fourteen covers.
Mr.. Gabriel Salanson, third secretary OF the
French legation, has gone to New YORK TO sail for
France.
MI. de Lovenorn, the Danish minister, will go to
New York on Thursday and sail on Saturday.
Miss Julia Parsons is now the guest OF Mrs. J0nn
Hay. Later she will visit Mrs John Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Edwardes, OF the British
legation, will go to New York on Friday to see Mr..
Chamberlain on on Saturday, and Will then go,
taking their children, to hyde Park, on the H1d-
sou, TO spend q fortnight with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Roosevelt, at their country place.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain has gone to Philadel-
phta to be present tonight at a dinner given in
his honor BY Mr.. George W. Childs. He Will be the
guest VI the Canadian CLUB while In New York.
Mrs. Beach Grant and her daughter, Miss Adele
Grant, will leave here on Thursday for visit OF
recuperation u Florida
Mrs Tyler gave a dinner Monday evening to
Gen and Mrs. sheridan, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hinckley, Or. and Mrs n. s. Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore King, and Mr.. 1turbide. A few others
joined the ainers later in the evening.
Mrs. storey gave a dinner last evening.
Mrs. Waiiach gave dinner last evening, with o
reception afterward.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore King gave card recep-
ton last night
Col Ludlow was given a farewell dinner last
evening at the Metropolitan Club by number OF
his friends. There were about thirty i've at the
table. The dinner lasted until q laLe hour, and
many informal and complimentary speeches were
made, Col Ludlow appropriately responding.
The engagement OF Mr.. Ike Hexter, OF Missouri,
to Miss Eva stern, Of this city. Is announced
Wholesale Prices Of Coal Reduced.
BUT DRALRRs HERE STATE THAT THERE WILL BIZ NO
DECREASE OF PRICES HERE BEFORE APRIL
The reduction IN the prices Of coal for March an
nounced by the Reading Coal Company 10 matter
OF considerable interest In this city, because The
supply OF coal comes mainly from that source.
talked With this morning thought that this feduc-
lon would have no immediate eject upon the re-
tail prices IN this CITY. For this reason said one
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